Couch to 5K

Well, I'm doing it. I've succumbed to the peer pressure of fellow runners. It just seems like the thing to do, but I won't follow them off a bridge, for the record.

Truly, though, I hate working out, but it is a necessary evil and I will only hate my life if I don't do it. For years I've jumped from workout to workout. I've done everything from yoga to pilates to 30-day shred to working out with a trainer and working out using the Wii. I stick with it for a couple of months, then just get bored.

So, we're on to something new. Chandler enjoys running and works out on a pretty regular basis, so I have a running partner and accountability partner and a couple of weeks ago, we started the Couch to 5k!

Week 1 (1R, 1.5W) was pretty good! Day 1 felt good, then Day 2 was rough, and Day 3 was easier. We took a week off because of appointment week, wedding, and a student event, but we're back at it!

Week 2 (1.5R, 1.5W) is going well so far... wellll, Day 1 was good. I felt ready to take the next baby step and was excited to keep going. But Day 2 (today), pretty much sucked. It was a bit chillier this evening and I felt like I couldn't get a deep enough breath. Hopefully, Day 3 will be easier...

I hope that by chronicling this journey, a few things will occur: 1. I will look back on these first weeks and laugh at myself for thinking these routines are difficult, 2. I will be motivated on the bad days to keep going, 3. I will have accountability to the 5 people that read this blog.