What a Difference Five Minutes Makes
This week’s training plan was to jog 3 minutes, walk 90 seconds, jog 5 minutes, walk 2.5 minutes and repeat.
Can I just tell you that I don’t think I have jogged for five straight minutes ever in my life? And I did it twice today! My main problem is that for some reason when I’m alone, I tend to jog too fast. I have to keep reminding myself that I am not going for speed, I am going for endurance, so I need to slow it down. I don’t know why but when I’m with Karin, I don’t do that. Maybe because we want to chat so we jog slow enough that we can still carry on a conversation.
I still look at this and wonder how on earth I am going to run three miles on Thanksgiving Day. I try to be positive and all that, but it still just seems beyond my abilities. Thirty-three years of telling myself I hate running will do that, I suppose. But when I’m in the midst of the jogging, I know I could do more. I don’t because the plan specifically says not to do more, even if you feel like you can, but I could and that makes me feel pretty damn good.
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I’m so proud of you!
Just saw Shelly’s comment and hope that I don’t sound condescending either. It’s the truth. Very impressive.
I am SO proud of you for doing this, Donna. You’re inspiring ME to get after this fitness stuff!!
You can jog AND carry on a conversation? Wow! Now that is impressive!!!
Cheering you from my couch!!! That is awesome donna. Seriously. I have been making myself walk 5 times a week and I think sometimes, how could I ever run all that I walk…I would die. Already you are doing more than you ever have…it just proves you have it in you. you have 8 more weeks…that is a long time, you can do it!