I could barely lift my arms to drink from my water bottle after the last run and the fact that I then had a hill to climb to get back to my house (and bed) was a kick in the teeth.
Still it wasn't as hard as I thought it might be and again much easier than when I've attempted it in the past and had to stop after the second run, so knackered I might be but knackered for a reason. Even the fittest people are knackered after pushing themselves aren't they?
The best thing was I realised as I was half way round that I was really looking forward to the day when I can just run the entire route without the walking bits to break up the running. I'm still a couple of months off this - IF I stick to the plan - but I actually feel positive that I will get there.
I've just got to hope now that we don't get any snow between now and christmas or that Santa brings me an early present of a treadmill :)
For anyone interested, this is the running plan I am now following (again but properly this time round)
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k-plan.aspx
Still it wasn't as hard as I thought it might be and again much easier than when I've attempted it in the past and had to stop after the second run, so knackered I might be but knackered for a reason. Even the fittest people are knackered after pushing themselves aren't they?
The best thing was I realised as I was half way round that I was really looking forward to the day when I can just run the entire route without the walking bits to break up the running. I'm still a couple of months off this - IF I stick to the plan - but I actually feel positive that I will get there.
I've just got to hope now that we don't get any snow between now and christmas or that Santa brings me an early present of a treadmill :)
For anyone interested, this is the running plan I am now following (again but properly this time round)
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k-plan.aspx
