W1D2

Last saturday I ran W1D1 of the C25K program, which I'm following using the Get Running iphone app (so far I really really like it - friendly voice, use of my own music, good interface, top marks!).

I was supposed to run again on monday, but it was snowing badly, and despite my courageous idea to go out running at 5 am - I chickened out. A woman running alone in the dark...just not very safe. So I thought I'd go running in the evening, but I was exhausted. Same thing on tuesday, so I kind of thought I was going to give up. I would never get to 5k anyway.

But then I read someone's blog yesterday of how he started out and how everything hurt and how he didn't believe he could do it, but he's doing week 7 now. So I'm inspired.

And this morning the sun was shining and I was working from home, so I could 'sleep in' and therefore go for a run when it was already light. And I did it! Whooo!!

My shins hurt a lot doing the first few runs - they were burning. (Didn't know there were muscles there?!) But I changed the way I was running. Less from the lower leg and more from the upper leg and that felt good. At run 5 I was so done with it though. But my doggie, Tobi, a little dachshund, pulled me forward! And by the time run 7 was rolling around, I could just run and run forever (or so I thought). It felt great! I could have easily gone on for a couple of more runs of a minute anyway.
I love the feeling I have all day after a run. Slightly euforic - like I can handle whatever life is throwing at me.

My weight is 98.4 kilo's after lunch and fully clothed. Still - that's too much. So I'm hoping that will go down too. C290k would be good! :-)