Workout NSV

I've never been much of a runner: I'm more of a lumberer than a runner. I've done C25K before, but eventually stopped running because it was too hard on my knees.

Recognizing that fact, I bought a bike this spring and started mountianbiking again after about a decade off the bike. I remembered why I loved the sport, and I'm always ready to go ride. This post isn't actually about biking, though.

Since winter's arrived in Denver and Monday was the last time I worked out, I was starting to feel antsy tonight about getting in a workout. Given that my bike's at the office, biking was out. I threw on some shorts, laced up my neglected running shoes and headed out. I figured I'd start something similar to Week 1 of C25K, with 30 second run intervals followed by walking to recovery.

30 seconds wasn't long enough, so I stretched the run intervals out to a minute, then 90 seconds, then longer. I stopped looking at my watch and started taking in the scenery, the weather, the melting snow, and what a nice afternoon it turned out to be. After I got home, I felt great -- no joint pain at all, just a little tightness in my glutes, since they don't get worked as much on the bike as they do running.

I chalk the nice run up to me being both lighter and in better shape than I was the last time I ran, thanks to better eating, and around a thousand miles on my bike over the summer. That's a NSV for sure.

Now, bring on ski season.