I found this a bit ago and started trying it out. I’m just starting out on Week 3 now. As a part-time smoker, it hasn’t been bad either. No stopping and nearly throwing up as I have in the past. It’s pretty sweet that from our place to the light off Rolling is pretty much 1 mile, give or take some feet. So far I’ve been covering 2 miles each run. Which is just the natural timing of the run, it just happens to be about 2 miles total. According to the schedule, I should be able to jog the whole 2 miles in about 4 more weeks.
This week may be a little tougher. I get to do some 3 minute runs. It’s seeming to build up nicely and not overexerting me at all, so, I’ll trust the plan. I’m sure I’ll be fine and as long as I don’t stare at my stopwatch the whole time.
Link: [url=http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml]The Couch-to-5K Running Plan[/url]
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I’m on Week 5 this week.
So far it hasn’t been that bad. My shins no longer hurt. My feet are a little stiff in the mornings. I feel like Frankenstein walking down the stairs.
It hasn’t killed me yet but it’s getting a bit harder. I actually get that V shaped sweat spot on my shirt afterwards. I don’t think I’ve lost any weight though. But my legs feel stronger and I don’t get winded on stairs any more. I’m also not huffing and puffing when I run. I guess you just natually learn how to breathe when you start jogging for a couple weeks.
By the end of this week I should have jogged 2 miles non-stop which I thought would take me forever before I found this schedule.
I think my plan after I finish this schedule is to run 3 miles twice a week. On Wednesday and Sunday, or something. The loop from our place to Old Keen & Rollin and back is 3 miles. I’ll start off clockwise. then progress to running it counterclockwise, uphill.
You know its the same either way, right?
All this typing has got me winded, back to clicking..
I can’t even remember when I didn’t get winded walking up a flight of stairs it’s been that long…
That workout looks pretty cool, actually. A buddy of mine has plugged me into a group called “Hash House Harriers” which is a “Drinking Club With A Running Problem” or some such nonsense. Basically, they run cross-country for like, 5 miles or so, then at the end they drink tons of beer. The beer part was what got me interested. Well, that, and my newfound enthusiasm for cardiovascular health. I think I’ll try out this workout to prepare for my first event, you know, so I don’t suffer a heart attack or anything.