Week Two, Session One

Run 2 minutes. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 11 times.

This week has double the amount of running, with the same amount of walking. It was harder, but still managable. The walks are a life saver. Overall I end up doing much more running than I could do if I just went out and ran for as long as possible. Which I guess is the point of this program.

It was chilly again, but I didn't have as much trouble. I wore a thermal turtleneck that I got for riding in the winter. When my throat started burning I would pull the turtleneck up over my mouth and nose to get some warm air, and it seemed to help. I also tried to breathe in through my nose more. (I have some sort of facial structure issue that makes it difficult for me to breathe enough air in through my nose without at least supplementing it with mouth breathing - when I exercise I tend to abandon nose breathing altogether). It seemed to stop my throat from hurting as much.

One thing that I have noticed, and I'm not sure if it is good or bad: The first time I ran, I was sore the next day. Two days after, I almost fell on my face when I got out of bed. I could really feel it - Really. Every other time, I haven't been sore at all. I don't know if my first workout was more intense and now I'm not pushing myself as hard (I don't think so), or if I did something wrong the first time out and now I'm using myself better. I can't imagine that just one run would make that much of a difference in my fitness, so that can't be it.