C25K Week 1 Day 1

Let me be incredibly crass here for a moment.  This morning’s run sucked donkey balls.  I finished the damn thing.  But it was NOT FUN.

The Bad: 

It was so incredibly THICK outside. Pea soup. Molassas. Mud.

 

I had a hard time catching my breath during the running sessions. 

My walking intervals were SLOW.  I decided to use these to breath, because breathing was not happening during the running. (well, not happening easily)

During my 7^th running interval, I thought I was going to throw up. 

Irritated that my 2 miles of walking on Tuesday was FASTER than my 2 miles of intervals today.

What we ran in this morning.

The Good:

I FINISHED THE DAMN THING! Plus an additional 15 minutes of recovery walking. For a total of 40 minutes on the trail.

There was no pain from the surgery incision OR the incision for the pellets.  I did twinge a bit where my appendix USED to be. 

My husband was a great running buddy, despite the fact that we got into an argument over whose timing system was correct.  (that would be mine, of course)

I love my little Gymboss.  Much nicer than trying to keep track of my intervals on my watch.  (I don’t like using my C25K app for a variety of reasons. Might need to look into trying another one at some point) 

My cardio recovered a lot faster than I expected.

My legs are not hurting. 

My flexibility isn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be. The stretches felt good. 

I did NOT throw up!!

I cannot wait for cooler weather to get here.  It is SO MUCH EASIER to do this when it is 40 degrees outside!  Hell, even 60 would be really nice.