Wednesday Winning! W2D4

W2D4 (ahem)

Going into week 3 scares the crap out of me. I will be upping the time of the second runs to 3 minutes. 3 MINUTES!!! Terrifying.

So, my little chicken self is going to do a slight Week 2 reprise and call it Day 4 and 5 - with an option for 6. I just think that once (or twice) I make it through the 6 90 seconds runs, I'll be able to push myself for the 90/180 and feel ok.

Still doing what I lovingly refer to as the Fat Girl Shuffle - I'm trying to keep my arms low and loose, trying to land on the middle or heels of my feet and trying to ignore the rhythm of my breathing and just breathe. Mornings are best for me. By the end of the day, I'm too tired to push myself at all - what little actual pushing I'm doing besides being out there in the first place.

I did make it through all of the 90s today. I had to stop 3 seconds early to tie my shoe at one point and the last one stretched to be going up that damn last hill so I lost 2 seconds at the end but I'm counting those as made. So, I'll get another one under my belt (or 2!) and move on.

I like the different support systems I have set up for myself.

1. The C25K Beginners FB page.  Everyone is on a different schedule but everyone seems excited, proud of themselves, encouraging and willing to share. It is great to see that other folks are anxious about moving through the weeks, that there are other couch potatoes who say, "If I can do it, anybody can." Hey! I'm anybody!!
2. The Fit in 2012 group on FB - a bunch of friends and friends of friends who are making changes in their lives for the better. Eating healthier, exercising more, practicing other positive stuff. They are funny and encouraging.
3. Posting on my own FB page. Every time I do, I get positive feedback from runners and non alike. It lifts me up AND it is good incentive to continue because they are keeping me accountable and cheering me on.
4. Telling a few folks in my life - real live people. To make conversation, they ask me about it. And so far, I can answer with some pride that it is going slow but sure.

 I really do want to do this. Again, I ask, "WHAT IS HAPPENING?!"

And in answer to that - every time I've ever thought about getting fit or changing my life, it always felt like a "given" that would happen later. And not like a fantasy future like that 2 story clapboard house on the tree lined street where I know about and enjoy wine and we have a golden retriever. But a real tangible timeline - even if it was blurry and non-specific about what time it actually was in my life.
And now this feels like I'm finally doing it. Not that I'm making it happen but rather, the time was always set for now and of course it is kicking in.  It feels like I am supposed to be doing this now and that is why it never took before.