8 miles and a snake!

I ran 8 miles yesterday. I didn't stop and it took me 2 hours and 27 minutes. That time is really slow but it's because of the amount of pain I was experiencing. I started the run at 10am. It was beautiful outside, about 58 degrees. The first mile always starts off stiff, but mile 2 and 3 always feels great! It felt good being outside and being active. Come mile four, I started noticing pain in my left leg. It's weird how it shifts, it used to come in my right leg. I pushed through it and come mile 6, the pain was signficant. Right about that time, I came upon a steep hill that I had to push through and I met a friend, a snake! I freaked out and bolted it and didn't look back! Mile 7 was awful...sooo much pain! Then mile 8, although I was hurting, I was almost done so I got a little more energy. I never hit an emotional wall, but the physical pain slowed me down a lot.

Recovery from this run has been the worst I've had to date. Last night, I could barely walk. Today, it's a little better but I'm still really sore. I have a pretty bad sunburn from being outside, which really surprises me because it was 10am and early March. It's slowly going down but yeah, I'm pretty much a mess right now. I'm not looking forward to the next 5 weeks of recovery. It SUCKS!

The good news...I've gone back to my original nutrition plan to go ahead and get a jump start on the weightloss. I'm no longer eating any white flower or unnatural sugar. I've already started and feel great! The best part... my scale is saying I'm down another 2.5 lbs! WOO HOO!!!