I ran this week. I was petrified about running. Not so much of running but of the potential pain that would accompany it. I started slowly on a treadmill. Almost too slow. It seemed the slower I went the more I bounced, which caused shots of pain down my shoulder and arm. As I picked up speed though the pain subsided. I finally made it to a comfortable 11 minute pace for 15 minutes and then slowed down again.

Later on after the run I was talking to a running coach about it and he pointed out something that runners have a tendency to overlook. If it hurts your body is trying to tell you something and if you don’t listen you’ll regret it later. How true that is. We’ve all heard it and all think we adhere to it, but do we? Do we still suffer injuries because we don’t listen to the promptings our body tries to communicate? I do.

This week I’ll go a normal running schedule - 4 miles, 3 miles, 4 miles and then 8 on Saturday. See how I do physically. Granted it will be slow, but it’s better that way anyways.