C25K BACKSLIDE

Between the warmer weather and starting Power90, I'm just wiped out.  Ran 2 miles today -- a ten minute mile and an 11 minute mile, walked for 3 minutes inbetween.  I'm not moving on to week 8 this week (I think that was a week 6 workout), but oh well, I'm still moving.  I'll get there eventually.  Was feeling kinda bad about it, but thats two miles more than I could have run a couple of months ago AND I did get "checked out" by a couple of park maintenance guys as I ran by them so thats a plus. lol

Anyway, feeling a bit discouraged, but oh well.  At least my socks were comfortable today.  And I'm planning a Power90 workout for this evening.

C25k - Week 7 - Repeating

Last week was supposed to be week 7.  I got two runs in.  The first one was okay, the second was terrible, and I just scrapped the third all together.  So, it's going to be week seven again.

 I started doing Power 90 with my husband.  I was thinking that since I am in decent running shape now that I wouldn't have a problem with the beginning Power90 workouts so I was thinking I could do those and keep up with my runs as well.  WRONG!

The Power 90 workouts were much more difficult for me than I imagined.  It's been fun doing the workouts with my husband.  My muscles, with the exception of my running muscles, are not in good shape.  I had a hard time with the workouts and by the time i got to my second run for the week, my muscles were about done.

DH got us some protein supplement stuff, and I've been doing some reading about being sure to replenish your carbs and protien within an hour after a run.  So my plan is to back up a week in my C25K workouts-- repeat week seven (maybe week 6???)  and make sure I'm replenishing with a protein suppliment.  I don't care for the smell of the one we have now, the taste isn't bad (a little thick tasting), but something about the smell just is gross to me) so I'm looking into a couple of others - Powerbar Recovery Drink, Gatorade Protein Recovery Shake, and I've heard that Slim-Fast Optima Shake has a carbohydrate-protein ratio that can help with workout recovery.  I'm researching all three of those, until then I'm holding my nose and drinking the stuff we have now.

Week 6 - C25K

Finished week 6 of C25K.  My last workout was jogging for 25 minutes straight, which is about 2 1/4 miles.  I was nervous about not walking at all during the workout, but it was okay.  Whoever put together this program really knows what they are doing!  I was tired when I was done, but not completely sore and wiped out the next day.  My total workout miles are now 39.5!  Yay!  My husband is taking me out to dinner to celebrate when I hit 100 miles!  That is great motivation!

C25K - Week 5

Yay!  Just finished week 5 of C25K today.  It's 9 weeks long so I'm just over half way. 

I'm loving the program so far.  It is really well designed.  I did the 2 mile run with no walking at all today and it actually wasn't that bad.  A few of the minutes in the middle got a little tough, but after pushing through that, the rest wasn't too bad.  Looking forward to the next week of workouts!

C25K Week 4 - Workout 2

It was rainy here today, but I was determined to get in my workout.  So I figured I'd head to the rec center and workout on the treadmill instead of jogging outside.  Now, I prefer looking at the mountains instead of the wall, and I greatly prefer hearing the gravel crunching beneath my feet to the whirl of the treadmill, but after all of the setbacks, I was determined to get in a workout.  However, I couldn't find the key card to get in to the treadmill.  So I was going to go out (without ipod for fear of getting it wet) and run in the rain if I had to.

Luckily the rain let up enough to get out and get in a workout (and since it was only a light rain, I took my Ipod).  Yay!  I was really sore from last night's ice skating, but the workout was a good one. 

I put Eye of the Tiger on my playlist.  Anyone old enough to remember the first Rocky movie can appreciate this one.  When you have that near the end of your workout playlist it bring you a bit of a laugh and a smile to help you push through the last part of a workout.  Plus, really, it's just a motivational song!  LOL

C25K - Week 4 (again) - Workout 1

I had ANOTHER cold last week and couldn't do the last two workouts.  It's so much harder to get going again after stopping for a week.  But I got my running shoes on and got out the door today.  I was discouraged at having to repeat the week.  I should be almost done now and I'm only on week 4  :-(

The first part of the jog was tough, but once I got going I actually felt pretty good.   Turned out to be a decent workout and I managed to go faster than I did last time on week 4 workout 1 (I covered almost a half mile more in the same amount of time.)  Yay!

Set Back a Week

I didn't have time to run on Wednesday with chaperoning a fieldtrip.  Then Thursday I felt tired and run down and since the kids have had colds, I figured it would be best not to run on Thrusday.  By Friday afternoon, I wasn't feeling well so I only got in one of my three runs this week.  Ugh!  This sets me back another week.  Repeating week 4 next week   I'm frustrated!!

Update

Had a cold/flu so stopped jogging.  Feeling better now.  I'll be repeating Week 2 of C25K to get back into things.  Disappointed because things were going so well.  Ugg!  It always seems to happen that when I am trying to get back in shape I get a cold or flu two or three weeks in just as I am starting to feel good about working out.

C25K - Week 2, Workout 3

Jogged today because I felt like it!  That is a good sign.  The first two weeks of the Couch to 5K have been good but tough.  I'm out of  shape and even though I'm loving the program, motivating to get out the door has been tough - "lace up your shoes and walk out the door, lace up your shoes and walk out the door"

Today wasn't an actual workout day, but I felt like going for a jog.  Yay!

C25K - Week 2, Workout 1

It's the first workout of week two and C25K still going well.  I've covered just about 8 miles so far.  I'm loving having the plan all layed out with how many minutes that I need to jog and how many to walk. 

Week two stretches it out just a bit so you are jogging 1 1/2 minutes and walking 2 minutes.  The timing seems just about perfect. Near the last two jogging times, just as I was starting to get my breath back while walking, it was time to jog again.  

Still a struggle to get going being out of shape, but I feel like I'm getting a good workout and building my endurance without overdoing it.

C25K - End of Week One

Finished week one of the Couch 2 5K training program. Feeling pretty good about it. Running out of breath quickly and getting really tired during the last part of the jog.  Covered 6 miles this week. Only 7 more weeks to go.

Couch 2 5K - Day 1

I started the "Couch to 5K"  training program from coolrunning.com today.  It is supposed to gradually take you from basically being totally out of shape (yep, that's me) to being able to run a 5K in two months.   I actually ran a 5K with my daughter about a year ago, but then stopped running - probably trying to do too much too soon.

Today's routine consisted of alternating jogging and walking for 20 minutes, plus warm up and cool down time.  I covered about 2 miles in the 30 minutes that I was out.  And I feel pretty good other than a sore hip on the side that I was holding the dog leash on. (He's part husky and must think hes a sled dog because he pulls.  Anyone have any tips on training a dog to behave on the leash??? ) 

I felt like I could have probably done a bit more jogging and less walking, but since the C25K program has three warnings about "skipping ahead" and "doing too much too soon" on the intro page, I just stuck with the plan.   Trying to start too fast is probably one of the reasons I've been having a hard time sticking with running the last couple of years.

And I found a very cool little widget on dailymile.com that is a mile tracker.  See the left side bar. 
So my plan is to post my workouts on here so that I will hopefully stick with it.

I am also going to be starting an arm workout as soon as I get my "training plan" from my husband (hint, hint, reminder, if you're reading Sweetie)