Another week bites the dust

Moving on to week five!

Last week was easier than I thought. When I am running, I hate every second. But when I'm done, I think about how it really wasn't that bad. I am not particularly looking forward to running, but I don't dread it as much as I used to.

The eight-minute run last week was not as bad as I thought--I ran with music, and it went by much more quickly. My focus might have been on my running pants since they were falling down the entire time (note to self: don't wear those pants while running again. Ever.), but it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought.

This schedule for this week is as follows:

Day one:
Walk 5 minutes
Run 3 minutes/walk 2 minutes for 15 minutes
Walk 5 minutes

Day two:
Walk 5 minutes
Run 60 seconds/walk 60 seconds for 15 minutes
Walk 5 minutes

Day three:
Walk 5 minutes
Run 3 minutes/walk 2 minutes for 15 minutes
Walk five minutes

Day four:
Walk 5 minutes
Run 10 minutes
Walk five minutes

Kick-starting week four

Week three of running is complete! Whoop, whoop!

I'm not gonna lie: I really didn't enjoy it this week. I don't know if I just was unmotivated or tired or just lazy, but I wasn't feeling it. Curt, luckily, made me run. Thanks to him, I have finished the third week in what is 10 weeks of torture. Okay, I like to exaggerate.

I am now one week closer to the Color Run, which I finally signed up for. Team Magic Crayon! In other news, Curt has found a 5k training app that makes up a zombie apocalypse thing...you have to run away from the zombies! I think he might try that while I run my workout--unsure yet, but it sounds way more exciting than me singing songs in my head while I run. So first the Color Run and then the Zombie Run!

Here is the week four breakdown:

Day one:
Walk 5 minutes
Run 90 seconds/walk 90 seconds for 18 minutes
Walk 5 minutes

Day two:
Walk 5 minutes
Run 2:00 minutes/walk 2:00 minutes for 16 minutes
Walk 5 minutes

Day three:

Walk 5 minutes
Run 3:00 minutes/walk 2:00 minutes for 15 minutes
Walk 5 minutes

Day four:
Walk 5 minutes
Run 8 minutes
Walk 5 minutes

Yes, there is a fourth day to the workout from now on. I can barely run two minutes at a time, so wish me luck with eight!

And the verdict is...

The two week trial period is up. I said if I didn't hurt that much after two weeks, I would keep going.

And I am feeling pretty good!

I still get a little sore after I run--and during the run my calves burn like crazy, but it is getting better. I lost about two pounds during the week, so that's a nice plus, as well! Curt and I are going to keep going (hopefully the full ten weeks). This is the work out schedule this week:

Day one:
Walk 5 minutes
Run 60 seconds/walk 60 seconds  for 15 minutes
Walk 5 minutes

Day two:
Walk 5 minutes
Run 90 seconds/walk 90 seconds for 18 minutes
Walk 5 minutes

Day three:
Walk 5 minutes
Run 2:00 minutes/walk 2:00 minutes for 16 minutes
Walk 5 minutes

After this week, the longer distance running starts and the training plan increases to four days per week. I am going to savor this week because it will be the last easy week!

Until next week, lovelies! :-)

Starting off on the right foot

Well I was slacking on the week one update by a couple days, and I had a few minutes to spare to type this up.

Week one of 5k training=complete! It wasn't too difficult, which was a nice perk of the 10 week program that I picked. I even got my husband joining me which really has helped keep me motivated.

I finished day one of running this week, so I have two more days of running. They will go something like this:

Warm up: Brisk walk 5 minutes
Alternate running and walking for 90 seconds for 18 minutes
Cool down: slow walk 5 minutes

At the end of the first three days, I was feeling sore. My calves (thankfully not my knees) were really feeling it. I have tried to lengthen my running stride, and that has helped a bit. Otherwise, Curt and I stretch before and after a run as well as roll out any sore muscles. Pretty much and ice bath was in order--and I just love ice baths.

Always fun to get in and out of. Now if only I had those abs...

Two more days this week! Whoop! Till next time, friends!