Read here about my successful week 1 of C25k training.
Now for week 2…
I did workout 1 of week 2 Saturday, June 1 and it went well. I felt good after…no pain!
Couch to 5k (C25k) week 2 workouts consist of:
- 5 minute warm-up walk
- Then 6 repetitions of 90 seconds running and 2 minutes walking
- So that’s a total of 9 minutes running, just 1 more minute than week 1
The following Monday I did workout 2 of week 2 which was the same exact workout. It was a rainy early morning. After my right foot didn’t hurt but it didn’t feel fine.
In retrospect, with the rain, I wasn’t paying as much attention to my form and also was probably running a bit faster as well. There is nothing like running in the rain to make you feel like a badass!
I pressed on and Wednesday did workout 3 of week 2, the same workout. Again, I wasn’t necessarily feeling pain in the foot but it felt like a tingling or pulsing feeling.
At my last PT appointment (May 31) prior to this, Jen had said I could probably start coming every other week. I said I’d see how it goes and evaluate. From the above after Monday I was unsure and then after Wednesday how I felt I kept my appointment and saw her June 6.
She tested me and checked things. For once my neck has been feeling fine and she even commented it wasn’t tight. And, I was testing with the same strength and “hadn’t lost anything.”
It could be my body getting used to running again and also with my “strong pattern” it’s like my body is fighting. Running is repetitive and the right side is pulling. I’m staying on my right side longer which is putting pressure on that foot.
So it seems this will be slow going. She said I could keep running – definitely not progress to week 3 of C25k training – and perhaps go back to week 1.
While I thought oh I have this plan all laid out I will follow and by end of July perhaps be ready for a 5k…what’s that saying “make plans and God laughs…”
However in reality this is part of SOME plan …I am doing my best to keep believing in that.
I then took Thursday and Friday off running. Thursday I did lift and ride the peloton bike and Friday went for a long walk on Emerald Isle beach (so beautiful!).
Saturday I went back to the workout of week 1 of C25k : walk 5 minutes, and 8 x (60 seconds running, 90 seconds walking).
Mostly there were sore lower legs and both feet – from walking on the beach – I’ll take that!
Again, this seems that it’s going to be “touch and go” and slow-going…I can’t help but wonder if I should throw in the towel. Yet, I know what running does for me …. it does so much….physically, mentally. It’s been a huge part of me and my life for many, many years.
Another recent example is I had a bad dream and woke up with that bad feeling, hard to shake and I knew I just had to get outside and get moving. That’s part of what running does for me – turns my mood around – helps shake the negative sense off and changes my energy for the better.
Back to the beginning and start again it’s been. I have now repeated week 1, all three workouts. Going to try week 2 again this weekend!