More lessons learned

On Monday while running, my app crashed part way through. I decided to wing it and worked on my breathing throughout the run. Thursday I decided to work on speed. Friday I put it all together in a long run followed by one long run followed by three shorter but faster runs. I felt all three days were good. I'm thinking of moving outside for my run tomorrow if the weather cooperates. We will see!

~I no longer am winded climbing a few flights of stairs. 

~staring at a wall gets old. 

~I'm running more for me and less for a 5k. 

Lessons learned week 6 rewind to week 3

So after failing to complete W5D3, I rewound my workouts back to Week 3 to work on my pace, stride and breathing. It ended up being a good workout week. Lessons learned:

~I'm on no ones timetable but my own

~I'm giving myself permission for a "do-over"

~I'm hungry!!  Especially on run days!  Burning more calories is a blessing and a curse!!

~Comparing my journey to someone else's is not fair to me self or that journey I'm on. 

~"So what!  I'm still a Rockstar!"

Lessons learned from Week 3 of C25K

This whole running thing isn't easy. Nor is it fun at this point. I'm hoping that eventually it will be both of these things. Lessons learned this week:

~People are paying attention to the fact I'm running and ask about it

~hotel treadmills are pretty fancy!

~Don't look ahead to the next workout...just turn it on and go

~I always feel stronger at the end of the week running than I do on Monday mornings

~challenging myself to run faster and further keeps me motivated

I'm looking forward to Mondays run with new shoes and inserts that should help!

Lessons learned from Week 5 of C25k

It's been a rough week. Every day of runs I had to slow down to a walk to complete the workout. Stitches in my side and knots in my thigh muscles became my worst enemies. What I have learned:

~breathing is important. Breathing deeply while running is even MORE important.

~a rolling pin works to help roll out muscle knots. 

~needing an extra recovery day for sore muscles is nothing to be ashamed of. 

~Stretching muscles before and after runs helps a lot. 

~running and crying don't mix.