5K Blog: Workout 38 (Did someone get the number of that truck?)

Goal: 1.6 mile run

Result: 1.1 mile run

Other: I felt pretty good when I started and it felt like I took off like a shot. Average speed reflects this as I was .3 mph faster today than on Tuesday. After I got over the hump of the Oregon street bridge my breathing felt really good. I was sure I was going to get 1.6 miles in today.

On Neenah ave I started feeling like I couldn't get a full breath and my glutes and calf muscles (which are usually the one thing I can count on) started wearing out. My oxygen debt started over-whelming my heart's ability to deliver oxygen so I stopped my workout. I figure I am still shaking off a few cobwebs.

This workout did seem to leave me more pooped than Tuesday's as well.

Special note: I forgot to put on my knee brace. It didn't seem to be a problem at this point.

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5K Blog: Workout 37 (So after a month of not being able to breathe.)

Goal: Run somewhere betwee  1.0 and 1.6 miles.

Result: 1.09 miles run. Goal achieved.

Other: Yes, I didn't write about workout 36. That was on September 1st I believe.

Anywho, this year's allergy season was exceptionally bad. It was so bad that for a while I could only get somewhere between 2-4 hours of sleep per night and it never felt like I could get a full breath. In short: it sucked the big donkey's schlong.

However, starting last week I started walking to work again and last week Wednsday I actually did an impromptu half mile run. So I decided that today was a go for a run and hoped I would get at least a mile out of it. I did... barely.

The problem is my lungs haven't completely cleared and probably won't unless I start running again on a regular basis. Still, not bad for a month off.

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