Well, to say that this morning’s workout was a watershed would be a severe understatement. I am moving to a whole new level in my running. After yesterday’s 10 minute run to finish my intervals, I decided to start today with 10 minutes and see how I felt from there. So, here are today’s walk/run intervals:
0/25, 5/0
Yep… I ran (well, jogged) a full 25 minutes non-stop! The last 5 minutes were a bit difficult, but I did it. I think the biggest mental hurdle was getting past 12:30 of running. Once I was past the halfway point it became a bit easier from a psychological point of view.
I also brought my mp3 player with my for the first time and listened to music to help distract me from time counting too much.
My knee is pretty sore now. It is actually a bit tender to the touch. I hope I am not damaging it be continuing to run when it is sore. I might take a day off running as a reward for the 25 minutes, and give my knee a day to rest. I will see how it feels tomorrow.