Couch to 5K - Week 5, Days 1 & 2

This week, things get harder. The running intervals are longer, and Day 3 is a 2-mile run with no walking! But, that's getting ahead of myself.

Day 1 was Friday. I actually tried to do it Thursday, but there was this girl on the treadmill next to me that had on such a strong perfume or scented lotion or something that I couldn't stand it. I had to leave. It was kind of ironic, because there had been a thread on The Nest earlier that day about wearing makeup to the gym and most girls said they didn't and didn't get those women who do full makeup, hair and perfume to just go work out! But, I digress.

So Friday I went back to do it again. The interval was run 1/2 mile, walk 1/4 mile, run 1/2 mile, walk 1/4 mile and run 1/2 mile for a total of 2 miles. This was not as bad as I thought it would be. I did the first run at 13:19 pace, and then slowed down to 13:37 for the second & third. At this point, finishing is more important to me than speed. I still finished in 28:58, so I was happy with that.

Day 2 was yesterday. This one was run 3/4 mile, walk 1/2 mile and run 3/4 mile, again for a total of 2 miles. I did the 13:37 pace for the running. This interval was hard. After walking 1/2 mile I didn't really want to start running again. I get what they're trying to do, with increasing the running, but it was still difficult. I might have preferred to do a 1/4 mile walk and then the second run have done a mile.

I did get a nifty new headband on Saturday - don't worry, it's not one of those 80's style terrycloth bands. It's from Nike and it's a wicking material so it absorbs some of the sweat from my hairline. It definitely helped.

I am going to try to do the 2-mile run tonight.