I just finished my third and final run-walk of Week 1. And it by no means felt "easy." As exhilarated as I am at having completed the first week of the C25K program, it is with trepidation that I contemplate beginning Week 2. Instead of running for 1 minute and then walking, Week 2 will require that I up my running to 1.5 minutes. That probably seems like a tiny increase to most but to me it seems huge. By my last two runs in Week 1 I am literally counting down the seconds till a minute is up. I am not certain I'll be able to manage another 30 seconds. I wonder if I should maybe repeat Week 1 until I gain some more confidence (and stamina). Yet I suppose I won't know if I can do it until I try - so for the moment, I will be starting Week 2, run #1 on Monday. I will see how it goes and if I feel like I can't keep it up I will just repeat Week 1 again. No harm in that. But there's also no point in giving up before I even try.
#4. I like that I can cook and that people enjoy eating my cooking!
Friday, June 4, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Day Two - Couch to 5K
Boy, am I ever missing the couch.
Is it possible that Day Two was harder than Day One? Maybe because my body knows what to expect and is rebelling - "holy s**t! You're doing this to me AGAIN?!"
I started out feeling great - energized and ready to run-walk (or "ralk" as my husband likes to call it). By the time I was half way through I was starting to huff and puff quite a lot and knew my face was likely beet red (I am ruddy complexioned to start with so it doesn't require much exertion for me to turn the colour of a cooked lobster). By the second last run, I was telling myself "you can do this! Don't give up" because my legs were telling me they wanted to give up. On the 8th and final run it took all I had just to finish those last ten seconds. My app congratulated me on finishing and reminded me to maintain a brisk walk for five minutes to cool down. Ha! I felt more like I was stumbling for five minutes. It felt good to stretch after the cool down and I tried not to be too discouraged by how wrecked I felt after doing only 8 measly minutes of running (and not even consecutively)! But I recognize this as typical "me" behaviour. If things don't happen right away I get discouraged. I am also known for being great at coming up with ideas and making plans but not so great on the follow through. So recognizing that, I need to keep telling myself that every day I complete this program I am getting closer to my goal of running 5K and being healthier. It seems so far off at this point. It will not happen overnight.
#3. I like the fact that I have slim ankles that seemingly stay slim no matter how much weight I gain.
Is it possible that Day Two was harder than Day One? Maybe because my body knows what to expect and is rebelling - "holy s**t! You're doing this to me AGAIN?!"
I started out feeling great - energized and ready to run-walk (or "ralk" as my husband likes to call it). By the time I was half way through I was starting to huff and puff quite a lot and knew my face was likely beet red (I am ruddy complexioned to start with so it doesn't require much exertion for me to turn the colour of a cooked lobster). By the second last run, I was telling myself "you can do this! Don't give up" because my legs were telling me they wanted to give up. On the 8th and final run it took all I had just to finish those last ten seconds. My app congratulated me on finishing and reminded me to maintain a brisk walk for five minutes to cool down. Ha! I felt more like I was stumbling for five minutes. It felt good to stretch after the cool down and I tried not to be too discouraged by how wrecked I felt after doing only 8 measly minutes of running (and not even consecutively)! But I recognize this as typical "me" behaviour. If things don't happen right away I get discouraged. I am also known for being great at coming up with ideas and making plans but not so great on the follow through. So recognizing that, I need to keep telling myself that every day I complete this program I am getting closer to my goal of running 5K and being healthier. It seems so far off at this point. It will not happen overnight.
#3. I like the fact that I have slim ankles that seemingly stay slim no matter how much weight I gain.
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