WEEK 2

Greetings,

I've made it through week 2, but not without some struggles. Like last week, I ran for 30-minute sessions on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, cross-trained on Tuesday and Thursday, lifted weights on Thursday and rested on Saturday. I was able to meet my goal of 10-minute running intervals, with 1 minute walks in between. So far, my body is feeling fine, no knee problems or aches and pains.

However, my run on Wednesday morning was a real struggle for me. My stomach was upset and I was totally out of breath as I attempted my 8-minute running intervals. I was able to finish but I felt sick and winded afterward. It may have been that I was over-worked from the yoga and cycling I did the night before, or the whole wheat pasta I decided to try the night before, or the fact that I didn't sleep well that night. Whatever the case may be, I've decided not to work out the evening before I run, I make sure that I'm in the bed and winding down by 9:30pm the night before I run, and I'm more mindful of what I eat the night before I run.

You may have noticed that I've added a ticker to my blog, counting down to my first 5K race. I've decided to register for the "Race for Jobs" held by the Philadelphia Unemployment Project. It's a 5K USATF Certified Race Course at the Philadelphia Art Museum (Kelly Drive) being held on Saturday, August 30 at 8am. After visiting the organization's website, I figured it was a good cause to run for.

My goal for week 3 is to continue to increase my run intervals from the current 10 minutes to 20 minutes by the end of the week. This may be a stretch but I thought this would be a good time for me push myself a bit. I've been pretty conservative for the first 2 weeks. Check back in next week to see how I do!



Up for the 20-minute challenge,


Almost Thirty