None to Run: Week 3 Wrap-Up

I'm thankful for this week of running!

This is the second week that I'm doing one-minute runs. The program is transitioning nice and slow into longer runs. I super appreciate this aspect of None to Run. This is what's helped me stick to the program this far.

The difference between Weeks 2 and 3 is that the latter has two more 1-minute runs. I thought I wouldn't be able to do it, but my body surprised me anyway.

I gotta say that each and every run has me nervous because I don't know if I'll "fail." (By fail I mean end up walking when I should be running). But usually after the first mile of walk-run intervals, I somehow feel more energized.

Tomorrow is a rest day (and I usually do rest on rest days to recover), and then it's Week 4. I'm taking an extra day of rest too!

Below are my Week 3 Stats:

Week 3 Day 1

Week 3 Day 2

Week 3 Day 3

Note on today: I was being a doofus and used a massage gun on my calves for soooo long — a couple of hours before my run.

My calves were plenty sore before my run and I was worried that I hurt myself again for no reason at all other than bad judgment (I hurt myself with barefoot shoes a week or so ago).

Anyway, I braved it again today. I told myself if I'm hurt in any way, I'd stop. As you can see, I crushed it instead:

The program is transitioning nice and slow into longer runs. I super appreciate this aspect of None to Run. This is what's helped me stick to the program this far.

Final Thoughts

This Week wraps up the 1-minute run intervals. Week 4 spells 1.5 minute (90 second) runs.

During my run today, I told myself out loud, "I'm running for a minute at a time. Wow." I can still remember being nervous about this last week.

It blew my mind that in three short weeks, I'm running longer times. I can't believe it. And yet here we are.

Now I have more confidence that I can do 90-second runs. I've made it this far. Gotta trust the process and trust my body.

Looking forward to Week 4.

Oh, I'm taking two extra days of rest instead on just one because I want to run on fresh legs this Saturday. Here's to progress!