Week 1 ... OFFICIALLY check.

Just in case you're an excuse-maker-upper (like me), check this out:



so ... I feel about 2 inches big. I am like an excuse machine.

Getting out today was harder. But I did it. The aforementioned video helped.

It's soooo cold here. Single-digit highs this weekend. I had to work today, but only 9-12, so I figured ... I'll just run after. Problem #1 - It's cold: I didn't want to go back out after knowing what the outdoors had to offer. Problem #2 - I was hungry.

Anyway, I got out. Got to the fitness center and it's busier then usual (read: there were more people there than just me and possibly my roommate). And all the treadmills were full. So I did 5ish minutes on the bike and a treadmill freed up. I was embarassed to do my walk/run thing in front of other (more fit) people, but I sucked it up and did it anway. (go me.)

1.8mi
r1 w1.5
pace: 11:00/18:00

Yes, I did the couch-to-5K today. and I loved it. Especially the podcast - it was everything I hoped for. I wasn't a slave to the clock today and it made the run so much more enjoyable. And the music is really upbeat as well.

One problem: I didn't realize you couldn't listen to podcasts as your music during Nike+ workouts ... oh well - Nike+ will have to wait for 9 weeks. He'll probably log better when I'm not changing my pace constantly anyhow.

p.s. Not that you couldn't notice on your own, but I changed the layout. I really liked runner girl, but that white on black was killing my eyes.

Week 1 ... check.

OK, so I still have two more workouts to do for the week, one today (swimming ~45 min) and my third run tomorrow. I changed my mind again. I AM going with the couch-to-5K plan. (I think) If you haven't noticed yet I can occaisionally be indecisive. The reason for the mind change is that I found a podcast series on itunes of dance music mixes with vocal clues about when to change intervals. I'm hoping this will be able to free up my mind from staring at the clock and just enjoy the running.

p.s. Does anyone have any favorite podcasts? I seriously just discovered these like 2 days ago and am already hooked!

The reason for the title, however, is that, for an entire week, I have gotten up early enough to do a workout in the morning. And it hasn't even been difficult. (yay!) Yes, when the alarm goes off I would RATHER shut it off and sleep for another hour, but I've been able to avoid the temptation pretty easily My neck was still a little sore from Tuesday's pilates this morning, I did a little yoga-ish strengthening of my arms and legs instead. The exercise was very mild, but I do plan to swim today, so I figured that was OK.