What a great run I had today! I’m at the fifth week of the Couch to 5k program. After warming up, I ran five minutes, walked three minutes, ran eight minutes, walked three minutes, and then ran five minutes. Eight minutes straight is the longest stretch I’ve run. I felt great! I even felt like I could keep running.
I did a few things different. I ran just a tad slower. I walked a tad slower too. I think that I was pushing it a bit. I’ll at least have one hopeful two more runs to get in before the big day on Saturday. The extended weather forecast is looking good. Should be about the perfect temperature. We both excited about doing this. What a wonderful thing it is to challenge oneself and succeed! Next thing I need to do is translate this into other areas of my life.
How’s this for optimism? I’ve already found our next run.
Postscript: since writing this, Cool Running was acquired by Active.com. The free program now costs $19.95. Sorry.
