Completion Week 2 – Couch to 5K

It was quite the workout this morning and it knocked me down completely.  I started off with:

Jump Rope – 6 sets/100 reps (12:03 min)

Then, after gasping for air, I took a few minutes to rest and gain my composure.  The plan according to the Cool Running website is:

Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

I tweaked it by doing the jump roping instead of the 5 minute warm up. Then I did the rest according to plan, however I put in 1.95 miles at 30:31 minutes.

What really killed me was the jump roping.  My calves were stinging on the last two sets.   The jog was rough too, but I managed to hang in there.  Next week I will go into week three but bump up the mileage a bit.  Needless to say, I got home and promptly passed out for a couple hours.