So remember how proud I was of myself last week for being able to complete the first week of my C25K training? You may recall that I thought I was pretty hot stuff by being able to run for 60 seconds at a time, even adding in a bunch of extra runs after the workout was complete (It starts out at only 30 minutes and I went for 60)...In my mind I became a marathon runner last week...oh, yes, folks it finally happened.
Enter Week TWO: In week two the app adds in an additional 30 seconds to each run...sounds pretty easy right?? Psshhhh...Hell yes, it's easy if you're a runner like me!
Um, yah, well...it's NOT. It's freaking hard! Reality kicked in. What's THIRTY seconds you ask? It's 30 seconds of pure HELL waiting for that voice on your phone to trill her little bell and say, "Start Walking."
At one point my heart rate got up to 174 and I was like "Are you kidding me?? It's been an HOURRRRRRRRRR...Oh, please dear GOD, how much longer before she tells me to walk???? I think I'm gonna die right here on the road, and who will find me?? I'll just be a lump that someone will stumble upon and how will they let my dear, sweet husband know that he's just lost the love of his life??? Will the person who finds me look at my phone and search my contacts for the fancy 'In Case of Emergency (ICE)' contact that the Internet told me to put there for just this purpose?? Will C25K Week 2 really be the death of me??? I just KNEW running was the root of all EVIL...I didn't think I'd go out this way...please, someone, tell my family I love them..."
And then I heard it...her sweet, sweet voice..."Start Walking..."
It was like a cheer went up - applause erupted everywhere!!! Of course, in reality it was my heartbeat pounding in my head and my hot, sexy rhythmic hacking breath...but it sounded like applause to me.
But let me tell you what I did...when the next 2 minutes passed and her little bell went off and she cheerily said, "Begin Running"...I did...and I did it again...and again...and again. I bet you want me to tell you that it got easier? Nope, it didn't but I did it and that's what matters, right?
Week 2 completed - Boom. Yah, I said Boom.
Sooo, I just checked out the workout plan for Week 3...guess what Week 3 holds? A 3-minute running session - WTH???!! What happened to 2 minutes?? We go straight from 90 seconds to 3 minutes??? Lord, help me.
Hi Jenn!
ReplyDeleteI am stoping by from the linkup with KTJ and Kim and just wanted to let you know that the running road gets easier! I am about 4 weeks ahead of you with the C25K and have noticed much of the changes that have happened to me with endurance and running with a lower heart rate in the past 10 days or so!
Keep up the great work! Ill be checking back in to see your progress!
Madalyn
www.keepingintouchwiththeweavers.blogspot.com
Hi Madalyn!! Thanks so much for stopping by, I'm lookig forward to following you, as well! I SO appreciate the encouragement and I'm excited that it does indeed get easier!
DeleteI just did my first day of week 2 and it was definitely way more difficult. At first I just kept telling myself that you can do ANYTHING for (the extra) 30 seconds. And then I was kind of like maybe you can't actually do anything for 30 seconds. And I sweat like a pig this time! What version of C25K are you using? My week 3 (because I had to go check it now) starts with 90 sec run, 90 sec walk, then 3 min run 3 min walk, repeat once. Is that how yours is? We'll get there. Everyone has to start somewhere!
ReplyDeleteHi Kay! I think it's the same one as you! It's a free app by Zen Labs? We WILL get there and I'm super pumped that we are doing it together!!
DeleteGood job finishing it! I love hearing that "start walking" :) you can do 3 minutes!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Hollie!! I'm going to remember you telling me that and I just know it will help!!
DeleteI just finished week 1 of the C25K...Hopefully I can survive the extra 30seconds each time! fingers crossed
ReplyDeleteHi Robyn, I KNOW you can!! So fun to be doing this together!
DeleteGotta be honest here, your post made me chuckle. If I had a post like this, I would be saying the exact same thing. :) I'm so proud of you for keeping this up!
ReplyDeleteHaha, Sara, sadly they truly are the thoughts that go through my head - I'm a whacko ;) Thanks, as always for your encouragement!
DeleteDYING. LOL. I'm going to enjoy following your progress! Good job on not giving up!
ReplyDeleteLol, Becca, thanks for stopping over and I look forward to doing this together!!
DeleteStopping by from the linkup! Great job doing Week 2! Keep it up! If your heart rate gets really high, you may just be trying to run too fast. Try slowing down but don't stop! You can do it. I did C25K in the fall and am training for my first half marathon now!
ReplyDeleteHi Kim!! Thank you so much for the encouragement, I can't imagine being ready for a half, but to know that it could be an achievement fills me with lots of hope!! Just started following your blog and looking forward to reading about your journey!
DeleteI can totally relate, the burning lungs, calves and shins ready to explode in flames. I laughed and snorted out loud reading this in my office today...I was not alone. Your strength and good humor will inspire me as I head to the box tonight to run...in the RAIN.
ReplyDeleteShany
Sure wish you were here to do this with me, my friend!!
DeleteSo proud of you Jenn!!! I remember yelling at my lady telling her she was lying to me and making me run much longer than I was suppose to be running!! Don't look ahead!!! I used to always look ahead and freak myself out and then not want to even try! It's going to get harder but the end result is so worth it!! Trust me!! And it's totally ok to redo weeks, I did all the time!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Ann!! You make me laugh! I'm NOT going to look ahead again, and I honestly think I'm going to have to do Week 2 over because this week (3) has gotten away from me as far as being able to run :(
DeleteThis is amazing! So proud of you! Honestly, so great! Thank you so much for linking up and sharing your experience with the 5k training so far!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Katie!! And thanks for hosting the linkup, the timing is perfect! We can do it!
Deletehaha, you are funny. It will get so much easier! Proud of you.
ReplyDeleteStopping by from the link-up--I'd love to have you stop by and follow me as well! :)
Cammie
camillathegorilla.blogspot.com
LOL, I loved this post, and you sound like me. I started week 2 this week and it's much tougher than week 1. I didn't realize week 3 is 3 minutes of running....yikes!! Maybe I'll do more than the 3 prescribed workouts this week...
ReplyDeleteGreat job, girl. I look forward to following along on your journey! :)
Thanks so much, Heather! I've decided I'm going to take Ann's advice and NOT look ahead anymore - it's scary!! I'm following you now, too and I'm so glad to be doing this together!
DeleteAbsolutely hilarious!! Made me Laugh Out Loud, fo'real! I'm so proud of you and what you have accomplished. In a month from now you will look back at this post and smile because you will be so much farther along. Can't wait.
ReplyDeleteXOXOXO
I'm so excited to be doing this with you!! Thanks for being one of my biggest fans!!
DeleteI cant even tell you how hard I laughed when I read this. It was like you were reading my mind...WORD FOR WORD!! I started C25K last summer and thought I was hot shit that first week two. Then like you, the extra 30 kicked in and I was POSITIVE 100% that one of two things happened or both...the app misfunctioned or the treadmill starting counting backwards when I wasn't looking.
ReplyDeleteThen week 3 came along. Honestly, I failed the first night, I just couldn't run the 3 minutes. I cried, so disappointed with myself! The next night....I did it...not gracefully but finished it just the same.
After that, I wasn't able to get past week 3. It was too hard and still a challenge to run the 3 minutes, so I was still getting a good work out. But you know what? I was ok with it. I was ok it the idea that I might never get past week 3, because never in my life had I EVER run for 3 minutes at a time. That was an accomplishment on it's own. Then I hurt my foot and it ended my running career. I am hoping to get back at it eventually.
Great job!
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