Week 2 Day 3

[rmc28]

 Success! (And success posting the same day too.)

Still clocking up about 2 miles. I set off too fast again on the first two runs & had to ease down to get rid of the resulting stitch  - though I did push the last run a bit harder again just to not feel quite so stopped-down. I can see I'm going to have to work on patience as the runs get longer, at least until I get better at understanding my own stamina.

I notice that next week the exercise total time goes down while total time run stays the same, so I'm working out how to adjust my routes accordingly.

Edited to add: I forgot to note that thanks are due to fanf who not only reminded me on getting up that I was going running, but gently removed obstacles from my doing so until I went.   Love is ... saving me from forgetfulness and procrastination.

Week 2 success

[liv]

I am so glad this community exists. The only thing that got me out of the house this lunchtime was knowing that I'd rather post here saying I completed week 2 successfully than have to admit I didn't make it. Yay accountability. And especial thanks to rmc28 who updated this morning and gave me that extra motivation boost cos I want to keep up with my virtual buddy.

So it's grey and damp and miserable and I have five hundred things to do and my uterus hates me. It turns out that I actually dislike the prospect of going to the gym more than I dread the prospect of running in the rain, though. I ran in circles around the cemetery, which has the advantage of having quite a few tarmac paths to run on when it's wet and muddy. And it did in fact start raining while I was out there, but I was enough focused on the running that it wasn't really a hardship to keep going.

Average time was slightly slower than Tuesday, but the difference is small enough it's probably just measurement noise. And as far as I can judge from Runkeeper my fastest speed during the run was faster.

Most importantly, I've completed week 2 successfully, and I'm feeling ready for Week 3. Though it is a big jump from 90 second runs to 3 minute runs...