tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662156573208048976.post7526321296140104974..comments2023-09-26T02:53:55.909-06:00Comments on My Random Life Story: Round 2Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13768786324207810131noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662156573208048976.post-19479549315836968142009-05-29T08:39:23.663-06:002009-05-29T08:39:23.663-06:00Oops, the whole website didn't get posted, it's ht...Oops, the whole website didn't get posted, it's http://running.about.com/od/getstartedwithrunning/ht/getstarted.htm<br /><br />But this is basically what it says:<br /><br />Week one: Walk for 6 minutes, then jog at an easy pace for 1 minute. Repeat 3 times. Aim for three sessions with that same sequence for week one. <br /><br />Week two: Walk for 5 minutes, then jog for 2 minutes. Repeat 3 times. Aim to do three sessions in week two. <br /><br />Week three: Walk for 3 minutes, then jog for 4 minutes. Repeat 4 times. Aim for four sessions in week three. <br /><br />Week four: Walk for 2 minutes, then jog for 5 minutes. Repeat 4 times. Shoot for four of those sessions in week four. <br /><br />Week five: Walk for 2 minutes, then jog for 8 minutes. Repeat 3 times. Do four of those sessions in week five. <br /><br />Week six: Walk for 2 minutes, then jog for 9 minutes. Repeat 3 times. Try to do four sessions for week six. <br /><br />Week seven: Walk for 1 minute, then jog for 11 minutes. Repeat 3 times. Do four sessions this week. <br /><br />Week eight: Congratulations on making it to week eight! For your first run this week, try walking for 5 minutes to begin and end the workout, and run for 20 minutes in between. By the end of the week, try to run for 30 minutes without stopping. <br /><br />Aim to run for 30 minutes four times a week, and you'll notice that your stamina and fitness will continue to improve. Soon you'll be ready to run your first 5K!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13768786324207810131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662156573208048976.post-35750784292800049712009-05-27T13:50:20.887-06:002009-05-27T13:50:20.887-06:00Kay,
When's the next 5K? Who knows... maybe I'...Kay,<br /> When's the next 5K? Who knows... maybe I'll be in town?! That would be a cool goal for me, too! I've never run a race before... Okay, that's a lie. I ran the 400 meter dash in 6th grade and I TOTALLY took 4th place!<br /><br /> I'm a better dasher than long distancer, though... But maybe it'd inspire me, you know, like to write about the experience... How hard core I am, running by myself with no Paulie nor Kay to urge me on... I could call my piece "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner."<br /> :D<br /><br /> The word ver. word? "Atefulut." Is the 'puter making fun of me, do you think?<br /><br />XO hjheidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194614616594881998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662156573208048976.post-377416621584683662009-05-27T09:51:16.236-06:002009-05-27T09:51:16.236-06:00Thanks guys for your comments! Heidi I think my go...Thanks guys for your comments! Heidi I think my gooderness organ is faulty! :D<br /><br />Anyway, the training schedule I used last time worked really well for me and it was simple. I didn't feel like I was going to die so that's always a plus. If any of you are interested it's here. <br /><br />http://running.about.com/od/getstartedwithrunning/ht/getstarted<br /><br />Annie, tell Eric it's AWESOME for beginners.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13768786324207810131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662156573208048976.post-81585683402764068732009-05-27T07:51:26.226-06:002009-05-27T07:51:26.226-06:00I'm in with you this time. I said I would, so I'm ...I'm in with you this time. I said I would, so I'm going to do it with you. Once you get going again, it won't be that bad, and you'll feel that feeling of accomplishment again. Eric feels the same way about exercise as you do, so I'm not sure I'm going to be able to convince him to do it with me. He HATES running. Maybe if I bat my eyes, and pucker my lips like this....., okay I don't think that will even work, but I'll see what I can do. Good luck, you can do it.Budslyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01176566935117173513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662156573208048976.post-18495603220042150432009-05-27T00:19:11.366-06:002009-05-27T00:19:11.366-06:00p.s. I'd totally love to go run with you some time...p.s. I'd totally love to go run with you some time! It'd make you feel awesome. I am SO SLOW!!!!heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194614616594881998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662156573208048976.post-74356353125849545392009-05-27T00:17:39.079-06:002009-05-27T00:17:39.079-06:00Kay,
Your sis is right! I think everyone does f...Kay,<br /> Your sis is right! I think everyone does feel all these things!<br /><br /> I so relate with the belittling brain stuff. When I was in my late teens--college age--my body did what ALL bodies do, and stopped growing so much, and needed less calories. I really listen to my body's signals and started eating less. And my dad observed, and was like, "You need to exercise more!" The message I took being, (and I DON'T think he intended it), "If you don't EXERCISE you don't deserve to CONSUME CALORIES." Like, if you don't MOVE you barely deserve to LIVE. That's a useful message, huh! But I think not that unusual. There's so many signals societally about how we're worthless when we're out of shape... and I'm a worrier so I'm really alert to all the dangers of NOT exercising. Anyway, the point I think I'm heading toward is...<br /><br /> YOU RAN TODAY! HOORAY! (AND on top of being sleepy from your weekend with us! Double good on you!)<br /><br /> I think you're really onto something with the shift away from the self-belittling focus. It's taken me like, a DECADE, to shift my focus from the crap I absorbed (at least in part) from my dad/society into something more self-affirming. <br /><br /> Also... well... I don't know if this is useful, but... Paul loves to applaud the uses of an "off season." It's good for the joints, it's good for the spirit--exercise being so much more fun if you DO get occasional breaks and can return to it like a well-missed friend... I don't know. I guess I'm saying I'm so proud of you, sweetie, and I think extended breaks are inevitable and are healthy in their own way! But once you're on a roll it's so friggin' aggravating to LOSE MOMENTUM! UGH! <br /><br /> But... every minute of working out counts and isn't lost, even in an extended "off season." The gooderness of all that work is stored up somewhere, I think. Probably in the gooderness organ.<br /><br /> I hope all my rambling made sense! It's nice to know I'm not alone in my exercise angst.<br /><br />XO Hheidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194614616594881998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662156573208048976.post-77962595714188533632009-05-26T22:20:51.940-06:002009-05-26T22:20:51.940-06:00I love this post. It was really fun to read and yo...I love this post. It was really fun to read and you captured how almost everyone feels about excersize! You are getting to be a very good writer! Good luck with the running. It's a good time of year to start.It's Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00826922025973914662noreply@blogger.com