I've been talking about it & now that the weather is absolutely spectacular, it's time to do it: I'm going to go back through C25K & then transition into B210K. Initially my plan was to start somewhere in the middle of C25K, but I decided to start at the very beginning...(sing it with me!) "a very good place to start."
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| An illustration of how fast I FELT...if not how fast I actually went. |
I was pretty nervous about running since I have been anything but consistent, another point in favor of starting at W1D1. I decided that I would try to focus on speed during the runs since I wasn't truly a "couch-er." It was an inadvertently great idea; motivated by fear, it ended up giving me something to feel really good about. I'm proud to say that the first half of my run segments were at a 7 minute mile pace, with my top speed being a 6:38 minute mile pace. Granted, I couldn't sustain that for any real period of time, but it feels amazing to know I've got a little giddy-up in my go. There is absolutely no way I could have done that four months ago.
At some point during my absence from running, my app released an update. I can't tell what functionality they changed, but the prompter is either a new person or a much peppier version of my old friend Roger (the name I gave the prompter to make him seem more friend than foe). Peppy Roger makes me want to cold-cock someone with my iPod. Where Old Roger would have said, "Run," New Roger says, "RUN!!" And don't get me started on his half-way-there prompt. There were clearly "Double Dream Hands" involved. In the course of this journey I have worked hard to revamp my pessimistic self, but apparently there is no room for the possitive as pertains to my early morning running cues. When I'm feeling tired & trying to push through the pain, unbridled pep is just offensive. I miss Old Roger.
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