Week 2, Session 1 (Week 2 Reboot)

2min Run, 2min Walk X 7 reps.
Playlist: WTFPod - Lucas Molandes

Sound familiar? Well skipping Session 3 and spending a good chunk of the weekend either shivering or having coughing fits was not very conducive to picking up where we left off. I went into this run wondering if I should tell my workmates to call the authorities if I didn't come back in an hour. You never know.

I don't blame that trepidation as a contributing factor. I didn't have the lung capacity to start Week 3. After a minute and a half of the first running interval, I knew I couldn't do 3 minutes. Well, maybe I could have, but it I would have really hated it. I can't afford to really hate it at this juncture. I made an executive decision to reboot the whole week. I'm still way ahead of schedule and my body likes this pace. I ended up equalling the distance I did a week ago today. No need for a map.

I really recommend listening to comedy while running. I think I'm going to continue doing that from here on. I can envision queuing up a tune with a beat that would play havoc with the natural rhythm of my running pace. I listen to a lot of crap with unconventional time signatures. I also listen to a lot of heavy, driving stuff that could push me to run faster than my body wants to. Comedy doesn't force my pace. Also, it's not so hard to laugh when you're running, even when you're seriously winded. And since it makes me happy listening to it, maybe there's some kind of subconscious Pavlovian effect going on that will make me start to equate running with good times. It could happen!