Week One, Day 3

Week one is over! Those words were like music to my ears. I had survived the first hurdle of the program; getting started. But now, after relaxing into my 1:00 jog, 1:30 walk intervals, it's time to switch it up. According to the program, my run on Sunday turns into 1:30 jog, 2:00 walk. It still goes 20 minutes of intervals, 5 minute warm up, 5 minute cool down, but things will be getting a lot more interesting. I'm ready for it.

This morning, I was running on the street as I had not convinced anyone to go down to the bike trail. Personally, it was nice to mix up the route. I have a bit of the Spotlight Syndrome being that I always kind of think that people are either watching me or see me. Well, there was that one cute guy I ran past this morning down by the Parish Center. But nonetheless, thinking so while running kind of gives me a boost because I don't think negatively about my running. I don't think "oh my god, they probably see my tummy and how out of shape I am." No, I think "yeah, I'm a hot 20 year old chick out for a jog." It works.

One of my other successes this morning was finding two songs that really amped me up. One was Whispers in the Dark by Skillet and the other I Believe from the movie Honey.

Music just has a sense of calm and yet a sense of push for me. It definitely helps me get through the run and get through my work days. So today, it's only 7:45 a.m. and I've already accomplished so much. I'm proud.