Runner wound( Thigh Chafing)

While running the airfield with my neighbor I developed the famous runner wound( Thigh Chafing..A blister). A blister are caused by friction, heat or sweating. So I began to wonder how could this be. So all kind of things start running Thur my mind. Dang have I gain that much weight that my thighs rubbed together to cause this. My husband assured me this wasn't the cause of it..I was feeling very self conscious. I did the thigh test to see if they touch which they didn't...

But the culprit. I remember having the same thing happening about two months ago. Except it's on my left thigh. My favorite pants I like to workout in the inner seams came apart. While running I didn't feel any discomfort but afterward while taking a shower I discover the pain.

Of course I get my thread and needle and just start sewing it up. These are the same pants that's now cause the second thigh chafing on my right thigh. Same thing, the inner seam came apart the only thing is I felt it this time. Moral of story get new pants and wear compression shorts..

Here is a picture of me getting ready to go do the airfield at 6 a.m. with my neighbor. She called me last night and said that she wanted to go running with me. She said that she have been watching me run around the neighborhood and she admire me and I had inspired her and wanted to know can she go with me. I was caught off guard. Here I am complaining about the 25 lbs I've gain but all this lady saw was me going running up and down hillside(street) in our neighborhood and got inspired.

I was surprise but yet flatter. Of course I said. I normally run the airfield which is 4.3 miles what time do you want to go? She wanted to go as early as possible because she didn't want to be seen by anybody...So I'm like okay we can go at 5 or 6a.m..I like working out in the a.m. the earlier the better..Cars won't be on the road that early because most people are out of town or will be asleep. So I woke up this a.m. It was very cool and it had been raining. I said she probably not going to come due to the rain (more like drizzle)..but she came..

She explain to me that she didn't want to hinder me in my run so If i needed to leave her just run at my own speed. Of course I didn't do that. I explain to her that although we run at different speed..we are in this together..we start together and we will finish together. I encourage her as much as possible. We started off with me picking out objects to run to ad when we reach those objects I pick out 3 more... I kept telling her to let me know if she got tired so we could stop and start walking . We stop a total of two time.. We resume....

She did a great job and I push her and when she got tired instead of stopping I told her to slow it down and start doing the walk run so she can catch her breath but don"t stop...lol...She was concern about how far we had run..I had to remind her it doesn't matter because when we finished we would've ran 4.3 mile the distance of the airfield. All I wanted her to do was concentrated on her running form and breathing technique. Over all she did great. I told her I'm available until Wednesday. We can work out together. I leave Thursday and I want be back until Sept 23rd. So she can have me for two days... now let see what's happen..

See you at the top of your game,
Reflection~ Journey

Reality check..

I finally got on the scale yesterday..Wow was I shocked!!!!! 165lbs..I'm now 25 lbs over weight... I use to be 20(still no better) but 20 sound a whole lot better than 25..I just can't believe it. But I guess that's what's happen when I was skipping workouts due to schooling, eating bad and just making excuses on why I couldn't exercise. You no what? I'm not going to say I didn't have time.. I just had poor time management. I will never sacrfice myself or health again. So back to the drawn board. I know how to get it off. However, I must admitt my biggest thing is staying consistent....Although I've logged in some miles for this month..I have not worked out constantly.. a day here a day there. So tomorrow is going to be an awesome begining of the week..

My workout plan is to work out Monday-Wed a.m. and p.m....Thursday I leave for my me time trip. My goal is to have thursday as my off day considering I'm flying out and I want get to my destination until later but I'm going to talk my girlfriend into stoping by a gym when she pick me up since she will be getting off of work.lolo..really will see how this going to go. Resume working out on Friday-Sunday.. So I'm going to call my bestfriend and let her know my workout schedule and plan so I want have an obstacles.