C25k Week 5

This week's intervals are 3 min run/90 sec walk, then 5 min run/2.5 min walk then repeat.

Week 5, Day 1 - Wow, talk about stiff... I felt like the tin man for the first interval. I could practically hear my joints creaking when I started running. It didn't help that I didn't check to see what the intervals were before I started, so I had no idea what to expect. The first 3 minutes felt like an hour. I also didn't change my route to account for the longer run intervals  so I wound up finishing on a 1/4-mile-long uphill stretch. I thought I was going to die.  Distance: 2.11 miles

Week 5, Day 2 - Still stiff on the start, but better than yesterday. Changed my route, too. First interval time was terrible, so I tried to pick up the pace on the rest, but just couldn't make up the deficit. Distance - 2.08 miles

Week 5, Day 3 - Much better today. I didn't let myself slack on the first leg and managed to maintain my pace throughout the run. Got my overall pace, including the walking, down under 10 minutes. Now, is it wrong to tweak my route so that I finish on a downhill stretch? Distance - 2.18 miles

Week 5, Day 4 - I think I'm getting the feel for this. Pushed myself even more today. Extended my route another block in the first half to avoid doing switchbacks at the end. Didn't work though, because I bettered my pace again and finished in almost exactly the same place.  Distance - 2.23 miles