Okay, so I didn’t blog about my last two times out. I went out the morning of 10/31 and it was really difficult to keep going. I could barely run the sixty seconds, and it was painful walking. The whole thing was hard.
So, I got a new fangled phone…it’s kind of like the stepchild of the iPhone, but I think it’s pretty damn awesome. I downloaded an app that will track your runs/walks, etc, so I did that and here are my stats! I love stats. LOL
Distance: 1.83 miles
Average Pace: 16.40 min/mi
Calories burned (based on my weight and pace): 399
Time: 30 mins.
Of course that doesn’t include the strength training I did beforehand. I’ve completely forgotten what I did…
After that the next time I went out was on 11/04. I was just so emotionally spent that I just didn’t have it in me to run or anything. Instead, my roommate and I took a brisk walk. It really lifted the spirits. And since I’m a geek, here are the stats for that!
Distance: 1.72 miles
Pace 19:11 min/mi
Calories: 265
Time: 33 mins
What’s funny is that it’s not that much different from my runs. LOL
Then, finally, on Saturday I went out there to do my first Week 2 run. I kicked my ass with the following circuit:
Climbing up the stairs, doing 5 pushups at the top, going down and doing 5 lunges for each side. I did this three times…and I’m STILL sore.
Then I did my Week 2 run…and I finished it!! I felt really good. I felt like I was really pushing myself, but not beyond what I couldn’t do. No wonder the Couch to 5K program is so popular!
Here are my stats for that run.
Distance 2.13 miles
Pace 15.50 min/mi
Calories 463
Time: 33 mins
Considering that I’m now doing 90 second runs and two minute walks instead of 60 second runs and 90 second walks…I really can’t say that this is progress. I’ll have to wait until the next couple of Week 2 runs to see it.
I was supposed to have done my second run this morning, but I stayed up way too late last night. Nevertheless, I’m feeling like I might be losing some weight. I’m wearing a sweater today that used to be a bit tighter than it is now. Might just be me…but I thought that was awesome. Way awesome.
So…that’s it!
