Week 2, Day 1

Today I ran, and I took a dog. Let me tell you that running for 2 minutes straight is a lot different than 1 minute at a time. By the 3rd time around my block I refused to even try to run up that big hill. I really think I need to go "backwards" around the block. I don't really feel like a failure, but it does make me wonder how I'm going to run 3 or 4 minutes at a time. And let me tell you, those steps get closer and closer together as you wear out. Once or twice I just couldn't catch my breath enough to start running again after only a minute break walking, so I took two. My dog was happy when I stopped running, as well. After I finished and started resting, my lungs began to spasm. Near the end of the half hour, my calves were really tight. A couple of times after resting, my legs were wobbly.