Slowly, young Padawan

Ok, sorry for the Star Wars reference, I was watching The Big Bang Theory ;). I'm far from a Padawan in this game.

Anyway, a few days have passed. I ran/walked on saturday for 30 mins and measured just under 3km, so about the same pace as I've been doing. The big problem there was my legs. Pain, pain, pain. I don't know what shin splints feel like, but that muscle that runs along the front of my shin is absolutely killing me. I gritted my teeth through it and also I'd like to point out that I ran in the rain. That's a good mental state, right there.

I would say that apart from my legs, I felt great. My breathing and heart rate already have improved, I reckon.

Sunday I walked for 20 mins, that was all I could muster. Somewhere between 1.5 and 2kms, but I was really over the shin pain by then. However, as an added bonus Em and I played the Wii in the afternoon. Yes, it started out on the couch playing the new Donkey Kong, but we soon transitioned into Wii-Fit, running about and hula-hooping and so on. It's surprisingly active, I did get a sweat on and stopped thinking about my sore legs.

I was annoyed to find I still weigh precisely 128kg, so that's a net-zero improvement in 2 weeks. Wii-fit very unpleasantly declares "You're not going to meet your goal at this rate". Thank you, cyber-trainer! Grrr...time to work on nutrition. "Oh well, at least you didn't gain weight" I tell myself with a sneer.

Today I'm not working out. I've got a 24 hour blood pressure monitor on and it's too much of a pain in the ar....m to workout really. I can barely just move about - everytime it kicks off, the first reading fails because I'm digging about under my desk or something, then I have to sit still for the second reading.

I can't say I'm enjoying seeing the numbers popping up. I'll spare you the details, but I see a med-change in my future. I'm not sure how I'll sleep tonight, as it will wake me every hour :(.

Anyhoo, heading into the silly season now, it'll be a real challenge. Not only is time tight, but temptation is around every corner. Hopefully my early morning SAN workouts will keep me in check - I've always been disciplined when I know I have a morning meeting.

Check out this great video of an inspirational runner. From the looks of things, I'm starting out a bit fitter and a lot less heavy, but he's achieved some amazing goals that certainly widen the eyes.