Well, I finished W3D3 and moved on to W4D1 this morning. It was a beautiful sunny Sunday morning and instead of laying in bed, (ideally still sleeping), I got up, shut off my alarm, and went downstairs.
I decided that because it was going to be a change in run lengths, I would attempt a run at the track down the road. It was a good AND bad choice. Good because it meant there were no hills to run up, bad because there were not hills to run down!
Now in case you don't know yet, I struggle to find a win (something good) out of most situations. Well that's not entirely true either. 12 months ago I struggled to find ANYTHING that I could say positive about myself. Things have definitely changed for the better, and today is the perfect example!
I drove to the track, got out, turned on the C25K app, turned up my music, and started to do the W4D1 workout. I managed to get through my first three minute run, enjoyed the 90 second walk (half of what the week 3 had us doing), and then was told to run for FIVE MINUTES! I have not run that long in over five years, but I started to run. About 3.5 minutes in, I had to walk. I timed it for 20 seconds, and then finished the rest of the 5 minutes at a run. I was \SO |ANGRY at myself. I kept talking to myself as I repeated the set of runs a second time over. Sure enough, same point in the second 5 minute run, I stopped and walked for 20 seconds and then finished the run.
Then as I was doing my cool-down, I realized that I had only consumed 1 liter of water over the whole course of Saturday. That would explain why I was feeling so much pain while I was running. I have pushed through running cramps before, but this was different. This was a blinding, burning sensation I usually only feel after a heavy weight workout.
As I was contemplating this, I realized something else, this was the longest run I had done in 5 years. On top of that, it was almost double what I had run 2 days before. I know it seems crazy, and to some (including me 1 year ago) it would be considered a failure that I didn't complete the whole run. Instead, I am chosing to embrace the fact that I ran more than the run before, and I managed to get up and go running on a Sunday morning while others were still in bed sleeping on a night of partying.
I felt so motivated that when I attended a family function a few hours later, I was able to say no to the chips, the cheesecake, and the copious amounts of alcohol that were being offered.
Tomorrow marks the beginning of a 30 day cleanse to help me drop some weight, cut out some refined sugars, and overall improve my health just that little bit extra! I can't wait to see where this all leads.
All I know for right now is.... Tomorrow is Monday, and I'll be making it back to the gym for some weights!
Happy running friends!
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