Week 2 Complete.Hurray!
Week 3 Day 1 in the books as well.Groan...
And I thought 90 seconds was bad. HA! It's cake to 3 minutes. (hmmm.. cake...)
I am not so secretly cursing my parents for not making me go out and run more often as a kid because this sh*t is hard as an adult. Honestly, the things I am struggling with the most are my shin pain and my breathing. I gave some new stretches a shot tonite and having iced the crap out of my shins on Sunday after our run, I noticed a difference. They still hurt but the pain has definitely decreased in intensity. Now, to work on my breathing so I stop sounding like I am giving birth whilst running.
On the plus side, having dropped 15lbs since the last time I gave Couch to 5k a shot, I notice a lot less strain on my knees which makes running slightly more pleasant but only slightly. Also, having a running buddy makes me more accountable. Thanks Hubby!
One of the things I struggle with is follow through and so hitting milestones like completing Week 2 is a big deal for me. Especially with something I don't really *want* to do like, pant and hiss and moan for 2 miles in my neighborhood. And I was especially dreading the 3 min straight run this week. But I did it and for that, I am going to glow with pride. Or sweat. Could go either way.
BTW, running in the rain today was kind of sucky but at least we beat the heavy rain!
Love it, keep going!! I was right there, exactly, last summer, now I'm training for the Columbus marathon this fall :) just wanted to let u know I'm on day 16 of my cleanse & down 8 lbs, thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteYes! Are you doing the Standard Process Mandy? Keep it up! It's a cake walk at 16 days, you are way over the hump.
ReplyDeleteNope, doing the Freston cleanse. I didn't want to get into any supplements. Just total elimination of alcohol, caffine, sugar, gluten & animal products for 21 days :)
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