Vroom Vroom.. ow

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 Its been a bit of time between walks and that was on purpose. The pain in my right shin was worrisome and needing time for it to heal was more important than getting out and pushing myself to critical failure and not being able to walk again. One thing that I did pick up in all this rhetoric of weight loss and diet is: "Listen to your body". It was telling me that something was wrong and I listened. There are those "tough guys" out there that preach the "More Pain is No Gain", I call bullshit of that philosophy. Your nervous system was designed to let you know when you are damaging your body and I say to them: "Stop Ignoring It!". So I healed and today's walk was a testament to that philosophy.

I was able to push myself, semi-comfortably, to only 2 breaks in the walk and was able to up my pace a bit at the same time. There were some surprising energy boosts along the walk which were inspired by the random set of 80's tunes that were being played on my phone as I walked. I never knew St. Elmo's Fire was that inspiring on a walk. That bridge to the chorus though, man it really boosts you if you are in the right headspace. By the second break I was really feeling the burn and pull of effort but i was able to walk the last .25  mile with ease.

Breathing was good through the whole thing and I found that lip syncing while breathing is a good breathing control mechanism. Had my first side stitch in a month and a half, yet it wasn't even that bad of a pain. The dissipating  heat of the day was just bearable and comfortable mostly due to the medium breeze that was constant throughout.  Overall, today was a very satisfying trek. We will see how the repercussions will be after I sleep tonight.