Getting ready for the second day of this wasn't a really fun thing to do. I was still a little sore from two days ago, and I kept thinking that maybe playing games on my phone would be a much better activity while I "recovered" from the first day of working out.
Then the angry, impatient part of myself slapped me around a little bit. She asked me if taking thirty minutes out of my day was worth it to not have a heart attack and die before I am 50. I agreed that it sounded like a very reasonable trade-off and headed out.
I definitely went much looser with my laces to give my feet some room to expand and that seems to have made all the difference in the world, no top-of-foot pain today. I got it into my head that I want to do "barefoot" running, or as close as one can get. I'm using Vibram Five-Fingers and they have been surprisingly fun (oh my gosh, they are comfortable, and kids everywhere seem to love them). There are times I think I might need better arch support, so I am considering picking up a pair of "regular" shoes to use some of the time.
The best part of week-one-day-two was that my husband came out running with me. We both have some work to do on getting in shape, and it meant so much to me that he'd come out and join me. I'm not even within a light-year of "marathon" shape, but I am starting to enjoy this and I'm already looking forward to day three of training either Friday or Saturday. So far, so good!
As far as stats go (using MyTracks):
Time: 29:11
Distance: 1.69 miles
Max speed: 6.8 mph
Avg speed: 3.60 mph
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