Refocused

Tonight's run went much, much better than Tuesday's workout did. I did 25 minutes of solid running...well, jogging anyway. I've been reading that treadmills really aren't accurate in the readouts for distance and speed, so I decided to use my Nike+ sensor tonight that is calibrated for my stride. It says I did 2.67 miles in 25 minutes of jogging and 4 minutes of walking. Treadmill said I did 2.26 miles in the same time. ??? I will try out the Nike+ sensor again on Saturday for the 2 mile run in Albion and see what the tells me.

I did take some time to reflect yesterday and today on my drive home. I really am so worried about how fast I'm going, or really, how fast I'm not going. My focus really at this point is to get my body used to running. As Eric P pointed out, I would never have been able to run 10 minutes straight 6 weeks ago, let alone 25 minutes, so I really need to celebrate that accomplishment. Once my body is used to running for 30 minutes straight, several days a week, for several weeks, then I can focus on increasing my speed. I've found myself frustrated with my high expectations (also as Eric pointed out). I realize I can keep those expectations, but timeframes must be different and I can't expect everything all at once.

I've also been trying to focus on the positive things that are coming from running several days a week. I've been naturally inclined to eat food that is better for me and not to eat so much at one sitting. It's amazing how that is just a natural thing to want to do. Today I was in Norfolk and I went to Hastings bookstore and when I walked out I was blasted with the greasy, fried food smell of Sonic. I almost threw up. Never, ever would I have felt that. I would have normally said, "screw the lunch I brought with me, I'm gonna have me some greasy fried food!" In thinking about it in driving back to the office, I laughed. I couldn't believe that my lettuce, veggie, chicken in a whole-wheat tortilla lunch sounded better than Sonic!! Another major thing that has changed is I'm drinking so much more water! I've found that I love Crystal Light and that helps me drink so much more water! I've also managed to drop 1.5 pounds so far this week, so that is great also. I have only had 1 soda this week, which is highly unusual also! I'm normally an everyday kind of girl!!

I'm glad tonight went well and it's hard to believe I've completed 6 whole weeks of this program already. I'm completely done with run/walk intervals and just work on increasing my time over the next 3 weeks to a full 30 minutes. YEAH! Never would have thought I could do it!