HH 5K Nov. - Week 8 (Pt. Deux), Day 2

Stinktacular workout today. It was pouring rain for hours this evening. By golly, I was prepared to go out in the rain and run anyway. HH calls for 2 miles today before my big (for me) 5K on Saturday. But it was just too crummy. So I dusted off our treadmill. I only used this treadmill TWO TIMES when we got it, oh, about five years ago (before the birth of our first child).

Great backup plan, but it was bittersweet.

I have no idea how to program the thing, if I can at all. I sucked wind for the first 10 min, saw that I was only going 4.2 mph and thought "No way, that is about a 15 min/mile, slower than what I usually do, what the heck???!!!" It was then I realized the freakin' incline was, well, inclined! Crud! Then I looked at the distance travelled--after 10 min, mind you, and it said ".25 miles." WHAT??!?!?!!!! NO WAY!!!!!!!????? Turns out the bugger resets each time you change speeds.

After that first 10 min, I decided to Gallowalk 2/1 because I thought my head was going to pop off from the tedium and the wind-sucking. Gallowalking saved the pathetic workout.

[<<obligatory stats> No stats. I have no earthly idea how far I went, but I was at it for about 26:00. < /obligatory stats>

Not a confidence builder going into my second-ever 5K this Sat, but the next time I write, I will be a 2-time 5Ker:-)

PS--What made me think of Gallowalking tonight? Glad you asked:-) I just bought Half Marathon, You CAN Do It by Jeff Galloway. Yep, I am thinking of doing one at the end of April. I suck wind at 3 miles but yet, can't get this out of my mind. I think I am most definitely in a mid-life crisis, thank goodness I have a supportive husband;-)