Yoga and Running

So as mentioned before, I have decided I need to add some cardio to my workout routine. I love yoga and it has in fact been the encouraging factor of why I want to start doing more cardio. So I decided that today I'm going to start running. I figure I need a goal, and this may be a bit out of my reach, but I want to try to finish the Color Blast 5k on March 23. Noticed I said finish. I don't know if I'll be able to run the whole thing because of how running went today.

 So the way I like to run is with music. I know a lot of people disagree with this because you can't hear your breath and keep your pace, but I love music. It encourages me to keep going and keeps me from getting bored. So here was my playlist:

1. Lose Yourself by Eminem
2. Thrift Shop by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (Walk)
3. Raise Your Glass by Pink (Run)
4. Radioactive by Imagine Dragons (Walk)
5. Panic Station by Muse (Run)
6. Tiptoe by Imagine Dragons (Walk)
7. Lonely Boy by the Black Keys
8. Ho Hey by the Lumineers  (Walk)
9. (I cannot remember what I listened to but I ran to it) (Run)
10. On Top of the World by Imagine Dragons (Walk)

Overall about a 30 minute run/walk routine. A really good workout, possibly too good. But here was the problem. I started off with Eminem and my pace was pretty fast (too fast for someone who hasn't ran for nearly 2 years and wants to keep going after this song). But I thought, its only a 3 to 4 minute song and I can run this fast for that long. Well 'Lose Yourself' is actually a 5 to 6 minute song. I finished the song, and the entire run for that matter, but I never caught my breath. I kept thinking "And there are people who actually like to run???" I couldn't imagine in that moment ever wanting to run again.

Now I'm home and I can barely move. If I get up its a shuffle around my house (thank goodness I have hardwoods floors and socks). But I'm in a better state of mind about continuing running and I realize that that was the first step. I hadn't run in a long time, started out too fast and need to built up slower. So I am planning on running again tomorrow. Just a bit slower.

But I will not be doing my Progression of Poses today for two reasons:

1. I only went to one yoga class this past week so I don't know how much good it will do. 
2. I can't move.

So there you have it. First day of running a success because I finished what I set out to do, but now I am more tired than ever. I really hope this gets better.