Training day 6
I did it, I did it I did it!
Well, I did some of it anyway.
But I did. I actually managed to run for a whole minute.
Whoo hoo!
I had set the alarm to go off at 6.30, and I crawled out of bed, took one look at the fog outside and crawled back inside. I regretted it later though, because it has turned out to be a scorcher of a day.
I waited until about 8.30 tonight before venturing out - one of the reasons being that I don’t have a thsirt with pockets in, so I needed it to be cool so I could wear my jacket with pockets for my keys and mp3 player. Plus the added advantage of their being fewer people around in the park.
I went the ‘long’ way to the park - well, it adds about 5 minutes to the round trip, but the last couple of times I have only just made it back to the house at the end of the training plan.
And I am definitely speeding up - my two warmup tracks finished when I was a good thirty yards past where they have finished the last couple of times I’ve been out. Then “Sweet Child O’ Mine” kicked in - think this might also be a bit fast, but is definitely better than Trivium - for my 6 minute walk. At the end, the same dread hit me as usual, but also determination this time. This time I would do it.
And I did. I ran for the whole one minute.
Okay, so I had to have a short rest (and I mean short, just stood for about 10 seconds) to get my breath back, but I ran for a whole minute!
Of course I didn’t manage the other two minutes! Managed about 50 seconds of the second one, and no idea for the third because that was through the housing estate and I was stopping and starting depending on whether I could see people about. Plus there was the added 5 minutes walk on the end, so I don’t feel too bad.
And I’d forgotten about the side effect of exercise and increasing my metabolism.
I’ve had about 5 poos today!