Just a quick recap on Week 1 - I stuck to all my training except for 30 minutes of cardio I was supposed to do on Saturday. Just didn't have the chance to do it. I'm feeling really good though! I've been right on target with or past my goals each day.
Week 2: Sunday May 29th
Today my running plan called for a 4 mile run. I was actually feeling really good and made it 5 miles! If you're new to running or want to start, I really recommend plotting your route before you go instead of just thinking "I'll go outside and run till I feel like stopping." Planning a route first helps you in a number of ways - mostly, I feel it helps you finish the route. When you know what your end point is, you can talk yourself through finishing it a lot easier. By the time I looped back around to the home stretch of my route today, I knew I didn't have that much further to go and I knew I would finish no problem. Planning your route can also help you push yourself further - I could have done my standard 4-mile route today, but I decided to throw an extra street in there and pushed myself an extra mile by doing so.
There are a number of devices, apps, etc. that you can use to see how far you've run, but I just like using Map My Run. It's free and you just plug in your starting address and then plot your route to see the distance.
I felt tired after my run, but I also felt really good and a lot more confident about the training ahead. It's just about adding 1 more mile at a time!
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