Couch to 5K: Week 1, Day 1

I started the Couch to 5k program today.

Week 1 Day 1 calls for 60 seconds of running/jogging alternating with 90 seconds of walking for 20 minutes. I started out with a 5 minute warm up walking at 4.5 mph on the treadmill then stopped to stretch. After the stretch I started the C25k routine with 90 seconds walking at 4.5 mph then 60 seconds jogging at 6 mph. I continued this same routine for the prescribed 20 minutes and finished up with a 5 minute cool down walk at a continuously decreasing pace.

The first half of the 20 minutes was a breeze, I started to feel fatigued after the next 5 minutes and I was exhausted by the end of my last 60 seconds of running. I had to push myself through the last two segments of running.

Overall it felt good to be running again. I had no abnormal pain which was a pleasant surprise. The heavy breathing caused a little scratchiness in my throat, but nothing unbearable.

Total distance today was 2.25 miles in 30 minutes.