So I told my trainer about the 5k run during our session on Saturday and he's proper excited for me trying for it. He's confident we'll be able to get me in shape by June no problems.
Saturday was mostly upper body resistance work and holy bejesus did I struggle. Hit my failure point way too early on some of the exercises and still feeling it this morning.
At the end of the session we went for an off-the-cuff Cooper Test for me to see how long I could run for in a single sitting. Initially I was given control of the pace myself but was only able to run for just under 5 minutes before needing to slow down. Chris then took over the speed controls once I got jogging again and found a much better pace. The final 7 minutes of the run were vastly easier than the first 5 and I actually ended the test with a smile on my face wanting to run more. It was an AMAZING feeling, felt so alive and I think I've been bitten by the bug. All I want to do is run!
We're going to do a 2.5k test run this week to see how I get on, and the goal is to work up to a full 5k run in 4 weeks time, leaving me one weeks rest before the actual event.
Can't wait!
Guess I can add something on here rather than make a new post. Not only did I manage the 2.5k test run tonight, not only did I finish it and still had something in the tank to keep running, but I damned well enjoyed it too! Never expected a feeling of disappointment when the treadmill started slowing down. Final time was around 18:40, give or take. Not bad progress for a few months eh?!
ReplyDeleteWe're going to try 3-3.5k next week, and ramp it up over the weeks until my charity run.