hopper69's Journal

Okay...have been adding in some more running to my walking regime...just trying to get comfortable with having a higher breathing rate again.  I am over 9 1/2 mos. post PE so you would think I would be more comfortable with this now.  But...that is how I knew something was wrong last year....I would run on the treadmill or be on a hike and would just completely lose my breath...very scary feeling.  I just get nervous about that happening again so have been slow to incorporate anything super aerobic.  I've been very comfortable going on long walks, swimming, and doing strength and yoga exercises since last summer.  Today I have been doing my running on my Wii fitness....felt a little more comfortable with this....I did a short run and then two long runs...less than 20 minutes on the Wii, but didn't ever feel any breathlessness...yeah!  I checked my heartrate after the first long run and it was only around 100-110...so I am certainly not going all-out.  I used to run marathons, half-marathons, 5 and 10ks...never thought that running in place for less than 20 minutes would be such an accomplishment :)  My son is trying to convince me to try an even longer run on the Wii today....I may give it a go...feeling pretty good right now.  I really don't plan to get too much into running again....had too many knee problems when training for long distances, but would love to feel comfortable running 2-3 miles in the mornings again (in addition to walks, stretching, strength training, and yoga).