overworked myself

went to the gym after work today. last time i ran was monday i did 2.25 miles continuously which is the last day of week #6 on this running schedule i have been following. according to the schedule i should start week #7 today and run 2.5 miles non-stop. but because i skipped the last 3 days plus i didn’t eat much before i went workout, i found it really hard to even finish 2.25 miles. and afterward i felt this sickness in my stomach and i knew i overworked myself. from now on i’m gonna run every other day cuz it’s just hard to get back on track after even a small break so i’m gonna take this seriously and get to the 3 mile mark in 3 weeks.

about the schedule: i found this online few weeks ago, it’s the first link listed in google if you search for “running schedule”. at that time i was already running 2 miles with a 3 min walk in between so i figured i’d just start from week #5. it actually works. first i thought from the first two runs of week #5 and the last run (2 miles non-stop) was a big jump cuz though i ran in total 2 miles but i didn’t think i could do without a small walking break, but i tried and i did it. that was a big breakthrough for me, probably more so mentally than physically but it felt really good.

so right now i’m doing 2.25 miles at 5mph for non-stop runs, if i take one walking break then i do a burst of 1/4 mile up to 7mph at the beginning of each mile and the rest at 5 or 5.3. my goal is to hit the 3 mile mark in 3 weeks/1 month, then gradually bring my speed up to 6mph, then maybe increase the distance to 5 miles each run, 7 tops, and run every other day.