well... today was tuff. i really didn't want to get out there and do it today. i didn't run friday or saturday because of the intense heat but i knew i had to get out there tonite. i pump myself for it all day and then when it comes down to it... i really wanted to back out. this is a constant choice... every interval was different. the first 4 felt great... i was taking it all in. then the 5th hurt and my breathing was labored. #6 i couldn't catch my breath and i wanted to stop really bad. by the 7th i was tired and then 8 i found my wind again.
the little things seem to distract me right now. obviously, since i'm new to this, my form is certainly not perfect. everyone tells me that will come in time. first i have to concentrate on the times... but i'm clunky and cumbersome and i know it right now. the improvement from thursday is that i did feel opened up in the chest as opposed to heavy and overheated.
i did eat better the last few days... concentrating on every 2 hours and drinking constantly. i don't know if 48 hours is enough to see a difference or a change. so i'll keep moving forward with that one...
here's my interval schedule for this week... just in from my trainer... :)
Run 2 minutes/walk 90 sec
Run 90 sec/walk 90 sec
Run 2.5 min/walk 90 sec
Run 90 sec/walk 90 sec
rinse and repeat...
i know i can do this, but right now i'm nervous too. it's a different sense of nervous. failure is completely up to me. i only fail if i chose to not try. every time i see a new round of intervals they look so daunting... but then i get out there and realize my body is capable of so much more than i have ever allowed it to do. i have told myself for years that "i can't". the truth... i absolutely can, but will i chose to... in this moment... ABSOLUTELY!!! here's to tomorrow!
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