Yesterday was shaping up to be a pretty good day. No drama at work, bad weather had held off, and I was feeling good about my weight loss. Got home and out the door I went for my run. I was planning 4 with the possibly of pushing it to 4.5. The wind was brutal but otherwise everything was good. I know I started out too fast with my first 2 miles in 18 mins. I got a little side stitch about mile 2 but no big deal those happen and it went away. I had made it to the point where I knew I was over half way and this usually is the point where no matter how long the run, it starts to feel better as I'm working my way to the end. This time, not so much. At mile 3 I got a side stitch that very sharp and no matter how I contorted my body while running I couldn't get it to go away. I just kept thinking to myself "It'll will go away just focus on something else", but it wouldn't go away. It finally got to the point where it hurt so bad to breath that focusing on other things had no effect. I slowed down to a walk. This was the first time I had ever had to walk since February when all my runs were a planned distance or time. I've never had to stop, I've always been able to push through anything that was bothering me at the time. This time it was unavoidable, with about 1 mile still to run I had to walk. I'm glad I did, after about 20 seconds I was good to run again and for the most part the pain had dulled down and when I got to the point where I could either quit at 4 miles which I had seriously considered or run another lap around the block (which I found out is exactly 0.5 miles from a friend), I decided that since I walked I had no choice but to fight it out. Finished 4.5 miles in 43:43. Not a bad time but considered at the 3 mile mark I was at 28:10, it was a slow finish. I'm not sure if it was my faster than usual start, maybe too few calories for the day, or dehydration that caused this, all I'm hoping is it never happens again.
One this that felt great though was right after the run I hit the showers and did a quick scale check and saw 288.8. Now I know thats cheating because I hadn't rehydrated or eaten dinner but who cares it felt great to see myself in the 280's, a weight below my driver's licence, a weight that shows progress. I'm not counting anything officially, but it made me smile.
Pre Run Shot:
Getting my weight under what my license says was such a great feeling - congrats to you! :)
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