W4D1 is in the books

I completed W4D1 on Sunday night. Going into it, I knew it was going to be tough for a few reasons. One: I had been up for a little over 17 hours at the time I set out on the run. Two: I only had one day of rest between W3D3 and W4D1 even though I typically have two days of rest between weeks. I wanted to get back on my original running schedule, though, so it had to be done. Three: the difficulty was increasing. For Week 4, between the warmup and cooldown walks, you run 3 minutes followed by 90 seconds of walking then run 5 minutes followed by 2 1/2 minutes of walking. You repeat that pattern twice.

Until this point, every run was followed by a walk that lasted the same amount of time. This week marks the beginning of running more than walking which is essential in terms of reaching the point of running an entire 5k which I fully plan to do in just over 3 months. I'm not going to lie, I was a little intimidated going into it but, as I've said before, this program does a great job of getting you ready for the next workout so I knew I'd be able to make it through come hell or high water.

The first 9 1/2 minutes were pretty uneventful. My body is used to the 3 minute runs so the first one wasn't a problem. The 90 second walk went by quick and, before I knew it, I was off to the races again. Once 3 minutes passed, I could feel my body questioning my hurry but I continued to push as I did after the first 3 minute run in Week 3. Fast forward to the last minute of the second 5 minute run and, at that point, I pretty much had to will myself to finish it.

I could feel my legs getting heavier and my body wanted to walk but, in that battle of wits, my mind was victorious and I was able to get through it. I'll be tackling W4D2 on Tuesday night, hopefully, and I anticipate it going a little bit better.