Couch to 5K

Notes on my training from lethargy to RUNNING

Baby Steps

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Well, I’ve spent the last couple of days wrestling with self-doubt. My husband asked, “naked?’ What is that about?

The thing is- the last time we jogged, I did something to my legs, like made them work hard and now I can barely walk. I drank water. I stretched. I even drank vinegar. I rubbed my legs with mentho-balm. I iced them. Soaked them. Walked some more and stretched some more. I feel pretty frustrated and still really sore. So, what am I going to do to pull myself off  the edge of I-pulled-a-muscle-jogging-so-everything-is-shit-cliff? Bill Murray. He will help.

cocktail therapy

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It is the middle of week 1 in the couch to 5K training. Today I had the company of my sister and my husband, who kept the time for us. I found it much easier having someone there with a stop watch. I was able to concentrate on breathing and moving one foot in front of the other without thinking about the time. And I enjoyed the company very much. I can’t say that the jogging was any easier but, it felt really good afterwards, that is until the muscles in my thighs and bottom seized up- not sure what to do about that. I have been drinking loads of water, walking and stretching throughout the day. I am now thinking cocktails are the answer. A St Germaine Champagne Cocktail to celebrate this awesome new fitness challenge and dull the pain of this awesome new fitness challenge. Cheers!

What One Man Can Do

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Today, training for this 5K thing started. I actually did some jogging. It was cool to sweat and breathe and feel really hot and Great to finish. My coach has given me a method of switching up between running and walking in timed short bursts. I did this for like 45 minutes, because I was counting the time in my head- not the most accurate- in fact it was in no way accurate, which is why it took 15 minutes longer than it should have. I will require a timing device of some sort, not my Iphone. Anyway, here are the video diaries of today’s post. Along with a scene from the movie The Edge staring Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin.

In my mind this morning, Anthony Hopkins was shouting, “What One Man Can Do, Another Can do!”  I do realize that a little jog and killing a man hunting bear are slightly different but ,it helped me go further than I thought I could.

So, I’d love to hear about your challenges and how you are achieving them. What gets you over the hump? Have you killed any of your bears lately? Until later, Thank you for checking in with me.