Just Your Average Sam

Today I was BWW (browsing while working) and saw a website called Couch25K. I happened upon the site while browsing for some new running shoes or tips on how to care for shin splints with minimal time off from my runs. Apparently this site gives you the tools necessary to be running 5K in 45 minutes within 9 weeks.

So I bookmarked the site and said to my Facebook 'family' that I am, myself, now determined to be running a 5K. My cousin then sent me a link to a woman's site to a woman's sitewho lost 120 pounds (!!) using this very approach. She, on her blog, has linked the very 'podcasts' (tutorials with inspriational coaching & music to listen to while running -seen here - for each of the 9 weeks. I'm so STOKED & she looks A M A Z I N G in her before & afters. Go ahead momma! That's gonna be me. (well not 120 because then I'd be damn near extinct)

Anyhow, the point of all of this is that I was reviewing the week 1 routine and thought "huh?". Its so freakin simple. I run 1-1.5 miles now and this guy is telling me that i only need to be running 3 days a week. That rest is vital to strenghtening yourself for running 5K and beyond. So... *sigh* I will do it.

The first week consists of a brisk five minute walking warm-up, followed by eight 60 second interval runs. A 90 second recovery will follow each interval and you finish with a 5 minute cooldown. It's supposed to be done 3 days a week (M, W , F) with a day for rest in between.

*Now imagine me walking away from the computer* ...

Let the 5K journey begin...you coming or what?