C25K - Week 1 [COMPLETE]

Week One in our couch to 5K training is complete.
In some ways I can't believe I actually did it.

The lazy person in my mind, is screaming at me to stop. I think even she's surprised I've gotten up off the couch (or computer chair in my case) and am actually working out. She really doesn't believe that I can keep this up, but that's the exact reason I have a running partner.

Week 1 Day 2

2.08 miles @ 14:20 per mile
Walk/Ran in my parents neighborhood. Was such a nice change from lapping our cul-de-sac. I don't know if we'll ever be able to run here at home, unless we have absolutely no time.

Week 1 Day 3

2.23miles @ 13:23 per mile
Walk/Ran at a local soccor field w/track it was ridiculously humid tonight and very hard to breathe.. not to mention the bugs that can running into us. NOT fun at all, but still felt fine afterwards.

Major Lesson Learned this week?

Never run in the daytime.
Also don't look ahead in your training regime, that 20 minute run in three weeks, might be enough to convince you to stop. You can't stop Erin. You're seeing this one 'til the end. 
Also find some sort of exercise to do on the off days.
Work on eating more "good foods".

 

Back in Shape

"I want you whipped into shape 

When I say jump, say "How high?" 

You'll know you're doing it right 

When you start to cry 

If you don't look like you should 

You've got to whip it, whip it, whip it good 

I'm sorry, ladies, no escape 

Til you're whipped into shape!"

- Whipped into Shape 

[Legally Blonde the Musical]

 Guys, I'm about to do something I've never done before.

Now I've always been classified as "skinny". However, I will be the first to tell you skinny does not equal in shape. High Metabolism? A lack in the food department? Yep. But Not "fit". I liked to think I was, and for a while I worked jobs were I had to be very active, so I could do..a bit more than your average couch potato. I used to walk 9 flights of stairs.. for fun! If I needed to get anywhere on campus, this girl would opt to walk faster than ride.

However, since I "dropped out" of school, in December I have embraced the title of couch potato. The only reason I haven't picked up major weight (I've put on a few more pounds than I have in the last couple of years combined), is due to my eating habits, which are spotty at best.

Seriously people? Eating is expensive! Not to mention time consuming! 

It wasn't until I was walking up the TWO FLIGHTS of stairs to our parking garage, that I suddenly realized I was.. winded? I literally stopped walking as I tried to catch my breath. Honestly!? What in the world has happened too me?
At that point, I knew I had to do something, I just didn't know what.

Sometime over the last couple of weeks or so, I? mentioned the couch-to-5k to Rebekah as something I'd thought about doing, when another friend urged us on, we decided we'd do this thing together. I'd wanted to do it earlier in the year, but once again, it was one of those things I pushed off to do.... later.

However, doing this with a friend, we are accountable to each other.. which is good for me..

Last night we both "officially" started the training program. We'd both "tested" it out the week before, but this was the week we'd set for our official start date. I, personally, was proud of us for actually starting and not pushing it off.

So our plan is to run the Butterfly Fund 5k to benefit East Tennessee Children's Hospital on August 21st. I'm excited!

Week 1 Day 1 - Stats
Last night I did 1.93 miles in 15:38 minutes a mile.
I actually felt pretty good, and wasn't gasping for breath as I'd been the first time I attempted this.
However more concerning (for me) was the calories I burned during that... 403. I can't burn that much? I barely consumed that much food yesterday, so obviously I'm going to have to do something about that.

Once I pay my bills.

....

#grownupproblems