Gone with the wind, literally.

Day Three: Run 1 minute, walk 2 minutes - repeat 10x

Today was a struggle, I realize that it was only day 2 of running or day 3 of our training program but, for someone who is out of shape and has done very little running in her lifetime, I struggled today. When I woke up this morning I was actually excited to go for a run today and bummed that we had thunderstorm weather all day. We kept an eye out on the weather and decided earlier in the day that at any point in the day where there isn't downpour and thunder, we would run. We had that opportunity this afternoon so we took it. I still felt motivated to run and to accomplish day 3 as we were lacing up our sneakers and headed out for our warm up. That quickly changed after our 2nd stint of running; with the rain today came wind. The wind was killing me and it definitely challenged my breathing; it made running even difficult on my tired out of shape legs. We were running into the wind for the majority of the first leg of our workout. Half way through, Nick and I changed our course so we had our backs to our wind and it made it much easier to breath. We understand that at some point we will need to learn how to run into the wind in anticipation of any weather for our 5k, but at this early in the game it's okay to let our bodies rest while we build endurance and our hearts become stronger. Right now I need to focus on my training my body to run period, focusing on my posture and controlling my breathing, not the wind controlling me. Despite today being a struggle, we finished today, completed a cool down and stretched. We are excited to see the difference in the way we physically feel and mentally.