Today all I had to complete was a 20 minute run. There was no time goal or anything, just to do as well as you could. I managed to "run" 3/4 of a mile non-stop in about 9mins. Not the fastest time in the world, but I did it non-stop, that to me is a big deal!
I did have to walk a little bit, but at no point did I stop dead and just stand still, I kept on moving and pushed myself to jog as much as I felt I could.
I did 21mins in total and "ran" about 2 miles, so again, I'm not moving anywhere near quickly, but I'm carrying out the jogging motion instead of walking fast!
Interestingly, I tried a different kind of energy drink today. I have used Glucose based drinks and products before excercise in the past and I have been physically sick on two occasions. Needless to say they don't agree with me. On day one of this programme I hydrated myself 100% with plain water and found running quite "easy" in terms of how i felt and how my mind felt.
Today I used a carbohydrate energy drink in powder form that you mix to make the desired amount of drink. I found that within 3 mins of starting my run I had a stitch. Within 8/9 mins I was feeling a bit "yucky" and a little bit sick. By around 15 mins I was feeling fairly horrible and my mind was a little bit buzzy and I was finding it increasingly difficult to concentrate on breaking the jog down into "baby steps" (I will make it to that lampost etc). When I got back I felt very drained and shakey, which I've never had before, even with the glucose based products.
I think I'll be sticking to plain water in future and making sure I eat the correct foods to give me the energy I need instead of "relying" on energy drinks of any kind!
