2005 SELF CHALLENGE

2005 SELF CHALLENGE

I just completed my first workout in months-since Labor Day, 2004. I had been walking 3 miles a day until August 28, when I fell down the stairs at my house and sprained my ankle. Being the stubborn person that I am, I wrapped my ankle and walked in the US 10K Classic. I had already been training for it, and I had already paid for it. I wasn't dead, so I wasn't going to miss it.

I have been testing my ankle every few weeks since and after just a little walking, it would start hurting. So now it's been 6 months, and I'm tired of not being able to go walking. So I joined the SELF Challenge, bought a workout diary, and started a website for walkers in the Atlanta area (not necessarily in that order).

The first workout for the SC is a 30-minute cardio. Since it's raining and cold outside and I already have a sore throat, I decided to pull out the exercise bike- also gathering dust since my fall. Aside from a pain in my neck-literally, the 30 minutes went by pretty quickly and I was really surprised that I didn't have trouble finishing the whole 30 minutes. As for the pain in my neck, a visit to my chiropractor would take care of that, but I can't afford that right now. I'll take a Tylenol and see how I feel. If it's not better by this afternoon, I'll have to bite the bullet and go to the chiropractor.