C25K - W8D1

Week 8! The end is in sight.. and almost on my calendar.

Tonight's run was a bit later than I'd hoped, leaving around 8:20. Unfortunately.. that didn't seem to be long enough for dinner and tea to settle, and I ended up with some pretty bad pain on my left side. My whole stomach doesn't feel that well right now, but.. according to my ipod, this was the longest and fastest run yet..Nice of it to keep my spirits up, but I feel like it's lying.

Stats:
-28 min
-5'16"/km
-5.34km

Woohoo! Maybe the 3 minutes longer really does average out to a slightly faster pace. Guess we'll see when I run the next two .. 

C25K - W7D3

Six more runs! Crazy.

I've been thinking a bit about what I'll do after this 9 week C25K thing is over. I'm not sure that I'm really ready to commit to running every other day for the rest of my life, but maybe two or three times a week? I do enjoy the benefits (feeling healthier, being able to eat tons of full-fat sour cream without too many repercussions..) Guess I'll figure that out later.

For now..
Stats:
-25 min
-5'23"/km
-4.66km

So.. slightly faster than the last two runs, but still tied for the fastest.

C25K - W7D2

Another afternoon run! Fun times..

Nothing too exciting other than a bit of chest pain. I'm sure it's nothing that eating a bit before the run couldn't fix (or maybe learning how to breathe differently, who knows).

Stats:
-25 min
-5'29"/km (getting slower! ahh!)
-4.59km

So... slower, and fewer kms. Boo :(

Oh -- R's amazed that I've gone this far. Silly boy.. I'm stubborn.

C25K - W7D1

Tonight was the first after work run. I wasn't really looking forward to it (it poured most of the day), but it turned out to just be misty, and a nice 8 degrees. Can't complain too much!

This week is 25min runs. I'm hoping to start pushing myself to run faster, and while I thought I had, according to my ipod stats, I was actually slower than Tuesday.

Stats from today:
-25 min
-5'27"/km
-4.67 km

C25K - W6D3

Woohoo, another 'week' of running done!

Felt pretty sluggish today too - my calves, thighs and shins were bugging me yesterday (seriously, lame) so maybe that's part of it. It's sunny and beautiful out though! It also said it was 0 on my computer, so I wore way more than needed, but...

Stats from the ipod today:
-25 min
-5'23"/km
-4.68 km

Slightly slower than my 20min run from last week, but further.

Next week is just 25 min runs, so I guess I'll have something more interesting to compare.

C25K - W6D2

Ended up going for a late run (4:30) today. Going from late morning to evening runs will definitely take some getting used to. I was cooler than normal, and really slow (the slowness is probably attributed to the lack of food before said run). Anyhow.

Aside from being sluggish today, I found out that my ipod isn't entirely good at being truthful for the mileage. I turned it on at 13th/Hemlock, and off at 13th/Oak, and it said 0.93km, while google maps says that should be 0.7km. Oh well, I'll still record here what my longer runs are.

C25K - W6D1

Apparently I underestimate how much heat the sun can produce during winter. I went out today (+5 and sunny!) with two long sleeved shirts + a tanktop. Overheating much!?

This week is another set of different runs. Today was warm up, run 5, walk 3, run 8, walk 5, run 5, cool down. For some reason, even though I survived 20 minutes on Wednesday, running for 8 today wasn't that fun. I think I'm getting bored of runnig to the techno, and maybe, just maybe, listening to songs that I liked (and know) and knowing how many were in the playlist, and thus, how many more I had before the run was over was comforting.

Oh well. I have 11 runs left!