Another one bites the dust

Week 4 Couch to 5k 

 

For the runs in Week 4, the plan is a brisk 5-minute warm-up walk then 3 minutes of running, 90 seconds walking, 5 minutes running, 2 ½ minutes walking, 3 minutes running, 90 seconds walking, 5 minutes running.

Hill Rd, Donegal, Ireland

The first run was probably the best day I've had so far doing the NHS Couch to 5k.  It was easier than I thought it would be.  The contrast from Wk 1 where sixty seconds was really tough to now is remarkable.  I know to a proper runner 5 minutes is nothing but a warm-up: but to me 5 minutes of continuous shuffling/jogging is amazing.

The second and third runs were pretty similar.  I ran before dinner in perfect weather, sunny with a nice warm breeze.  I could maintain 5 minutes easily enough. My breathing is getting easier, I'm not gasping for air during the recovery walk.

Carndonagh, Malin, Trawbreaga.

The runs are following a pattern.  The first race is the hardest and the other two are just trying to improve or maintain my pace.

*5mins Cool Down Music:   Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John,  Twilight by David Gray,  Versimilitude by Teenage Fanclub.

*random music playlist.