This is…another perfect Sunday morning.
Coffee, breakfast, futzin’ online, watching our favorite political talk shows…getting ready for a run, then going out for a post-run lunch.
When we get home we’ll be decorating for Christmas.
It’s a magical time of year.
I enjoy running in the heat about as much as I enjoy having food poisoning.
As Todd mentioned previously, we’re ramping back up to a 3-mile base using the popular Couch to 5K program.
Today we started Week 3 which entails:
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following:
We use time vs. yards as it’s obviously much easier to measure.
By the time we got out the door late this morning it was nearly 85 degrees (as a point of reference, my favorite running temperature is 35 degrees). I wasn’t looking forward to it, but know that I do have to train in the summer in order to meet our next half-marathon goal.
Honestly, it wasn’t that bad. The second 90-second jog was actually the most difficult in my opinion because it was all uphill. At the end of both three minute runs I definitely could have kept going. Todd said the same thing.
It does feel like we’re getting stronger – even on the uphill portions of the course – with each run. At this point I would highly recommend this program to anyone who is considering starting to run.
You can see the entire nine-week program here.
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Next race: Outer Banks Half Marathon | Kitty Hawk NC | 13 November 2011
Upcoming races: Charleston Half Marathon | Charleston SC | 14 January 2012
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Good run today! As you know, as we start training for our next race, we are using the Couch-to-5K program to ramp up.
And let me just say, if you are considering starting to run yourself, we would happily recommend using this program to get started.
We just started week three (of nine), and we can already tell significant progress. We continue to get much stronger on the uphill runs, on our very hilly course.
Here is Week Three of the Couch-to-5K program:
Start with brisk 5 minute walk. Then jog for 90 seconds, followed by walking for 90 seconds, followed by jogging for three minutes, followed by walking for three minutes. Repeat the 90/90/180/180 again…
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58.9 training miles…
417.4 all-time miles…
Next race: Outer Banks Half Marathon | Kitty Hawk NC | 13 November 2011
Upcoming race: Charleston Half Marathon | Charleston SC | 14 January 2012
Goal: to run a distance race in all 50 states!
Todd’s Weight:
Start 234 lbs | Current 215.5 lbs | Goal 199 lbs
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Site of our next run!
Just completed a very warm run on a lovely day.
To ramp back up on our training, we are doing the Couch-to-5K program. And we both agree, even though we have only begun week 2 (of a nine-week program), we already feel stronger.
We’d recommend this program for anyone serious about running, even if your ultimate goal is a simple 5K run. This is the Couch-to-5K program we are following. Good luck.
Let us know what you think!
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52.9 training miles…
411.4 all-time miles…
Next race: Outer Banks Half Marathon | Kitty Hawk NC | 13 November 2011
Upcoming race: Charleston Half Marathon | Charleston SC | 14 January 2012
Goal: to run a distance race in all 50 states!
Todd’s Weight:
Start 234 lbs | Current 216.5 lbs | Goal 199 lbs