Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Couch to 5km - Week 1

Instructions: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes. Five-minute cool-down walk.

Day 1 (Sat 19/5) - DONE
Day 2 (Mon 21/5) - DONE
Day 3 (Wed 23/5) - DONE

I started the C25km on Saturday and it was such a buzz. The recovery was intense and headache-y for the first day but eased off with the second and third day. I'm in for the challenge now. I nearly gave up on the first and second run but that's when Robert said it'll be my last 60 secs. I couldn't give up, I was nearly finished! My yogic breathing came in handy too.

There’s definitely a psychological barrier I have to work through rather than a physical one with running. The past couple of years of power walking, cycling, weights and yoga has helped me get to this point. I’m also fitter than I realised because there was no dragon breathing or loss of breathe. Let’s see how Week 2 treats me though when I’m running for a longer interval time.

So far so good:
  • feel so re-energised after each run
  • detoxifying
  • recovery becoming quicker after each run
  • left shoulder a little twangy when running
  • inner top thighs, a new muscle sensation!
  • overall, feel amazing

I never in my wildest dreams thought I could run and I know it’s only been Week 1 but I think this plan is a good one for me. I couldn’t do it without the daggy podcast either. It helps keep it fun, even if it does remind me of dancing in dodgy clubs at 3am.

8 comments:

Ange said...

what the heck are you doing with your blog?! i getting dizzy - LOL

props to you for getting week 1 done. i think it sounds like this is perfect timing for you to mix it up with the running.

great work!

Linda said...

Well done Mary - 1 down 8 to go.

Christy_Ann said...

Wow - well if you take to running with the same dedication and passion as you did for yoga then look out!

I really admire natural-born runners - not being one of them!

Cat B said...

sometimes all a girl needs is a little dodgy dance, well done you :)

kathrynoh said...

Nice going. It only gets easier... ha ha ha.

I still have psychological barriers when I'm running. It's a constant mental battle.

Cath said...

can't we just call it Mary bites?

superstar said...

well done on the running!
I agree with you the hardest thing is the psychological barrier with running!

Briony said...

At least you remember dancing in dodgy clubs at 3am - personally I have no recollection that i've EVER done that. (tee hee). I have downloaded the podcast for this too, just haven't organised myself to start yet. It's my dream to run though.

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