Couch to 5K

I'm starting my Couch to 5K program on Monday so I thought I would post what I would be doing here.  The goal is to do it Monday, Wednesday and Saturday...giving a couple days in between for recovery (AKA just walking).  I'm trying to talk a friend into doing it with me but it's a no-go so far.  So i'm on my own!  For those of you who haven't heard of Couch to 5K, you can go to the link here.  For my Aussie friends, they even break it down in kilometers.  It's a 9 week program that's supposed to take you from a couch potato to someone who can run a 5k in 30 minutes.  To be honest, I'm beyond a couch potato so I don't honestly expect to be able to run a 5k in 9 weeks...much less in 30 minutes...however I do think I should be able to do it in 3 months and still maybe not in 30 minutes but it's a goal, nonetheless.  The idea is to get your body moving and you have to start somewhere.  So here's what the first week looks like...

Workout 1 - Monday

1 Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

Workout 2 - Wednesday

Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

Workout 3 - Saturday

Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

The goal of this whole thing is to get to the point where I can walk 60 miles in 3 days in the middle of November.  I have just 10 months until the Susan G Komen 3-Day.  Not only do I hav to raise $2300 by then (!!!!) but I also have to able to walk more than half a mile without wheezing. 

 

In band news...Hubby and I have our second monthly weigh in with Dr. Simpson tomorrow afternoon.  I know Ron didn't lose as much as last month (darn Christmas goodies!) but he's still in the negative which is definitely a good thing.  Me?  I'm just hoping to hold steady.  Wish me luck!