Oopsie, a little bit behind.
Week 3 was a success. I've discovered that I should not run on Tuesday nights. It's my lowest energy day of the week and Tuesday runs always leave me feeling like I'm attempting the impossible.
Week 4 was pretty good. The first run sucked (again, on a Tuesday), but my Friday run was great and then my first outdoor run was a success on Sunday...I did week 1 of C25K but on the asphalt and went 2 miles in about 38 minutes. I was definitely happy with that.
Last night, I did it a little differently and decided to run a mile. Or at least as much of a mile as I could. I ran the mile in 21:15 according to my wildly inaccurate treadmill, but I did 16:15 of that running. Including one 9 minute stretch. Endorphins kicked in on one run and I realized that "runners high" is not just a trick they play on people to try to convince them running is fun.
Tomorrow I am doing a mile outside. Then Sunday I'm doing 1.3 miles inside. Then Tuesday I can get back to the gym and use the good treadmills and the bike path. It'll be on my lunch, so the energy thing shouldn't be an issue. I think if I increase my mileage by .3 or so each pair of runs (1 indoor, 1 outdoor, taking walk breaks as needed). I should be ready to rock and roll by September 15th.
Is it weird that I'm looking ahead to my 2nd 5K when I haven't even done my first one? But the student governement at the kids' school is going to put on a 5K in October to help raise money for a new playground, which the school desperately needs. My kids are starting 2nd grade and Kindergarten, so they are going to be there for awhile. There is also normally a 5K in late October that raises money for my old school's athletic programs. Then there is another in the Spring for the PT school where I work that raises money for a scholarship fund. Good thing I bought those running shoes!
