C25K Update

Monday -- We were going to run, but hit a snag when it started raining on our way out. So, we decided to do what everyone else does when a planned run is thwarted...Jillian Michaels workout DVD! No shame for me. It was tough...circuit-training combining strength, cardio, and abs. To say my upper body strength is non-existent would not be far from the truth. But it was good. We are going to try to work in Jillian once or twice a week.
Tuesday & Thursday -- Finished up week 3.

Saturday (today) -- Started week 4. 3 minute run, 90 second walk, 5 minute run, 2 1/2 minute walk, then repeat it all. Allyson and I did not have the strollers today because her mom and dad are in town. So, the run felt good. With the warm-up walk and walking back to our car, we were hitting the pavement for about 30 minutes. Good morning!

Mark

C25K

Thursday, we finished up week 2 with a good 26 minute run/walk. Saturday, we started week 3. We went to a park in town and walked on the track so we would know how far we actually walked. 5 minute warm up walk, followed by a couple sets of 90 second run, 90 second walk, 3 minute run, 3 minute walk. We finished out walking a couple extra laps to get to 2 1/2 miles. Total time was 33 minutes. Looking forward to getting back out there today!

Mark

C25K Update

Friday, we finished up our 3rd day of the 'first week'. We finished in 26 minutes, our quickest of the week. Saturday, Allyson's parents were in town, so we had decided to start the second week's training without the strollers. Well, it looked like it was going to rain us out, but the clouds broke for a few minutes and we decided spur-of-the-moment to forget the training and run as much as we could. We ended up running 6 minutes, walking 1, and finshing with a 13 minute run. It was good! Yesterday, we were going to start week 2. Allyson blogged about our experience. It didn't go as planned, but still got a good run in...and had a little unexpected fun. This afternoon, we were able to start 'week 2' officially. We walked 5 minutes, did 4 sets of 90 second run, 2 minute walk, and finished off with 2 sets of minute run, minute walk. We ended up taking a longer route than our normal 2 mile loop, so we had to walk a few more minutes. Ended up being 30 minutes total. Starting to get warm here, but sweating feels good.

Learning a lot about trusting the process. Hope to blog about that later.

Mark