Wow! I was pretty nervous about heading into week 2. I didn't think I would be able to do the 90 sec run after barely making the 60 sec runs last week. But lo and behold, Robert Ullrey makes it easy again! I altered my route slightly so that I would NOT be running uphill at the very end. Leave that incline to the 5 minute cool down, thank you very much. And so my warm up walk took me almost to the library on Convict Hill and then I started into the run. Not having to think about the time really made a difference. Plus the music is something I am completely unfamiliar with so I couldn't sing along and alter my breathing to the beat.
At the end of the first 90 seconds, I actually found myself saying incredulously, "I did it! I DID it!" outloud. And having that boost of, "get outta here!" about myself propelled me through the next runs, too.
I did have to cut the last 2 runs short by about 15 seconds each. I was just running out of steam and starting to really feel it.
I finished the last push (-10 seconds) at the start of that small hill and took my cool down walk as a victory lap. I found myself smiling and feeling really good. And that feeling lasted way into the day. I even bragged on myself just a little to some of the moms in storytime and my coworkers. There was nothing little about my braggadocio on FB. This was my status after my run and my shower:
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