Ouch! Those runs hurt (Loss)

I tried. I did.

Last Friday, I went out in Flagstaff to run.  My mom and I went and we never get much running done when we go together.  At one point we split up and I went on ahead. I ran for a little bit, but not as much as I set out to.  I don't know how much the elevation was affecting me, but I didn't like the rocky trail I was running on.  Also, I had weird pains in my right calf (which I've never had while running before).  It just wasn't a good run. But we walked a nice distance on a beautiful morning.  

Me enjoying a ride on the trapeze. 

The next morning my family and I embarked on an adventure unlike anything we've ever done before. The Flagstaff Extreme Adventure Course at Fort Tuthill County Park was my mom's idea.  Holy crap--it was scary and awesome, thrilling and taxing, painful and empowering! I completed all four courses: green, blue, red and black! I didn't know how much I was going to be able to complete of the course, and only once did I think that I might not make it and that I would have to say the "magic" words to get a guide to come and rescue me. But I finished and made it down the last stupid wooden ladder!  And, today I am still feeling the effects of my time on the course.  Yes, I do still feel super awesome from finishing the challenge and going farther than I thought I would go. But, I am still sore--sore all over my body. My arms hurt, my back, chest, core, and legs hurt.  That doesn't include all the bruises that are tender.  I am sleeping better at night as my body does hurt less than it did on Sunday and Monday.

Today was my first trip back to the gym since the adventure course.  I made a call on Sunday that on Monday I would not be going to the gym. But today, there was less of an excuse not to go.  Yes, I still hurt, but I can't miss so many days in a row. Today's run at the gym did not go well. I was able to run for about ten minutes of the thirty minutes I was supposed to run.  I tried to then alternate running and walking based on the songs on my playlist. But then decided it was best if I just walked instead of possibly hurting myself further.  I was able to go 2.24 miles on the treadmill in 40 minutes.  I wish I could have gone farther, but I'll keep trying. Tomorrow I am going to try Week 8, Day 3 again and see how far I get.  I just need to keep running until I am back to where I was.