Couch to 5K Week 5 woes
I started Couch to 5K about five weeks ago, and I've really been enjoying it. Today, though, I realized something that's got me feeling pretty apprehensive. I did Week 5, Day 2 today, where I ran for eight minutes and walked for five minutes in between. I found it difficult enough to run for eight minutes straight, but then I realized that on Day 3, you're expected to run for 20 minutes!
HOLY CRAP.
Now, I realize that my "difficulty" today may have been due to the fact that I haven't done any runs in over a week (eight days, to be exact -- I've had family visiting from another province and the time just wasn't there.) But the idea of running for twenty minutes straight at this early stage just boggles me.
I'm thinking about repeating Day 2 before I take on the task of running for 20 minutes straight. Has anyone else found the huge jump in Week 5 difficult?
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