After a back spasm at Christmas carrying the twins, then getting sick and bla bla bla, I had to stop running for a month. I know... I was up to Week 4 in the C25K program. I started up again in Week 3, then moved up again to 4... then psyched myself out. How? I was keeping track of the time. Every time a minute increase came I got nervous and told myself how much harder it was going to be and I wasn't really enjoying it anymore. When I was younger and ran long distance track, timing each stint was the last thing on my mind. I ran until I got tired, took a little break and started again - and saw how long it took only at the end.
So, that's what I did. I actually covered the timer on the tradmill, and I had half an hour to run (life with kids, heh). I felt WAY better during the running parts and just listened to my body. Turns out I can do more than 5 mins at a time. I did TEN minutes, 2 min break, and TEN minutes again! I broke the 3K point which was nagging me and in my half hour workout I went 3.1K.
But I FELT better about it. (And watched my show.)My Stabil 6 shoes are GREAT, my back is better, and tonight I actually got a little leg burn from the extended efforts that I'm actually able to do. I know the C25K is great for some people, but I had to ditch it and do my own thing. It's different for everyone, eh? Still adjusting, still adjusting...
Happy running, peeps.
Marcy
