building new constructs from here to there
Five fucking minutes.
Apparently I ain’t got no time for fucking around. One day when I go back to C25K, it’ll be so interesting to run 90 second intervals.
For now tho, I’m just focused on turning my day around, remembering who I am, and being present.
In light of yesterday’s awesome, I bit the bullet and did day1 week1 of C25K!!
Holy fuck.
That was amazing and oww and amazing.
I gave myself an extra two minutes of walk time at the halfway point. I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to complete the second half without it.
The second half was actually easier than the first, I think. You run 5 of 8 and then suddenly you only have three left and it flies. Craziest thing.
But I did it!!
And I did it in a neighborhood, with people passing and cars passing and a little girl (and her dad) who said hi and asked how I was while I was running and I still answered her back! I let them all be a witness to my greatness instead of feeling like they were all judging me.
Man. I am so fucking proud of myself for this run.
New goals met!! 30 second run/30 second walk. 20 minutes!! (5 min warm up/cool down)
Running for that long was so challenging! There were so many thoughts bouncing around in my head. My left ankle tendon throbs! Slow breathe in; slow breathe out. Follow through–heel to toe. Am I standing up straight? Do I have good form? Slow dowwwwwnn.
But also it is exhilarating moving my body like that! I can’t wait til jogging builds enough endurance that I can maintain long running strides.
Yesterday I decided I would do either 20 or 25 second runs, but at the last minute today I decided for 30 with a 15 minute duration. Five minutes into the run I decided I’d do 25 total with the warmup and cooldown. It felt so freaking good.
This week I commit to writing out a two week training plan. Today I downloaded the C25K app, mostly because I didn’t want to have to create my own plan. But their week 1 is run 60 seconds and I’m not there yet. So this week I’ll write out a plan for the next couple weeks and then hopefully I’ll be able to pick up their week 1 on my week 4.
I don’t have a solid timetable or deadline for being ready to do my 5K. Before summer’s end. For now I just want to run and get stronger and go for longer. I can’t convey how gratifying it feels that I already feel progress!
