I lied.
Yesterday, I went on post, to a different gym. This one was much smaller and I was the only woman there. Bunch of fit guys there because it's close to aviation/SF stuff, but the atmos was still chill. I hopped on the treadmill and put on the fones and tunes. Total 6.? miles (I mistakenly reset the session). 10:50-40/mile felt rough for the first ten minutes or so, and I was beginning to consider ditching the workout, then I loosened up to about 8:30/mile feeling great, breathing still easy (this is a biomechanically and usually aerobically very comfortable pace for me on roads and TMs)...and then I got ambitious. Or creative.
I'm not used to fancy treadmills anymore; pushing the buttons and seeing the numbers change was oddly satisfying. The going-round-the-track graphic was enthralling. In addition, it felt good to move more quickly even though the gym was too warm and I was overdressed (thanks to the influence of the poorly-insulated change room). Beep Beep Beep. Plus the music was perfect. Once again, I (butterfly) have been searching for something new, and after some searching and accommodating algorithms, I've found that sort-of prog metal suits the bill these days. Ok! Oh, and this gym was also close to helicopters--I couldn't hear much of the noise through my headphones, but perhaps feeling it goaded me further. Because helicopters are exciting, no?
I found my limit. The treadmill had a bit more oomph left, but it was starting to feel unstable: I was herding cats. I am sort of out of shape...I have a better base now and hopefully better musculature, but I'm also heavy and slow. I was expecting that and it's been cool, but yesterday was the first time I wanted to get out of the tank in a while. It's not time yet, though: I would love to have a solid gluten-free month or two, and put a bit more in the muscle bank before I consider trimming down.
Although I've had a bit of a headstart: I didn't seem lose any discernible weight during the ultra because I was drinking and eating fine, but shortly after DOMS wore off about two days later, I suddenly dropped about five pounds. Guess there was a lot of repair going on.
We're at the beach now and I may run on it tomorrow.
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Did you have to do any special stretching after your big event (imagine a question mark here; keyboard is on the friz again)
Basically lunges, pigeon pose, hamstring, foot stretches, spinal and hip exercises...some of these are undefined. I wiggle around until I find sore spots. Like, right now, I'm on my back with my feet on the floor and knees up; if I push one knee forward and contract that glute and tilt that hip, I can feel the stretch further up my back. It's hard to explain!
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