Midnight nooses from boxcar cadavers

Yesterday I didn't get a chance to run so I had a two day break but I think it was good because today I did not get a stomach cramp. I did my last day of week 3. I was thinking of doing one more day on Friday but I realize now I'm running against a deadline and if I want to make my goal I have to try to at least push myself a bit more.

Tomorrow I am definitely getting running shoes since it's my day off. Sadly they're not going to be very cheap.

I went running and decided to bump up the run to W3D1. So the running time was a span of three minutes instead of just 90 seconds. It actually was a bit more challenging than I had thought it'd be, but it wasn't too bad. I wanted to run tomorrow but I know I should definitely let my muscles rest. I am going to stick with W3 for now since I am technically on schedule and I really don't want to over do it.

I realized today though I definitely need actual running shoes especially so I can break them in on time. I'm still debating though if I will really be able to do the 5k in a reasonable amount of time but I don't want to discourage myself. I am just going to try and think positive.

Today it's already thundering and cloudy and it's only 1 p.m. I plan on officially starting my training for the 5k today. Now it's only supposed to be 3 days a week but I feel like that's not really enough so for the first few weeks I might do 4 especially this week since I have the week off.

My only concern is this is a 9 week program and the deadline for the race is 7 weeks away. I am skipping the Week 1 of this program because it is too much walking and I can run non-stop right now for at least 7 minutes so I think starting week 2 should be ok. I really hope I can push myself to be able to do 5k almost non-stop or at least get a pretty decent time. But also I do not want to over do it. I've downloaded a free podcast which tells you when to walk/run and stop. I only dislike it because the music kinda sucks and there's no way for me to replace it with my own. I was even debating taking TWO ipods and just playing one with music I like in one ear...but I realized I was just asking for trouble. Today is going to be my first day though of running a total 20 minutes. I mean I will be walking when it says to, but usually my max time is about 15 and that was when I was starting out and trying to get faster. Now I see I need to work on my endurance and then worry about speed.

I'm really nervous about this though. I would like to finish so I can join my friends...despite the fact they're doing an 8 mile run that day. But everyone has to start somewhere right?