One Week Down March 30, 2008
Posted by Mike Oliveri in Activities.Tags: ipod, nikeplus, progess, running
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The first week of the running program hasn’t gone bad at all. I did miss Wednesday, but I made up for it on Thursday and just shifted Friday’s run to Saturday. Still three times a week, still feeling pretty good about it.
Nike+ has made it convenient to show off my progress: just click here to see a handy graph of my runs.
Runners may not find these numbers all that impressive, but I say they’re not half bad for a guy weighing well over two bills and who likes running about as much as salmon like long walks in the park.
The plan this week calls for eight one-minute runs spread across 20 minutes, each separated by a minute and a half of walking. The first few of those runs didn’t seem so bad, but during the last few I found myself watching the timer on the iPod a lot closer. Fortunately the PowerSong (Pantera’s “Cowboys from Hell” in my case) concept really does work, and I’m able to pick up the pace a bit for the last run rather than letting it spiral down out of control because I’m feeling wiped out.
The other good news is I felt better about the third night’s overall run than I did the first. It’s probably mental, but I felt a little more able to keep up with each of the runs than I did the first time. Is it legit or am I just getting used to being out there on the track. It’s hard to say, but I guess I’ll find out next week when I bump things up to 90-second runs separated by two minutes of walking.
Another 30 seconds never killed anyone, right?
Are you running at a gym or a school? I’m thinking about using the high school’s track.
Track. I live across the street from the field of the high school I work for, and we’ve got a 400-meter cinder track. It’s not the greatest running surface in wet or cold weather, but when it’s dry it’s comfortable to run on. It’s really nice after they smooth it out for track practice and meets.
Right now I just run without counting laps. Not sure how it’ll work when I’m running a full 5k. I’ve been scouting circuits around town with the Google Maps distance feature.
Mike