I had a great run on Monday this week - I ran pretty fast, and I felt pretty fantastic both during the run and when I was done. So I couldn't wait to get back on the treadmill Tuesday night. All last week I'd been noticing a little soreness in my legs during the day, especially in my upper inner thighs. I didn't want to over-do it on Monday, but I felt good, so I wasn't too concerned. I just focused on stretching a lot better and longer Monday night. No soreness Tuesday during the day, so I hopped right back on the treadmill, ready to run another 3.5 miles in an awesome time.
I'm not sure what happened, but last night was just one of those runs that doesn't feel good at all. I wasn't running as fast, but I felt like I was running so much harder than usual. The treadmill was set on a pace and incline I should be able to handle and have handled in the past. I've handled harder. But not last night. I was exhausted only a mile in. My legs were tired, I was breathing heavily, and every time I looked down at the treadmill display, only a tenth of a mile had passed, even though it felt like an eternity since the last time I looked. I tried speeding up the pace a bit, trying to make the miles go by more quickly, but I only ended up slowing down to walk for a sec. Well that backfired.
I still went the whole 3.5 miles, but was disappointed. Not only was I slow, but I felt terrible. I guess it was just one of those days, and I decided not to put too much stock in it. Well I slept terribly last night, and probably only got 4 and a half hours of sleep (if that); combined with my terrible run yesterday and sore legs today, I made what I consider a logical and educated decision to make today my rest day. And of course, I ate a sub sandwich and cookie for lunch instead of the healthy spinach salad, greek yogurt, and blackberries I had brought with me; I totally caved when everyone was discussing the type of sandwich they were ordering from my favorite sub shop. So needless to say, I'm not expecting much from the scale tomorrow morning!
On a more positive note, I made a pretty cool dinner tonight. I stole it from one of the Weight Watchers cookbooks I bought (I feel that even though I'm not doing the Weight Watchers program, there's no reason I can't use the recipes, right?), and it's called Hungarian Style Pork Chops with Baby Spinach (recipe here: Hungarian Style Pork Chops with Baby Spinach). I had no idea what to expect from this recipe, since it was one of the ones that didn't have a picture (I hate that!), but it sounded pretty easy, which is always a big factor in my decisions of what to make. :o) So I dug through the freezer this morning and pulled out what I thought looked like pork chops to thaw. To be honest, I wasn't sure it was pork. These chops were huge, and I'd already taken them out of the store packaging, so there wasn't a label to refer to. Oh well - I guess if I was wrong, it wouldn't be the end of the world. Looked like we were having Hungarian Style Mystery Meat with Baby Spinach. Haha! Turns out I was right, and it really was pork (whew!). And it was pretty darn good too! Different than the things I usually make, but in a good way. I took a picture, but it really doesn't do it justice, so I won't bother to share it here! I don't want to bias anyone's opinion.
So after dinner I was feeling guilty about not running or at least doing my Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred workout. I decided I at least needed to do my scheduled push-ups workout from the Hundred Push-Ups Challenge. I've made it to week 2 day 2, and I'm not going to lie - I'm struggling. I'm barely keeping up, and it's getting harder very quick! I can honestly say though, that I've noticed an improvement in the number of push-ups I can do consecutively. My max in my initial fitness test was 8, and now 8 seems fairly easy. I've made it up to 14 today on my last set for my max! Still just barely keeping up with where the program says I should be, but I'm going to be proud of my improvement anyway. :o)
Well, they say sleep is an important part of your health, so I guess I should probably get in bed early tonight - maybe try to catch up on some of that sleep I lost last night. Hopefully I'm recovered and feeling better enough tomorrow to get back on that treadmill. Sweet running dreams!
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