Cardio day

I wanted to test out my running ability, to see if I could still count on it. The past few times I've hopped on the treadmill, it's been at the end of a workout, or part of a circuit which requires a quicker pace. These episodes didn't go that well. I hoped that if I started with running and maintained a slower pace, I'd be able to keep it up. It worked. Sort of.

Here's what I did on the treadmill:

10 min jogging (5.5 - 5.7 mph)
10 min walking on a 6 - 11% grade (+10% for the 2nd half)
12 min jogging (5.3 - 5.5 mph)

In total, I did about 2.5 miles in 33 minutes (there were some walk-for-water breaks in there).

I had to stop to walk after the first 10 minutes jogging because of increasingly uncomfortable presure/cramping in my lower belly. The walking helping, and the 10 minutes on a grade showed that I burned about the same # calories as the 10 min jog. Feeling better, I jogged again, at a slightly slower pace. This went better, and I probably could've kept going, but I didn't want to crash and burn.

The rest of the workout comprised two times through the following:
25 push-ups (knees down)
40 v-sit ball tosses
side plank (30 count per side)

Today's lesson learned: GO SLOW. This is not the first time I've had this lesson WRT to running. When I first started running about eight or nine years ago, I hated it because it hurt. I was coaxed and cajoled into just going more slowly (thanks Daddy-o)... and voila! I became a runner. Now, I must recall the basics to keep forging ahead.

Weigh-in: Still hovering around 145!