Yesterday after work I did Day One of the “Get Your Fat Lazy Ass Out Of The House Spring Training Program,” which was a mere 1.5 mile run (which I ran all of, in a row, without stopping). I achieved the ultra rare Holy Grail of How I Feel Whilst Exercising, which may have been due to what I ate for lunch (baked beans, a little sausage, an orange, carrots) and how long it had been since I ate (4 to 4.5 hours). I may have explained this before, but let me talk about the Holy Grail for a minute. When I’m running, I usually have one of the following conditions as a strike against me: My muscles building up too much lactic acid and burning/tiring out too quickly My heart rate and breathing going too fast and making my chest and back hurt Just plain no energy. Some combination of the above 3 unfortunate conditions. The Holy Grail occurs when my cardio is good, my muscles are not tiring out, and I have enough energy. It’s rare, but last night was one of those nights. If I’d had the time I would have continued running for maybe 3 miles, but I really did have some place to be and I was late. I felt good while I was going, just a teeny bit tired at the end, and I felt GREAT about an hour after I got done… I guess it was the adrenaline or something still in my system. Also, I timed myself, and when I’m feeling good like that and when it’s not 100 degrees outside, apparently I can do a 10 minute mile. At least I can at first… who knows what I’ll slow down to after a few miles. After I got done, we went […]