Me and My Dumb Adventures!

I have let Mir talk me in to yet another one of her ideas! I saw her blog post about starting a new program called Couch to 5K. I have actually seen several of my friends post on FB about this program, but when she mentioned it, I got interested.

Let me start by saying, I am NOT a runner nor have I ever been!! Even at my thinnest and strongest, I wasn't able to run long distances. I basically feel like this describes me...

I have blammed not being able to run on my flat foot and bum knee for years. I do think those play a significant role, but it may have to do with training too - we'll see.

That's where this program comes into play. Ideally, this is a 9 week program that teaches you to run and at the end of the 9 weeks you should be able to run a 5k. I am (and have always been) a bit of a realist. I know me, and I know my schedule. I am not saying that I will be able to complete this program in 9 weeks. I have already come to grips with that. Right now, I am just aiming at completing the program.

So this is me, on day one of the Couch to 5k Program. (notice my awesome shirt that Mir had made for all of us when we went to Gatlinburg!)

As you can guess, since I am writing this, I survivied. It wasn't quite as bad as I thought it would be. I guess this means I am on my way (SLOWLY) to running a 5k. Have a signed up for any? No! Do I plan on signing up for any? Prob not. I just think this is a good way to get healthy and try something new. You know me, always up for trying new things. After all, you never know if you like something until you try it! We'll see...