I feel like the challenge level regressed with week 4 of the Zombies, Run! 5K application. There was more "forced" running in last week's set of exercises. I was not into the fast vs slow walking. I would have preferred it to be one minute of running vs one minute of walking.
The three workouts in week three look like this:
- 5 minutes of walking
- 5 minute of free form run (run or walk)
- 10 second knee lifts, 1 minute slow walk, 1 minute fast walk - x 5
- 1 minute walk, 30 second run - x 5
- 15 minute free form run
You can check out my Zombies, Run! profile here and see how I did this week.
4-1 I had such a difficult time convincing myself to get out of the house. It was a gorgeous day, and I had so many plans in my head about where and when I should be running. Studying took longer than I thought, but I made myself get out there. I ended up trying a completely new route. There was a lot of up hill on my new route, so I don't think I will be doing it again. I ended up going past my old elementary school and my old high school. Neither of which I had any intention of passing when I first started.
The fast walking worked in my favour today because I wouldn't have been about to do much running since I was spending so much time going up hill. By the time the actually running came around, I was on flatter terrain, so it worked out well. I did run most of the free form runs as well.
4-2 The character of Sam joined me on my run today for most of it. It was a nice change from the Doctor. I like her and everything, but she is a little too authoritative, and I don't really know anything about her character. Sam wears his heart on his sleeve. I especially liked the fact that he kept making fun of me for doing the knee lifts. Good to know that the app thinks I look as ridiculous as I feel when I am doing them.
Another beautiful day in Mundy Park. I jogged around Mundy Lake a few times. I think one day I will try and do most of my run around the lake. It is such a beautiful spot.
4-3 I had originally planned on going to the pool instead of doing another run tonight, but I figured that a run might fit into my schedule better. I didn't expect it to be pouring outside though. I decided to do my run as planned. I ended up driving to Como Lake so that I could just stay on a flat surface and be able to finish as soon as the run was over. I really enjoyed running around the lake. It's roughly 1km around, so I ran it about 4 times.
I decided to run during the fast walking bits and it was easy peazy for me. I ran quite a bit during this session. It was really nice during my first couple of laps because there was no one else on the track. Eventually I started to run into a few people, and I did not like that very much. It was cold, dark, and wet out. I kept thinking that they were going to attack me. Ridiculous, I know. But not completely. If it were ever to happen, it would be in a situation like that.
This run was probably the most intense from a story perspective. Runner 6 was injured, so I had to distract the zombies so that the other runners could bring her back to the base. My app had a bit of a glitch in it at one point. It told me to start running for 30 seconds, and then about 2 seconds later it told me it was time for my 15 minute free run. Not only did it cut my 30 second run to nothing, but it also skipped my last walk. I've noticed this happening before, but I was never 100% sure because the timing wasn't as obvious.
I'm halfway done the app now! I'm excited that I am progressing, but also a bit sad because it will be over soon. I'll just have to start using the regular app - but that means a whole lot more running than I am used to right now, so its a bit nerve racking.
You can read more about my Zombies, Run! adventures at week one, week two, and week three.
4-3 I had originally planned on going to the pool instead of doing another run tonight, but I figured that a run might fit into my schedule better. I didn't expect it to be pouring outside though. I decided to do my run as planned. I ended up driving to Como Lake so that I could just stay on a flat surface and be able to finish as soon as the run was over. I really enjoyed running around the lake. It's roughly 1km around, so I ran it about 4 times.
I decided to run during the fast walking bits and it was easy peazy for me. I ran quite a bit during this session. It was really nice during my first couple of laps because there was no one else on the track. Eventually I started to run into a few people, and I did not like that very much. It was cold, dark, and wet out. I kept thinking that they were going to attack me. Ridiculous, I know. But not completely. If it were ever to happen, it would be in a situation like that.
This run was probably the most intense from a story perspective. Runner 6 was injured, so I had to distract the zombies so that the other runners could bring her back to the base. My app had a bit of a glitch in it at one point. It told me to start running for 30 seconds, and then about 2 seconds later it told me it was time for my 15 minute free run. Not only did it cut my 30 second run to nothing, but it also skipped my last walk. I've noticed this happening before, but I was never 100% sure because the timing wasn't as obvious.
I'm halfway done the app now! I'm excited that I am progressing, but also a bit sad because it will be over soon. I'll just have to start using the regular app - but that means a whole lot more running than I am used to right now, so its a bit nerve racking.
You can read more about my Zombies, Run! adventures at week one, week two, and week three.
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