It was suggested to me (again) this weekend that I could run further than I thought I could. So, with some suggestions of slowing down and paying attention to my breathing better, I got remotivated to head to the gym Sunday and actually do some running. This time, I was going to ignore distance, ignore time, and ignore the lap markers and just focus on breathing. And......I did it! I was able to run (really slowly) a full seven minutes without stopping. I wasn't able to repeat the feat on my second and third repetitions but I was proud of myself nonetheless.
So, today, I went with an online plan I found and opted to start myself in Week 4 of the plan which had me running 5 minutes and walking 2 as recovery. By the fourth repetition of that, I was sure I wasn't going to last I was so tired. So....instead of giving up, I slowed it down and focused on breathing again. And I was able to finish it out!!! :) I may have been really slow but I was able to do it!!!
I'll continue with this plan this week (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) and finish it up with the Half on Sunday. Next week, it will hop a level to Week 5 and by Veteran's Day, I should be able to run a full 30 minutes without stopping. I feel like it's a challenging goal but one that will help me get a better fitness level and be able to really hit my goal for next year!
I'm so appreciative to all of you out there who continue to support me in this..... :)
Awesome job keeping up the pace! Angie does a five minute running and one minute walk and says she loves it! I think she pushes herself faster during her 5 minute run than she was running for the whole distance before, because she's getting really fast!
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