Here we go again!

Who wants a Couch to 5K (C25K) update?  I am sure you do, so here it goes!

I decided to be nice to myself and start the program from scratch.  After all, I had not run for over two months and figured my endurance was shot and my muscles would not be ready to jump out and go.  I did Week 1 Day 1 with Anwar on Saturday and Day 2 yesterday -- just me and the kiddos. 

The bad things.  I got tired more quickly than I expected.  This tells me that I was right to start over (you know, endurance shot) and that I could not have handled trying to skip to week 6 or 7 like I had wanted.  I likely would have quit out of frustration.  Also, my kids WHINED like there was no tomorrow.  "It's hot." "Are we done yet." "Mum, muuuuuuummmmm." (that last one is Nikolai).  But, they got over it (with a little help from the animal crackers I so wisely stashed in the stroller).

The good things.  My feet did not hurt.  Yay!  My feet did not hurt!  I was halfway expecting them to start up (simply because I was being pessimistic) but they did great.  Hooray for doctors who actually fix things!  Also, I am FAST.  Well, not fast, fast...but faster than I was last time I did C25K.  I got much further in the same amount of time and I am proud of myself for that. 

The best thing?  For the first time in months when I saw a runner running down the street I did not think "that should be me," rather, I thought "that is me." 

I am aiming for a 5K on October 30th!  There are SEVERAL that day because of the holiday - so I just need to pick one and sign up!  Yay for 5Ks and good feet :)