I started training yesterday for my 5k. It was a lot harder then I thought. I've only worked out about three times in the last couple of months, and remember I only run when absolutely necessary. Yesterday was a huge wake up call. My entire body was saying, "Hello!?! Have you gone postal...? Why are you running? I don't see any scary boogy-man chasing us!!" Needless to say, I did finish. The biggest thing I learned yesterday was not to try to jog too fast. I bumped up my speed too high and really struggled to get through the 2 min. Oh, and I'm not thin enough yet to run in shorts. No one likes to chafe!
Deciding on how to train wasn't difficult. I googled and searched Pinterest (of course) and chose this one:
I found it on Pinterest back in December, one of my New Years resolutions was to to start this plan. Better late then never!! It's not the easiest one out there, it's more in the middle. The main training guide I found C25k was more of a ladder system where you alternate b/t running and walking in 60 and 90 minute intervals. That's a joke. Maybe after this chart I'll try that one to try to improve on speed.
I 'm thinking about adding in some extra work outs and activity in on the days off. If I shed a few extra pounds it's just going to make running easier. As silly as is sounds I really enjoy playing Just Dance on Wii, I'd like to mix in some weight lifting (I go to Planet Fitness or PF and they have a 30min full body circuit) and once a week I think it would be good to simply power walk the full 3.1 miles. So, I can start tracking my time.
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