Cramps
Well, today really sucked at the gym.
I had a really painful leg cramp, the first one I had since I started working out again. This one hit me in the middle of the treadmill like a sledgehammer. One moment I was jogging with gusto, the next this excruciating, stinging pain was hitting my leg from all sides. I nearly fell off the damn machine… I had cold sweats after I got off, not only because of the pain, but also because of a little embarrasment at my brief moment of vulnerability.
I dunno what brought it on … perhaps it was caused by me wearing my leather shoes to work and walking a couple of blocks with it. I felt a very slight, throbbing pain early in the day, but I shrugged it off, coz I often get those sensations after I’ve walked a bit on bad shoes. Well, now I learned my lesson – I’m gonna wear my rubbers to work – rubber shoes that is…