Today I started the Couch-to-5K running program. Again. I've attempted it twice before and haven't yet made it past Day 1. I'm determined this time, though.
I decided to do my runs on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday because Monday, Wednesday and Friday are the days that I do strength training. In other words, those are my long days, and I didn't want to cram more exercise into my schedule. Plus! I take my mom swimming on Tuesdays and Thursdays (which are also my aerobic/abs days); not only do I get to swim my little heart out, but I can dip my aching muscles in the hot tub afterwards. Everybody wins!
The other times I've attempted this, I ran with my sister and her boyfriend. Running alone, I've found, is a lot harder.
My last big paycheck, I splurged and bought myself an iPod Nano. I had resisted the idea of an mp3 player for a long time because I'm not a big fan of blasting loud music directly into my ear canal. But when I heard about Robert Ullrey’s Cto5k podcast, I decided it was time to give in and buy one.
Last week I decided, once and for all, that I was going to stick with this running thing. My main motivation, I admit, is weight loss.
This morning, I got up before my alarm even went off. I literally jumped out of bed before I could talk myself out of it. I ate a quick breakfast, took my dog out for a walk around the yard and then snatched up my iPod and that arm thingy to hold my iPod while I run, and drove into town. There is a crappy old track behind the church. It's full of cracks and potholes, but it's a track.
All in all, I did pretty well. When I got to the sixth or seventh run, I started to feel it, but it wasn't too bad. As soon as the last run was over, I switched over to some Nick Drake and cooled down for five minutes. Then I stretched, got in my car and went home to finish working out before taking Mom to the pool.
Not too shabby. Yay me.
I decided to do my runs on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday because Monday, Wednesday and Friday are the days that I do strength training. In other words, those are my long days, and I didn't want to cram more exercise into my schedule. Plus! I take my mom swimming on Tuesdays and Thursdays (which are also my aerobic/abs days); not only do I get to swim my little heart out, but I can dip my aching muscles in the hot tub afterwards. Everybody wins!
The other times I've attempted this, I ran with my sister and her boyfriend. Running alone, I've found, is a lot harder.
My last big paycheck, I splurged and bought myself an iPod Nano. I had resisted the idea of an mp3 player for a long time because I'm not a big fan of blasting loud music directly into my ear canal. But when I heard about Robert Ullrey’s Cto5k podcast, I decided it was time to give in and buy one.
Last week I decided, once and for all, that I was going to stick with this running thing. My main motivation, I admit, is weight loss.
This morning, I got up before my alarm even went off. I literally jumped out of bed before I could talk myself out of it. I ate a quick breakfast, took my dog out for a walk around the yard and then snatched up my iPod and that arm thingy to hold my iPod while I run, and drove into town. There is a crappy old track behind the church. It's full of cracks and potholes, but it's a track.
All in all, I did pretty well. When I got to the sixth or seventh run, I started to feel it, but it wasn't too bad. As soon as the last run was over, I switched over to some Nick Drake and cooled down for five minutes. Then I stretched, got in my car and went home to finish working out before taking Mom to the pool.
Not too shabby. Yay me.
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