Week 2 of 23: Monday

Time: 45 minutes
Distance: 2.70 miles
Average Pace: 3.60 mph
Time Spent Running: 21 minutes

Run Log: I walked 5 , ran 3, walked 2, ran 3, walked 2, ran 3, walked 2, ran 3, walked 2, ran 3, walked 2, ran 3, walked 2, ran 3, walked 2, ran 3, walked 7.

I took a long walk on Sunday. I kept my heart rate reasonably up (although it was at the lower end of my fat burn zone) and walked three miles.

Today was a bad day. I was tired (didn't sleep well thanks to no less than two cats thinking I made a comfortable bed) with about 5.5 hours of sleep. I had no energy, and an inner voice kept telling me to work on the elliptical today because that was easier.

I forced myself onto the treadmill with a little trick I call "idiocy." Today you may notice that I ran 21 minutes which was 1 less minute than last Friday. This was a conscious decision on my part, let me tell you why:
1) Friday was a hard day so I didn't really expect to keep pace with that day.
2) my knees were creaking in a gross, uncomfortable manor.
3) I was literally quite beat.

so I decided to work on endurance today. I did 3 minute runs with two minutes of rest. The good thing about this is that historically I was not able to keep up a three minute run near the end of my time on the treadmill so this was still a day with an achievement. I think I'm going to stick with this method for most of this week and get used to it. Use it as a starting point for a gradual reduction in rest time.