Week 5 = Done
I can't wait to go to the gym tonight. I think one of the best decisions I've made recently is to join the YMCA. Granted I've only been there three times since signing up, but they've totally been worth it. It's nice to have an indoor track to run on, and the cardio room is nice too. I'm going to have to explore more of their classes at some point, but for now I'm happy where I am.Last week was week 5 of C25K. I can't believe I've been at it for over a month now. I am impressed with my progress. Saturday I ran for a full 20 minutes without any walking. I was kind of unsure whether I'd be able to or not as I remember running for 3 minutes a few weeks ago was rather difficult. I read a lot of the coolrunning.com message boards in regards to Week 5 Day 3, and everyone said that it's more psychological than anything. So I took that with me as I headed to the gym Saturday morning. I decided that instead of listening to my podcast, I'd listen to my own music and go at my own pace. I made a pact with myself not to look at my watch until I felt I was at least halfway through my run. When I checked it I'd been running over 10 minutes! It felt good. I also made sure to pace myself. I can run pretty fast if I want to, but I didn't want to run out of energy halfway through and have to walk. I made a point to push myself during the last few minutes of my run, which made it even better.
I'm looking forward to my run tonight. It's back to intervals though. I actually think I prefer running for a longer period of time than doing intervals. It seems like when I slow down and walk for awhile I lose my momentum. I do understand that it's better to take it slow though. I don't want to do too much too soon and end up hurting myself. Today it's run 5 mins, walk 3 mins, run 8 mins, walk 3 mins, run 5 mins, shouldn't be too bad. I think before I'll do about 20 minutes on the bike or elliptical. Last week I did 20 minutes on the bike before running, except day 3 when I did the bike after my run, as I wanted to make sure I had enough energy to run the full 20 minutes.
Next on my list if to get a heart rate monitor or watch that I can clock my laps on. I was trying to do it in my head, but the laps at the gym are pretty small (19.5 = 1 mile) and I seriously lose track after awhile. Currently though I'm just running for time. Once I'm done with intervals I'll start running for distance. I'm hoping I can pull off at least 10 minute miles when the program is done. Maybe even a bit better by the Danskin, though I'm not overly concerned about racing, I still want to do well.
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