I did it. I finished Week One of the Couch to 5K program!
I didn’t do it on Friday, as originally planned (went to play trivia and drink free beer, instead) but I made it up on Saturday morning! I had my husband drop me off at our local library, so I could return a book and see if I could use their wi-fi to get my iPod to work. Now it won’t even access the iTunes Store. Boo…
Anyway, there is a lake there that has a path around it where people walk and run all the time. I think it’s a half a mile around. I did about half of that and veered off toward home. The iPod skipped once, but it was my fault. =) I felt good! It was a gorgeous, cool, spring day. Not a cloud in the sky! I tried to watch my form, and set visual goals for the 60 second runs. It worked! It really helped to push me. I even made it home before my husband finished his errands!
The rest of the day was crazy, though. I was in a LOT of pain. It almost felt like I had been in a car accident – like if I had been hit and my body tightened up to brace myself. Every muscle in my body ached – from my eyes to my head to my toes. I tried to drink a lot of water, because my husband thought I may have been over-caffeinated. (I had finished off a Monster drink before we started cleaning the house.) I thought maybe it was because I was doing a lot of bending and lifting and stuff while cleaning – but I couldn’t understand why (or how) it would have come on so quickly. I mean, we weren’t even done with the house before I started feeling that way!
It kept on like that until this morning, really. I felt a little better yesterday – which was nice. I tried to keep myself moving, and got the occasional shoulder/neck rub from my husband. But it wasn’t until this morning that I actually felt right. My eyes are still a little uncomfortable, but it’s only if I look up at an extreme angle. I’ll just keep myself from doing that. lol!
So, that being said, I’m looking forward to Week 2 Day 1. I’ve seen some posts on Active.com that tell me it’s going to be tough, but it can be done! I’m debating on changing schedules, though. I tried to do a Mon/Wed/Fri thing last week, but that didn’t work out as well as I would have liked. And I really enjoyed the morning run on Saturday. I would love to run on weekday mornings, eventually – but I’m not a morning person, so forcing myself to run in the afternoons is a better way to get me started on this program. If I had to run in the mornings, I would never get up! =)
Anyway, I do like to rise a bit early on the weekends, so that I don’t feel like the day is wasted. It was really nice to get the day started with some fresh air. I’m thinking that I may switch over to a Tues/Thurs/Sat schedule instead. Since its so early in the program, I think it would be a good time to make the switch, as well. So, sometime today I’ll decide, but it’s looking like I’m moving toward the switch. We shall see!
