C25K W2D1

I didn't expect 90 seconds of running to be so hard! I was doing really well with 60 seconds. Maybe I shouldn't have half-skipped D3 last week? Yeah. It's coming back to haunt me. No joke.

It was probably 75 or 80 when I went out, which was my first mistake. My second mistake was starting out at a pretty fast pace. By the end of my run I was jogging at half my usual speed and I was panting something fierce. I never gave up though. I never walked when I should have been running. One thing I did get right was bringing my bottle of water with me. It saved me from certain death I'll tell you what.

Also, Matt and I chose to purchase a C25K app for my iPod, instead of making our own playlists. The main reason for this was because the scripts for making our own playlists didn't allow half-minutes, so we would've had to go 2 full minutes running and that was definitely NOT going to happen. lol. The unfortunate thing is that I can't run my iPod's pedometer while the running app is going, so I can't tell you my steps stats, or how far I went. Oh well. Maybe we'll put a real pedometer on the list of things to buy, right next to "proper running shoes".

I must express my fear for W3: I can't picture myself running for three minutes straight and it scares me to DEATH that I won't be able to do it. It's all mental though, right? As long as I don't pass out or start throwing up only my own lack of will can hold me back.

Because I can do this. I WILL do this. My goal is to complete C25K in its entirety. I've stumbled slightly but I'm pushing onward. W2D2 tomorrow, hopefully it goes better than D1.