Week two, run one. Eurgh! 06/08/2011
9am, 8th June. I knew this morning was going to be difficult. But, there's no point pretending; making the graduation from running for 60 seconds to ninety seconds was bloody hard. Today's run was made up of really LONG ninety second runs and really SHORT two minute recovery walks. I mean, really short, I swear the pod-cast is tricking me. Week two is made up of five ninety second runs and two minute walks (I think - though to be honest it felt like fifty!) with the standard five minute warm up and cool down walks either side. Getting over this extra hurdle of adding another thirty seconds onto the run each time is going to be really hard and I can hardly believe that I only have another two runs to do it in! I haven't stumped up the courage to listen to week three to find out what the next level entails. I am inclined not to - and to leave that special treat for this time next week! Laura, the little voice of the podcast tells me this week that I should be running with heel down first, avoiding placing either my heel or side of foot down first to stave off injury. This was rather strange for me, people don't look like they run like that. I has always tended to err on the side of trying to be a little bit more delicate and using the balls of my feet more - was I completely wrong? I worked with her suggestion and felt like I was running in lead boots, but is this just a matter of getting used to it? The legs don't feel quite so evil today, though they are a little achy and pretty heavy now, they didn't give me so much trouble en route which can only be a good thing. There's one thing I would like to know though. When's the fat going to start melting away? I guess, if I had been weighing myself I might have seen a difference in weight - possibly even an increase due to muscle weight (this is why I DO NOT weigh myself). So far I have not really noticed much difference in inchage. If anything at all. Surely by now, into my third week of running, I should start to notice something? Answers on a blog post please! I'm off to buy some Epsom salts! Add Comment | AuthorA normal woman, telling tales of ArchivesAugust 2011 CategoriesAll |
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