Week 2: 5 minute warm-up, 90 second run, 2 minute walk, (with a total of 6 run intervals) 5 minute cool down.
So - after only one day of week one, when my program was accidentally on week 2, I decided to go for it.
The second or third interval was the only one that I didn't finish, and I kept my pace strong and speedy during the rungs. My lungs and legs were BURNING!!! I was gasping for air, but making it a point to really breathe. I forgot my headphones-- I don't actually know where they are-- and I ran to the sound of springtime and nature. I really enjoyed it. I don't know if it was better, worse, or just.... was.
That reminds me- I really want to find my headphones!
Anyway. I mapped out my run on MapMyRun and found that I had gone 2.2 miles in 29 minutes. An AVERAGE pace of 13:19 a mile. That is with 20 minutes of walking, 9 minutes of running.
You need to understand that a good, speedy pace for me last time around was 15 minute mile, for my running speed. Yes. I have been thinking about this. The first time through, I was just so grateful to be running (jogging.... er, shuffling) that I did whatever I could to be able to sustain the run, regardless of pace. Now that I KNOW that I can run, I am PUSHING myself to my limits. How AWESOME it feels.
And it was gorgeous out today!
So..... I cannot for the life of my think of the equation or setup I would need to figure out exactly how speedy my breath-taking running was. Any clues? Actually, I kind of just realized that they are BOTH variables, so there is no way to know for sure.
(I really want a Garmin.)
So- I felt pretty awesome after my run today. Psyched to do it again. I just don't know when-- probably I will bring my running stuff on Friday when I take three of our music students to a festival. I will sneak out for a run when they are rehearsing, maybe? *shrug* We'll see.
OH-- I did 49 push-ups today too. Did I mention that I am following the 100 Push-up plan? This was week 2 day 1, following the middle plan. I did 5 sets of push-ups. 9, 11, 8, 8, and 13.
Yeah, I felt like beast (in a good way) after I was finished.
A beast with jello arms.
:)
