September 9th, 2015 I Did It

September 9th, 2015 I Did It

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

3 cup bottle refill equals #watergoal #wateraccountability pic.twitter.com/9iEd9lXVsE

— 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