back on the treadmill

I got back to the gym tonight- the last time I was there was last Sunday. I expected to have lost momentum but I did pretty good.  I am still slow like a turtle, dreaming of the day I'll work up to even a 4mph jogging pace.  But I was at least as fast as the last time I was at the gym.

2.5 mi, 338 calories burned, avg heart rate 154

I am still doing the first week of the C25k program but it's getting a little easier.  The program is 5 min of warm up walk, 60 second jog, 90 second walk, 60 second jog, repeat 9 times... followed by a cool down. I have been pretty consistently reaching 2.5 miles in 50 minutes.  Today I tried to split up my 60 second runs- using half to jog at slow pace and half to jog at a faster pace. (My times are really slow... this usually means 3.6 and then 3.9, and my walking pace is 3.3).  I am hoping that this propels my routine a little bit so I don't get stuck.

Because of my weight I am worried about injures or pushing myself along too quickly, so I will stay at Week 1 a little longer. I felt like I could have gone faster today, but my heart rate was registered at max (163) and I didn't want to have a heart attack in the gym, so I am hoping my cardio improves a little and my heart rate comes down- this will give me confidence to push a little harder.

I hate lacing up and getting out there.  But I feel good when I am done! My goal this week is every other day at the gym.