“are you running today?”

Fuuuu I forgot to text her that I was outside. Today was a very rushed day for me. I quickly replied that I was outside and in 2-3 mins she was outside already. She started talking to me about reading my blog and stuff up until we started our warm-up jog. I realized though when we started the full jog and I began my c25k program that I forgot to click start at the start of my workout program on my blackberry! Dammit! Stupid me. That’s why my distance and time were all screwed up.

I did notice quite a number of cars today as I struggled to overhear my podcast tell me when to run and when to walk. It was quite annoying and I resolved to bring earphones next time even though most of the time I could hear nothing. I tried increasing my pace but my breathing was off today. I also noticed a crazy man along Wilson St which I was half praying wouldn’t start running after me because I didn’t think I could outrun him. On the way back he was more active walking along the streets so I stretched out my 1 min interval of walking and running and actually half sprinted away from him. I did notice though he was a tidy man. Picking up litter along his curb and throwing them at the trash can nearby.

According to my GPS and sportypal.com’s program, today I ran:

• Total Distance: 4.4km
• Total Time: 43 mins and 55 secs
• Avg Speed: 6.07 km/h

Not improving yet, but I’m excited for the weekend run since embs is running with me! I hope I last with this program. I like how attainable each week is and how driven it has maken me. The sleepy part I noticed came very late in the day. Around 8 pm me thinks. Which was just right since I got enough sleep today!

I might not update this on every run (only if something interesting happens) but I will be sure to upload my weekly progress via the sportypal.com application which lets me keep track of my runs,

As for today’s Adidas wishlist, I want this Adidas running belt. I want to carry water since my throat gets uber dry when I run. I think Wil is asking me to check if Adidas has one too. She wants a place to put her iPhone, water, towel, keys and maybe water as well. I’ll ask them during the meeting on Tuesday!

I was awake even before my alarm sounded off. (I don’t know. I tend to anticipate my alarms as of late.) I quickly laced up my Adidas shoes and track pants, put on a white cotton shirt and started to do my stretching. I searched for my favorite black Adidas jacket as I’ve decided to run with a jacket on. Loaded the podcast for the training program Wil recommended for me and a few minutes later, after a few facebook updates and twitter and plurk shouts, I was out the door. At least this time I was really eager to get it going.

I was committed to run the entire 4.7km route. No excuses. (One of the reasons I love the route is that its a no turning back route. You have to finish it all the way to get back to my car!) Although the program takes 20 mins I had to double it since it only got me half way. With the 5 min cooldown it was just about right. Those guys at http://coolrunners.com really have a good program for beginner runners like me.

All I could say for the 40+ min run is that I really enjoyed it. I got the breathing down as well as my stride. It wasn’t a particularly fast stride but it works for me and as I build up my time I know it’ll get better. Patience is key and perseverance the secret. I am excited for tomorrows run. I will try to increase the speed of the run or jog gradually. I really don’t like the first 20 mins because my breathing is all screwed up. But at the latter part of the jog, say the last 2 kms I really can push and even jogged at an incline for the last few meters.

For day 2 of what I am calling now as Project:Carlos I think I did pretty ok. (The end goal of Project:Carlos is to be able to climb Mount Pulag or run one of those popular runs.) Here are my stats.

• Total Distance: 4.78 kms
• Total Time: 46 mins 51 secs
• Avg. Speed: 6.13 km/h

And now for my Adidas wish list: (I think this will be a regular thing until they just have to give me some free stuff!)

I got the picture of the Adidas stuff off the internet. I actually have the similar jacket. I just need 4-5 pairs of those jogging pants. I’ve also decided to run with jogging pants instead. I really don’t like how the cold weather will makes me sweat less.