Training for my first run - Part 2

Two weeks to go!

A short recap: On November, I will be participating in a [10km] run for the first time. My goal is to survive running/jogging 10km without stopping to walk. And I have roughly three weeks to prepare myself.

I learned some new things since last week (this all started last week):
Weight Loss
On my first two runs, I dramatically lost two full pounds. I was shocked, amazed, and very pleased with that. Unfortunately, on week two, without changing anything on my diet and actually spending more minutes training -- I regained it all back.

I think the initial weight loss can be attributed to my body's shocked-response to running since it's very taxing and a completely different form compared to doing free weights. By now, my body probably knows what to expect when I run and it's conserving/spending energy appropriately. Our bodies are annoyingly efficient that way -- great for survival, terrible for aesthetics.

Food and Sleep: Speed
The other day was stressful at work: ended up 12 hours in the office. Unfortunately, this is the third week we've been staying overtime because of an upcoming deadline. Anyway, that day led to an early bedtime: lights out by 9PM and woke up fresh and giddy at 6AM.


I was 10minutes early for my sched, so I thought that's 10minutes more (an additional 1.3km) for my run. I got exactly that but moaaaar!!!

First. When I started, I started running. Not jogging like I did the day/week before. It was kinda scary because my initial reaction was, "If I keep this up, I wouldn't last long." But I remembered what my runner-friend advised me: that eventually I'll get my "running pace", my body would dictate it and that it's actually more efficient than jogging so I shouldn't restrict it.


Second. I beat my original record of 6.5km in 50min and did the same distance under 43mins. If it wasn't too freakin' hot, I would have kept running. But I'm joking -- I was walking-jogging by the 7th km. My endurance can only last so long, so far.

Note on speed: 40minutes for 5km is, from what I read, the average speed of a casual jogger/runner. 40minutes (and under) is the time kept by elite runners for a 10km distance. As I said, my goal is survival. So for this first run, I'm good if I can cover 10km in 1hour and 10-20minutes.

Cotton Underwear
I had the unfortunate mistake of jogging in a non-cotton underwear. I warn you: an 8km wedgie is not only annoying, it will give you rashes. Treat it asap. And get rid of those stupid stuff.

Sunburn
I now have a nice glow; a mild tan. One morning I tried putting sunblock on my face... I ended up with a nice plump zit by mid-afternoon. I think a visor and my regular lotion/moisturizer would suffice.

Music
Originally I thought pace-music will be lame and will not really be motivating because it's "not my kind of music". But after a week of my usual playlist with Adele coming up every now and then... I had to give pace-music a chance.

That's it.
Today was a "rest day" -- weight training. I worked out my upper back and my arms because they're pretty much neglected when I run. I skipped squats because I was stupid enough to almost injure myself last Saturday when I wasn't "in the zone" lifting 72.5kg for 3x5's. I thought I'd be doing 80kg by now :(