I cannot believe Couch 2 5K will be over in three weeks! It seems like just yesterday I was rolling my eyes at having to run for one minute. And on the last day of Week 6, I ran for 22. Twenty-two straight minutes. Color me shocked. Not only that, but I ran for almost two miles. My ...
couch 2 5k: week 6, day 3 {4.7.2013}
couch 2 5k: week 6, day 2 {4.3.2013} & happy 50 mile-versary
I'll be playing a bit of catch up this week, but by Friday, we should be back on track here on the blog. In real time, however, I would like to take a moment to point out that, since I began Couch 2 5K, I have completed a total of 50 miles! It's not a huge number in the grand scheme of things, ...
putting a cramp in my training schedule
No one like to have their fitness (or any) plans sidelined, especially when they're working towards something specific. However, I am faced with a big decision that is going to put me on ice for about two weeks, and I'm really not happy about it. The tonsils have to go. I went in to the ENT ...
couch 2 5k: week 6, day 1 {4.2.2013} & maroon 5
I had a bit of a break between my 20 minute run on Saturday and this one. Little man didn't have school on Monday and I was exhausted from a late-night, turbulent flight and still trying to rest up from my tonsilitis. The only problem was that we were out quite late on Monday night, too. Like, ...
spring break and easter
We had the most wonderful Spring Break and Easter holiday. I was looking for something to do for the week long break from school, and thought maybe I would take little man on a long road trip to visit his cousins. Mr PugRunner, perhaps feeling left out, got involved in the planning and booked ...
couch 2 5k: week 5, day 3 {3.29.2013}.
This was it. My first long run. Twenty minutes, straight. No stopping. I was simultaneously excited and afraid. And nervous. Very, very nervous. It was 39 degrees out, so freezing by my standards. However, the sun was shining and my brother-in-law, a marathoner himself, promised he would ...