Today was my longest gym run. I am very proud of myself for going as far, and as long as I did today.!
I started with a five minute warm up at 2.5 mph, then started the C25K app on Week One, Day Three and walked the warm up at 3.0 and followed the program until it said I was half way there. Then I switched to Week Three, Day Three and still walked through the five minute warm up, and completed the run/walk program. I walked at 3.0 during the cool down, after running the last minute of the last walking segment. After that was over, I did a real cool down for an extra five minutes and decreased the speed by 0.5 every minute.
Time/Weather:
I left the house around 10:00 but needed to make a quick stop at Walgreens first. Then I finally headed out to the gym. It was already pretty warm but not too humid and no clouds. When I got home, I checked the temperature and it was a nice 94ºF.
What Worked:
This morning everything seemed to work. I had my iPod going with the mix from Rock-My-Run and mixed up my routine and had a strawberry watermelon Gatorade, and all was well. I am very proud of myself for my run today. I am glad that I was able to go almost as far as a 5K, and do it in under an hour. Only a few weeks left until the Firehose FunRun 5K at MCAS, and I need to work on distance as much as I work on stamina.
What Didn't Work:
I guess the only thing that I can say that didn't work today was my towel at the gym. It kept trying to fall off the dashboard of the treadmill. I caught it a few times, but one time I had to stop someone and ask them to pick it up for me. Luckily the guy was nice and did. I think it is a lighter weight towel than what I usually use, I ended up sticking it in the cup holder with my small bottle of Gatorade that kept rattling around. All in all, everything went well today.
Motivation:
I thought about this today while I was running. Was I running because I wanted to? Yes. Was I running because I had Macaroni and Cheese for dinner last night? No. Was I running because I knew I would feel better for the rest of the day if I did? Yes. Was I running because I want to run faster and be stronger, and run farther? Yes.
I am kind of starting to really enjoy this! Didn't want to run today, but I did. Feeling great--especially with the longest gym run I've done yet! It's only going to get better!
I left the house around 10:00 but needed to make a quick stop at Walgreens first. Then I finally headed out to the gym. It was already pretty warm but not too humid and no clouds. When I got home, I checked the temperature and it was a nice 94ºF.
What Worked:
This morning everything seemed to work. I had my iPod going with the mix from Rock-My-Run and mixed up my routine and had a strawberry watermelon Gatorade, and all was well. I am very proud of myself for my run today. I am glad that I was able to go almost as far as a 5K, and do it in under an hour. Only a few weeks left until the Firehose FunRun 5K at MCAS, and I need to work on distance as much as I work on stamina.
What Didn't Work:
I guess the only thing that I can say that didn't work today was my towel at the gym. It kept trying to fall off the dashboard of the treadmill. I caught it a few times, but one time I had to stop someone and ask them to pick it up for me. Luckily the guy was nice and did. I think it is a lighter weight towel than what I usually use, I ended up sticking it in the cup holder with my small bottle of Gatorade that kept rattling around. All in all, everything went well today.
Motivation:
I am kind of starting to really enjoy this! Didn't want to run today, but I did. Feeling great--especially with the longest gym run I've done yet! It's only going to get better!
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