Tonight's Workout (1/6/05)

Not Good.

I was prepared for running to be hard, but I was not prepared for running to be painful. 12 minutes and 36 seconds into my run and I had to stop. The pain was excruciating. I'm suffering from what's called shin splints. I was told everyone suffers from them from time-to-time even seasoned runners get shin splints. I did all the stretching and warm-up exercises. I even stopped running twice and walked it off. But by the end of the third lap I couldn't take it any more. So, I finished up on the treadmill and did 30 minutes of hard cardio on the elliptical.

Running-Treadmill
-- Time: 12:36 min
-- Dist: .75 miles (run/walk)
Elliptical
-- Time: 30 min
-- Dist: 2.61 Miles
Lower Abs
-- Pull-ups: 19
-- Ball: 3x10
Chest Presses: 2x15 (30lbs)
Dips: 10 (???lbs)
Leg Press: 2x10 (120lbs)
Lots of stretching

I figured that part of my problem is that although I am not new to exercising I am new to high impact exercises and running uses a set of muscles that don't see much action on a regular basis. Plus factor in the fact that I started running about a week ago and I weigh over 200lbs. So, I may need to put running on the side and focus on the following:
1. Increase my weekly cardio workouts (low-impact).
2. Do more strength training (especially on my shin splints)
3. Eat better so I can lose some weight

Because I'm sick tonight I'm indulging in a bowl of Chicken noodle Soup.

Things I shouldn't have eaten today:
-- Apple Jacks. I'm trying to finish the box.
-- Cracker Jacks. I'm sensing a theme.
-- 2 Jimmy Dean's sausage patties. I was thinking about the lack of protein in my diet.
-- Half a sleeve of barbecued peanuts. Once again protein.

Later Babe