Today was Day 1 of Week 7 and I’m so excited to let you know that I was able to run the 25 minutes!

My body is pretty tired and worn out.  We did go into the hot tub for a bit when we got home to reward our abused bodies. lol

I’m really proud that all three of us were able to complete the 25 minutes – we’ve come a long way in 6 weeks!

I’m going to ice my shins for sure tonight and make sure I stretch a lot today and tomorrow.  And I get to run it all over again on Wednesday & Friday!

This post brought to you by the letter F.  For FRUSTRATED.  Or other F words.  I’ll let you use your imagination!

Today finished Week 6 of the Couch to 5k program.  I was only able to make it to the 20 minute mark of running and got a horrible side cramp.  I wanted to keep going and finish that last 5 minutes but it felt like I had totally hit a physical & emotional wall.  I broke down a bit when I couldn’t finish.  I know I shouldn’t be so hard on myself but I was so close – yet so far.

Monday starts 3 days of running for 25 minutes next week so I have more chances to redeem myself.  Congrats to my BRFF (best running friend forever lol) for doing great today and completing the run!  Chris also did a great job by running the 20 minutes with me after only doing a few days of the program!

I wore my Oscar the Grouch shirt while I ran – how appropriate!

Emo girl, out.

Week 6 Day 2 is now complete – and I am feeling it this morning!

Today’s workout consisted of two 10 minute jogs with a teeny tiny 3 minute break in between.  The first ten minutes were really tough because I tried to jog slower which only made my calves HATE ME.  I used part of the 3 minute break to stretch and had a much better (and faster) second 10 minute jog.

I wore my BodyBugg during today’s run and it says I burned 377 calories.  I’ll take that!  I’m excited to see how much I burn on our 25 minute run this week!

I can’t believe there are only 3 weeks left after the next run.  Also, I realized I’ve run about 32 miles since I started which is pretty darn exciting.

I can’t believe that today marked the beginning of our 6th week on this program.  Today I ran with my new Camelbak water pack for the first time and I think that, while it takes some getting used to, it will be a good thing to have with me on the longer runs now that Wednesday marks the last interval run.

I thought today would be  a breeze because of Friday’s 20 minute run, but it was still very much a challenge.  Wednesday’s run is two 10 minute intervals.  And then one 25 minute run on Friday.  It’s very important that I get a good night’s sleep on Thursday because I’m convinced it makes a HUGE difference.

With my visor, water pack, iPhone arm band, and nice running shoes – I actually feel like a runner!  Whee!

Here’s a list of things I’d like to accomplish on my fitness/running journey!

1. Run a 5K DONE! – Sept 5 10
2. Improve my mile time.  Get it under 10 minutes
3. Run a 10K
4. Run 5 times in one week for at least 20 minutes each run
5. Run 30 miles in one month
6. Complete a half marathon