Week One, Day Three

Today I ran without my dog, Bella.  Once a week, she gets to go to Alphadogs to play with all her doggie friends.  It gives me much needed Cat time and gives her some much needed dog time.  But I didn't really think about the fact that I would have to run without her.  She's a distraction, and moves the time along.  So at first, I worried that it was going to seem like a longer run.  It wasn't.

Without my sweet Bella as a distraction, I was able to think more about my pace, and the placement of my feet, and finding a gait that wasn't so jarring to my ankles and knees.  I have found that I'm a heel runner, and that I run rather flat-footed.  I have known toe-runners, so I experimented a little with that and other ways of how my feet hit the pavement.

The intervals are definitely getting easier.  And on this, only the third day!  The minutes of running seemed to go by really quickly and the 1.5 minutes of walking seemed to drag out.  I'm assuming this is a good thing, since next week the intervals will switch and I will be running for 1.5 minutes at a time and walking for one minute in between.

I have found that since starting the Couch to 5k program on Monday, I am naturally paying attention to other aspects of my life, such as what I'm eating and how much water I'm drinking.  And, I'm almost looking forward to Weight Watchers tomorrow, since I did not weigh in last week.  Most of all though, I am totally proud of myself for keeping at it this week and I can't wait to start up again next week!  See you on the road!