W4D1: Dread

After I got home from work today, I looked up the "curriculum" for Week 4.  I considered doing another Week 3 session, but thought that since W3D3 was somewhat easy that I should challenge myself and step it up.  So, I set up my Week 4 template and W4D1 podcast and set out.

As I expected, the 3-minute jog was a comfortable warm-up, and the 90-second walk that followed was a refreshing rest.  A bit of apprehension lingered with the cue to start the 5-minute jog sounded, but I began and tried not to think about it.  I focused on breathing steadily, ignored the fatigue in my legs, and listened to my book.  I noticed that I was covering more ground in the neighborhood and decided that I am going to have to invest in some kind of device to track the distance.  I'm getting to where I need to track both time and distance.  When the 5 minutes were over, I was glad to have the 2.5 minutes to walk and cool down a bit.  The next 3-minute jog still wasn't bad, and there was another 90-second walking interval before the final 5-minute jog.  At the end of that my legs felt like they had lead in them, but I did it!  I jogged for 5 continuous minutes...twice!  Yea, me!