*whimper*

[angrboda]

We were away Saturday to Sunday this weekend, and for a variety of reasons, running on Saturday morning before we went was not practical. What I should have done, was do it Friday after work, even though I try to avoid doing it after work if I can. I go for Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. I'm part-time and Wednesday is my day off so it's only Monday where I have to do it in the afternoon. But anyway, I did it Sunday after we got home and that was fine.

But then I didn't want to mess up the schedule for all of this week by not lining it up with Wednesday.

To make a long story short (or a short story long whichever way you look at it), I have today discovered exactly why it is there's supposed to be a day's rest in between, especially when you are a beginner like me. Oh gosh.

I made it, but my thighs were protesting wildly the whole time and there was not much in the way of speed in general. I didn't get nearly as far before hitting the halfway point either, and the app still signalled 'workout ended' before I was back home.

But at least I did it. Scared to look at the run for next time... For the first time I'm considering a repeat.

Week 1: 8' /km

[liv]

I was reasonably pleased with my first attempt at week 1, so I decided I could probably stretch myself by adding an extra couple of intervals (10 intervals / 25 minutes instead of the official 8 intervals / 20 minutes). Conditions were not exactly pleasant; it's boiling hot, and the pollen counts are off the charts.

But I did in fact manage 10 intervals, and my pace wasn't any slower than when I was only doing 8. 8' /km overall. My pacing wasn't spot on; I went a bit too fast for the first couple of intervals, and was starting to drag a bit by the end, but nothing terrible. I think I'll go for 12 intervals / 30 minutes next time, so that moving to the 90 second intervals in week 2 feels like a step down rather than a step up.