c25k Wk 1 Day 2

Got to be honest, today really sucked!  I was better prepared today than I was Sunday.  I bought a new pair of running shoes, that helped.  I didn't forget my sunglasses, which made it nice to not have to squint into the sun.  And I took more water which was a very good thing.  But otherwise, I MAJORLY struggled.

I was a bit worried to begin with.  Yesterday, on my day off from the program, I did a normal workout for me, Kickboxing.  I LOVE kickboxing, but it is certainly not an easy workout.  And I got up today with my legs stiff and aching from the workout.  Not a good start to work on jogging!  I was really keeping my fingers crossed that the 5 minute warm-up would help to loosen my legs up.  Nope, didn't work the way I had wanted.  So, I think that I need to give my legs a day off tomorrow.  Maybe I'll do arm weights or something else instead.  See if the day off makes a difference to Thursday's jog.  If it does, I'll probably need to rethink what days I do this program.  I'm not willing to give up kickboxing, so maybe I'll change to Wed, Fri, Sun or something like that.

I also realized just how mental this program is!  I had a couple of my jogs that I cut short a bit, but I was so determined not to cut that last jog short.  I was only 30 seconds in and my legs were screaming at me to stop.  But I ignored it, pushed through, and finished that last jog.  Hopefully I'll be able to increase my mental toughness so that I can push through more often. 

I really hope that I can complete Thursday's workout without stopping.  I MAJORLY don't want to have to repeat Week #1!  I know that the chances are I will have to repeat some weeks, but I want to at least make it through the first one!