Well what a day today's workout was!

I was back into the C25K running programme today for week 2 in the training. This involved a stretch to warm up, then a brisk 5 min walk, which I completed at 4km/hr today to start preparing for the running component to be at 5km/hr as that is going to be my goal, 5km in an hour, then eventually under an hour.

After the 5 mins walking I launched in 90 secs of running, up from last weeks 60 secs. Who would know that an extra 30 secs would be such a jump. It was. I had upped the speed too, so I'm sure that impacted, but the 90 secs really was hard going for me. I was so grateful for the 2 mins walking afterwards to recover before running again. After a few repetitions and before I was at 1/2 way I really wanted to cry. I was a bit overwhelmed, feeling tired and really scared I wasn't going to be able to finish. If I could have afforded the energy to cry I would have. Instead I put that energy into rising above it and making sure I completed it. In my head I saw those awful photos of me from the start of week 1. I want to make progress, and it's not going to happen if I don't push through this. This really is a head game. It would be easy to go, "it's too hard", but saying that isn't going to get me where I want to be.

I am proud that I completed it - the whole 20 mins of running and walking and then the cool down.

I was absolutely dripping afterwards, I grabbed a 1 l bottle of water and headed for the shower. It's now about an hour since I finished and I have a warm buzz in my muscles that kind of feels satisfying. This really is a journey - hills to climb and conquer and all..

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