So it's the beginning of the Couch to 5k Week 4 Day 1, the supposed "cut week" of the running program. It was a run for X amount of minutes and walk for X/2 amount of minutes for an interval set of X = 3, 5, 3, and 5 minutes. This means a total of 16 minutes running (the sum of the X intervals) and 8 minutes of walking (the sum of the X/2 intervals). There's also 5 minutes of walking before and after the exercise.
This week is going to be a fun challenge. My body reacted very well to the five minute run. Yeah, it sucks, and it's a grind near the end, but it's so rewarding. It's kind of scary at first, but maybe it's just because today was Halloween.
I thought it would be funny to jog around the neighborhood with a violent Halloween mask on, but it would have probably sucked for me. And there weren't any trick-or-treaters to harass. It would have been disappointing and I'm glad I ran with my traditional accessories.
The first three minute run was not difficult. I'd done the runs last week (they were the challenging set) and they felt familiar. I did not like the length of the five minute run at first and it felt like the second five minute run was going to really suck. But the breaks were just enough and it all worked out. I felt great at the end.
This program has an amazing pace. I absolutely love it thus far. Apparently it gets pretty challenging next week but I'm not going to dissect the methods before I've done them. I'm excited to see what my body has in store (potential energy!).
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