Oh god, it's so late and I'm so tired but I must, must, must tell you this:
I have entered my 5th week of the Couch to 5k program. Two weeks ago I was struggling to run for 3 minutes, walk for 90 seconds, run for 3 minutes, etc. Last week I had advanced to run for 3 minutes, walk for 90 seconds, run for 5 minutes, walk for 90 seconds and repeat. This week I have increased my running times to 5 minutes and 8 minutes, with the short walks in between as above. Did you hear that? Eight minutes! Plus five, plus five, plus five! And this morning I actually sprinted a little bit, and my legs felt great and my lungs felt almost great.
Of course, now I'm tired as poop, and I still somehow have 2 more pages to tack on to the end of my paper which is due in 48 hours, and I still haven't packed for my break, and tomorrow we're putting almost $1,000 into the car because we love it and that's what responsible owners do.
Oh, and I finished my sweater. Pictures soon.
- Jessica
- This blog is EXPIRED! and is no longer maintained. It began in 2006 when I moved to Vietnam, and followed me through moving to Virginia; working at a Montessori school; hosting at the John C. Campbell Folk School; and getting married.
2 comments:
Yay!! Run, Jessica, Run!
Way to go!!! You are quickly becoming a Runner...that is so awesome! Isn't it a great feeling?
I just got in off my treadmill...I have officially worked up to the 3 mile mark. I walked for 5 minutes to warm up and then ran for 36! I'm only running at 4.5mph (sped up to 5.0 for the last 2 minutes) but I'm running and it feels so awesome!!!!
Keep it up! You are making progress and will be running the whole time before you know it!
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