I've been feeling extremely anxious and kind of upset today. I don't know if its because of my test or because of running. Turns out that reading a ton of running forums and seeing how far others are (marathons and half marathons) is rather depressing when you have just finished the first 20 minute run of your life. These people should inspire me but all they do is intimidate me and make me feel anxious that I can't do what they do. Pair that with the fact that I wasen't able to run today and that's possibly why I feel like crap. With the exam, my schedule, and my boyfriend's schedule it was impossible to go to the gym today. I know its sad but I still dont have enough confidence to go without him so we decided to do our next run tommorow after school. I'v gotten over the hurdle that is W5D3 I can quit now, but I'm scared that just like the other two times I will. So for today I'm going to keep looking at other people's success and pushing myself mentally to finish.
On another note, I have been giving thought as to what I'll do after I graduate the C25K and have decided to run the 30 minute runs until right after my birthday then I will start the Bridge to 10K, which is a 6 week program that will prepare me for an hour of continuous running. I wish that my boyfriend wanted to continue on to this goal with me but it turns out he isn't interested in running at all. He has decided to do a half hour run with me and then do some weight training for the other half our which works to. As long as we are both healthy and active then I'm satisfied.
One thing I have learned about running is that it takes proper eating and hydration. Before I restarted this run I wouldn't drink very much. I suffered from frequent migraines that required Codine or Oxycontin for relief. Now I am drinking 2-3 bottles of water a day which may not seem like enough, but its plenty for me. I haven't been watching my eating yet though. That's hard to do with my boyfriend because he LOVES his unhealthy food, and I wont lie I do to. After I complete my C25K goal I will ween myself on to better food(not easy in college) because I realize it will ultimately help my performance.
I'll post back tomorrow and I will have finished W6D1.
I am a runner...not because I live and breathe to run every waking moment, but simply...because I run.
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Thursday, February 24, 2011
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I've been feeling extremely anxious and kind of upset today. I don't know if its because of my test or because of running. Turns out that reading a ton of running forums and seeing how far others are (marathons and half marathons) is rather depressing when you have just finished the first 20 minute run of your life. These people should inspire me but all they do is intimidate me and make me feel anxious that I can't do what they do. Pair that with the fact that I wasen't able to run today and that's possibly why I feel like crap. With the exam, my schedule, and my boyfriend's schedule it was impossible to go to the gym today. I know its sad but I still dont have enough confidence to go without him so we decided to do our next run tommorow after school. I'v gotten over the hurdle that is W5D3 I can quit now, but I'm scared that just like the other two times I will. So for today I'm going to keep looking at other people's success and pushing myself mentally to finish.
On another note, I have been giving thought as to what I'll do after I graduate the C25K and have decided to run the 30 minute runs until right after my birthday then I will start the Bridge to 10K, which is a 6 week program that will prepare me for an hour of continuous running. I wish that my boyfriend wanted to continue on to this goal with me but it turns out he isn't interested in running at all. He has decided to do a half hour run with me and then do some weight training for the other half our which works to. As long as we are both healthy and active then I'm satisfied.
One thing I have learned about running is that it takes proper eating and hydration. Before I restarted this run I wouldn't drink very much. I suffered from frequent migraines that required Codine or Oxycontin for relief. Now I am drinking 2-3 bottles of water a day which may not seem like enough, but its plenty for me. I haven't been watching my eating yet though. That's hard to do with my boyfriend because he LOVES his unhealthy food, and I wont lie I do to. After I complete my C25K goal I will ween myself on to better food(not easy in college) because I realize it will ultimately help my performance.
I'll post back tomorrow and I will have finished W6D1.
I am a runner...not because I live and breathe to run every waking moment, but simply...because I run.
On another note, I have been giving thought as to what I'll do after I graduate the C25K and have decided to run the 30 minute runs until right after my birthday then I will start the Bridge to 10K, which is a 6 week program that will prepare me for an hour of continuous running. I wish that my boyfriend wanted to continue on to this goal with me but it turns out he isn't interested in running at all. He has decided to do a half hour run with me and then do some weight training for the other half our which works to. As long as we are both healthy and active then I'm satisfied.
One thing I have learned about running is that it takes proper eating and hydration. Before I restarted this run I wouldn't drink very much. I suffered from frequent migraines that required Codine or Oxycontin for relief. Now I am drinking 2-3 bottles of water a day which may not seem like enough, but its plenty for me. I haven't been watching my eating yet though. That's hard to do with my boyfriend because he LOVES his unhealthy food, and I wont lie I do to. After I complete my C25K goal I will ween myself on to better food(not easy in college) because I realize it will ultimately help my performance.
I'll post back tomorrow and I will have finished W6D1.
I am a runner...not because I live and breathe to run every waking moment, but simply...because I run.
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