My legs, to be more specific, from the inside of my knees going all the way up my thighs and continuing to my rear, are killing me! I know it's from the lunges yesterday. That's why I hate lunges so much! But maybe I should start liking them more, because obviously they work.
I had to do my HIIT run today, but with the way my legs were feeling I was really doubting if I could do it. I walked for five minutes first to warm up, and then I got started. It was tough, but I did manage to hit the speeds I had planned to do. But my legs just felt spent, and heavy. In the end, I dropped the one extra interval I had added last week but I still managed to hit the high point at the end of the last interval I ran today. I was so glad when I could slow down!
I think I will be very achy the rest of today - luckily it's upper body weights tomorrow, so my legs will get some rest before running again on Sunday.
The funny thing is, when it feels physically hard, I think the biggest obstacle is in my mind, because I do realize that my body is capable of doing the workout, even when it feels hard. It's my brain that keeps telling me I can't. We were watching the Tour de France yesterday afternoon, seeing the cyclists pushing, pushing up the mountains; I was imagining what battles must be going on in their minds as they keep themselves going. Mental discipline is so key.
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