Day 19 - Oooooooklahoma

Today was Day 1 of Week 6

Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:

• Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
• Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
• Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes)
• Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
• Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

Music - Oklahoma soundtrack and random other music

There is something about the musical Oklahoma that make me want to get up and dance and sing. However, since I was not alone in the work-out room I could only run. So I did. Today felt pretty good. I'm not quite getting the mileage that they associate with these times, but I figure that will come once I can increase my speed with practice. Not sure if I will be able to pull out a 5K by the end of this, but I hope that at the end of the running I can continue and hopefully end up running a 5K at some point. Until then.... gotta keep running.

Day 18 - No walking

Today was Week 5 Day 3

Today's goal:
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog two miles (or 20 minutes) with no walking.

Today's Music: Oklahoma! soundtrack

So, I did it. Twenty minutes without walking. I'm not fast enough to actually go two miles, but just the time make me happy. I'm completely wiped, so that's all I'll say for today!

Day 17 - Moving On

This is the goal for week 5 day 2

Today's goal:
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:

• Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes)
• Walk 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
• Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes)

Music: Random

So I actually did this run yesterday, I just didn't blog. We are back to moving on with the workups. This was definitely pushing it a little bit, but I did it. I am still running on the treadmill, which is probably good considering the fact that there are several inches of snow on the ground. Starting tomorrow and the next few weeks, we will be getting into the full on running with no walking in between. I'm still not sure if I am going to be able to get those days completed, but I will try my best and we may have to repeat a little again. We'll see!

Day 16 - Heartburn

Today's goal:
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:

• Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
• Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
• Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
• Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
• Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

Music: Toby Mac - Diverse City

So, today I decided to run a little earlier in the day. Andy and I went for Chick-Fil-A for lunch today. Since we haven't really seen each other in awhile I thought it would be a good chance to sit down from the distractions at home and just catch up. However, I guess I didn't wait long enough after that amazing meal, because I was definitely hurting via heartburn on today's run. Oh well! Otherwise it was a good run!

Day 15 - Repeat, repeat

Today's goal:
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:

• Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
• Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
• Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
• Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
• Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

Music: Toby Mac - Diverse City

Today was a pretty good run. Don't really have much to say today. I will do two more days of this run and then move on to an 8 minute progression followed by the 20 minute run. This will put the whole experience at 10 weeks, but I think for me that is pretty awesome. Just the fact that I have kept up this long is impressive!

Day 14 - Treadmill has become my friend

Today's goal:
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:

• Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
• Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
• Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
• Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
• Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

Music: Randomness

So I have gone back to the treadmill. It is still definitely a work-out without feeling so exhausted at the end I can barely walk. Monday I am supposed to run for 20 min solid. I am thinking that I am not quite there yet, so I think I am going to repeat this again for two more days to build up some stamina before I move on. I think that way I will be able to do the next steps without getting discouraged. Thanks for those who are still reading! I promise that I will finish, even if it's not in 9 weeks!

Day 13 - I miss the treadmill

Week 5 Day 1

Today's goal:
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:

• Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
• Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
• Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
• Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
• Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

Music: Tait

So, I think I'm gonna go back to the treadmill. Today was so physically horrible that I'm really not sure that I want to run outside again. I think I have finally hit my limit and I'm not really looking forward to running anymore. However, I think that if I were to go back to the treadmill I might be able to continue. We'll see. For now, no running until Saturday.

Day 12 - Over Half Way!

Week 4 Day 3

Today's goal

• Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
• Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)
• Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
• Walk 1/4 mile (or 2-1/2 minutes)
• Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
• Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)
• Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

Music: Starfield

So, faithful readers, you should be proud of me! I ran today in the snow! Okay, maybe I ran on the treadmill at our apartment while it snowed outside, but I didn't put today off just because of the weather. Wow! Talk about SOOO much easier. I have always heard that a treadmill was easier than running in real life, but today I really proved it. I felt so much better on the treadmill and I will say that it gave me a lot of confidence because I could see that my hard work is paying off. A month ago I would have never been able to do that kind of running on a treadmill, so that was encouraging! We'll see how the new week pans out on Wednesday... if the weather doesn't clear up I may end up on the treadmill again.

Day 11 - Wow....

Week 4 Day 2

Today's goal

• Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
• Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)
• Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
• Walk 1/4 mile (or 2-1/2 minutes)
• Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
• Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)
• Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

Music: DCTalk - Supernatural

Wow....today was hard....again. This week seems quite a stretch from last week and I'm really wondering how I am going to finish this out. I have one more day of this week and then on to something that will probably be even harder! Yikes! I'm going to keep pressing on and I keep thinking that eventually I really will be able to run the whole amount!

Day 10 - Ouch!

Week 4 Day 1

Goal: Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:

• Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
• Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)
• Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
• Walk 1/4 mile (or 2-1/2 minutes)
• Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
• Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)
• Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

Music: Random songs

I almost forgot to blog today, but I didn't forget to run. Today was hard! Really hard! I got it done, but barely. And now I'm exhausted, so I am headed to bed. Hopefully Saturday will be a little easier.

Day 9 - Week Three Complete!

Week 3 Day 3

Goal: Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following:

• Jog 200 yards (or 90 seconds)
• Walk 200 yards (or 90 seconds)
• Jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes)
• Walk 400 yards (or three minutes)

Music: Justin Timberlake random (Someone please suggest some good workout music, I'm running out)

Today was the last day of week 3! Why am I so excited you ask? Because this was the week I thought I couldn't make it and not only have I made it, but I felt pretty good today. Next week look even more daunting, but I just have to believe I can do it!

Weather has been very good here in Denver and promises to continue to be that way at least for the next week. It's nice to be able to run without some of the bitter cold I had last week. I'm feeling kinda wiped out tonight, so I'm not going to write much else. Thanks for following along and keeping me accountable! I appreciate all the support.