C25k: week 4 session 1

3 minute run, 1.5 minute walk, 5 minute run, 2.5 minute walk, 3 minute run, 1.5 minute walk, 5 minute run
16 April

Quite a convoluted schedule.  It's a lot of running - a full 16 minutes - and recovery time is down to half of the running time, so it's quite a big change from last week.  I went up the side of the glen today, and it was great to do so.  My first 5 minute stint took me from just beyond the coach road all the way up to the boulders at the top, along the traverse cut-back path.  It was really tough and I kept wanting to stop and just breathe, but I ran out my 5 minutes and kept moving once on the top.  Some mental fortitude required! I was hardly running at pace, but certainly was doing more than just walking.

Now, sat at my desk later on in the morning, I'm feeling the effects of my morning run, feeling tired in my legs and back and in need of lunch.  I suppose it's a good thing, as it does show I'm now pushing myself.  I'll definitely take a rest day tomorrow before picking up the next session.