Week 2, Day 1 (Part 2)

Eventually, I promise, I will make my way to week 3. However, as I mentioned before (here and here) I'm anal, and HAVE to do things in order or by the directions to make sure it really works. In reality it is just this thing I do in order to critique people for their intelligence, or lack there of, in writing directions/instructions. See Dane Cook.

I almost didn't even go out last night. In fact, I had full plans to completely and utterly (not udderly) not go out and exercise last night. I consumed 2 grilled cheese sandwiches, a bowl of tomato soup, and washed it down with a Diet Coke (I know! Pepsi is better. Coke is cheaper.). But, someone on my Facebook reminded me that I was fat, and can do it. Actually, she only suggested music, but that fact that she cared, and tried to motivate me made me feel special and slightly guilty

Brisk five-minute warm up walk. The alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes. Five-minute cool down walk.

The skinny Bitch wasn't there, neither was the 50-60-70 year old. *sigh* No one to show up today. Damn. Well, I forgot how much I like to run to music! When you are running with other people (like Manic and Faffy) you can't listen to music, it's rude, you're suppose to converse with your company, not ignore them.

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RUN

That group of people must be the track team. OH! They are huddled together, they must be leaving. Guess I avoid that humiliation. (as I get closer) OH! It's not the track team, it's a bunch of cheerleaders, or wanna-bes.

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WOW! That swim coach sounds like a real Bitch (yea, capital B)! I can hear her loud ass over my music. I certainly wouldn't want to be on her team. Flyer (cheerleading turn, for the person who gets tossed in the air), are you a Rookie? Don't lock your knees, stay stiff, back straight, and PINCH A PENNY!

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Wait, where is the coach for the wanna-be cheerleaders? They don't have an adult there?! WOW! Umm, and they are practicing stunts. I remember those days,I would do anything to be able to practice stunts. I guess they are doing it really safely, like, safer than I did when I was a cheerleader.

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Where are my kitty cats? I don't see them! I hope that cat abuser didn't get them! That would be awful! Dang. I am much more tired now and here, than I was when I was running around the Kiwanis Park.What was I doing differently?

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Oh yea! Knees up. Maybe that will help. Man am I hot. This is horrible! I feel like a beginner, maybe I SHOULD have started back at Week 1. No, that doesn't make sense, Week 2 is where I belong. Plus, it is still Day 1.

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COOL OFF

Stay tuned for some guest bloggin by a couple jogging buddies and their journey to get into shape!

Mental Notes:

1. Steal... No that isn't the word I am looking for... Borrow (that's more like it) some water bottles from work and leave them in your car, so you will always have water and it wont matter when you forget
2. Consistency (I don't think I will ever learn!)
3. Buy better shoes (Psshhh! Like this is gonna happen!)
4. Cut back on carbs (I'm trying! I really am!)

Week 2, Day 1

Brisk five-minute warm up walk. The alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes. Five-minute cool down walk.

I stumbled onto Weed 2 by sheer accident. I swear. I was going to do Week 1 again with my workout buddy so that he could adjust to the program, and THEN move on to Week 2. But, when starting the workout last night, I didn't move back and ended up starting Week 2 instead.

I remember after the first run, I was like, "Oh man! This seems like a LONG time." By the 2nd run, I looked at my phone and, "OH SHIT," We started Week 2! Well, by that time we felt like we were perfectly capable of continuing forward. MAN! Was that a great work-out! I felt great! I sweated my ass off, but I can really feel myself progressing! Despite the physical appearance of exhaustion, I really think that the workout is a little too short and that I can keep getting better and better.

That whole realization is enough to motivate me to keep going steady so that I do not fall behind. AND so that I can see if the program really works. because you can bet your ass, when this program is finished, I am taking my self back to the track and going to run, like it tells you too, and see if it is really 5K (about 3 miles!).

I am totally looking forward to Friday night, where I convinced Curtis that we should not go to Pappadeuax and spend $100 on a meal, and should instead save $100 and go for a run. That's the power of persuasion at its best. Maybe the Week 2 program will make him feel a little burn.

Mental Notes:

1. I fear that by the time I buy a decent pair of running shoes, I will be finished with the program.
2. Bringing water is a good thing.
3. Keep up the good work.

Week 1, Day 1 (Part 3)

Workout Length: 31 minutes. Brisk five-minute warm-up walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes. Five-minute cool down walk.

Look, I know. Back to Week 1 Day 1, AGAIN! I could have just advanced to Day 3, which is the same as Day 1 and Day 2, since they are in the same week. But, this time I have two excuses. One is really and excuse and the other is valid. So, let's concentrate and the more valid one.

First, it's been over a week since I've ran and I just can't bring myself to moving forward without "properly" following the program. Did it work? No, okay.

The OTHER excuse is that... I found a work out/jogging buddy and he is in the same shape as I am and has NOT done the program, so I figured I would start at the beginning.

This time, while the Couch to 5K program Week 1, Day 1 thing is only 31 minutes, we were actually there for over an hour. Oh, and I wasn't at the track this time. We met up at the park and jogged/walked around the pond.

I really think I am building some endurance. The sweats things makes me LOOK more tired, but I was did REALLY good. I think running with someone helps too, because it gives me someone to talk to and I don't have time to pay attention too how much air my lungs are really getting.

So, after the 31 minutes of the C25K program we did "hills." If I only knew what I was getting myself into BEFORE I went. I still would have gone. We ran up this steep as grass hill, and then back. We did three of them and while that doesn't sound like a lot, you try it, because it is!

It was a good thing that my buddy remembered to bring water, because I didn't. I think that is becoming a bad habit - not bringing water. Anyway, we are going to meet up again on Wednesday and get back on the horse. I am looking forward to it. :D

Mental Notes:

1. Buy one of those water back packs.
2. Blue tooth headphones would be awesome (thanks friend), but I'm not dropping that kind of cash on them.
3. I still need nice running shoes. Anyone have any suggestions?
4. I love the hot tub, my muscles felt like hard jello last night, but after dipping into the hot tub they feel great this morning!

Week 1, Day 1 (Part 2)

Workout Length: 31 minutes. Brisk five-minute warm-up walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes. Five-minute cool down walk.

Now I know what you are thinking... The answer is Yes, I did already complete Week 1, Day 1 of the Couch to 5K, but that was just so long ago that I couldn't jump to Day 2 and expect the program to work. I said in the beginning that I had to be consist AND that I would struggle with consistency. So, I started from the beginning and this time, The Man (his name is Curtis, btw) joined me.

We went off to the track, luckily there were no 50/60/70 year old men there to taunt me and make me feel like a sissy.

However, Curtis was there which made stopping to walk on the first Beep and waiting to run until 1 second AFTER they guy told me to run was out of the question. I think I got away with that once, and only once.

I was really surprised. I wasn't out of breath nearly has much as I was a few weeks ago when I attempted this. Apparently, I might have something called muscle memory. Curtis was telling me about it during our first night at the track. It's where your body remembers where it was before you got fat and lazy; therefore, it wont take you long to get there at all.

I was right about one thing though, the first day of Couch to 5K was a little slow for Curtis and I am sure he would have preferred to just take a mile and then walk half a lap and then run a mile. SCREW THAT! This girl can't run a mile straight, at least not yet. But, he is glad to be out there doing SOMETHING and he is, I am sure, as any guy would be, glad that I have gotten off of the couch as well.

So, this time I didn't have ice cream BEFORE going for the run. I did enjoy a couple spoonfuls AFTER the run. Then, we went to the hot tub, which felt SOOO good! Today, my body is not really sore like it was last time I attempted this feet! This is giving me, however miniscule, some motivation for continuing onward.

Curtis is now on this huge healthy kick, which is easy to talk about while running, not so easy to accomplish. He is FOR SURE going to start going to the gym again. When he is going to do this? I have no clue, but who am I to burst his bubble? He damn sure is not going to go to the gym during any time we possibly might have to spend together, and I'm not in "gym shape" yet. Yes, I said gym shape. That is the shape you have to be in before you can go to the gym without people giving you the stink eye.

OH! I did get one of the shoulder strap things for my iPhone, so I don't have to hold it anymore. MUCH better! I think not having any extra weight in my hand really extended my endurance! PPSSH!

My legs still got that horrible sensation in them after awhile. There was this one other high-school female the track. She was in high-school and probably in track. Therefore, I was not that jealous of her, because she isn't burdened with things like stress and bills yet. Anyway, she was TOTALLY showing off by doing some weird one legged jump thing from one seat in the bleachers to the seat above it. Yea, wonder when I can do THAT one. I saw that she was wearing sweats and a SWEATSHIRT. "A sweatshirt?" I thought to myself, seconds before my legs started burning. Then it hit me, like that half empty soda can thrown at me last week during karaoke. If I keep my muscles warm, maybe they won't start to itch. Now that I think about it, it doesn't make as much sense to me now as it did then. I'm still going to test the theory. Maybe I can even write my own book afterwards.

Mental Notes:

1. Make kick ass play list for when Curtis isn't joining me in the run.
2. Buy good running shoes.
3. Wear clothes that cover my entire body in an attempt to avoid that tickling/burning/itching sensation.
4. Get in hot tub after work out in order to avoid horrible muscle pains the next day.

Week 1, Day 1

Workout Length: 31 minutes
Brisk five-minute warm-up walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes. Five-minute cool down walk.

It took me several weeks to finally get the gumption to get off my ass and go for a run. I mean WEEKS. So, I was sitting (more like laying on the couch) being lazy, and watching some TV when I got the sudden urge for ice cream. YUM! I sat there, on the couch, for another hour before I mentally convinced myself some Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream was worth putting on a bra and going to the store. I did, I bought 2 gallons because between trying to pick which brand of cookie dough ice cream I wanted (Lucerne) I saw my ALL time FAVORITE ice cream, Caramel Caribou. Yum! I already had cookie dough on my mind so I had to buy that and after seeing my childhood favorite ice cream, I couldn't leave without that one either.

There I was, back at home, watching TV (I was on the last few episodes of Season 4 of The O.C.), and consumed in my Cookie Dough/Caramel Caribou ice cream concoction when I got this sudden urge to exercise. I know, right? I finished my bowl of ice cream, finished watching the season and got dressed for the track. I made the mistake once of just running down the street, to the next block and back. Not only am I pretty sure I ran past someone trying to break into the party store down my street, I am almost positive he followed me for 100 feet before backing off. Plus, the cat calls were a bit annoying and I'm not sure heartfelt because I needed to run, if you get my point. Plus, it's dark and I rarely see a cop on this street, despite all the traffic and I couldn't live with myself if I was on the front page of the Phoenix Sun because some crazy couldn't control himself. So, to the local high school track it was, which happens to be right down the road.

I'm driving to the track, totally pumped up for the run. I can't wait. Yes, let's do this. I've only been to the track here once, I don't even know if I remember how to get there. You know what? Instead of driving around aimlessly, I am just going to turn around and go home. Oh look! That's your turn, it's just down this street. Wait, did I make the right turn, this doesn't look familiar, I don't remember it being this far down the street. Maybe I should turn around. Oh look! The parking lot for the track.

It's amazing the anxiety my mind goes through in order to avoid any physical exertion.

I parked my car; I made the decision to park under a light, after all it was 730 at night. As I was walking to the field/track I was, again, mentally psyching myself out. I mean, I forgot a water bottle, I should go back and get one, but I know I'm not coming back if I leave. Forget the water! Wait, I'm carrying my keys, I can't carry my keys while I run. I'll put them in my bra. No, I don't want to jingle every time I leap forward. I know I'll hide them. If I were keys where would I hide? Boy, this track sure is at a loss of hiding spots for keys. Maybe I should just go home. Oh fine! I'll just put them out of the way. But if someone steals my keys, I swear! Wait. Someone else is on the track? I don't want to bother him. What if he doesn't want to be bothered. Just run already! Okay, okay, okay... 5 minute brisk walk.

Luckily, I have the C25K application on my iPhone. Oh, I don't have head phones. This would be so much easier if I had headphones and I have to hold my phone too! Maybe I should leave. No, that would make me look like a moron to this man jogging around the track. What is he like 50? Shouldn't be on a breathing machine instead of jogging around a high school track? OH look? Kittens. Awe... She is so tiny. Where is the Mom. I should take them home. No, can't do that, Curtis is allergic. Oh how I wish I could take them home.

Beep
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RUN...

Oh cool, it beeps at me, and tells me to run. Oh wow. I remember these days, I was the fastest girl on the track, well maybe not the fastest; but definitely the most strategic. No one could beat me in the 400m (once around the track) or the 800m (twice around the track). Well, that wasn't too long ago. Let's see... I was 13 when I last ran track, and I am 20 now. That's just...

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I love this phone. This is a piece of cake. Okay, I just can't hold this phone much longer - in the bra it goes. Opps. Turn it around, my boobs are smuggling the speakers and I can't hear any music. There, that's better. Now, see? This isn't so bad. I could really use some water about now. I KNEW I should have gone back to get some.

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What? Run? Already? But! Let's see now... I was 13 and I'm 20 now, so that was SEVEN YEARS! It's been SEVEN whole years! I can't believe I let my ass stay out of shape for 7 years. What happened to me? What the hell was I possibly busy with when that I didn't have time to take care of myself. Oh yea. High School!

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Oh thank, God! I am so walking! Wait a minute. Who is this Bitch! Showing up here on the track with her water bottle, sports bra and spandex. She should be wearing a tank top at least! Who does she think she is? Oh, good song!

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She doesn't even have any curves. Who would want a body like that? Not me. That's for sure. Wait, then why am I here? How far have a ran? 4 laps. Yea, about a mile. Damn, this is hard. What happened to my 3 minute 800m? Oh look! The kittens are pouncing on each other. I really want to take one home. A lot of people use this track. I'm impressed. My legs are tingling? Wait, I remember this feeling. That time I went to the Chiropractor and he put me in that water contraption machine that was suppose to massage my back but ended up feeling like the jabbing knife a friend. It has something to do with blood circulation, this is good my blood is moving. It LIKES it! Wait, I forgot that it itches.

Beep…

About time! I think that timer is wrong, because that was definitely more than 1 minute of running. Man! I wish I could scratch my legs, but then I would look like an idiot in front of these pros. Foot steps are behind me. I hope I don't get jumped. Please don't get jumped, please don't get jumped! There are too many witnesses. Plus, miss Skinny Suzie over there looks better, she would be raped before me; I guess being fat *cough* bigger has it's plus (no pun intended). Those last too thoughts are horrible realizations. Speaking of the, Devil; I guess those were her foot steps. Bitch!

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More foot steps behind me??? Come on I am not that slow..... ...................... ............... Wait, WHAT? Seriously! No, not possible. That man looks like he is in his late 60s. Maybe he just looks old; he is probably in 50s. Like that makes it any better! Plus, people who exercise look younger not older than what they are. That puts him in him early 70s! I can't believe he is going to lap me? Really!?!

Beep...

It's a really nice night tonight. Not too warm. If it was in the dead of summer, I would be out here. I couldn't handle the heat. It just gets too hot. Breeze! Oh how nice! I hope it is nice and breezy every night that I come out here to run. The Man and I should really should do this; it isn't so bad.

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I'm just afraid that he will try to show off and run ahead of me, or make me feel like I needed to run faster to keep up. That isn't good. I would have to keep my own pace and he would just have to slow down to stay with me, becauseI don't want him running away from me. Wait, I don't want to hold him backeither. Is that what I am doing? Holding him back in life? Who wants to be in thatkind of relationship. I really need to figure out how I can get one or both of those kittens. Damn it, where is there Mother? I could tell him I rescued them... Hmm... Let's see, almost hit by car? No. Dogs were chasing? No, that is no good.

Beep...

I'm not going to walk this time. No WAY am I letting that 50-60-70 something year old man lap me, AGAIN! Maybe, Skinny Suzie is kind of cute.

Beep

No you need to walk. You're going to do it any way and by putting it off you will only make it less walking time before you have to run again.

Beep

No, not going to do it. I am going to run through this walk and then walk at the next one.

COOL DOWN.

OH! Look? I did it! Woo Hoo! Now, just walk a little slower and that 5 minute cool down will be done by the time you get to the car. That old man is still running? Isn't he going to like, slow down? Or walk? He's GOT to be tired.

Okay mental notes:

1. I need good shoes; nice running shoes for this. I'm going to get me a pair.
2. Get a shoulder strap for my iPhone, this boob thing just isn't going to last.
3. OH! Make kick ass, motivational play list for phone to listen to while running.
4. Don't forget water next time!
5. Come up with a good excuse to bring home those kittens

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