It was one of those days where the best-laid plans quickly evaporated. I had planned to get up at six and squeeze in my 31 minutes, in time to get little man off to school and still make a nine AM ladies' coffee group. The reality was that we were awakened at 5:30, when our oldest pug burst some ...
couch 2 5k: week 2, day 2 {3.5.2013}
couch 2 5k: week 2, day 1 {3.4.2013}
Today was a little rough. While it the sun was shining, it was in the 40s and windy. I'm not so good breathing in the cold, and especially not when moving into frosty gusts. Week 2 of the program switched to one minute thirty second intervals of jogging and two minute intervals of walking, ...
happy birthday, dr seuss
Schools everywhere celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday today. Our son's teacher was very excited, and planned an entire day of activities and treats around the event. They made green eggs and ham, colored some birthday-themed sheets, made a Cat in the Hat hat and enjoyed some parent-created treats. ...
it starts with tonsillitis, a princess and water.
Because all journeys start somewhere. I consider myself pretty active. I power walk about four to five days a week, usually doing two to three miles. Mr. PugRunner has been working on doing brisk afternoon walks, and has lately incorporated our youngest pug in his endeavors. Nothing too ...
couch 2 5k: week 1, day 1 {2.28.2013}
Last day of Week 1! It's a small thing, but the accomplishment feels oh, so good. I noticed that I was getting impatient for the walking portions to be over so I could get to the jogging. And that I wasn't necessarily ready to stop when the jogging intervals switched back to walking. I ...
couch 2 5k: week 1, day 2 {2.27.2013}
We learned one thing from our first Couch 2 5K outing. Little man was not going to be able to keep up. I did some plotting and figured out a plan. I would do my sessions of Couch 2 5K in the morning, when I was accustomed to working out. Then, in the afternoon, when Mr PugRunner wanted to do ...
