Training Day 27 - Program Complete!

This is the face of happiness after completing my 2nd 5K

So I did it!  I made it to the end, though I am by no means finished.  I am at the end of the Couch to 5K training program, but my journey is just beginning.  I still have my Color Run on the 25th in NYC and I am attempting to plan another run for sometime in September.  After that, who knows?  

But I'm not going to stop.  I've worked too hard and made so much progress in such a short time!!  I started this project on June 20th - That was 7 weeks ago yesterday.  7 WEEKS!!  In 7 weeks I was able to condition my body from a lazy sack of potatoes who never ran anything in her life, to someone who is capable of running a 5K.  Who knows what else I can do?!  

Today's run went really well.  I felt good through its entirety.  My plan of attack was to break it down into 10 minute sessions, at least for the first 30 minutes.  For the first 6:00 of each session I was going to run at a 5.3, then from 6:00-9:00 at a 5.5, and the last minute at a 5.7 and keep it there for as long as I felt OK with no great expectations.  It worked beautifully.  As soon as I felt it becoming too hard, I slowed back down to my 5.3 comfort zone to avoid pooping out before I made it to 3.1 miles.  After 30 minutes, I was only at about 2.7 miles so I kept at it.  I was hoping to make at least my last time of 34:58 and I beat it.  My final time was 34:36.  Hopefully it just gets better from here - and I NEED to get outside!!

Hopefully you'll stick with me through the rest of this, whatever it may be - my two readers, haha!  Thank you for your support through this, it really has meant a lot :)