W5D3

I was strangely excited as I prepared for today's run. I was looking forward to conquering my longest run yet. All in all, the run went well. I had a dull pain in my lower left leg during in the middle of the run - I'm not really sure what caused this. I don't stretch before I run and I think this may have contributed? The pain seems to fade as I get really warm up.

I 'ran into a problem' (pardon the pun), when I was almost finished the run today. I was running along, feeling tired, but quite proud of myself, when all of a sudden my iPod skipped to the next playlist! I mustn't have locked it. I didn't know exactly where I was up to in the run! I kept jogging for 100 metres or so as I fumbled with the iPod but it was too late to skip back. So I stopped running. I ran my normal route today, so based on the distance I covered on the W5D2 run I'm guessing I was pretty close to completing the 20mins but I'll never really know. I actually felt really frustrated and annoyed. I had set out to conquer the 20 min run and all of a sudden I had no idea how long I had run for. As I walked the rest of the way home I shook of the frustration and relaxed. I reminded myself that this isn't about one run and the podcast isn't everything. I still ran for a damn long time today! I am much fitter than I was 5 weeks ago! I am still proud of myself!

I tossed up whether or not I should repeat today's run, but I don't think I will. I'll continue onto week 6, and remember to lock my iPod in the future!