...the Running bug that is!
I've been super excited to run lately. It's been like a form of mental therapy by making me feel so much more confident in the things that I can and can't do. Each mile is like a slap in the face to a average test score or having any form of doubt in myself. I really committed to working out once a week no matter what and it's crazy that now I've been very consistent with doing 2 to 3 a week just for running. On Friday I did 3.5 miles and that's the most I've ever run just for fun. I think I'm a super slow runner because I read other blogs and they say things like running at 7 or 8 and I've only been doing spurts of 6.2 and usually run at 5.8. Hopefully I can increase the speed and length that I run by the time that summer starts. Less than 50 days until I graduate!!!The best part about it was that I didn't even feel sore because I iced my back hamstrings and I was good to go.
The week was so hectic so it was surprising that I even had the energy to do that when I finished everything on Friday. I had a midterm Monday, a homework due Wednesday, a midterm Thursday, and a lab report due Friday. That Friday i went to the gym and busted out 3.5 miles and to make it seem even more crazy I went to Vegas! I was there for a night and then the next day I went to a graduation party at The Standard in Downtown LA and then to Ktown for drinking and eating. Action packed don't you think? To top it all off today I just didn't feel"correct" so I went to the pool for like 4 hours to tan and play. I came back and watched TV for the longest time and when 10:30 rolled around I still felt weird so I went running at the gym. 2.5 miles later I feel SO much better.
The one thing that I've been noticing is that I can't really eat before I go to workout but at the same time I don't really feel hungry when I come back from the gym either. I feel tired but hunger never really sets in. I know you are supposed to be eating carbs or having a pre/post workout meal but it just doesn't seem appetizing to be burping or feeling the food while your working out. :/ I look at the time and I realize sometimes that I haven't eating for a total of 5 hours because of not really eating before I work out, then work out, and not being able to eat afterwards. I don't really feel like I'm running on empty so I guess I have enough energy to run but it still is weird when I really think about it.
Does anyone ever really have this problem? Do you force yourself to eat before or after even though you don't actually feel hungry because you know that you should eat every 3 hours?
