Day 101: On With the Show!

My calves were feeling a little sore from the jump rope session the day before.  Not debilitating but sore.  It’s not every day I jump around on the pads of my feet.  In addition to that as I jumped in order to keep a rhythm I do a double jump.  Even though I only jumped rope 125 times I did a total of 250 jumps.  I didn’t think of that yesterday.

All day my calves felt tight so I expected them to bother me when I jogged.  I started slow and kept a steady pace with each step feeling better than the last.  As I went I was able to build some speed. After five minutes I tried sprinting. I was then able to split the difference and sprint until I got a side stitch and then jog.  I tried not to walk.

Just before RunKeeper sounded the fifteen minute warning I developed a really bad side stitch.  I slowed way down and concentrated on taking deep breaths.  It hurt pretty bad.  RunKeeper notified me that my pace had slowed way down and I tried to increase it.  It wasn’t until minute 25 that I was able to quicken the pace. 

In the end I was still able to finish with a better than 15 minute mile which equates into a little over 4 miles an hour which made me happy.  Despite the heat and humidity I did it and that is the important part.  I past the 100 day mark and have completed some sort of physical exercise for over the centennial mark.  I feel that is important. 

Daily Recap:

Matt: 30 minute jog

Kelly: TBD

Isabella Recap:

My big girl didn’t have an all to great day.  She was lethargic and seemed down.  This afternoon she started down the ramp I built her and slipped on her back leg and I couldn’t have that.  I pulled a carpet out of our storage building and screwed it to the ramp.  Problem solved.  Her limp was really bad in the evening and I asked her if she wanted to go for a walk to try to cheer her up.  She got really excited.  We walked from one end of the neighborhood to the other and she wanted to keep going until I made her stop.  Like my calves, as Isabella warmed up her limp got better. 

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