C25K: W2D3, Thursday, July 24, 2008

And week 2 is finished with today's workout!

I struggled in the middle 2 intervals, but did complete all running intervals (though someone who really runs would say I was probably shuffling more than jogging). Now it's on to W3D1 in Maine on Saturday. Looking forward to that, if only for a change of scenery. I will say, though, that I'm going to miss the bike path for running when I move.

I'm a little nervous about Week 3 - but what was going through my head when I felt like I was struggling this morning was, "At least you're healthy enough to be out here complaining about running! If Karen can finish a half-marathon with an injury, you can certainly power your way through a few 90-second (or 3 minute) intervals." And so it went, and I finished the workout.

And congratulations to Karen for running the Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half-Marathon in support of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation this past Sunday! With friends who have run a 10k race and a half-marathon recently, I have no excuse for not doing my C25K workouts.

I figured out that if I just do a C25K workout every other day, I will finish the program on Thursday, September 4, just in time to run the race on Sunday, Sept. 7.

I felt so much better today mentally knowing I'd done my workout this morning. You'd think that would propel me out the door on the mornings when I have a workout scheduled.

Ah, well, no sense dwelling on what I didn't do, and focus on what I want to do for the next month and a few weeks! Looking forward to my run/walk on Thursday!