C25K-W1D8
The C25K program consists of three workouts per week for nine weeks. I’m off schedule, but this is the results of the workout for week one, day eight. No, there is not supposed to be a day eight. Technically, this is the week one, day two, repeated for the third time. Program: Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes. Brisk five-minute cool-down walk. Results: I completed the workout as intended. I ran all eight of the sixty second run segments. It was as it should be, doable with some effort applied. I did 1.56 miles in 29:02 for an average speed of 3.22 mph. My heart rate averaged 129 bpm and peaked at 151 bpm. These numbers include the warm-up and cool-down periods. Though a bit slower and with a lower average heart rate, this was a good thing. I tried to run a little slower in order to keep my heart rate more in the aerobic zone instead of the anaerobic zone. The run segments still raised it into anaerobic zone, but the average was in the right area. I think I’m on the right track.