Back On Track

So last week (I think it was Sunday) I went to the basement to walk and it was the most miserable experience. My stomach was cramping, I was sweating more than usual, couldn't catch my breath, and my heart was pounding out of my chest. Finally I stopped. I only managed to walk maybe a mile and a half and felt off the rest of the night. It was probably because I was dehydrated (as those of you who know me know is a rather constant state for me). In any case I was really disappointed.

The rest of the week didn't happen at all. It was a surprisingly hectic week considering it was my first week free of classes. Either I didn't have time to start until it was so late that I'd be walking till midnight, or the only free time I had came in 30 minute to hour long chunks and I didn't want to start walking if I could do all my miles at once (that and I can't take 5 showers a day to remain presentable to the world).

I felt a little better after the amount of time I spent walking around Boston Saturday night, but it was still nowhere close to the 12 miles I was supposed to walk. I decided to give up on catching back up on those hours and start fresh this week. Let me say, I will never go a week without walking again.

Some of you may know this or experience it yourself but when I haven't been working out when I do finally get moving and my blood gets pumping my whole body (usually starting with my legs) gets unbearably itchy and there is nothing you can do about it. Scratching just makes it worse and adds a bit of a burning sensation. Well it turns out a week of not walking is enough for that to come back full force. Although my 4 miles tonight weren't that bad walking wise, the itching just about did me in.


Sats update coming. (don't feel like doing the math right now) =)