Determined

I have recently decided that I lilke the idea of walking in 5k races. The only problem is at times I can have a very competitive nature! I walked in the KC Prostate Cancer race and was proud that I finished but slightly irritated that I didnt jog. You see several years ago I could have jogged the entire thing but not today!! It was at that time I decided to challenge myself to run an entire 5k. One of my friends suggested that I use a workout program called Couch to 5k which litterallly takes you from the couch to running a 5k. I started the 9 week program two weeks ago and found it to be extremely challenging but fun all at the same time. Although the workouts have been somewhat painful I am DETERMINED to stick with the program and plan on running my first 5k in March of 2012.
Almost three months ago I decided to begin a 1000 day aerobic workout challenge . The purpose of this challenge is to promote consistency with working out by doing some type of aerobic exercise for at least 10 minutes a day for 1000 straight days. With this is mind I decided to combine the 1000 day challenge with my desire to run a entire 5k. 

Week 1 Day 1 was not to difficult it began with a brisk 5 minute walk then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes. Not bad very doable.

Yesterday's program was very tough! Week 2 Day 3 C25k. The program  began with a brisk five minute walk followed by  6 90 second runs with two minutes walks in between, folllowed by a five minute cool down walk. This was a significant jump from Week 1. Man I was sooooo tired and my entire body was aching but I refuse to let the mental part of this prevent me from completing the physical part. My legs felt so heavy as well as my breathing and it was all I could do to complete the routine.  Today is much better although I feel tightness in my back I dont have any soreness in my legs and I slept very well last night. Starting to become little skeptial about whether this program will work but have decided to trust the concept and see where it lands me.

The program requires you to work out every other day but also suggest you do it at your own pace. Hmmm lets see how this plays out.  Check back with me in a couple of days!