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Atom Plan: Run 5 mins, walk 3 mins, run 5 mins, walk 3 mins, run 5 mins
Actual: Run 5 mins, walk 3 mins, run 5 mins, walk 3 mins, run 5 mins
I was a bit worried about today’s run. After all, during week 4 (and the repeat I did), it was tough to finish the second 5-min run. Today I had to do THREE 5-min runs. Well, I came through with flying colors. I managed to do all three 5-min runs and it felt pretty comfortable.
The most obvious factor is that I’m getting in better and better shape, but I think the 3-min walking break made a big difference too. Last week, I only had a 1.5 min walking break before having to do the second 5 min run.
Today I also decided to take a small 8-oz bottle of water which I held in my hand. I had noticed in my previous outings that my mouth was getting very dry. I only ended up drinking 4 oz, but that made a big difference too. It felt a bit strange running with the bottle, especially towards the end when it was sloshing around quite a bit, but the benefits far outweighed the disadvantages of carrying the water.
The rest of this week is only going to get harder. I have to run 8 mins on the second day and 20 mins on the tnird day.
Posted by derek as C25K at 8:43 PM PDT