Couch to 5K

While we're on the topic of Summer from my last post, here's another thing that has been going on this summer.  I decided to start training for a 5k.  Along with my best friend Kayla, Mike and a few more friends.  We formed a team and signed up for The Color Run.  It's a fun 5k that is happening in South Bend on October 5th.  I'm very nervous, but I'm just finishing my 5th week of training.  I have an excellent running partner who is constantly motivating and encouraging me.  While I don't think running is something I'll ever really enjoy, I have really felt better since doing it.  Most of the time I don't dread it as much as I used to.  I run every other day.  Tonight is my first big run (although they have all felt big).  The whole point of Couch to 5k is doing running intervals.  We started out running for one minute, walking for 90 seconds.  Repeating until you've been doing it for 30 minutes.  Week by week your running increases and your walking decreases.  Tonight I will run 2 miles in 20 minutes - no walking.  I don't feel very prepared for this one, but the great thing about this program is that I can always repeat a day or week when needed.  

I'm proud of myself for making it this far.  When I first started running for a minute was tiring!  Let alone 20.  But I'm excited to see how long I can go tonight and know how much I need to improve.  We're running this race for Brad.  He was the only person who could convince me to do things I didn't think I could ever do.  Somehow I think running a 5k would be on his list of things he could get me to do.  So here I am.  Say a prayer for me tonight!