I did it! I was able to jog continuously for 20 minutes last Dec 22! What a feeling, when I heard on my iPod (via PodRunner) the end of the 20-minute jog. It's probably no big deal to a lot of people, but it's a big deal to me. This is the longest ever for me for decades. After the run, I was so excited, I immediately texted my wife about my achievement.
It also gave me a lot of confidence that I changed again my training plan. By the way, I found my Complete Idiot's Guide to Jogging and Running book by Bill Rodgers. I changed to its 0-30 minutes in a month training plan. My week 4 fits right to its week 4 and I get to do my first goal of running/jogging continuously for 30 minutes in just a month.
So my new schedule for the week was:
Dec 22 (Tue) - 20 min. Jog.
Dec 24 (Thu) - 22 min. Jog.
Dec 26 (Sat) - 25 min. Jog.
Dec 27 (Sun) - 30 min. Jog and GOAL!
Well, I was able to do the Dec. 22, 24 and 26 workouts with no problems. For the Dec. 26 workout, I did it really early in the morning because we had to go to the airport for our trip to Boracay. But I wasn't able to do my Dec. 27 goal workout at the beach. The plan was to run at the beach late in the afternoon but we unexpectedly had an early dinner appointment.
Anyway, on Monday Dec. 28, I'll make another attempt again at my 30 minute run goal. It would really be nice and memorable, achieving my first goal at Boracay.
It also gave me a lot of confidence that I changed again my training plan. By the way, I found my Complete Idiot's Guide to Jogging and Running book by Bill Rodgers. I changed to its 0-30 minutes in a month training plan. My week 4 fits right to its week 4 and I get to do my first goal of running/jogging continuously for 30 minutes in just a month.
So my new schedule for the week was:
Dec 22 (Tue) - 20 min. Jog.
Dec 24 (Thu) - 22 min. Jog.
Dec 26 (Sat) - 25 min. Jog.
Dec 27 (Sun) - 30 min. Jog and GOAL!
Well, I was able to do the Dec. 22, 24 and 26 workouts with no problems. For the Dec. 26 workout, I did it really early in the morning because we had to go to the airport for our trip to Boracay. But I wasn't able to do my Dec. 27 goal workout at the beach. The plan was to run at the beach late in the afternoon but we unexpectedly had an early dinner appointment.
Anyway, on Monday Dec. 28, I'll make another attempt again at my 30 minute run goal. It would really be nice and memorable, achieving my first goal at Boracay.
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