C25K

The title stands for “Couch to 5K” and before you start hysterically laughing at the idea of me running, let me tell you a little bit about it.

Caleb’s cousin’s wife is awesome, (SHOUT OUT, CI!!!) and she can run like the energizer bunny.  She sent a text (God bless her) asking if I’d be interested in running a half marathon with her in Vegas at the end of the year.  This created a little dilemma for me.   On one hand, YES, I’d love to be fit, and thinner, and healthier and have the ability to run 13 MILES…..  and YES, I’d love to go to Vegas with them, but GASP!  I couldn’t run out of a burning building!  Let’s be real here.  A half marathon is probably biting off a little more than I can chew since I haven’t run since high school.

I thought about it, and kinda felt a little stirring in my heart about wishing I could do this.  My thoughts went something like this:

 God gave me this incredibly healthy body that I’m doing nothing with….

People a lot more “unable” than I am have done it….

The human body is amazing and can be taught / trained to do some pretty remarkable things…

How cool would it be to set a goal, and see myself able to accomplish it? 

Caleb has a treadmill…..so I wouldn’t have to be outside (in these hellish temperatures) or be concerned about my safety….

I love music, and a good playlist can make all the difference…I do have some fun tunes……

Maybe I could eventually do this?

What’s the harm in giving it a shot?

With that, I began to research some “learning to run” type websites and read about the “Couch to 5K” program.  It starts out ridiculously slow….which is precisely what I need and is a combination of walking / running.  I decided that I would give it a sincere, committed try for 2 weeks before deciding that I couldn’t do it.  Yesterday was run #1 of week 2, and it truly is amazing how your body can improve, and learn to do things and get stronger. The first couple runs were kinda brutal and I thought “this is never going to happen” but I didn’t want to quit before the two weeks was up, so I kept going…. Even did an extra (4^th) run last week b/c I was excited at how it was getting easier….already!

I purchased an app for my phone that dings and tells me when to walk, and when to start running while playing my playlist.  It just works.   I don’t even have to watch the time!  I just sing along to my tunes and keep moving!

I don’t want to get too excited just yet…..but so far, I feel good that I’ve been able to see such an improvement….just in week 1!  I haven’t told very many people that I’m doing it b/c honestly, I’m afraid they’re going to laugh at the idea or tell me I can’t do it.  I want to at least try before I accept that I just can’t do it.  Wouldn’t it be awesome if I could incorporate a run (even just a quick 30 minute one) into my life several times a week?  Here’s hoping…..  maybe I'll be running a half marathon in Vegas someday....