Happy Easter!
Whew, I was sooooo tired today (Easter is a big, big deal in this house), but I am glad I made myself run, not the least reason being the tremendous amount of calories I'm sure I ate. Between "helping" the kids with their candy, and the Easter brunch, it was just ... too much. So, even though I was ready to fall down and sleep, a run ultimately felt pretty decent.
(Yes, I am keeping up with my calorie restriction diet and continuous, gradual weight loss, but very very occasionally I allow myself to splurge for one day or one meal. If I didn't, I'd never keep up with the program. You have to like something to stick with it that much.)
And hooray for no injuries! This was the point, when I first started the c25k program, where everything from the knee down started to ache, starting after a run (which I knew wasn't a good sign). By the middle of W3 D3 I knew I had to stop because I had injured myself. It looks like it really was my starting pace which did it to me.
Today's run wasn't too hard, even with the new switch to a toe-strike. I think in a couple of weeks I may attempt to pick up the pace veeeeeery slowly. I think maybe by the end of week 4 or week 5, my body should be more or less acclimated to regular running -- but that's just a guess, I'll have to check with someone else who would know.
Very much looking forward to next week's running. Week 3, here I come! Rar!
Addendum: I hadn't been *great* about stretching before now, but I decided to youtube something and get on that ball in a more disciplined way rather than half-assing it. This guy is funny, so I've been doing what he said. Minus that lunge thing, which I cannot seem to get to work.
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