Run? hmm sure..

A while back, I tried to become a runner. It did not work. Running is not my idea of a fun thing to do.. now, Zumba or Step Aerobics, those are fun, more like dancing than just pounding the pavement - BUT they cost some extra moolah. So running it is.

Melissa Anne found this great iPhone app for me. It's called Get Running - Couch to 5k. So this is how it works: run 3x a week rest at least 1 day between runs and eventually you can run a 5k without stopping. Hmmm. I'm not so sure, but I think I'll give it a try.

Week 1
warm up: 5 min walk
1. run 1 min
walk 1.5 min
2. run 1 min
walk 1.5 min
3. run 1 min
walk 1.5 min
4. run 1 min
walk 1.5 min
5. run 1 min
walk 1.5 min
6. run 1 min
walk 1.5 min
7. run 1 min
walk 1.5 min
8. run 1 min
cool down: 5 min walk then stretch

Week 2
warm up: 5 min walk
1. run 1.5 min
walk 2 min
2. run 1.5 min
walk 2 min
3. run 1.5 min
walk 2 min
4. run 1.5 min
walk 2 min
5. run 1.5 min
walk 2 min
6. run 1.5 min
cool down: 5 min walk then stretch

Week 3
warm up: 5 min walk
1. run 1.5 min
walk 1.5 min
2. run 3 min
walk 3 min
3. run 1.5 min
walk 1.5 min
4. run 3 min
cool down: 5 min walk then stretch

Week 4
warm up: 5 min walk
1. run 3 min
walk 1.5 min
2. run 5 min
walk 2.5 min
3. run 3 min
walk 1.5 min
4. run 5 min
cool down: 5 min walk then stretch

That's all I'm going to list so far. There are 9 weeks total and you are supposed to be able to run for 30 min by the time you start week 9. I want to see how far I can get, I think it is do-able but I just have to do it. We shall see how well this turns out :) went on my first run since May today and just about died, I'm thinking I need to do it earlier in the day so it's not so darn hot! Well, here we go! Good luck to you if you give it a try yourself, leave some feedback on how it's going :)