Week 1

Finished Week 1 of 8 yesterday.  Also my friend Sarah and I created a Google doc to help us keep each other accountable in our running, so I think that's going to be a great motivator as well.  All in all, Week 1 was pretty good, and I'll step up to Week 2 tomorrow!

Reset

So shortly after the last post I made on here (like the next day I think), I rolled my foot at the park while playing with the little girl I take care of... I really thought for a little while that I had broken it, but thankfully I didn't... However, it still put me out of commission for awhile, and then there were the holidays... so I haven't run very much over the past month and half or so.  I've been back in Ft. Worth for a couple weeks now and I've only been a couple of times so I've lost a lot of the gains I had made last semester...

I'm now restarting my 8 weeks to 5k training program and I plan on doing the Fort Worth Zoo 5K at the end of April.  A friend of mine mentioned it last night and I thought it sounded like a good idea, so I mentioned it to a couple other friends and I think we're going to make it happen.  I'm determined to get back on track and actually finish this thing this time!  Today was Week 1, Day 1 and so far so good!

Halfway There

Finished Week 4 today... I've missed a few days here and there, but I've actually hung in there pretty well the past few times.  Could have to do with it being SO COLD!  Today was 2 10 minute runs and an 8 minute run.  I went a little further before I turned around, so it was probably 2 1/2- 2 3/4 miles... did it in 46 minutes.  I know that's still super slow, but right now I'm just focusing on doing it.  I guess speed will be my goal next year :)

Week 3

Started Week 3 today.  I had to repeat a day of Week 2 since I had taken a couple days off, but now I'm back on track and today's run was actually pretty good.  5 5-minute runs with 1 minute walking in between.

Week 2

Started week 2 today... Run 2 minutes, walk 1, repeat 10 times... I could definitely tell that I haven't run since last Wednesday, but I guess considering that, it wasn't too too bad.  As always, pretty slow, particularly towards the end, but I'm ok with that.  Keeping on keeping on.

Week 1

Finished Week 1 today... I thought I was going slower today, wasn't feeling great, foot was kinda bothering me... but then I actually made it to my car in the same amount of time as I did the other day.  Maybe I was walking faster, maybe I parked closer, who knows.  Got it done though.  36 mins. for a little over 2 miles... ran 10 mins. of it... I'll start Week 2 Friday with running 2 mins. and walking 1 min. in between.

5K

Started my 5K training program today.  It was ten 1 min. runs with 2 mins. walking in between.  I think I did pretty well... tried to speed up my running a little bit... Did so more on the first couple than the rest, but still overall, I think it was faster.  Total, I went a little over 4 miles in 1:12, and I ran a total of 25 mins. of that.  If I do it in exactly 8 weeks, I should be running 30 mins. straight (theoretically 5k, but I know I won't be going that fast) by Dec. 23 (1 week after graduation!).  But because of holidays and whatnot, I'm going to give myself some grace, and my goal is to be there by the end of the year.  I would even be fine if I got there by my birthday (Jan. 14).