"You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement." -Steve Prefontaine

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Brittany: Week 2, Day 2.

Can we just discuss how much easier day two of week two was? On day one I felt like I was going to die half way through. Tonight I walked and jogged my way through night two and loved it. The hardest part of the whole thing was the last twenty seconds of my last jog and that's all because I got overzealous and sped up. I obviously ended up paying for that, but I made it. And I liked it.

One thing I've definitely learned is that I do better when I'm not focused on the actual jogging part. I focus on my breathing because that's the hardest part for me. Deep breath in through my nose, swallow, and out through my mouth. I focus on that and think about the actual breathing and distracts me from the whole jogging part. Thinking about the awesomeness that was The Dark Knight Rises also helps with the whole distracting thing. I may or may not be easily distracted though. I spent ten minutes of TDKR wondering how Bane eats. Maybe I love food too much. But that's another story altogether.

I've got to say I feel awesome tonight. I actually enjoyed my walk/jog instead of wanting to die. I felt so awesome after finishing up the program that I walked an extra mile just for fun. I'm definitely feeling both accomplished and badass tonight. I'm ready to take on night three of week two. Oh, and I've found my "running" song. It's awesome. It's also by my favorite band of all time, so that helps.


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