I'm still at it!

Since several people have asked, here's a recap of my most recent run. I finally officially started the C25K program on Tuesday. Of course I chose the most humid day in the pat two weeks to do it.

I figured I'd feel a little dumb just running up and down our street so I decided to tackle the next street over too. It was an excellent and awful idea. Excellent due to the change of scenery, and it was also actually just the right length. I'd like to say I planned it that way but that would be a lie. Awful because the street over is a hill, a bumpy hill at that. And not one that you can run up at the beginning when you still have energy and run back down once you're tired. No, this one you go down initially then, once you're already winded, you fight back up not just a steady incline but these the or four humps that are easily double the slope of the overall hill. Not a beginning runner's best friend! Fortunately the plan I'm using had built in intervals...


The approach of the C25K plan is to start you out doing more walking than running; after a five minute warmup you do 60 seconds of running then 90 seconds of a walking and then repeat. I didn't quite finish a whole running cycle without having to stop and walk but I only skipped two altogether and both were on the way back up that massive hill.

I'm just pleased to say that I didn't have to stop and gasp for breath although there were times when I wanted to!

Not sure how to sum up other than to say it was once again not horrible and it was not quite as interminable as I had expected. Thanks to everyone who is keeping me honest and holding me accountable. I'll write again soon.