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Countdown to 5K

November 8, 2010

Week 8, Day 2. Another 2.75 miles. New route.

Time: 32:27

Feeling: Great! Today was the first that I thought I could actually keep running when we were done. I mean, confidently keep running without feeling like I was pushing myself too hard.

Days till 5K: 12

Training sessions left: 4

Feeling: Eek! I had a stress dream last night about the 5K. For some reason Phil wasn’t with me in the dream, and I’d been running, running, running and saw the first sign and it said .8 miles. I couldn’t believe that’s as far as I’d run. Then, I missed a turn on the route and had to go back to get back on track. That was pretty much it. We’ll see if the dreams get more interesting.

Filed Under: Our first 5K Tagged With: 5K, couch to 5K, fitness, running, stress dreams

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