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20 minutes?! Seriously?

According to my C25K app on my iPhone, my next workout looks like this:
The problem is, I don't know if I'm ready to run 20 minutes straight. Yesterday I did week 5 day 2 which was jog 8, walk 5, jog 8 with a warm-up and cool down of course. I made it through both 8 minute sections, but it wasn't easy! How do you go from jogging 8 minute stretches one day to jogging 20 full minutes the next?

I'm not one to say no to a challenge however, so tomorrow (Saturday morning) I will get up and promptly get my rear in gear and head to the nearby trail where I like to jog. It's exactly 500 meters long so I know one trip down and back is 1k. I guess it'll be interesting to see how many kilometers I can do in 20 minutes, assuming of course I can do even 1 =) (I'm halfway joking)

I start my new job next week, well sort of, I go Tuesday-Thursday just in the mornings. I officially start on Monday, May 31st. My hours will be 8-5 and I'll have to leave my apartment around 7:15 to catch the tram. I'm thinking now about how to manage my running time. I do my weight training at home in the evenings already so I don't think it'll be a problem to keep that up. My running however, I usually do in the morning after I get up, have breakfast and relax a bit. I'm worried that if I don't run in the mornings before I go to school then I'll quit. So my plan as of now is to wake up around 6am, maybe a little earlier, have some breakfast and get my run in before I go to work.

I AM DETERMINED NOT TO LET MY WORK SCHEDULE INTERFERE WITH MY WORKING OUT!!!

When do you like to run? What do you eat before running?

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  1. maria @ Chasing the NowMay 21, 2010 at 2:54 PM

    Hello! Just found your blog through Jack Sh*t! I'm living in Japan, too! :)

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  2. AliMay 21, 2010 at 11:54 PM

    I like to run in the morning! You can do 20 minutes - just keep a steady pace and don't wear yourself out too early!

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  3. JuliaMay 22, 2010 at 12:44 AM

    You can do it! (If I did it, you can DEFINITELY do it!)

    I like to run in the evening when the sun is going down. More people are in their homes eating dinner and not out on the roads/sidewalks. Oh, and I usually eat a piece of toast with peanut butter. I stay away from eating sugar beforehand because it makes my tummy feel ill about 10 minutes in.

    I hope you find your balance with time and good luck at your new job!

    :)

    Julia
    http://jewliagoulia.blogspot.com

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  4. AnonymousMay 22, 2010 at 2:26 AM

    My problem is making myself do it all....but when I did do it, I liked very early morning or later at night the best. I'm so proud of you!!!! Love mom.

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  5. SylMay 22, 2010 at 10:57 PM

    I usually run in the evenings, eat dinner around 4pm and run around 7:30. For me being at home with the kids all day it's a great way to end the day.
    That being said on weekends I normally will do a morning or afternoon run, all depends on what we are doing.

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