Day Three

No run today.

In truth i think a rest will do me good, but I was really looking forward to running and maybe completing the circuit in 20minutes.
All day I have been thinking of the route and looking forward to getting back out, but we planned on visitors staying the night but they could not come. This resulted in my wife paying them a visit, so i am at home with the boys.

Disappointed, but really i should take this slowly. The plan i am on is for 3 runs a week.
I have done 2 in 2 days , so I should not be too quick in trying to achieve my goals.

As a consolation I tried out the 100 push up course that I found on Joe’s website.
The schedule is for 3 times a week, so between running 3 times a week and push ups 3 times a week, I should be able to do them alternative days and still get a complete day of rest!

I am the world’s worst at push ups.
I can do a really good push up. I get down low, the body is straight and my chest touches the ground, and then as I push up, my wrists just burn, and give in. And that is that, one really good push up!
Well, if people were watching and asking me to prove myself, i probably could go to maybe 10 but I would totally wasted by the end, and would only do that to prove some kind of macho image for myself.

Therefore I went for stage one.
2 push ups - rest 60 seconds
3 push ups – rest 60 seconds
2 push ups - rest 60secs
2 push ups – rest 60 seconds
At least 3 push ups.

The first push up was accompanied with cracking of bones and I really thought I wouldn't make the second one. It was only the thought of 60 seconds of rest that made me carry on.
In the end I completed day one's schedule and the final set with 5 push ups!

I was encouraged by that, although out of breath and actually starting a sweat! ( How out of shape can a man be!?)
However, I think at the end of the week I will repeat week one, as I still feel I will struggle in the future.

Between push ups and running, I would far rather go running!