montevallo road 5k - for the books

run: to pinecrest road and back

time: 25:40

+/-: about 15 seconds faster

goal: remain comparable to previous times, establish a starter mark
music: kevin drew - spirit if...

notes: negligible time difference, but this is the first time i've managed to run an uncomplicated out-and-back 5k (as far as this blog is concerned anyway), so this counts as my foundation time. if i ever run slower than this, the bus will blow up and keanu will be PISSED.

been really busy with travels and freelance and whatnot, so i need to get back into the schedule of things. for those of us that have to sleep, balancing everything can prove to be a challenge : )

this is the story of your sore left ankle...

Item A: a fantastic weekend in Chicago. Lots of urban hiking & stair climbing. Last run- Wednesday 3/5: a solid 3 miles.
Item B: 3/10- back on the scene again. Warm-up(100 jumping-jacks, that's right, I said it!), stretching, ran two miles at about 16 min., screaming pain in my left ankle and right shin, walked/ran the last mile..finished at about 28 min. Back to it tomorrow. I'm hoping to be able to do 3.25 mi. comfortably by the end of the week. I'm thinking the trick is getting my legs used to the process. (p.s. new kicks)
Item C: I somehow managed to drop about 4lbs. over the last week. Nice.

-also, thanks for the food advice. Strangely enough, the pre-run banana and hydration seems to be helping a lot.