Days 35-37

I did it! I just completed Week 6 Day 1 of my training app. Today was my first 10 minute run and I did two of them with a 5 minute walk between. 

The first 10 min run went really well. I was feeling good, I had my music up loud and I was trying to see if I could make it to my mile marker (w/ the 5 min warm up included). When the run got hard, I could see my mile mark!  When my 10 minutes were up, I was only about a block away from my mile marker. That felt amazing. It won't be long before I can run a whole mile! Take that, 8th grade gym class!

The 10 minute run back to my apartment seemed harder mentally. I was on a slight incline up the whole way and the time seemed to creep by. My body was slowing and I kept having to tell myself to 'keep it loose' and 'you can do this!'  I was about to give up and start walking and so I pulled out my phone to see if I was even close to 10 minutes and the exact moment I did that, it told me to start my cool down walk. That felt great knowing I didn't have to quit and that I ran two 10 minute intervals!  Also, I did exactly 2 miles today. Also awesome. 

I am back home now and will reward myself with a shower and lunch at my favorite deli. I know I'm not supposed to reward myself with food, but it is lunch time here and I have no food in the house.  If I wait to eat until after the grocery store then I may pass out. So I will have a BLTA (no chips, soda, or cookie) at Heidi's deli. Go me.