I spent yesterday volunteering at the Suffolk County Board of Elections doing the absentee ballot count for the very tight Bishop/Altshuler race. I spent about 11 hours sitting on a folding chair in a big warehouse starring at envelopes and ballots.
They are nice enough to feed you lunch and dinner during the process. Lunch was easy, I was able to order a healthy sandwich. But of course dinner was the usual Italian take-out feast that I can't eat any of. Meatballs heroes, chicken parm, fried calamari, lasagna, etc. I did good...I picked at the salad while others at the table were scarfing down the food and probably wondering why the large man in the corner was nibbling on cauliflower...
So after hours and hours of sitting I got home around 8 PM and still had my Thursday run to do. Again, having this printed daily schedule is the best thing yet because I know I just can't skip a day. So out into the dark I went to do my program. It was 2 minutes jog / 2 minutes walk, 34 minutes total.
Damn it hurt like hell again for the first 15-20 minutes. Tonight it was my knees. On the brighter side, the shin splints are getting better and hopefully will continue to fade away. Once I was out there for a while things started to loosen up and feel better. But it seems like every time now it just sucks for the first half and then gets tolerable for the second half.
But when I was back in the house at 9 PM and showered and resting, it felt great to have gotten out there, even late in the day and after a long day of complete inactivity. Not something I would have done in the past...
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5 min warm up walk
24 minutes of 2min walking / 2min jog intervals
5 minute cool down walk
About Me
- John
- This blog is meant to serve as a record of my efforts and motivation to continue with them. The marathon is what I hope to achieve, but it also represents life, which is one race that we are all running...
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