Couch to 5K
Week One
Run Two
Soundtrack: Tenth Avenue North
Today I ran the second part of week one's couch to 5k. Guess what? It was pretty awesome! I did it by myself, which I actually really liked. This time I listened to Tenth Avenue North. Most of the songs on the album were the perfect tempo, and I'm all about tempo. By the end of the run on the last 60 second jog, I felt like I could go longer. That's a good sign, right? I do feel a lot more sore already though. I only have to run one more time before Saturday, so I can take two days and hopefully it will just get easier. That would be quite nice, I think.
15 August 2011
C25K 1-1
Couch to 5K
Week One
Run One
Soundtrack: Paramore
This is my first post for the couch to 5K. I have been wanting to run for a long time, but always hated it....catch-22. Swimming has always been my thing. I LOVE to swim. But I don't have the cash for a membership somewhere, and getting there, swimming, showering, getting home....I don't have that kind of time either. So what can I do that is free? Run. It helps that Jon loves to run. It's infectious. When the Lincoln Marathon was drawing near this year, I thought about how awesome it would be if I could get myself ready for a half-marathon by that time next year. But I still didn't do anything about it.
I heard about the Couch to 5K plan from a few people, and I thought it was a really good plan. It could work. I showed it to Jon, and he decided to do it. Then I thought, "why not do it together?" What better way to motivate each other? So Saturday we decided to start. 25 minutes total. 5 minutes of a brisk warm-up walk, then alternating 60 seconds jogging with 90 seconds walking, then we did a 5 minute cool-down walk home.
I'm not gonna lie, I did think I was going to die after the first 60 second jog. I'm that out of shape. My lungs got tight, I realized I didn't take or have my inhaler, and I almost panicked. Then I thought, ok...quit being a weenie," and turns out I was ok. Each time we jogged, my lungs were less tight. They must have been thinking, "what is going on? Emergency! We are under attack...battle stations!" Then a little bit later, they thought, "oh...wait, I remember this. This is just exercise. False alarm everybody!" My legs cramped up, I was dripping in sweat, and you know what? It was pretty awesome. I thought after the first time, I was really going to have to force myself to go the next time. But I didn't. I've been waiting for it. Jon made me keep a day off between.
I listened to Paramore, which was too up-tempo. I thought fast rock music would be perfect, but I try to match my stride with the tempo, and I couldn't go that fast, and cutting it in half made me too slow, so it was not quite right. I have a lot of work to do in the music department to figure out a good running playlist.
So anyway, the plan is 9 weeks long, 3 runs a week. Each week I have to step it up. At the end of 9 weeks, I should be able to run 3.1 miles, or a 5k. There is a 5k at Pioneer's Park in December that i want to run. Saturday Jon and I ran together. During the week, I'll run alone. So this was day one. And it wasn't as bad as I thought it was. Now I'm thinking next week, when I have to step it up, might be a big challenge. Won't know till I try though, right?
Week One
Run One
Soundtrack: Paramore
This is my first post for the couch to 5K. I have been wanting to run for a long time, but always hated it....catch-22. Swimming has always been my thing. I LOVE to swim. But I don't have the cash for a membership somewhere, and getting there, swimming, showering, getting home....I don't have that kind of time either. So what can I do that is free? Run. It helps that Jon loves to run. It's infectious. When the Lincoln Marathon was drawing near this year, I thought about how awesome it would be if I could get myself ready for a half-marathon by that time next year. But I still didn't do anything about it.
I heard about the Couch to 5K plan from a few people, and I thought it was a really good plan. It could work. I showed it to Jon, and he decided to do it. Then I thought, "why not do it together?" What better way to motivate each other? So Saturday we decided to start. 25 minutes total. 5 minutes of a brisk warm-up walk, then alternating 60 seconds jogging with 90 seconds walking, then we did a 5 minute cool-down walk home.
I'm not gonna lie, I did think I was going to die after the first 60 second jog. I'm that out of shape. My lungs got tight, I realized I didn't take or have my inhaler, and I almost panicked. Then I thought, ok...quit being a weenie," and turns out I was ok. Each time we jogged, my lungs were less tight. They must have been thinking, "what is going on? Emergency! We are under attack...battle stations!" Then a little bit later, they thought, "oh...wait, I remember this. This is just exercise. False alarm everybody!" My legs cramped up, I was dripping in sweat, and you know what? It was pretty awesome. I thought after the first time, I was really going to have to force myself to go the next time. But I didn't. I've been waiting for it. Jon made me keep a day off between.
I listened to Paramore, which was too up-tempo. I thought fast rock music would be perfect, but I try to match my stride with the tempo, and I couldn't go that fast, and cutting it in half made me too slow, so it was not quite right. I have a lot of work to do in the music department to figure out a good running playlist.
So anyway, the plan is 9 weeks long, 3 runs a week. Each week I have to step it up. At the end of 9 weeks, I should be able to run 3.1 miles, or a 5k. There is a 5k at Pioneer's Park in December that i want to run. Saturday Jon and I ran together. During the week, I'll run alone. So this was day one. And it wasn't as bad as I thought it was. Now I'm thinking next week, when I have to step it up, might be a big challenge. Won't know till I try though, right?
I'm A Couch Potato
Let's face it. Somewhere between 2009 when I was going to school full-time and irregularly working out (swimming) at UNL, staying busy with Christian Challenge and always doing stuff and now...somewhere between two pregnancies, two kids, and fluctuating weight, big life changes, all kinds of catastrophies, stress, and emotions....I became a couch potato. I've always liked tv. I'm not the person who has shows I have to watch every week, although I do have shows I like to keep up on. It's not a huge priority.
You'd think that my life would have been so different after C came along. But after the first couple months, which were a certain kind of hell, she was easy. And she's always so active and independent, I was pretty active too. And even though I had a lot of issues with the pregnancy with E, I was still pretty active between being bedrests. The couple months before Emry was born, I was walking constantly. Had to get that baby out of my belly. The biggest change then came after, when he got so fussy, and had problem after problem, and was just sick...for so long. All those endless nights, and I suppose there were days in there too...it all just flew by. I was out of it. Other things got out of control. When one thing gets like that in my life, I have a tendency to feel overwhelmed, and then let go...hide under a rock...and things spiral from there.
Well, things always change. And this isn't who I am. So it's time for a change. The theme of my life right now is purpose. I am finding purpose in so many ways. Of course, the #1 way is God. I've been going to church and I am going to join a group this fall through the church. So because of this theme, I am developing a list of goals. My life is changing a lot right now, and although it's all for the better, it's going to be really hard to fix some of the things that I have let get out of control.
Goals:
{1} to have daily time with God, weekly time at church, and join mums this fall
{2} to do the couch to 5K (more on this later)
{3} to give up control and trust the people that are around me to take that control
{4} to eat meals at the dinner table with my husband and kids, and pray before each meal
{5} to plan meals, use coupons, and do so with healthy thoughts ;)
{6} to have a system of organization and follow it throughout the house
{7} to have a time every week set aside for family-time, where Jon and I and the kids do something together
{8} to have a time every week set aside for just Jon and I, no tv, where we can connect and talk and be focused on each other
{9} to always do something creative everyday-write, photos, music, draw...something every single day
This is my nine-week plan.
Of course, I always have to have some sort of mantra, so this song is where I'm at, and where I'm going.
"Break Me Down" -Tenth Avenue North
Yeah I feel You falling
Like the rain against my skin
And I hear You calling
Your voice like thunder in my head
But now I am stalling
'Cause I'm afraid to let You in
Come break me down with Your mercy
Come break me down again
I'm Yours tonight
I'm Yours if You can break me down
Break through these walls I hide behind
I'm Yours tonight
Come and break me down
Won't You break me
Won't You break me down
I feel it inside me
I feel You underneath my skin
These walls could not hide me
They could not keep you from coming in
So now here You find me
Right back to where I began
Come break me down with Your mercy
Come break me down again
I'm Yours tonight
I'm Yours if You can break me down
Break through these walls I hide behind
I'm Yours tonight
Come and break me down
Won't You break me down
Break me down, oh
Come and break me down
'Cause I need Your strength to feel this weak
I need Your touch to feel my need
I need Your strong hands to carry me
Take me break me set me free
'Cause I need Your strength to feel this weak
I need Your touch to feel my need
And I need Your strong hands to carry me
Take me bring me to my knees
I'm Yours tonight
I'm Yours if you can break me down
Break through these walls I hide behind
I'm Yours tonight
Come and break me down
Come and break me down
Come and break me down, yeah
Won't You break me down
You'd think that my life would have been so different after C came along. But after the first couple months, which were a certain kind of hell, she was easy. And she's always so active and independent, I was pretty active too. And even though I had a lot of issues with the pregnancy with E, I was still pretty active between being bedrests. The couple months before Emry was born, I was walking constantly. Had to get that baby out of my belly. The biggest change then came after, when he got so fussy, and had problem after problem, and was just sick...for so long. All those endless nights, and I suppose there were days in there too...it all just flew by. I was out of it. Other things got out of control. When one thing gets like that in my life, I have a tendency to feel overwhelmed, and then let go...hide under a rock...and things spiral from there.
Well, things always change. And this isn't who I am. So it's time for a change. The theme of my life right now is purpose. I am finding purpose in so many ways. Of course, the #1 way is God. I've been going to church and I am going to join a group this fall through the church. So because of this theme, I am developing a list of goals. My life is changing a lot right now, and although it's all for the better, it's going to be really hard to fix some of the things that I have let get out of control.
Goals:
{1} to have daily time with God, weekly time at church, and join mums this fall
{2} to do the couch to 5K (more on this later)
{3} to give up control and trust the people that are around me to take that control
{4} to eat meals at the dinner table with my husband and kids, and pray before each meal
{5} to plan meals, use coupons, and do so with healthy thoughts ;)
{6} to have a system of organization and follow it throughout the house
{7} to have a time every week set aside for family-time, where Jon and I and the kids do something together
{8} to have a time every week set aside for just Jon and I, no tv, where we can connect and talk and be focused on each other
{9} to always do something creative everyday-write, photos, music, draw...something every single day
This is my nine-week plan.
Of course, I always have to have some sort of mantra, so this song is where I'm at, and where I'm going.
"Break Me Down" -Tenth Avenue North
Yeah I feel You falling
Like the rain against my skin
And I hear You calling
Your voice like thunder in my head
But now I am stalling
'Cause I'm afraid to let You in
Come break me down with Your mercy
Come break me down again
I'm Yours tonight
I'm Yours if You can break me down
Break through these walls I hide behind
I'm Yours tonight
Come and break me down
Won't You break me
Won't You break me down
I feel it inside me
I feel You underneath my skin
These walls could not hide me
They could not keep you from coming in
So now here You find me
Right back to where I began
Come break me down with Your mercy
Come break me down again
I'm Yours tonight
I'm Yours if You can break me down
Break through these walls I hide behind
I'm Yours tonight
Come and break me down
Won't You break me down
Break me down, oh
Come and break me down
'Cause I need Your strength to feel this weak
I need Your touch to feel my need
I need Your strong hands to carry me
Take me break me set me free
'Cause I need Your strength to feel this weak
I need Your touch to feel my need
And I need Your strong hands to carry me
Take me bring me to my knees
I'm Yours tonight
I'm Yours if you can break me down
Break through these walls I hide behind
I'm Yours tonight
Come and break me down
Come and break me down
Come and break me down, yeah
Won't You break me down
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