Wow! I've completed week one of the couch to 5k. (Only 8 weeks to go.) I don't really know how to feel about it....surprised, celebratory, relieved, shocked. Really can't gather my thoughts and put a finger on exactly what I am feeling. I procrastinated for 24 hours before getting on the treadmill for day 3 and although I stretched, my feet and shins still hurt a little. Not as much as last time though which is good. I still struggled with the 1 minute run sections. Mentally and physically. I can see improvement there definitely though as I recovered much, much better between running segments. I think I'm in for more character building than muscle building, fat stripping on this journey from couch to 5k. As soon as I finished my little inner voice said "Wow! Done! Now next week I have to run for 90seconds each time. I'll NEVER be able to do that." Such a seductive and convincing voice. A week ago I would have said that I'd NEVER be able to run for one minute let alone complete a whole session which include 4 x1mins of running, then backed up and did it 2 more times. So I'll have to keep this in mind next week when my self-doubt and lack of confidence start screaming at me again. How much do we stop ourselves from doing in life because we listen to that voice?
Edited to add: It's almost an hour and a half since I got off the treadmill and wrote the above post and I'm feeling really good. Body feels ok and mood and general feeling of wellbeing have lifted to a lovely level. I'll keep hoping the runners high hits me during the run instead of 90 minutes later!
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