I'm a few work-outs deep. I've been aiming to hit two miles in half an hour, switching between a quick walk one minute and sprinting the next, and so far I've done it. The last two workouts however, have kicked my ass. Thursday I was in Miami for the GP and the crazy high humidity kept me down. I started crying at the 17 minute mark - I was walking more than running and hadn't even hit a mile yet. I didn't think I was going to make two miles, let alone complete a half hour. But I dug down deep, made a lot of "RAAA" noises, had Riki cheer me on, and I got it done. A similar thing happened tonight. I felt really weak breaking into my sprints - at one point my knee gave out and I had to jump onto the sides of the treadmill. I spent the majority of the first 15 minutes just walking. I had gone for a long walk earlier in the day (while wearing flip-flops - d'oh!), so I thought maybe that was affecting me somehow, but it took a while before my sprints felt strong again. The last two I really kicked it into high gear to try and make two miles, which I did at the 29.50 minute mark. Cutting it a little too close. What actually got me there was my music - Human by the Killers. I could see Brandon Flowers punching the air as the music picked up and I just went for it, silly noises and all.
I think I need two things heading into my next work-outs - a kick ass playlist and more warm up time. I'm going to start with five minutes of just walking before I start my sprints, bumping my overall workout time to 40 minutes (including cool down). As far as music goes, the Killers get top billing.
175 days.
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