Joggiversary!!!!

No run today, but 12 June marked a YEAR since my midlife crisis set in and I started some form of jogging. Thought I would post my original post here. In reading it, I am floored by how far I've come! I should go back to it more often when I get down about not getting a run in, or not having a good run...

So Happy Joggiversary to me:-) Hope I'm in this for years to come!
------------------------ORIGINAL POST FROM A YEAR AGO BELOW---------------------

Couch to 5 k: Week 1 Recap

I only started this chronicle of my C25K journey today (which is early in Week Two) so here is a recap of Week One.

WEEK ONE
The C25K says to do the following 3x this week: "Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes."

Monday, 12 June, 2006 - I told P to watch the kids, I am heading out for about 25 min. I walked briskly for 5 min and then, as instructed, alternated 60 seconds of jogging with 90 seconds of walking. This was HARD for me. I had to bail out on the last set of jogging and just walked briskly to the end. Will be a long road.

Thursday, 15 June - Last day of school. Still slightly sore from Monday's first workout! After a short time @ the local HS graduation, did my Week One workout. I did everything!!! Woo hoo. Not easy, but I ran as long as I had to.

Saturday,17 June - Decked out in my MP3 player, new sneaks and sleeveless shirt (I HATE even short sleeves by my armpits, I always roll up my sleeves and look like a stupid Bowzer wannabe). Did the workout, it was hotter and a little harder to get done, but again, got through it without bailing on the running.


Week One Thoughts: Running for even only 60 seconds is not easy for me. I find myself looking at my watch about 40 seconds into each set of running hoping that the time to walk is near. Can't decide if I will repeat Week One again next week or attempt Week Two. Will see how I feel at tonight's workout.

# posted by WannaBe5Ker @ 14:06 0 comments

Gotta start somewhere...

I am not getting any younger. There, I said it.
I want to run a 5k. There, I said that, too.

It has been 20 years since I participated in any significant organized sport or exercise, and I can't run my way out of a paper bag. If my kids needed help, say, 1/4 mile away, I would not get there very fast. If a bad guy were chasing me, I could not outrun him. These facts bug me!

So I recently happened upon the Couch to 5k plan (C25K) at www.coolrunning.com, and something came over me! I got it in my head to aim to run a 5k in a few months.

Whaaa????? Must be a mid-life crisis.

Here I will chronicle the trials and triumphs of my attempt to go from the "couch to a 5k" in a few months.

# posted by WannaBe5Ker @ 13:35 0 comments