Today's Stats -
Swim - 23 Laps (1,150 Meters)
Bike -
Run - 5.64 Miles
Time - 2:15
Total Stats -
Swim - 78 laps (3900 Meters) - Finished!
Bike - 82.92 Miles
Run - 26.2 Miles - Finished!
Time - 16:25
I FEEL GREAT!!! First off, I started my workout with my C25K Wk 7 Day 2. For those not familiar with the program, this day's workout is 5 minutes warm-up, 25 minutes jog, 5 minutes cool down. The same as the previous 2 workouts. So I knew that I shouldn't have any problem with that. But I planned on actually being on the treadmill for an hour, try to get a good portion of my remaining distance done. About 10 minutes into my jog, I decided to really push myself. Instead of only jogging for 25 minutes, I'd see just how long I could keep it up. I mean, I was going to be on the treadmill for an hour anyways. Plus, even though I jog pretty slowly, it's still faster than I walk. That meant more distance gone. I just let myself get lost in my audiobook, and didn't pay attention to the time going by. At the 50 minute mark, I thought I'd better slow down to a walk!!! I doubled my previous best jog time! I was sort of in shock! In fact, I think that I might still be a little bit. It felt so great! Now, I know without a doubt that I am going to easily finish the last two weeks of the program. I mean, the longest jog time called for is 30 minutes, and I easily surpassed that. Also, I certainly won't be letting the mental battle win now. If I can jog for 50 minutes, I sure as heck can go 30! This program is crazy impressive! I did my very first day of it 53 days ago. And on that day, I wanted to cry trying to jog for 1 minute. I was gasping for breath and thought that I was going to die. Now, less than 2 months later, I just jogged for 50 minutes! And my breathing was great!!! No issues at all. Can you tell that I'm a little bit excited?
Anyways, back to my Ironman stats, after the 50 minute jog, I decided that I wanted to walk for 15 minutes, rather than just the 5 minute cool down. Just before I was going to slow down and really start my cool down, I started doing the math. I was less than a mile from finishing! No way that I was stopping now! I ended up spending a total of 1:35 on the treadmill, and finished my entire 26.2 miles! Done with the running miles!!!
That workout was in the morning, then later in the evening I headed back to the gym to finish up my swim. I only need another 23 laps. I am not a strong swimmer. I've actually done all of the laps for this challenge swimming backstroke. It's about the only thing that I'm comfortable with. But I got my laps done. Now, I'm completely done with my swimming as well.
That leaves me just about 29 Miles left on the bike, and 3 days left to complete it! Looking forward to being able to say that I completed this challenge. I had real doubts that I'd be able to do it. Glad that I proved myself wrong!
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