I actually felt pretty good. The 8 minutes stretches were not as hard as I thought they'd be. I don't know if I just psyched myself up for it better, was so anxious to get out there, or if it was because I wasn't running on an empty stomach, like first thing in the morning. At any rate, it was good.
Day three was yesterday. And it kicked my butt. Seriously.
I ran over by Mom's house, since Rob had an appointment, and I was over there anyway. So she watched the kids (or rather the kids watched Noggin over there for 30 minutes) and I set out for my first straight 2 mile jog.
It was TOUGH. Actually, the first 10 minutes weren't so bad, but I was ready to walk by then. But I didn't. I kept on pushing. I didn't get too winded, which is good, but I really felt the tiredness in my legs, and by the time my podcast told me my 20 minutes was up, I felt like puking. I was definitely feeling my legs, and ever so grateful that I took some detours down dead end streets when I hit the Great Big Hill going back up to Mom's house... it was hard enough to walk up it at that point, and I knew I wasn't going to be up for tackling that hill at the end of my run.
The route I took was a bit more hilly than the one I run here, so that could account for some of the tiredness I feel today. But it was the first time I've ever jogged a whole two miles in my entire life (I think the most I ever ran when I was in school was one mile... and I was in way better shape, and a good deal younger then!
) All in all, a good week. I'm trying to think of a way to safely step up my program a little, so I'll be ready for my 5K on time. I have 4 more weeks of training on this program, and the Race for the Cure is in 3 weeks! I really want to try to run the whole thing, so I think maybe if I cut out my day of rest on Sunday, and truly run every other day, I can probably accomplish my goal of finishing this program before the race, and still give my legs the rest they need.
So, tomorrow, I'll start Week 6, Day 1!
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