Week 5 DONE!!

How happy am I? Answer: VERY!

Week 5 run 3 came around and although there was a hitch and I wasn't able to run in the morning, I managed to get out in the evening.

I still cannot believe I actually did it!

Lots of things to mention. 

Speed: I didn't run very fast.  There was a HUGE black sky overhead which looked very thunderous, and I didn't want to be too far from home when the heavens opened!  They didn't in the end, as it happens.

Legs: My legs felt achy on about the 5th minute!  Not too bad but just that I could feel them working.  I told myself I had just 3 minutes to reach 8 which I knew I could do!  The hardest part of all was just after I turned around to come back.  My route isn't circular and that effected my momentum for a time.  Took about 3 minutes to adapt.

Breathing: As I kept the pace slow my breathing was good.  :)  Again, the first 5-8 minutes were the hardest then my body just seemed to adapt.  I kept breathing through my mouth and could feel it fuelling my muscles on every breath (imagination?) which really really helped and lifted me.

Feeling:  It felt great!  Wasn't too hard and actually completely amazed me that I found it easier than the 8 minute runs of week 5 run 2 - the intervals make it harder possibly?

I actually almost cried!  Silly I know, but I was really so happy that I did it, my eyes did get a bit watery it is such an achievement for me.  At school I was always the one using the cross country as an excuse for a good gossip while walking at the back!

I'm sure there are things I haven't covered that I had wanted too but that's most of it.  Oh and I don't ache today yippee!  Need to work on building speed as soon as this C25K is over I really want to get my 5K time under 30 minutes, we'll see!  I have until my race in early October.