R2 D11

So last night, I got in bed at a decent time and went right to sleep.

This morning, I did not wake up before the alarm and I did push snooze, but only once, and did not fall back asleep after I had pushed it.

I got up, got myself ready, had a mini bowl of granola, made myself some coffee, and I was on my way. My foot was still a little achy this morning but today was the first time since my injury that I didn't feel "real" pain in it when I stepped out of bed. I felt happy, even relieved knowing that even though I took the weekend off, I was fully physically ready for the week ahead of me.

On my way downtown, I shook off the weekend and prepared myself for a challenging day. When I arrived, I still felt physically tired and not quite awake yet but after our warm up, I was good to go.

The air was cool this morning but perfect for me. We started with some stations of jump rope (hadn't done that since the injury...started out on my good foot only), resistance band arms, hoops, push ups, running, shuffling, and weights. The only time I noticed pain in my foot was when I attempted to do something on that foot alone and then I made adjustments to complete the task.

Rob kept us moving today and we did many things today that were more physically challenging to me. I kept up with commands, completing everything that was asked with everything I had in me (other than the V-ups, which I have to admit I cheated a little on...).

Today was another physically "hard" day. I felt accomplished, but drained at the end of class. I love the challenge!!!! I strive to work harder when I find out that I can do things that I didn't think I could do. When we have a work out like we've had for the past few work outs, I leave smiling, feeling like I put my whole self into the full hour and could not have done anything differently that would have pushed myself more.

I'm ready for my week. I'm ready for tomorrow's class. And I'm grateful that I can focus on my whole body without pain getting in the way. I'm hopeful that at the end of this week, I'll be ready to run again.

Intensity Level Today : 9.5

Wow, we're over half way done with this session! Booooo :-(

But I'm excited for tomorrow.......