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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

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!

3 comments:

carla said...

Good luck for tomorrow and good luck with the couch to 5k

Fat Bastard said...

Dude, this sounds awesome! An in-law and I have chatted about doing a few 5Ks this summer as a motivator for weight loss. This seems totally doable. Good luck, keep me posted, and thanks for commenting on my blog.

Jen said...

Hi there! Just found your blog and noticed that you are in Phoenix area as well!! It's nice to have another blog buddy in the area!! Wishing you luck at the doctor!!
I'm going to read back in your blog and get to know ya!