Lessons learned

Today was my 5 ish mile walk/run home from work. Weather was nearly 70 degrees and there was a nice breeze. Couldn't ask for a better day... especially in February. That being said, it was a day of learning.

I learned that it's hard to walk when my mind is screaming at me to run.

I learned that I should have used my waterbelt, not the hubby's. When I tried his on yesterday I thought it was nice that it wasn't as tight as mine. But, once the water bottles were full it became really loose. I was able to modify how it latched so that it would stay on but it wasn't as comfortable as mine would have been, and I didn't end up needing it for the extra two bottles that it could hold.

I learned that walking is harder on the shins than running. But easier on the knees.

I learned that once I quieted my mind, walking was quite pleasent and I was able to keep a pretty good pace.

I learned that I still hate my Nike+. I love the idea of it but it seems like half, if not more, of the time it has some glitch. I checked time and pace 2-3 times and got validation that I was keeping a good pace. I was really looking forward to pluging it in and finding out my overall time, pace, etc. So, about 1/2 mile from home my song stopped, I hit skip, and the Ipod went to the playlist section. Totally ignoring the fact that I had been doing a workout. Ugh!

And now, as I sit, I'm learning that my legs aren't used to 5 miles. Walking should be interesting tomorrow. Like 10 weeks until I need to walk 13 miles.