Thanks Brawny! I'll be finding stuff out next week hopefully.
Clarissa it does beat on me a bit at times, but you can do it. My recommendation is to get a heart rate monitor. If you get one that has a chest strap and can set alarms at set heart rates you can set the alarms to keep your heart in the aerobic zone. That way no matter what your fitness level you can workout at the appropriate level and it doesn't need adjustments. At first you might have to walk, but to keep the same average HR you'll have to go faster each time until you are running. I started out mostly walking and now I run way more than I walk now even though I have been held up with back pain.
Guideon I agree completely. What I need is to know when to push myself to improve or when it is too much and counterproductive. I know I can run after the toughest field day eventually, but I can't expect to start out doing it.
Thanks Mandy, I'm not too worried about it. I may just need to rest today or hit the spin bike becauseI have a lot of pain in my leg and back today. I'm confident that it is from the field and not the running, but my body is telling me to take a break.
I got a good night's sleep last night, but I fell like I didn't sleep. I'm exhausted today and I may have a rest day. I've gained 6 pounds since starting my medications. Maybe it willl settle and I'll start going in the right direction, but since I really need both of the medications that cause weight gain I'm stuck with whatever happens.
On a positive note my blood pressure has been within the normal range everyday since starting the pain medication so I think it was the sharp nerve pain that had my BP high last week. Also, it has gotten within a few points of optimal BP since I started running.
