Couch to 5K – Week 6

on August 14, 2016

Couch to 5K week 6 is complete.  Yep, I’m a little ahead of schedule on this one but I’m away at a conference and wasn’t sure that I could get day three done tomorrow so I did it today. So yes, I worked out two days in a row.  It will be interesting to see…


Couch to 5K – Week 5

on August 10, 2016

Couch to 5K Week 5 is history!  I’m over half way through the 9 week program.  I found this week’s regiment interesting.  It wasn’t like the other weeks where I repeated the workouts each day.  During week five, day one rotated five and three minute runs and walks, day two jumped up to eight minute runs…


Couch to 5K – Week 4

on August 3, 2016

Week 4 of couch to 5K is now in the books! Week 4 had me start with a five minute brisk walk, then jog for three minutes, walk for 90 seconds, jog for five minutes, walk for 2.5 minutes, jog for three minutes, walk for 90 seconds, then jog another five minutes, and then walk to cool…


Couch to 5K – Week 3

on July 28, 2016

I can put a big old check mark in front of Couch to 5K – Week 3 on my to do list, because as of tonight it is done! Each of the three workout days in week three entailed a brisk five minute warm up walk, then two repetitions of the following:  Jog for 90 seconds,…


Couch to 5K – Week 2

on July 21, 2016

About 45 minutes ago I completed week two of the Couch to 5K program.  This week involved adding 30 seconds to each run, over those in week one, but I only had to run six times rather than eight.  Overall, it seemed like a fair trade-off. Due to the heat this week, I chose to complete…


Couch to 5K – Day Three

on July 16, 2016

Day three entailed the same regiment as day one and day two. The nice thing about day three was the temperature.  The first two days I completed the program the temperature was in the mid to upper 80’s and it was humid.  Yesterday, during the workout, the temperature was in the mid 70’s.  I much prefer working out in the…


UPDATE – Couch to 5K – Day two!

on July 12, 2016

So, day two of the program was the exact same regiment as day one, and pretty much turned out the same way – NOT GOOD.  I did it, but again, I’m so not a runner.  The day one and two running part of the program consisted of eight one minute runs.  That doesn’t sound difficult when I say it…


Today’s the Day…Couch to 5K!

on July 10, 2016

For those of you who read my blog regularly, you know I rarely talk about my day job.  Well, today we’re going there-in a small way anyhow.  In an effort to improve the overall health of our employees, we implemented a Wellness Program.  Though we tried this several years ago it didn’t stick.  Since then…