Week 2, Day 2 - Couch to 5k Running Program

My, oh my, what a good run this morning!

I decided to push myself a little further this morning. On Tuesday I was able to do 1 3/4 of the week 2 Podcast. That means that after the 5 minute warm-up there are 6 intervals of running 90 seconds and walking 2 minutes (120 seconds). I completed that and then went on to do 4 more extra intervals before doing the 5 minute brisk walk cool down.

Grab your Podcasts Here: (Suz's Podcasts):

http://www.kissmyblackass.org/podcasts/couch-to-5k/

This is how it went/looked:

Warm up: 5 minutes Static Stretching:

• Hip Flexors
• Quads
• Calves
• Adductors (inner thighs)

Podcast - Week 2 - Day 2:

• 5 minutes brisk walking
• 90 seconds running
• 2:00 minutes brisk walking
• 90 seconds running
• 2:00 minutes brisk walk
• 90 seconds running
• 2:00 minutes brisk walking
• 90 seconds running
• 2:00 minutes brisk walk
• 90 seconds running
• 2:00 minutes brisk walking
• 90 seconds running
• 2:00 minutes brisk walk

It should end here with a 5 minute warm up but I added:

• 90 seconds running
• 2:00 minutes brisk walking
• 90 seconds running
• 2:00 minutes brisk walk
• 90 seconds running
• 2:00 minutes brisk walking
• 90 seconds running
• 2:00 minutes brisk walk
• 90 seconds running
• 2:00 minutes brisk walking
• 90 seconds running
• 2:00 minutes brisk walk
• 5 minutes brisk walking (cool down)

This was a lot more challenging. I was going to quit after 4 extra intervals but I pushed myself to do the last 2 extra intervals, then I walked it off for 5 minutes. I felt awesome but tired too. I finished with more stretching:

Cool Down: 5 minutes Static Stretching:

• Hip Flexors
• Quads
• Calves
• Adductors (inner thighs)

I am looking forward to Day 3 of this week to see how my body responds to this run again.