i made a special playlist for my workout tomorrow, since it's the first time i'll be running 20 minutes solid without stopping. i figured i needed to have a good soundtrack in order to attempt such a feat. then i decided to share it with you folks!
katie's super rad workout playlist
1. the infanta - the decemberists
2. runs in the family - amanda palmer
3. roscoe - midlake
4. this is our emergency - pretty girls make graves
5. hunting for witches - bloc party
6. le pop - katzenjammer
7. hang me up to dry - cold war kids
8. dog problems - the format
i am anticipating that the workout will go something like this:
1. walk briskly
2. HERE WE GO RUN
3. moderate pace
4. speed up, halfway done!
5. moderate pace (cool yo' jets)
6. speed up, maybe giggle
7. can i... gasp... make it... gasp... ???... gasp...
8. walking, perhaps stumbling
one can never be too sure. i hope i make it the whole time. i've been running a course that goes uphill a bunch, and i'll be running my next workout on a track, so i'm hoping i tire less quickly. i am truly stunned that i'm at the point where running 20 minutes straight isn't completely out of grasp.
Showing posts with label couch to 5k. Show all posts
Showing posts with label couch to 5k. Show all posts
Friday, February 5, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
couch to 5k update!
i'm proud to say that i'm still on the running train! yesterday, i completed week 5 day 1 of couch to 5k, which meant alternating five minutes of running with three minutes of walking. i've never felt so strong in my life! i'm starting to really feel a springiness to my stride, and it's awakening muscles in my legs that i never even knew existed. i haven't bought myself a good pair of running shoes yet, but that's hopefully happening this week.
i can't believe i'm theoretically four weeks away from running a 5k. i never would have thought i could do it, especially not on my own, but now i have a renewed confidence in myself and my abilities. yay, running!
i can't believe i'm theoretically four weeks away from running a 5k. i never would have thought i could do it, especially not on my own, but now i have a renewed confidence in myself and my abilities. yay, running!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
couch to 5k
as many of you may know, i have been on a health kick in 2010. i've been eating a vegan diet, which has opened up a whole new world of cooking for me. i'm tracking nutrients to make sure i'm not depriving my body of anything it needs (and yes, i'm getting enough protein). it's been a really great cleanse for me and i feel wonderful.
another aspect of my plan for healthy living is the couch to 5k program, which promises that any couch potato schlub can get in shape enough to run a 5k in nine weeks. i started it three weeks ago, and i finally feel solid enough to start talking about it. this program is really working for me, and i think it has to do with the fact it starts out slow and gradually ramps up. in the first week, you alternate 60 seconds of jogging with 90 seconds of walking. it's a totally conquerable goal and i personally found it much easier than i thought it would be.
today, i completed week three, day three (hereafter referred to as w3d3). the third week was pretty difficult for me, as you start running for three minutes without stopping. the beginning of the week was tough, and i was definitely a heaving, huffing, puffing mess by the end of the workout. today, however, i feel like my body had gained enough strength to run through it much easier. i love this little success!
on friday, i'll begin week four which alternates three minute and five minute runs with ninety seconds and two and a half minutes of walking. it's the first week in which you run more than you walk. whewwww. but the most exciting part about week four is that i promised myself if i made it to the halfway point of the program, i'd buy myself a pair of good running shoes. i will be able to do that for myself after monday! i'll post some pictures of them when they're on my appreciative feet.
another aspect of my plan for healthy living is the couch to 5k program, which promises that any couch potato schlub can get in shape enough to run a 5k in nine weeks. i started it three weeks ago, and i finally feel solid enough to start talking about it. this program is really working for me, and i think it has to do with the fact it starts out slow and gradually ramps up. in the first week, you alternate 60 seconds of jogging with 90 seconds of walking. it's a totally conquerable goal and i personally found it much easier than i thought it would be.
today, i completed week three, day three (hereafter referred to as w3d3). the third week was pretty difficult for me, as you start running for three minutes without stopping. the beginning of the week was tough, and i was definitely a heaving, huffing, puffing mess by the end of the workout. today, however, i feel like my body had gained enough strength to run through it much easier. i love this little success!
on friday, i'll begin week four which alternates three minute and five minute runs with ninety seconds and two and a half minutes of walking. it's the first week in which you run more than you walk. whewwww. but the most exciting part about week four is that i promised myself if i made it to the halfway point of the program, i'd buy myself a pair of good running shoes. i will be able to do that for myself after monday! i'll post some pictures of them when they're on my appreciative feet.
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