Professional Noob
Roads were made for journeys...
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Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay
did week 4 tonight...i wasn't sure i'd be up for it, as last week felt like a struggle... but i figured, i'd see how things went during the first run interval- if i didn't think i could go a whole3 minutes off the bat, i'd replay week 3 again. No need for that! I actually did the whole workout...although i was hoping to work for an hour, but had to stop after 30 minutes....
When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?
looked ahead to see what is coming up...yikes! i can't believe that (as long as everything feels good) I'll be running a full 20 minutes by next friday. wahwahweewah!
Perhaps I am trying to run too fast (~9:30 min/mile first 5 mins, ~10:30 the second interval), but no matter how hard I try I can't really run slower. Maybe I am focusing too much on my HRM, but I don't see things improving that much.
Running is a long-term thing - it's not a crash-diet. You have to ramp up slowly and have patience. You have to have patience. If necessary, remind yourself you didn't get out of shape in a month so it's not fair to ask yourself to get back in shape in a month either. It's going to take some time. You have to have patience. If you have patience and train smart you can get where you want to go. If you're impatient and try to do too much too soon you probably won't get where you want to go. You can get there. Just have patience with yourself!