I have not run since the 10 miler last spring. First my knee was too painful, then I officially wasn’t supposed to run, and well, then I was kind of afraid to run. But after an incident last week in which I got out of breath of going up a bunch of stairs – although to be fair to myself, it was a lot of stairs – I decided I’ve been neglecting my cardio lately. So tonight I got my courage up and went for an experimental run on the treadmill.
It wasn’t a disaster. I mean, I got red faced and sweaty like I always do, but I ran a mile, then walked a bit, then ran another half mile, walked a bit more, and then ran a quarter of a mile. I’ll take that for a first time back out running. And the best part is no knee pain at all. My legs got a little tired, and clearly I do need to do way more cardio because I was practically panting, but no pain. It felt good to get started again.
In other news, Whole Foods has incurred my wrath by having all stuffing cubes with chicken flavor. You’re supposed to be a pretty vegetarian friendly store, you morons. Last year you discontinued the brand I really liked, and now it’s all Chicken and Herb Flavored or Cranberry and Chicken Flavored. I am not pleased. I’m having a hard time getting excited about Thanksgiving this year, and the lack of good stuffing options isn’t helping.
Aw, I'm sorry. :(