5K Update

First, I must apologize for the fact that I have gotten so behind on my weekly updates. I have let almost a month go by without a single post. The second week...warp drive week...wasn't as warped as I wanted. I faced more weather opstacles and sheer tiredness. I was able to get in two days of walking, none the less. The third week went a lot better. I uped my brisk walking from one mile to two, and felt quite well doing it. I realized that I was the only one going in the direction I was taking and everyone else was going in the opposite direction. It soon hit me that I was taking the more up hill route. I decided to stay with this course, because I felt that if I started hard I wouldn't be so surprised later. The fourth week was the week I was supposed to officially start my "running". We had a ton of rain, and cold weather, on top of my major struggle with being so exhausted lately. I'm not sure what is up with my body, but the desire to sleep has been overwhelming lately. Anyway, I finally started my program and I have done great with my first week. It has been pretty hard, but I have done it. The running park I use is right by our house. It has a lot of large hills, but I wanted to run where there are hills because I know there will be a lot of hills in the race I am doing. I had mentioned that I was going to use the Mayo Clinics 5k program, but my wonderful friend, Benet, showed me a free app on her iphone. It is called c25k. It stands for couch to 5k. Another friend had mentioned this program earlier, and I told her that I had already picked one, but when I had the option to use the one on the iphone I decided it would be best. It times everything out for you. I can listen to music while I run, and also hear the ladies voice telling me when to walk or run. I LOVE IT!!!! Thanks Benet! There are alot of apps for couch to 5k on the iphone, but if this has sparked your interest make sure you search C25K....don't spell it out! Thanks for all the encouragement!!!