B Campbell’s BodyBlog

December 29 I broke my foot and severely dislocated my "great toe".  The foot was doing fine but the toe was keeping me from doing more than easy warmups on a recumbant bike.  After a few trips to my podiatrist and a cortisone shot, I bought some gel insoles and decided to give running a try.

I have now been running for 4 straight days with no foot/toe pain!!! It is awesome!  I am tired and sore overall, but I love it.  Cardio will bring me to my fitness goals so much faster.  I have been frustrated with my BF creeping up.  Now I will bring it back down to my comfort level again!

For now I am using an interval scheme. It’s slow, but I need to adapt before upping the speed cuz I’m old!  5mph for 2 mins warmup..then 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7 for one minute each…4 cycles, then 8 mph for one min, followed by 5 mph cool down.  It’s a great wave interval that keeps me sweating like a pig!

5, 5 / 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7 / 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7 / 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7 / 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7 / 8, 5 = 20 minutes!!!

I’ll post progress pics when I find my usb cable for my camera! Darn kids!