W7D3 got me. It was the first time I've had to quit before time was up. I just couldn't do it.
All week this week I've been going to the gym in the morning. I am SO tired in the mornings, but I do enjoy having the evening free to get things done. I've been trying to get up earlier to wake up a little more and try to eat a little breakfast before I go, so maybe I'll have a little more energy...But so far that's not working out...
I have to take my thyroid meds first thing in the morning and I can't eat for 30 minutes (supposed to be an hour, but ain't nobody got time for that). So, I'm going to have to start getting up even earlier. (think out of bed by 4:15. eww.)
I thought I could get by with 4:45, but after my banana and bagel almost made a reappearance yesterday while I was running, twice, I decided I need a little more time to digest. I don't know exactly what these thyroid meds are doing, but if nothing else they are messing with my stomach. Ahh the joys of getting older.
I also determined this week that doing my c25k days back to back is a BAD idea. When the pros say you need a day in between to "rest" they really mean it. That might be another reason why yesterday was such a struggle.
I love love love the couch to 5 k program and would recommend it to anyone for building endurance, but the closer this race gets the more I'm thinking about how I'm actually going to run it. I'm thinking about doing intervals instead of just running it straight through. I have to keep my pace so slow I think it would actually take me longer to jog it than if I did something like run for 2 minutes, walk for a minute through the whole thing. If I jog the whole thing, I think I'm looking at a time of around 39 minutes. However, if I walk/run, I'm looking more at 35...because when I say run, I actually mean run. I think I may give that a try in the few days in between when c25k is over and 5k day. Who knows.
Oh! So far, I've logged 47.5 miles in the couch to 5k app! I'm not counting the days in between that I'm walking, but that's a long way! Yay! I've covered a lot of treadmill ground....if the weather does as it's predicted to I think I'm gonna run outside tomorrow. I'm not as good at running outside as I am at running inside, so it should be interesting. I'm a little nervous that it's going to be a train wreck....
In other news, our teams outfits are going to be fabulous. Think tutus and glow in the dark everything. I can't wait!!! 22 days!!!
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