My thighs have been screaming in agony at me for the past couple of days, and it has all been my fault. You know you’ve overdone it when you struggle to sit down, and then start panicking that you’ve left something on the other side of the room that you need, yet you don’t have the emotional strength to physically go up and get it because standing up HURTS.
- I believe in IBULEVE (If only I were sponsored by them)
Well, this has been my life for the past couple of days. I took a gym class on Monday called studio weights, where you basically work out with dumb bells for an hour to music. It’s hard work, but it’s fun. The next morning my arms hurt, and there was a dull ache in my thighs, but that did not deter me from going to a LBT session that evening. After that, I think DOMS from Monday’s session had kicked in, with the double whammy of an overenergetic session from that evening. Oh the pain! Only ibuprofen gel could offer me some relief (even the tablets didn’t really cut it). I guess it didn’t help that I’d struggled along on my long run on Sunday in a recovery attempt, and had done another shorter run on the Saturday.
Then yesterday I still mustered up the strength to do a short run, which turned out to be my slowest ever. The first 10 minutes were fine, as were the last 5. However the 15 in the middle… what the hell happened? Everything was so stiff and awful. Why did I even go on that run in the first place? Well, I think it was runner’s guilt setting in for abandoning real cardio in the past couple of days (LBT day was meant to be a rest day). I could walk for the rest of the day, but anytime a step was involved (or getting up/sitting down) I would be filled with silent horror and dread. Even walking up the steps to the pharmacy to collect my prescription later in the day left me feeling a little like a little old lady.
Today I am feeling a little better, there is just a dull ache left. Hopefully should be all fixed up by tomorrow for tomorrow’s run.
However, the benefit that I have seen from this sudden increase in strength/weight training is that I can feel my abs again! Albeit a little sore. Everything looks thinner and tighter (wahoo!), despite the fact that I haven’t done anything drastic about the diet (I ate a whole bag of Haribo yesterday). However, I’m yet to see whether I can go faster, or whether I’ll be stuck crawling like some sort of slowpoke.
Now I’m just going to enjoy my rest day, and not try to repeat myself next week!
Fingers crossed I won’t be walking like her for another 50 years
Little ado about everything 