Today was my first serious workout day on the treadmill.. and it was really hard. Runners, I'm gonna need your help at the end of this post, so stay tuned...
The treadmills at my gym are super high tech (see above for confirmation of said techiness), so I was able to set the workout to do exactly 5K. I thought it would be good to have a starting time/pace/etc to work off of. Here are my final 5K stats for the day:
| Workout Name: Day 1 |
| Elapsed Time: 42:28 |
| Calories: 260 |
| Distance: 5.0 KM |
| Average Speed: 4.3910 MPH |
| Average Pace: 8:29 / Mile |
| Average Heart Rate:153 |
| Product Type: Treadmill |
| Date and Time: 08/02/2011 18:25:41 |
Obviously, I know that's not great, but at least I completed the 5K... I definitely felt a sense of accomplishment.
Now here is where I need your help runners! After my workout, I felt a lot of pain in my right knee and hip joint. What are some good tips to help with joint pain either in caring for the pain or ways to run that don't hurt? I have a feeling some runners are laughing at me right now... Perhaps this was something I should have researched before I began my training, so looks like I have some homework to do.
I really do appreciate all of your advice and encouragement.
Oh, and one more thing! Anyone have any good recommendations for good running music? I NEED music to run to, something that pumps me up and says "KEEP MOVIN' SUCKER!" ... ahem.. yeah, you know what I'm talking about...
That's all for tonight! Til next time...
