H is for humidity

I completed W3D1 last night. With the new week came the start of interval training. Although the overall workout was 2 minutes shorter (28 instead of 30), the intensity raised noticeably. The thing that made last night ever more tiring was the ridiculous humidity which made 81 degrees, at 11PM no less, feel like 89.

The workout started like all the others, with a 5 minute warmup walk. That led into running for 90 seconds and walking for 90 seconds. Here's where things changed, though. After the second bit of walking, I started a 3 minute long run which was followed by a 3 minute walk. That process repeated a second time before ending with a 5 minute cool down walk. At first, the workout wasn't bad since my body is used to running for 90 seconds straight but I wasn't sure what to expect for the 3 minute duration.

Ninety seconds came and went yet I continued to run and my body reacted by sending out a big 'WTF' signal. With about 30 or 40 seconds remaining in the initial 3 minute run, I could feel the workout burn in my legs and kept telling myself that it would be time to walk soon enough. That walk was a nice cool down even though I was still going at a good pace. Next up was the other 3 minute interval which I forced myself to believe wouldn't be bad. And it wasn't. It actually went better than the first, albeit slightly, and I made it home feeling great but tired.

I only went about 2 miles this time around but I was expecting to cover less distance with a shorter workout. W3D2 will be tackled on Wednesday evening, hopefully earlier, and I'm looking forward to it. On a side note, I weighed myself yesterday for the first time since deciding to start this program 3 weeks ago. At that time, I was 210lbs. Fast forward to yesterday, after completing 2 full weeks of the C25k program, I'm down to 205lbs. I knew I'd lose wait eventually by running and it's nice to see it starting so soon. Although I don't have a target weight, I'm hoping to get rid of my slight beer gut before too long.

Until next time...