Week 5, Day 1 - Couch to 5k Program

I never get sick...but...somehow...I am sick.  I picked up a nasty head cold and flu bug with lots of sneezing, shortness of breath and body aches.  No fun.  I feel like I am not getting air in my lungs.  I had a tough time getting through my 2nd workout at the gym yesterday during our lab work.  I came home and crashed. 

I was determined not to give up on the running this week because of this cold.  I slept in a bit, had a light energy snack and some water and hit the streets to continue on with week 5, day 1 of the couch to 5K program.  This week there will be 3 different running intervals instead of repeating the same one all week.

Today it is a series of 5 minute runs and 3 minute walks.

Warm up: 5 - 10 minutes Static Stretching:

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

Podcast - Week 5 - Day 1:

• 5:00 minutes brisk walking
• 5:00 minutes running
• 3:00 brisk walking
• 5:00 minutes running
• 3:00 minutes brisk walk
• 5:00 minutes running
• 5:00 minutes brisk walk

I did the whole circuit one time through.  I was feeling very tired and sluggish.  I am guessing that the head cold I have is the culprit.  I did manage to repeat the intervals again, but at the last 5 minute run, I stopped after 1 minute and then did a 5 minute cool down walk.   I was just happy that I got up and did the run and didn't make excuses.  I will have 8 minute intervals on Thursday and then horror of horrors, I will have to run 20 minutes without stopping on Saturday.  I hope this cold goes away.  This was what my second circuit looked like:

• 5:00 minutes running
• 3:00 brisk walking
• 5:00 minutes running
• 3:00 minutes brisk walk
• 1:00 minutes running
• 5:00 minutes brisk walk

My right eye started to run and get blurry.  No fun!

Cool Down: 5 minutes Static Stretching:

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

I have felt run down for the rest of the day with body aches & stuffy nose.  I slept again for awhile in the early afternoon.