Week 3 was really hard. I went with a friend M, W, F, and have to admit that I was the one who pooped out occasionally. We were supposed to do 4 min. on, 1 min walking on Monday & Wednesday--Monday was fine, Wednesday was pretty good, Friday we did a couple of 3 1/2 & 4s, but also did a couple of 5s. Today I went by myself, and I will readily admit that I picked a route that was mostly downhill--I figure this is the time to just try to do the sets and there's plenty of time and room for more intensity later. But it felt really, really good. I definitely feel better than I did when I started out (less stressed), even though some of it was a little uphill, wind full on in my face, no shoes (jk), and I was able to do 6 min, 10 min, 5 1/2 min, 10 1/2 min! 37 min, only 5 of it walking, 3.2 mi! Yay! I made it all the way down to the 5 Points roundabout. Yes, I think I've gained a small notch on my "slightly cooler mom" status. True, Josh can go faster walking in place, and true, it was barely catching air, but it does give me encouragement for the 5K I signed up for on Thanksgiving Day--maybe I'll actually be able to do it!
I feel good about getting my body in shape and especially feel so blessed for my good health--no knee, ankle or back pain or anything else to hold me back.
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