10K W2

I've been keeping up with the running 3x a week and the cross-training on other days, but I have a confession to make:

I'm not getting any better.

I'm still slow. Running is STILL hard. I love the way it makes me feel and I enjoy it but it's SO hard. I did 2.2 miles yesterday and it was sheer torture. My legs were so so tight. They finally loosened up after about a mile and a half after like 3 stops to try to stretch, but the stretching hurt so I didn't keep it up too long. This is the first time (at least lately) that I've had this allover calf/shin soreness but I may have to look into stretching pre-run if it happens again.

Running 30 minutes is not easy for me. I'm glad I didn't choose the one-hour runner program because I'm not confident I can do it. I know I can add on the miles even if I do have to take a walk break, but I'm trying really hard not to take them (no walking yesterday - I stood in place and stretched quickly so I still RAN the whole distance).

Anyway. Confession time over. This is the last week of 10K week 1 and I am celebrating with a 5K on Saturday. A teeny tiny one that's nearby. I'm really excited because
1. it's close (about 30 minutes away)
2. parking will not be stressful (it's a teeny town)
3. last year anything under an hour would have been third in my age group - there were tons of 45+ers -- meaning the chances of me coming in dead last are rather slim
4. I'm fairly confident it will not be flooded out

So there's my next race. After this I am not planning anything concrete until October, though I am considering some things. We'll see how this one goes.

Finally. My first 5K. Third time's the charm, right?

My goal? under 40:00
My less realistic goal? 35:00

I might not make either one. But that's okay. That's what goals are for.

Wish me luck! (again)

In other news, I am going to start working on my pushup fitness with another "program" that's hit the C25Ker's leading to 100 consecutive pushups in 6 weeks. I'll do my initial test tonite and let you know where I'm starting and the plan.