Okay so I know you expected a post yesterday morning about how my run went on Monday, but you didn't get one because I didn't actually run on Monday.
I know I know day-1 and I am already a slacker, but I had good reason. I had some grocery shopping to do after work because my friends ate me out of house and home this weekend (and I barely had food to start with before they got there)... and it doesn't help that I usually get out late on Monday's anyway, so by the time I got home it was after seven and dark and I am a female and didn't want to be out running at night alone AKA I was looking for any excuse to not go. I told myself I would wake up early on Tuesday and run before work so that I could still post something for you to read and hide from you the fact that I was slacking already, but that obviously didn't work out.
SO I eventually did the run, but it wasn't until after work on Tuesday. The workout was 90second walk followed by a 1minute run for 20 minutes. I wish I paid closer attention to the training schedule I printed out because I had my music set for 1minute intervals and I could definitely have used that extra 30seconds on each walk.
Speaking of the music, my friend turned me on to this website. It's motiontraxx.com and they have all these premade mixes you can download for your workouts. I downloaded the 20minute ciruit one and put it on my iPod. Technically it is not for a running workout (as you will notice if you listen because you are told to do jumping jacks and squat thrusts instead of walk and run), but I pretended that it was because the music did change every minute. Deekron the fitness DJ comes on and talks to you during it and it's pretty motivating, I am definitly interested in testing out some more of their music... and maybe on a non-run day I will attempt the jumping jacks and squat thrusts. Maybe being the operative word.
I guess you want to hear about the actual run/walk... well I started with some stretches because I love to stretch even when not doing physical activity and I got real loose and went outside (and it was FREEZING) and I started off with a warm-up walk and in my head I was telling myself "maybe your first race should be in summer where there is sun" but I didn't let that stop me. So Deekron the fitness DJ comes on my pod and he tells me were about to do jumping jacks and I get read to run and the bell rings and I take off... I mean really take off. I felt great sprinting down the street. My muscles felt good. My body warmed up. I started saying things like "why didn't you do this sooner" and "this is easier than I thought it was going to be" all positive, motivating things.
This happens for about 3 sets of the run/walk and then it starts to hit me. I am out of shape and should never have sprinted the first few sets, especially when the training schedule said "walk slowly 90 seconds" "run slowly 1minute" and here I was sprinting a minute, walking a minute. I really need to start reading directions!!!
There are also quite a few dogs that like to be walked at 6:30pm when I am trying to run, and if there's one thing I hate more than running, it's animals. I mean if you have a pet that is fine, just don't let it slobber or shed on me and we can still hang out... and by all means do not let it try and run after me down the street. Please control your dogs!
Half-way through this I started to say motivating things again because then I could count down the number of intervals left (even though Deekron the fitness DJ was counting up in my ears). I remember doing this many times during softball practice, especially during our dreaded first day of practice and the timed mile. That lasted the whole half-way mark, then I went back to saying obsene things in my head and my shoe came untied so I wasted part of my walking that I was enjoying so much with shoe-tying because knowing me I would have faceplanted otherwise. Note to self, double knot.
I wasn't really sure how far I would get in 20 minutes, especially since walking was involved so I just started running down this one street, got to the end, turned around and came back... and go figure it was perfect timing. The running portion finished three blocks from home so then I had a little cool down before I got back to my apartment to stretch. I live on the second floor, and walking up the stairs was a little painful, I got nervous I wouldn't be able to get out of bed this morning, but I must have stretched everything out pretty well because all but my quads are okay... however, sore muscles make me feel like I did something great so I'll take it. All in all it was a success. I completed the entire 20 minutes and using another website that I love (mapmyrun.com) I discovered that my route was 1.89 miles. Not too shabby... only 3.06 miles to go until I get to 4.97 (8k).
I plan on keeping Day-2 today, so I will have another post for you tomorrow.
XOXO
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STATS
Day of Training: 1/18
20 Minutes: Run slowly 1-minute, Walk slowly 90-seconds
Miles Ran: 1.89
Cumulative Miles: 1.89
Days until Race: 40
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