The other night when I turned on the C25K app at the trail it wanted me to go to Week 6, Day 3. I looked at it and said, no--not ready for this. It was 5 minutes of warm up walking followed by 22 minutes of jogging...without stopping, followed by a 5 minute walk/cool down. I refused.
I decided to do Week 6 Day 2 again, instead. It reminded me: You've already completed Week 6 Day 2. Yeah, yeah, I know---but Week 6 Day 3 looks too hard. I was having a conversation with my app. I finally discovered I could override it and do Week 6 Day 2 again and that's what I did the other night.
This evening, I had to face it. 22 minutes of jogging without stopping, once seemed absolutely impossible. Now it was time to discover the possibilities.
I did everything I could to delay it. I talked to people, I texted people--I put in a grocery store run and a coffee before it...I was doing everything I could to delay this one.
Even right before starting--I made my way into the spin studio and struck up a conversation with one of my favorite instructors. She encouraged me to join several others in doing a workout called "The Murph" on Tuesday's. And we discussed it. It's intense. That'll come another day.
I did it.
I did Week 6 Day 3. I jogged for 22 minutes straight without stopping. After about 10 minutes, I was fighting the urge to look at my phone and see how long I had left--but I knew I had to shift my focus to other things. Had I pulled out the phone and discovered I still had 12 minutes, it might have discouraged me. Finally, I couldn't stand it--I finally pulled the phone from my pocket. Just over two minutes remained. Okay...instead of discouraging, it was encouraging. 20 minutes was already a personal best--and knowing only two minutes remained in this training session empowered me to see it through to the end.
I did it.
I promised myself I would jog the entire Carter's Run For Autism 5K on September 26th without stopping. I made the declaration on this blog and on my radio show. And after this evening, I have every confidence I will keep my word.
My Tweets Today:
Good morning! Dark roast with half & half (2 tblspns) X 2 cups. Good coffee! Good start to the day! It's all good. pic.twitter.com/yHbahlOYIf
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) September 9, 2015
Two whole eggs/two egg whites, 5oz sliced sirloin, 2oz baby portobello mushrooms, 2 slices mozz & 7oz pear. 625 cal. pic.twitter.com/uzsKdxnwkp
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) September 9, 2015
Two cups water with lunch. #wateraccountability pic.twitter.com/wRNPxEBXIa
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) September 9, 2015
Beef (2oz) tostada w/1 provolone & 1 mozz & lettuce. 28g chips, 2 tblspns sr crm & salsa, 225g cantaloupe. 552 cal. pic.twitter.com/ldXvguUFuk
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) September 9, 2015
Fast fruit run.. And half & half.. Okay, and a few veggies... pic.twitter.com/CPozYpmWc0
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) September 9, 2015
Afternoon/early evening dark roast pour over coffee with 3 tablespoons half & half. My grocery store has a Starbucks! pic.twitter.com/wiHTmlw7xY
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) September 9, 2015
Coffee in previous tweet- 60 cal. 😉
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) September 9, 2015
String cheese snack. 60 cal. pic.twitter.com/guxqjMI6nz
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) September 9, 2015
Ready for a workout that will push me to limits I've never known. C25K is about to get real. Right now. 3 cups water. pic.twitter.com/wbFVQDGvG8
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) September 9, 2015
That distance is wrong. GPS wasn't connecting properly. I jogged 22 minutes straight. No stopping! That's big to me. pic.twitter.com/PJYb9sgGDM
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) September 10, 2015
C25K Week 6 Day 3: 5 min walk warm up, 22 min run, 5 min walk cool down. #endorphinrelease #naturalhigh
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) September 10, 2015
Dinner in MFP. It's cooking... Hungry! pic.twitter.com/lflE4dTgzj
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) September 10, 2015
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) September 10, 2015
Orange roughy (6.7oz), 268g swt.pot., yllw & zucchini squash w/onion & oospray (4sec), asparagus & 172g apple. 623cal pic.twitter.com/JhyG1bojsA
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) September 10, 2015
Tonight's side dish from the chop to the pan to the plate! #delicious pic.twitter.com/MUegs0ixlg
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) September 10, 2015
21g whole natural almonds & 250g green seedless grapes. Blog writing snack. #lastfoodofday Exactly 300 cal. pic.twitter.com/sOUFCI76q0
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) September 10, 2015
I nailed the budget by weighing out exactly the amount of grapes needed. pic.twitter.com/kT9faeMdcd
— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) September 10, 2015
Thank you for reading and your continued support,
Strength,
Sean
Awesome!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jon!!!
DeleteWay to go
ReplyDeleteThank you, Joan!!
DeleteYay!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate it, Robin! Thank you!
DeleteThat's amazing, Sean! I have never done more than 5 minutes without stopping!
ReplyDeleteDede
Thank you, Dede. I hadn't either before starting this commitment! It proves it's possible--even for me! Who knew? I didn't! :)
DeleteGreat Job! have a good day!
ReplyDelete:) Rosie
Bravo! Knew you could do it!!
ReplyDeleteJulie :-)
Thank you, Julie!
DeleteIt was so incredible, Natalie! Felt amazing!!
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