delicious agony

Date	Place	Duration	Long sprint (downhill)	6 flights	Push-ups	Time
1 Nov	River	31 min	59.89	21.49	25	07:29

     Lately, I have finished the sprints in a state of deliciously agonizing exhaustion.  As I walk down the median, I am literally gasping for air while my whole body cries out for life-giving oxygen.  Not only my legs are screaming, but even my arms.  When I first noticed that my arms were sore, my initial emotion was ecstasy.  I was thrilled!  It meant that I was pumping my upper extremities to such state that they were getting a real work out.  Only right now am I thinking that this stress may have something to do with the 25 push-ups I finished 55 seconds before beginning the sprint.  

     Regardless of the cause, I was pleased as punch to feel the pain that comes from work.  Today, I was doubly enthused because I could leisurely walk all the way down the median because I had achieved my goal of 60 seconds with 11 one-hundredths of a second to spare.

Date	Place	Duration	Push-ups	Time
2 Nov	Along Kavaja away from town	32 min	25	08:00

     This was my day of rest.  A Sunday, right after a Saturday (of course).  I did not do any sprints or pull-ups and only one set of push-ups.  I am paying homage to my slightly older body.  I’ve decided not to stress it out constantly everyday.  I’m still running 4 days per week, but I won’t push it to the limit out of a sense of duty.  

Date	Place	Duration	Long sprint (downhill)	6 flights	Pull-ups	Push-ups	Time
4 Nov	M. Teresa	35 min	59.66	20.89	15	25,25	09:09

Date	Place	Duration	Pull-ups	Push-ups	Time
6 Nov	M. Teresa	35 min	15	25,25	09:05

     This Saturday, there will be a 5K run around the lake.  Today, I decided to take it easy with no sprints.  My joints were feeling the slightest bit tough.  I will run with my oldest son, which will be a thrill.