Friday, April 20, 2012

8 minutes never seemed so long...

Last night I flew down to Pensacola to meet J for our annual anniversary trip. We got married here in 2009 and come back each year to celebrate. He coordinated it with a work trip and drove down, so I flew down and will drive back with him on Sunday. Our actual anniversary isn't until next Wednesday, but he'll be out of town and we have a friend coming into town next weekend. I was determined to keep up my running even though I'm on vacation, so after hitting snooze a couple of times I got up, got ready, and started my run. Today was Week 5, Day 2 of C25K. I had mapped out my run yesterday so I knew what I was going to do and wouldn't be running in areas I wasn't familiar with. After a 5 minute warm up I was to run 8 minutes straight...I was soooo not prepared to do this! The first interval I think I only walked once in the 8 minutes and made up for it during the walking interval. During the second 8 minute run interval I walked a little more (only about 2 minutes total) and again made up for it when I was supposed to walk. I'm not sure if it had to do with the weather (it was 70 degrees at 8 a.m.) or running in circles around the block, or maybe I just wasn't ready to move on...but I'm proud of the fact that I got myself out of bed and did my run. I will probably repeat this day on Sunday though. As soon as I can get J moving, we're going to grab some beignets at a local place (where we had our wedding reception), grab some drinks and snacks at the grocery store, and head over to the beach to catch some rays. Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend! Until next time, Jen

6 comments:

  1. I am on this day too! I actually did it for the second time today, and for whatever reason, I am just not able to get through the second 8 minute interval. I dont know how I'm gonna get through the 20 minute run!! Good for you for making up for your walking, and also for recognizing that you may not be ready to move on! There's nothing wrong with repeating days!

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  2. Congrats for getting up and working out! That is always the hardest part. Have a wonderful time. SO happy for you guys that you get the chance to relax and enjoy some time together. Yay!!!

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  3. Great job getting up and getting the run in!

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  4. Hey-ya gotta start from somewhere! And often times getting started (in the morning) is the hardest part of a run. Great job with the run, you'll be running 30+ minutes nonstop before you know it!!

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  5. I know what you mean about those minutes taking forever. I ran on the treadmill yesterday (MUCH prefer running outside) and it was the longest run of my life!

    I found your blog from another running blog I follow. Keep up the great work = )

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