So today was workout number two in the 5k challenge. And do you know that I am not dead yet? :-) I feel really good today. Monday wore me out... I didn't get all the running in, I spent 30 minutes face down on the bed with the fan on letting the sweat dry after Monday's workout, it took everything I had to keep breathing through my nose while I was running, and I was completely lethargic for the rest of the day. Today is much different. I made it all the way through the workout. Still had the same breathing problem as before.... I still wanted to gulp a lot of air through my mouth, but I didn't. And halfway through, it became easier to breathe the way I was supposed to... it was like something in my body clicked all of a sudden. I didn't crash when I got home, and I was able to carry a semi-normal conversation. I'm a little tired, but ready to tackle my chores for the day. Completely unlike Monday, where I didn't want to do a thing. I'll probably still take a nap today though :-)

Back to the breathing thing.... I hear runners talk about breaking through the wall. And the way I've heard it described sounds a little like what happened to me today. Controlling my breathing today was really taking a toll on me. By the halfway point, I was forcing myself to breathe through my nose so I wouldn't just gulp air through my mouth and hyperventilate. But it started to feel like my throat was going to close up and I wasn't getting enough air. I was really dragging. But then, breathing just all of a sudden became much easier. I had more energy, my pace picked up, and I carried a conversation with my mom, who was walking behind me (yeah, I don't run very fast). Did you hear that part? I CARRIED A CONVERSATION! That's unheard of for me. I'm not athletic at all. But I talked while I ran with very little trouble. I don't know if that's the same as breaking the wall..... I still have a long way to go. A looooooong way. Can a person have multiple walls? Or maybe I broke a speed bump or something. Who knows. But it felt good by the time I finished today.

The other big plus to my workout today is that the scale is now reading 233.4. I know, I cheated and looked... I couldn't help it. But that means I'm down a pound and a half from Monday. I'm sure it's because of all the sweat, but that's okay :-) I'm doing my best to stay hydrated. I drank extra water yesterday in preparation for my run today. That's something I didn't do for Monday... I didn't think about that until Sunday night right before I went to bed, which is not the time to drink a bunch of extra water. That may be why Monday was so hard. But today was much better :-)

More to come soon! I'm having dinner with Lindsey tonight (a healthy one) and we're going to do a light workout together. I'm so excited about that :-)