Week 4 Day 1, C25K

So, I've been lacking a little motivation to blog lately, but I've more than made up for that in workouts. I've been running stairs, sprinting, lifting weights, erging...everything but C25K, it seemed. I don't know why, but I've just been avoiding long distance running. And avoiding this blog because I felt guilty about not talking about C25K.

But today I really needed a long run. So I turned my iPod on, jammed out, and just ran for days. I even considered doing the workout a second time, I felt that good at the end of it. Part of what made it so easy was that I think all my sprint work and stair running has really improved my breathing. Also, I'm really stiff and sore these days. My knees creak, my left hamstring is pulled, and I'm just overall beat down. So I ran W4D1 a little slower than usual, maybe averaging 5.5mph at best. I'm over running fast, and back to running for time instead of distance. I think this is a good move for me, because C25k is no longer my main workout, but one of many. If I'm working out somewhere around 4 hours a day, a 30 minute run shouldn't be my main focus. Plus, C25K really felt like a treat to me today. Other workouts for me are all anaerobic, because taekwondo is anaerobic. C25K really loosened me up and got rid of all that pesky lactic acid I've had floating around. So I'm going to finish the program (I really really want to graduate!), and move onto Gateway to 10K, but its going to be sloooooowwww. Oh well, I can sprint like a mother. Ciao!