I JOGGED!!!

I jogged!!! OMG! I never thought it would happen. I haven’t jogged since….well, ever. Not since I was a kiddie, before jogging was invented. And today I did it. Jogged! Rolls of blubber, bad knee and all.

Yesterday I finished the 4-week Turbulence Training Beginners Workout. Today was day one of the 4-week intermediate workout. When it came to my intervals, I needed to do 30 seconds at an RPE of 9. To get RPE 8 I had been walking at 4.8 kph (3mph) on a 15% incline, but that is as high as my treadmill goes. And to walk much faster would be a bit jarring.

Actually, now I think of it, I could have reduced the incline and increased my walking speed. Which is what I did, but to an extreme. I set the incline at 0 and come ‘hard’ interval time, I just pushed the 8 kph button (5 mph) and jogged. For 30 seconds. 90 second recovery interval, then did it again. A total of 6 times. I jogged for *3 minutes*. And I was so happy I wanted to cry. Thank you, Craig Ballantyne, for getting me here. I can die happy now. I may never walk again, but it’s a small price to pay for what was something of a religious experience. Can’t wait till next time!

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