Finally starting to train!

On Sunday it occurred to me that the 5K is in six weeks.  SIX WEEKS!  That only gave me 42 days to get into shape to run the 3.1 miles.  With interviews, babysitting 6 days a week, and trying to get work done for Rankings Guru, Price Benefits and Cress Creek Links, the last few weeks have been a big failure for me.  I've been trying to eat healthier but I didn't get out to exercise.  Not too smart.

But yesterday I decided to start the Runner's World five week 5K training schedule.  Yes, I realize that I have six weeks to train, so I'm doing week 1 this week and next week, then starting week 2 on the 22nd, week three on the 29th, etc.  Yesterday I decided to kill two birds with one stone: I had to go to Target to pick up a few things so I walked there.  It's about 2 miles round trip, so I ended up walking (quickly- I was sweating!) for half an hour.

Then today I was supposed to run for 10 minutes.  Turns out that being sedentary for three months means you can't run 10 minutes straight through.  I did a 5-minute warm-up walk, then ran for 4 mins, walked for 2 mins, ran for 3 mins, walked for 2 mins, ran 3 more mins and walked the last 5 mins home as a cool-down.  The whole trip was about a mile and a half, and although I'm embarrassed to say that I can't run 10 consecutive minutes anymore, I did manage to run 10 minutes total and walked briskly in between, so it wasn't a total failure!

Tomorrow is another 20-minute walk.  I plan to follow it with some weight training so I can build my strength back up.  Finally I've gotten motivated and finally my plan is underway!