Pushing Myself

Last week I was finding the C25K week 3 three minute runs a bit of a challenge and almost talked myself into repeating week 3 of the program. At the last minute I decided that before committing to repeating the week I should test myself to make sure the limits were physical and not mental. After all, I don't remember the runs being quite so hard last time (but then I was ten kilo lighter last time I did this). So I had a go at a week 4 run. I wish I could say I finished it but the final five minute run was just a bit too much. Or more acurately the 90 second gap between the final two runs simply wasn't enough. When the cue came to start the final run I was nowhere near ready. I was still very out of breath and my calves were killing me (a situation I'm hoping increased stretching will put paid to). So I continued walking for another minute or so then did the final three to four minutes of the run. It was both a lot harder and a lot easier than I'd thought it would be. I've now decided against repeating week 3. Instead I'm going to continue working towards completing week 4. Turning this into week 3 and a half if you will.