Last week on Monday, I was all excited to jog for 25 minutes, which would be a new personal record. And then I failed. I only made it 15 minutes (when I had jogged for 20 minutes two days before!). So needless to say, I was very disappointed in myself. I hate making excuses like "Oh, it was an off day for me" or "It was late in the day, so I was tired" or "I hadn't drank enough water that day." This was the first time in the Couch to 5K program that I hadn't been able to jog the required amount.
I started to get really down on myself, thinking thinks like "Maybe I can't do this" and "I should just quit." And I might have if it hadn't been for Brian. We didn't run for a week and then finally today we got back to it. I was not looking forward to it because I thought that I probably wouldn't be able to jog for 25 minutes, just like last time, and then I would just be mad at myself again. Brian tried to encourage me, but I wouldn't listen.
So, today we repeated our Week 7, Day 3 workout. Somehow, even with all of my negative thoughts, I jogged for 25 minutes! And I made it 2 miles! And I felt amazing. Now I once again feel like I CAN do it. I will be able to run a 5K. I am nearly two-thirds of the way there! Thanks, Brian, for your words of encouragement. They helped, even though it seemed as though I was resistant to hearing them.
