Week 2!

I'm happy to say I have NOT fallen behind (yet) on my 100 days of running challenge, despite getting shin splits and generally not wanting to go for a runs this past weekend:

5/16/13 - My longest run to date - felt pretty good and I was able to keep up for the most part with the prescribed intervals of the C25K program (2.66 @15'31")

5/17/13 - Longer yet! This one was a little bit harder for me, mostly because my left shin was realllllyyy bothering me. I'm trying to run using good form, so leaning forward a little bit and hitting the ground mid-foot instead of heel striking, but it aggravates my shin. I'm hoping some ibuprofen, stretching and ice will alleviate the issue. (2.76 @ 15'44")

5/18/13 - I had a pretty busy day today .... I went to test drive cars in the morning, though I'd be there for an hour or so and then be able to come back and get my run in. Wellllll  ended up BUYING a new car so I was at the dealership for 4 hours instead of 1, then I had to rush home, force myself to run instead of playing around with my new car and then rush around to complete some errands before an event I had. Because I;ve committed to running everyday for 100 days for at least 30 minutes each time, I slugged out a blisteringly slow 1.7 miles, trying to replicate the same program I ran last night. I really had zippo mental willpower and ended up running/giving up/walking (repeat ad nauseum). It also started raining and I was just DONE.

5/19/13 - Another busy day but I got a run in in the morning in a foreign neighborhood ( I was dogsitting for some people and stayed at their house), but again I had 0 willpower to do it, though my shin has started to feel better. I also cheated on my Atkins diet last night and drank beer :-)

5/20/2013 - Week 3 day 1 of the C25K program  and it felt good!!!!! My shin was not bothering me much past the first 1/2 mile. Week 3 of C25K includes the standard 5min warm up then 1.5 minutes of jogging, 1.5 minutes of walking and then 3min jog/3min run for the remainder of the time. I got through the first 3 minute jog sessions without walking at all, but definitely needed to stop a few times in the middle of the remaining sessions. (2.56mi @ 15'36")

So I'm discouraged that I am still running at 15 min pace BUT I understand that the C25K program is designed to get you running for periods of time first, not necessarily distances or at a certain pace. I guess I should be happy that my time is static and not going up!

94 more days!

Keep running-
MC