C25K- Week One Recap

I successfully completed week one of Couch to 5k! (Please, hold your applause).

I'm actually pretty proud of myself because I am NOT a runner. At ALL. Basically C25K ramps you up to being able to run a 5K from running nothing at all (hence the COUCH) in a 9 week program, 3 days a week, using intervals of running and walking. Here's a breakdown of Week 1 for ya'll who have no idea what I mean.


Week 1

Day1-Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

Day 2-Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

Day 3-Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

I downloaded podcasts for C25k from Nicole's blog at http://gonicoleyourself.blogspot.com/2008/06/couch-to-5k-podcast-page.html. She is AWESOME and made up these podcasts (for *FREE*) which include the 5 minute warm up at the beginning and have prompts on when to switch from running to walking. Otherwise, I'm not sure how I would keep up with the timing.

So to wrap things up , here are my goals for Week 2:

1. Go shopping for some running shoes, the New Balances aren't cutting it anymore. :(
2. Try to limit my random yelling and cursing out loud at the computer voice giving me the prompts to start running again. Who only I can hear. Which causes some awkward looks from people.
3. Avoid being acosted by the old man in the garden homes across the street who thought I was a member of his landscaping service. (Really sir? I *know* you saw me when I started running up the trail)

**Has anyone out there got any tips for me on C25k or on some good running shoes? Would love any feedback!**