Rebecca came to me a week ago and asked me to find her an app for her phone. I asked what she was looking for and she said, "a couch to 5k trainer. I want to run a 5k." Now, I normally would have made fun of her and loaded the app on her phone, but some small, insane portion of my brain said, "Hey...if she can do that, so can I!" So I loaded the freaking thing on my own phone. Of course, just loading it doesn't mean I have to run, but loading it and telling my wife I did? Yeah. I'm gonna be running.
If you've never heard of Couch to 5K, it's a 9-week training regiment that gradually increases how far you run until you are consistently running 3.2 miles (or 5 kilometers, duh). It's only supposed to be a 3-day-a-week plan, but we've both decided that we will do it 6 days a week. The first week, though, since we started on Tuesday, was only 4 days.
So starting last Tuesday morning, this is how things went:
Day 1: Oh my God, I'm going to die. I can't feel my legs anymore. Oh, wait, now i feel them and they are on FIRE! Distance: 1.57 miles
Day 2: Really? This seemed like a good idea when? Why can't I breathe? Distance: 1.6 miles
Day 3: Other than my legs feeling like they were dragged into a wood chipper, this isn't so bad... Distance: 1.64 miles
Day 4: Legs still hurt, but I actually feel pretty good. Distance: 1.70 miles
Just for reference: I downloaded the free version of RunDouble for Android. I like it because it tells you when to start and stop running and gives you verbal updates on how far and fast you went on the segment you just finished. I also am using Pandora with a Portishead station. I'm actually quite surprised how good trip-hop is for running. I thought it might be too mellow and I would need to go with something heavier like metal, but I think the steady beats are good for pacing and help pass the time pretty painlessly.
If you've never heard of Couch to 5K, it's a 9-week training regiment that gradually increases how far you run until you are consistently running 3.2 miles (or 5 kilometers, duh). It's only supposed to be a 3-day-a-week plan, but we've both decided that we will do it 6 days a week. The first week, though, since we started on Tuesday, was only 4 days.
So starting last Tuesday morning, this is how things went:
Day 1: Oh my God, I'm going to die. I can't feel my legs anymore. Oh, wait, now i feel them and they are on FIRE! Distance: 1.57 miles
Day 2: Really? This seemed like a good idea when? Why can't I breathe? Distance: 1.6 miles
Day 3: Other than my legs feeling like they were dragged into a wood chipper, this isn't so bad... Distance: 1.64 miles
Day 4: Legs still hurt, but I actually feel pretty good. Distance: 1.70 miles
Just for reference: I downloaded the free version of RunDouble for Android. I like it because it tells you when to start and stop running and gives you verbal updates on how far and fast you went on the segment you just finished. I also am using Pandora with a Portishead station. I'm actually quite surprised how good trip-hop is for running. I thought it might be too mellow and I would need to go with something heavier like metal, but I think the steady beats are good for pacing and help pass the time pretty painlessly.
Nice! now I want to do it...Shh don't tell lacey
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