Week 3, Day 1

Well, I missed writing my post for Wk 2, Day 3 because I was on Whidbey. I ran on the street, by myself. It went pretty well. I ran all of the intervals complete. Pretty uneventful. I was tired.

I was dreading todays work out. I have been putting off all week because I figured it was going to be hard & I wouldn't be able to complete it. Todays workout consisted of running 90 seconds, walking 2 minutes, running 3 minutes, walking, running 3 minutes, walking, then running 90 seconds. I figured there was no way I'd be able to run for 3 minutes straight! I can barely finish 90 seconds! I was mad & didn't understand why the program went from a minute & a half to 3?! Why wouldn't it go to 2 minutes & work up to 3?

So I went to the gym & got on the treadmill. The first 90 second run went pretty well. I surprised myself. Then I started the 3 minute run. I kept my eye on the clock & mentally talked my way through it.... "Just two more minutes to go. Half way done. One more minute." And before I knew it, I had run 3 minutes without stopping! I mean it was hard, but I did it! And then I did all the rest of the intervals! Before I knew it, my 30 minutes were over! And I felt good! (and proud). = )