Well I did it. I've been doing lots of walking the past week-plus, and today I decided to try a little running in the mix. I walked five days in a row last week before the temperature plummeted and wind went crazy, several times up to an hour and close to four miles. My side has felt much better, and a couple of times recently I woke up with no pain at all. One good tell was that for weeks I could feel the strain every time I turned over in bed, and lately that has not been the case. So I thought it was time to give running a try. This is the longest I've been without a run in over fifteen years, and frankly it's been way too long.
I walked a half-mile, ran a half-mile, repeated, and then ran from the 2.5 marker to 3.5 since the last half-mile is up the big hill and I did not want to run that on the first day back. Through the run I felt just fine, albeit slow, and right now I feel okay. The verdict will be how it feels tomorrow. If everything is good I will walk again, and then the day after that mix in some running again. I'm going to take this slow if everything goes well. If not then I'll just have to keep walking. Today the temperature was about 40 degrees and fortunately not too breezy, with plenty of sun. It really was a good day for a run, and looking forward with hope to more in the coming days.
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