Couch to 5k Week 7 day 3

Week 1 - 5 min warm-up 60 sec run 90 sec walk for 20 minutes
Week 2 - 5 min warm-up 90 sec run 2 min walk for 20 minutes
Week 3 - 5 min warm-up 90 sec run 90 sec walk 3 min run 3 min walk repeat once
Week 4 - 5 min warm-up 3 min run 90 sec walk 5 min run 2.5 min walk repeat once
Week 5 Day 1 - 5 min warm-up 5 min run 3 min walk 5 min run 3 min walk 5 min run
Week 5 Day 2 - 5 min warm-up 8 min run 5 min walk 8 min run
Week 5 Day 3 - 5 min warm-up 20 min run
Week 6 Day 1 - 5 min warm-up 5 min run 3 min walk 8 min run 3 min walk 5 min run
Week 6 Day 2 - 5 min warm-up 10 min run 3 min walk 10 min run
Week 6 Day 3 - 5 min warm-up 25 min run 
Week 7 Day 1 -3 - 5 min warm-up 25 min run 

Mon - 4.4 mph 1.85 mi
Wed - 4.3 1.79 mi/4.1 1.72 mi
Fri - 4.7 mph 1.94 mi

At the end of today's run I decided I needed to find out exactly how my run is going and not the entire workout. This week is a perfect one to gauge b/c the intervals are not changing every day and there was a dramatic difference in each day. So, the notes above reflect my speed and distance. I couldn't remember exactly where my run ended on Wed so there are two different times and distances to reflect the two places I might have stopped for my cool down. I was shocked and amazed today when my run ended the driveway before my house!! The music I am listening to was giving me a pretty good indication I was making better time but to land at my house at the end was validation.

This has been a rough week for me. There was a strong contrast between Monday, Wed, and Friday's attitude about exercise. Mon was amazing and optimistic and empowering. Tues I did P90x's leg and back - not too big a deal the day of though I knew I would be sore the next day. Wed I was indeed sore but did my run anyway because that has been my mindset - just do it and 'just because I am sore does not mean I am limited'. I was so stiff the rest of the day and walking around New York was exhausting. I loved being with my friend and seeing the sites (MoMA anyone? Original Picasso and Monet paintings...) I thought the walking would help stretch out the stiffness but I didn't really feel any better at the end. Thursday I was supposed to KenpoX but opted to take it easy. I did feel more limber when I got up in the morning but the stiffness returned the rest of the day - especially after sitting long periods of time. My friend and I walked around downtown Princeton and for some reason I was feeling really emotional. Yesterday I had absolutely no desire to exercise. None. I could care less about ever exercising again. Ever. My legs were feeling mostly better though. I knew that I would probably feel better if I just got out and did it, but I didn't. For our FHE activity we played Wii Fit and by the end my glute muscles were sore again. I was totally exhausted and crashed soon after the boys being ready for bed. My alarm went off at 5:15 this morning like usual and I debated getting up and running. I decided to sleep in and finally forced myself to put on my running clothes and shoes and get out. A cold front came through yesterday after all the rain and mugginess the weather feels great.

The run was much better than Wed (as the time suggests) but it did get hard half way through. I thought about giving up but kept at it. The feel to quit has been so tangible this week that I have come to decide that it must be the Adversary. I have been extended a new calling and have felt the weight of it this week and know that giving up in this aspect of my life would only give the darkness more power. There is a battle waging that must be won with perseverance and determination. I will not give up!!