Bridge to 10k: Week 1, Day 1

Just Completed Week 1 - Day 1 of B210K

Today's workout consisted of:

Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Run 10 minutes / walk 1 minute. Repeat 4 times. Five-minute cooldown walk.

Well I started this today. It is the next app from the creators of Couch to 5k. It is Bridge to 10k. It is great! Just wish the weather would chill down...

Couch to 5k: Week 9, Day 3

FINISHED!

Just Completed Week 9 - Day 3 of C25K

Today's workout consisted of:

The final workout! Congratulations! Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 30 minutes. Finish with a five minute cooldown walk.

Couch to 5k: Week 9, Day 2

Just Completed Week 9 - Day 2 of C25K

Today's workout consisted of:

Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 30 minutes. Finish with a five minute cooldown walk.

Just one more day!

Couch to 5k: Week 9, Day 1

Just Completed Week 9 - Day 1 of C25K

Today's workout consisted of:

Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 30 minutes. Finish with a five minute cooldown walk.

Did today's C25K on the elliptical. I am trying to get used to it. I think my legs might be too long though...

Home Gym!

Dad and Mom came up today and Dad, Matt and I installed a TV and new lights in the garage! Yay! Don't you just love it?

I also found my "puzzle piece" exercise mat at Walmart in Apex. For $20, I think it is really nice! The only thing left to do is laminate my exercise posters (that came with a kit I bought) and find a small, cheap dvd player to hook to the TV.

Couch to 5k: Week 8, Day 2

Just Completed Week 8 - Day 2 of C25K

Today's workout consisted of:

Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 28 minutes. Finish with a five-minute cooldown walk.


Here's a screen shot of my Nike+. You can click on it for a bigger picture. I stinkin' love this thing! It gives a TON of info! There is another screen that I did not take a picture of that list your pace and calories. For this run my pace was 9:01 a mile and I burned 284 calories.

That's right, this is my best run yet. 3.1 miles in 28:04, no walking! I am pretty pleased with that!!! Let's hope I can do that well on race day!

Next Step?

So I am almost complete with my 5k training... and I got to thinking, "What's next?"

The next logical step for me is a 10k. Sure enough, the same people that made my Couch to 5k program have a Bridge to 10k for those that completed the 5k program! Yay! I have 5 days left of my 5k program and then I am going to download the Bridge to 10k and work on that!

Bridge to 10k Link

I have also looked into some other programs for upper body/abs.

CrunchFu- This app uses iPhone motion detector to count your crunches and sets up games/challenges for you to feel motivated to get a washboard stomach!


Abtastic- This app shows all the different ways to work those abs!


SHAPE Flat Abs- Great timed workout, audio coaching and videos on how to correctly do the exercises.

I kicked around mini-triathlons because I love to swim. But I do not have a bike, and they are expensive. So maybe, maybe, maybe next spring if I am still into the whole "racing" thing I will look into getting a bicycle...

Couch to 5k: Week 8, Day 1

Just Completed Week 8 - Day 1 of C25K

Today's workout consisted of:

Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 28 minutes. Finish with a five-minute cooldown walk.

Couch to 5k: Week 7, Day 3

Just Completed Week 7 - Day 3 of C25K

Today's workout consisted of:

Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 25 minutes. Finish with a five-minute cooldown walk.

Couch to 5k: Week 7, Day 2

Just Completed Week 7 - Day 2 of C25K

Today's workout consisted of:

Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 25 minutes. Finish with a five-minute cooldown walk.
*Actually Today's Workout was a 5k Race*

Couch to 5k: Week 7, Day 1

Just Completed Week 7 - Day 1 of C25K

Today's workout consisted of:

Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 25 minutes. Finish with a five-minute cooldown walk.

Couch to 5k: Week 6, Day 3

Just Completed Week 6 - Day 3 of C25K

Today's workout consisted of:

Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 25 minutes with no walking. Finish with a five-minute cooldown walk.

According to Nike+ I ran 2.4 mi with a pace of 10'29"/min in 25 minutes.

Couch to 5k: Week 6, Day 2

Just Completed Week 6 - Day 2 of C25K

Today's workout consisted of:

Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: - Jog 10 minutes - Walk 3 minutes - Jog 10 minutes - Five-minute cooldown walk

This was the last day of interval running. From now on it is solid times. Tomorrow will be 25 minutes of straight running, plus 5 minutes of warm-up and cool down walking. So my goal is to complete a 5k in that amount of time. We shall see.

This Saturday will be my first race. I am hopeful that it will go great!

Couch to 5k: Week 6, Day 1

Just Completed Week 6 - Day 1 of C25K

Today's workout consisted of:

Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: - Jog 5 minutes - Walk 3 minutes - Jog 8 minutes - Walk 3 minutes - Jog 5 minutes - Five-minute cooldown walk

Couch to 5k: Week 5, Day 3

Just Completed Week 5 - Day 3 of C25K

Today's workout consisted of:

Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 20 with no walking. Finish with a five-minute cooldown walk.

What a great day for running! Totally ran 20 minutes without stopping (and dodged a mother and her kid on a tricycle taken up the whole sidewalk TWICE). I mean really, you can't pick that kid up for 2 seconds so I don't have to jump into the road to avoid him? Thanks lady.

Couch to 5k: Week 5, Day 2

Just Completed Week 5 - Day 2 of C25K

Today's workout consisted of:

Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: - Jog 8 minutes - Walk 5 minutes - Jog 8 minutes - Five-minute cooldown walk

According to my Nike+ I completed 3.11miles in 35.44 with an average of 11.29 a mile. I am still walking so I am sure that is killing my time. Next workout is 5 min. warm up, 20 minute run (no walking), 5 minute cool down. We'll see how that goes ;)

Couch to 5k: Week 5, Day 1

Just Completed Week 5 - Day 1 of C25K

Today's workout consisted of:

Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: - Jog 5 minutes - Walk 3 minutes - Jog 5 minutes - Walk 3 minutes - Jog 5 minutes - Five-minute cooldown walk

According to my Nike+ I did 4.92km with a pace of 7minutes 12 seconds per km. I really want to calibrate that thing on a track though just to make sure it is accurate.

Couch to 5k: Week 4, Day 3

Just Completed Week 4 - Day 3 of C25K

Today's workout consisted of:

Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: - Jog 3 minutes - Walk 90 seconds - Jog 5 minutes - Walk 2-1/2 minutes - Jog 3 minutes - Walk 90 seconds - Jog 5 minutes - Five-minute cooldown walk

I was a great workout and I just love my new Nike+!

Couch to 5k: Week 4, Day 2

Just Completed Week 4 - Day 2 of C25K

Today's workout consisted of:

Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: - Jog 3 minutes - Walk 90 seconds - Jog 5 minutes - Walk 2-1/2 minutes - Jog 3 minutes - Walk 90 seconds - Jog 5 minutes - Five-minute cooldown walk

Started this run at 9:45am. Big mistake. It was already scorching hot outside, I felt like I would melt. Note to self, when running on the weekend get up with the alarm you set. You can take a nap after a shower. ;)

Couch to 5k: Week 3, Day 3

Just Completed Week 3 - Day 3 of C25K

Today's workout consisted of:

Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following: - Jog 90 seconds - Walk 90 seconds - Jog 3 minutes - Walk 3 minutes - Five-minute cooldown walk