Getting old can be painful at times

The New Year's race my daughter and I participated in was great. Jacquelyn and I decided to do the 10k, since we felt ready based on our training runs. We follow a walk/run method that consists of a 5 minute walk, followed by 10 minutes of running. This method is great as we end up averaging a pretty good pace of 10-11 minutes per mile. Therefore we are breaking a sweat without killing ourselves, making the race/run more enjoyable. I love that we get to talk plenty during our runs, versus being overly focused on our split times. 

The race we did on Jan 6th was more of a fun run. The atmosphere was casual and relaxed, which was perfect for us. We had a great race, and one of the highlights was going out to eat afterwards at The Original Pancake House! So, so good!!! 

Only negative is that I have been experiencing pain in my left Achilles tendon on my left side. Sure maybe I have overdone the workouts for someone in their late 50s....and therefore only have myself to blame for my running injury, but I'm still mad as hell as this has sidelined me. I was doing so well. I mapped out a 5 mile loop that I enjoyed. I started to work in some speed work, that I enjoy doing. I thought I was being smart in running ever 3rd day, with the other days filled with rowing or riding the exercise bike. And at least twice a week I'm focused on doing push ups, pull ups and sit ups to build some muscle. Everything was going well, even stretching from time to time and then this happened. Once I heal, I really need to stick to more walking so not to overdo anything. 

On the bright side I can do everything else (row, bike, etc.) and I do feel like my Achilles is getting better. A colleague of mine that also runs let me borrow his roller (picture below), which I have been using at home and I know this is helping speed my recovery. 

I will continue my other workouts while I wait for my Achilles to heal so I can start peppering in some running. 



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