Couch Potato to 5 K

O.k.  I have had it with all my excuses for not exercising.  With Thanksgiving a little less than 5 weeks away I decided to start preparing for a local Turkey trot.  So here is the schedule . . .


WEEK 1  Sat - Thu  short week since I am starting late
Oct 22  5 min walk  9 min jog  5 min walk
Oct 23  5 min walk  11 min jog  5 min walk
Oct 24  Relax!
Oct 25  13 min jog  5 min walk
Oct 26  15 min jog  5 min walk
Oct 27  Relax!

WEEK 2  Fri - Fri
Oct 28  15 min jog  5 min walk
Oct 29  Relax!
Oct 30  8 min jog  5 min walk  8 min jog  5 min walk
Oct 31  Relax!
Nov 1  16 min jog  5 min walk
Nov 2  Relax!
Nov 3  17 min jog  5 min walk 

WEEK 3
Nov 4  17 min jog  5 min walk
Nov 5  Relax!
Nov 6   18 min jog  5 min walk
Nov 7  Relax!
Nov 8
20 min jog  5 min walk
Nov 9  Relax!
Nov 10  Relax!

WEEK 4
Nov 11
20 min jog
Nov 12 Relax!
Nov 13  12 min jog  5 min walk  12 min jog
Nov 14  Relax!
Nov 15  24 min jog 
Nov 16  Relax!
Nov 17  25 min jog

WEEK 5
Nov 18  25 min jog
Nov. 19  Relax!
Nov. 20  27 min jog
Nov. 21  Relax!
Nov. 22  30 min jog
Nov. 23  Relax!
Nov. 24  Race Day!


Ran the first day on the schedule.  Mary and Abi came along.  We power walked down the bluff not far from our house to a walk/bike trail.  The walk was more like 6 min. for us.  The first two minutes of jogging I thought the watch was broken.  I seriously thought I would never ever make it all 9 minutes but miraculously after 2 minutes the rest breezed past.