The Couch to 10 attempt

Wow!  I am so much of a slacker I can't even keep up with my new blog. haha

Anyway, three weeks ago  after seeing many of my friends do the Couch to 5k program.  They all did well and to top it off they seem to enjoy it.  So I thought what the heck, I’ll throw my hat into the ring.  But being the overachiever I wanted to do more than Couch to 5k, I wanted to do Couch to 10k. My biggest obstacle (besides being lazy) is when to run.  Staying home with 5 rambunctious kids leaves little time to go running by myself.  I needed a treadmill program that I could do while the kids are home.  I started my internet search.  I found a program that seemed to my speed.  It was a log like this from a woman who also ran on the treadmill and she documented speeds.  That was exactly what I was looking for.  But the program took 13 weeks.  In addition to being a lazy overachiever I am also impatient.  I wanted to do this a little quicker and decided to do the program 4 times a week instead of 3.  I also like to distance bike but can only do that on the weekend when my husband is around to wrangle the munchkins.  What follows is my journey.

Coach to 10K Training program
(All workouts done on treadmill)

Week 1  (treadmill at incline of 2)

*Session 1 - 24 min. Run 1 minute. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 8 times. Completed! Ran at 4, walked at 3.0. Very wimpy, I know. But I wasn’t sure I could do more and its what the other lady started at.  I think I can run at 4.5 next time, I might keep the walk at 3 though for recuperation.  I felt good though, legs were a little rubbery after but still it seems a doable program. Then I rewarded myself with a small Frosty from Wendys.  Probably not what the program included.

*Session 2 - 28 min. Run 1 minute. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 6 times. Completed! Ran at 4.5, walked at 3.0.  Still not so bad.  I even got up at 6:30 am and did this.  That is unheard of!  I’m blaming the fact that I got kicked out of bed by kid overcrowding more so than my desire to run.

*Session 3 - 31 min. Run 1 minute. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 7 times. Completed! Ran at 4.5, walked at 3.3. Not as motivated today but I did it. For some reason I was a little more tired.

*Session 4 - 38 min. Run 2 minutes. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 7 times. Completed! Ran at 4.5, Walked at 3.3.  Still not too bad.  I can totally do this!