Two Days in a Row?

Well, I worked out again this morning.
I know, amazing!


I woke up at 6:50. What else was I going to do? I didn't want to start studying or cleaning that early, and it was too early to try and call schools, and after checking fb and email there wasn't anything else.

Only did 10 sets, which almost ended up as 9 sets because I set the interval timer wrong. The last run may have been 50 or 55 seconds because it wasn't timed (but there's this children's song that I sing through while I'm doing it so I don't have to think about the time and I'm usually through it about twice when the minute is up so I just did that), but it was pretty close.

A picture of women from behind a tree?
Looks kind of stalkery, doesn't it?

I was out there at a little after 8 a.m. (which is kind of sad considering I'd woken up more than an hour before, but oh well) and finished stretching after the workout a little after 9 a.m. I'm glad I got there when I did because they were setting up tables and tents and a hot dog stand in the fields and I didn't want to be there for whatever shenanigans would interrupt my workout with drunk men and smoking children again.

I was feeling pretty good between the sets so I think I will drop the rest time to 90 seconds at the end of this week (ok, what  will actually happen is that my period is going to start and running will feel like someone is trying to tear off my legs so I'm going to spend a week doing a 40 minute yoga video every day and then start the 90 second-break-sets about two weeks from now).

I'm pretty happy about that because if I can start 90 second breaks at the beginning of August I should (hopefully!) be able to go to 60 second breaks right around the day classes start, which will considerably cut the duration of my workouts. Under an hour, baby! 


Was quite happy with the time I woke up this morning. 


My shins still hurt, and my shoulder hurt a bit when I woke up.
Took some ibuprofen.
The pain was dulled by the meds but also worked itself out quite a bit during the running and each set was easier, in that respect, than the last.
My shins don't hurt much now but I wonder if the pain is from pronating?
I'm wondering if the pain will go away. It's been two weeks, I can't have shin splits for however long I own these shoes, that would be really bad for my legs.

Went home and thought I would finish out the effort exerted in a normal workout by doing yard work. Started chopping at the bushes overgrowing the backyard and was ambushed by mosquitoes (8 bites in about 15 minutes). I sounded the retreat, so that is only about 1/5 done.
Sawed down some saplings growing up in the fence and chopped at some grass that the lawn mower isn't dexterous enough to get.

Sweated (is that a word?) a TON. Frankly, I still feel dehydrated.
Had a shot of ginseng extract and a couple bananas and a couple eggs with fresh basil leaves.

No working out tomorrow, just studying for the test.

Oh, and I'm finding that not weighing or measuring myself this time is doing worlds of good for my emotional stability and positivity this time.