Wow what a day. Oh yeah forgot I need to catch you up on Saturday
So Saturday ... Friday night we went to Lawton to see my son and do the Run or Dye 5k on Saturday. The nights sleep was all messed up. I woke up Saturday morning really not wanting to do anything but find a warm pouch and go back to sleep. This wasn't going to happen I needed to be at packet pickup at 7am.
As my son is leaving for work I ask him "is it cold out" "oh just a lil bit". Ok I had planned on wearing my tanktop so I put on a t-shirt over it. I know that even on the cooler days I have done a 5k that I get pretty warm and I wanted to be prepared. I finally get moving an head out door with my daughter and it hit me. Not that I had forgotten anything ... well maybe teaching my son what "a lit bit" cold means. To say it was a lil bit cold would have been like saying weighing over 400 lbs is a lil heavy. Are you kidding me??
I had already planned to stop at Wal-Mart for some bandages for the race (knee wrap I had forgotten and bandaids) so while I was there I thought I'd pick up a sweatshirt type jacket. What I should have gotten was a coat to wear in Alaska!!!
By the time I had gotten to the event I was frustrated about several things and I was cold, and I hadn't even gotten out of the car yet. I was driving around looking for the place to pick up the packets, which by the way there was no way to drive there. We had to walk across this field probably about 2 football fields away. I know I am there to exercise and it was only a "lil bit" cold. WHATEVER!!!
By the time we had walk across the field tears were pouring down my face. Not because my knee was hurting, even though it was, but because the "lil cold "breeze"" was hitting my face so hard that I had no choice in the matter. By the time we walked back across that same field to the car I thought I was going to die. No really. The wind was blowing so hard and was so cold that I thought someone was pelting me with icicles in the back of my head ... through the hood on my jacket.
Now had it been just my knee or just the wind or just the cold I probably would have been ok with it but this was toooooooo much. My daughter and I talked about it and decided on going to the gym instead. I did hit the treadmill and got in a great workout there. My goal is to finish a 5k in under an hour but it hasn't happened yet. I set the treadmill for an hour and finished at 2.85 miles and a 400+calories burned. It was as good a doing the 5k without the weather. I didn't do the Run or Dye but I did the next best thing and felt good about it. I thought about doing the rest of the distance but since my knee had already been popping some I decided to stop there. I wish I had finished the distance too but I can't do anything about it now. I still had a good workout.
Today was ok. I did get a few things done but it's not usually a day that I do any workout. I wanted to but I kept busy and didn't. My knee is really bothering me and I am praying that it does last at least till the end of the contest. I would love to be under 300 when I come to the point that I would HAVE to do something about it, so pray with me about that.
It's getting late and with the time change I am feeling tired. :D
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