Today's run didn't go as I had hoped. I only made it 12 minutes in and had to stop and walk the rest of the way due to my aching iliotibial band. The pain wasn't unbearable and I'm sure I could have kept running on it but everything I've read about it says to stop as soon as you feel pain. I was stubborn and ran 2 minutes past when I felt the pain because I wanted to make it at least to the halfway point. The good news is, I was on about an 11 minute mile pace when I had to quit. The bad news is I was only able to run a little over a mile. At this point I guess I'm going to have to resign myself to walking a good portion of my first 5k. For now I'm going to start a pretty aggressive stretching and rehab regimen so I can get through this and get back to running. I don't want to lose what I've gained with my lungs and heart so I'm planning to swim at least 3 days next week. I may not run again until Monday 9/13. If I go that long again without running, I'm not sure how far back in the C25K program that will push me. I really don't mind going back to the beginning at this point if it means I can do it injury free.
The disappointing thing is I had several moments this morning in which everything felt like it was coming together. I was breathing easily, my legs weren't overly tired, and everything felt natural. I made it to the 10 minute mark and was feeling great. I don't want to lose too much of that progress, so I need to find a way to keep myself moving and motivated while I take time to heal completely.
The stats - for what it's worth: I did 2.5 miles today. I only ran about 1.1 of that. It took me a total of 34:51 which was a 13:56 minutes/mile pace.
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