Tuesday, I started Week 2 of Couch to 5K. This week, the routine is a 5-minute warm-up walk, then alternating 1.5 minutes of running with 2 mintues of walking for 20 minutes total.
Since I had a hard time during Week 1 keeping up with the timing of the runs and walks, I decided to make myself a little notebook that I could prop on the treadmill where I would list the times when I should switch. I did that for Day 1 and brought it along to the gym with me. It really helped, because I wasn't constantly thinking, "what time did I start running?" and "do I stop at 3 minutes or 3:30". I also wrote down the speeds at which I did my running and walking and also the distance I went.
Then I lost the notebook. Well, "lost" is too strong a word. More like, "misplaced in my really messy office." I know it was here, I even remember moving it. I just don't know where to. Anyway . . .
For Day 1, I have no idea how far I went. I am pretty sure I did my running at a 13:02 minute mile pace and my walking at a 16:39 minute mile pace. I know it was around 1.3 miles, because I remember thinking that even though I ran for longer spurts, I ran at a slower pace than my last day of Week 1, which is why I didn't go further.
Today, I did Day 2. I got a different notebook and wrote out my intervals again. My pace was 13:02 for the running and 16:39 for the walking. I went 1.35 miles.
Days until the race: 338.
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