Week 1, workout 2

I counted 30 weeks till the marathon. Okay, that sounds like plenty of time. I'm sure it'll go by quick, but it's a good amount of time to work with, I think.

I hope.

I should've gone running yesterday (most of the soreness was gone) but I wussed out, so I went today instead. I spent a while debating whether to go out with shorts, or wear pajama bottoms (I don't have real running tights or capris). I finally decided in favor of extra vitamin D, since it's a sunny day, and went with the shorts. I'd really like to buy some proper running tights or capris/long pants, but it's probably best to wait till the post-holiday sales (and no, I'm not going near any malls on Saturday, or even Sunday if I can avoid it -- I'd rather wait till the ravening hordes have dispersed and gone back to work).

So today's run:
16 minutes to the park, but I spent a minute adjusting my right shoelaces. So altogether I actually got there faster than my first try.

23 minutes returning. I walked most of it; my legs did not seem to have a lot of snap in them, the left foot developed a hot spot which may blister, and my head hurt a little from the cold, dry air. I hate thick humidity, but I also really don't like dry air at all. It's dusty and irritating and it clogs up my head. I took it easy and consoled myself that I was getting lots of vitamin D (or as much as is available around the winter solstice at this latitude) and so I enjoyed a little walk in the sun.

That adds up to ... just under 40 minutes total time. Not a great improvement (less stretching time, it's no improvement at all) but I think I will be less sore this time. My heart rate didn't get up very high but at least the muscles got some workout. I think I would've done better if I'd had long pants on, because my legs were just too cold to do anything, even after I ran enough to raise my core temperature. Also, I really should know better than to eat a Clif bar moments before a workout. I suppose I'll have to start eating bananas in advance of runs instead; that's worked for me before.

Total mileage since beginning: approximately 6 miles. I'm not sure that total mileage makes a huge difference, but as long as I'm going to geek out about numbers, why not.