Day 5!

I'm starting this blog a bit late - I'm already into week 2 of my running program. This is the third time I've tried it - the first time I got through to about week 4 before life got too crazy. The most recent time I only got to day 5 (which I just finished!) before I got lazy and sad. But! This time I am making every effort to finish this program. Including starting this blog!

So, to explain the program I'm doing, the first set is a 6 week "Couch to 5k" program, where you start off not being able to run at all (me!) and end running for 30 minutes unbroken. I run/walk every other day, escalating overall time and time running. The second builds on the first section for another 6 weeks to double overall running time to 60 minutes.

Thus I begin tracking:


Day 5: Sept 1st
Overall time: 32 minutes
Running time: 5 minutes
Distance: 2.13 mi
Location: Around campus

So technically I was only supposed to spend 25 minutes overall running, but the problem I am finding with running outside is that whenever the day is over, I tend to not end right where I should. Today, when I ran around campus, I ended near starbucks, and then had to walk the next 7 minutes to get home. Alternating between outside running (trails or on campus) and the gym has been helpful, and it will prepare me for when I want to eventually do 5ks and such outside.