Well, since my elbow is still in recovery, I have taken to running and did my first 5k yesterday. Learned quite a bit about it... still learning today. The race was in Schenley Park and was the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure. It was definitely a test of my mental toughness, as I only really "trained" for a week to get ready for it. Also, it was substantially uphill for the majority of the race - it was brutal!
I had set a goal of finishing in under 25 minutes, and finished around the 22:30 mark! Awesome... I couldn't believe it. I was (and am still) totally stoked about this. I attribute a lot of this success to P90X. It definitely gave me a pretty high starting point to begin my training, which allowed me to run as well as I did.
I have regained basically all of the mobility in my left arm, but still can't quite put pressure on the arm - meaning no push/pull-ups, meaning still on the DL for starting Phase 3.
Further complicating things, my running shoes are pretty old and crappy, and I have a hurt left foot to show for it. Still, I regret nothing. A 22:30 is an awesome time for me, and with a concentrated effort, I think I could significantly improve that. Today is an off day, I umpire Tuesday, and then hopefully I will be able to run on Wednesday. Well, either run or go purchase a pair of high-quality running shoes. June 18th is a Father's day 5k/10k... still debating which one I want to do. Maybe another 5k, then do a 10k before the end of summer. I am not giving up on the Pittsburgh Marathon next year!
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