C25K Week 2-Day 2

Today was definitely more challenging than yesterday. I didn't think I would be able to tell a huge difference without having a day of rest but I definitely can. My calves started to burn before the first jogging interval was over. I kept pushing and finished strong though. My pace did slow just a little from yesterday. I got back to my room yesterday before the cool down was finished and I had to walk around the building. Today I wasn't at the building yet when the music finished. I am a little disappointed in myself because I should be increasing my pace. I'm trying not to be too hard on myself, especially since I didn't have a break in between days.

Another thing that made today a little harder was that I kept getting not so subtle reminders that AF is going to be in town soon :-/ This made it even harder to resist that last little bit of Haagen-Dazs that was calling my name from the freezer. Of course I gave in, but there was seriously only about 5 spoonfulls left so it wasn't so bad.

I like to work out something else before I stretch. Nothing in particular, whatever I feel like doing at the time. Today I did some push ups because I often neglect my arms. I also did a few thigh/butt exercises. Sometimes it's really hard to do this after running. I found that if I listen to music really loud it really pushes me that much harder. A guitar usually does the trick. Today's motivational track was Nonpoint-In the Air Tonight.