I am mid-way through Week 5 of my 5K training regimen. This morning I ran for eight minutes in a row. Twice! And the thing is, it wasn't terribly tiring. I've never been on this kind of detailed program, where the amount you run and walk is prescribed down to the minute. Last week it was five minute blocks of straight running. This week it's blocks of eight. I can see myself being able to run that 5K, whereas at the beginning I absolutely could not see it.
My knees still hurt, though. Not as in major excruciating pain, but twinges at my kneecap when I sit down for long periods. I've tried the quadriceps exercises and hamstring stretches. I've tried to make sure I run with my feet straight in front of me. I think I will pick up some shoe supports and see if that helps. If the hurt becomes worse then I might have to stop. C'est la vie.
I haven't lost weight with the running, though I haven't gained any, a miracle with a week of bad eating this past week.
Honestly after five weeks I can't say that I love running. The actual act of running is not that fun. For me running is a lot of looking at the clock and seeing how many more minutes you have left. But I suppose the reward is the "runner's high" and sense of accomplishment you get afterwards. For that running is much more rewarding than walking.
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