The first step in making this blog successful is to post. So here we go! I just wanted to provide a little background on how this was started.
A few weeks ago, our fellow contributor, Tara, started the Couch to 5K Plan. This is designed to get even the most inactive people up, out, and running in about nine weeks. When I heard about it, I was immediately intrigued. I have always envied runners, but could never get into it myself. After much debate with myself, I decided to join her in the adventure. We figured that even though we live in different states, we could still be motivators for each other.
I started doing it after completing the nine week challenge on EA Sports Active - More Workouts. I loved the original Active as well as the new version. However, for the summer, I have a good amount of traveling to do. I figured the Couch to 5K would not only (hopefully) get me to enjoy running, but it would also be a workout I could do anywhere while I traveled. All I need is my running shoes! I may be a little crazy for starting to run in the summer in Florida, but I have been running early in the morning. It hasn't been too bad, yet.
As I started the plan two weeks ago, almost every time I mentioned I was starting people either said they had done it, knew someone who had, or were interested in doing it.This included our other contributor, Susan, and some friends and coworkers of mine here in Florida. I now pass a friend of mine who lives in my neighborhood every morning, and even went with her and another friend to buy running shoes last weekend.
All of the talking, and need of support and motivation, gave me the idea for this blog. This way, those of us who want to share and find support can do so even if we do not all live in the same place. I also figure that with so much out there about getting active now, it may be good to have a more down-to-earth spot to talk about what is working or not working for us. We certainly are not here to tell people how to get their butts moving. We just know we are trying to do it, and sharing never hurts!
If anyone is interested in contributing, let us know! We are open to adding anyone interested in adding to the fun!
hey- what does everyone do for food/drink in the morning? I read that you're supposed to drink water an hour before you run, but I refuse to get up at 5am for a glass of water. And if I drink water right before I run my tummy kinda hurts...
ReplyDeleteWhen I workout in the mornings, I have a protein bar 45 minutes before I workout. I typically don't drink anything before, I just make sure I stay hydrated while working out.
ReplyDeleteBut I'm not an expert, so I can't say that what I do is correct.
I just drink a little water before I head out because I am too lazy to get up any earlier. Then I down a good glass of it when I get back and eat after I shower.
ReplyDeleteJust for your readers there are great apps out there for phones and ipods. Ipods/iphones actually have a C25k app that talks to you. Runstar and cardio trainer are great Android apps for tracking distance and cardio trainer has even more features to talk to you about distance. RunStar keeps montly records of how much you run.
ReplyDeleteOf course Nike has their in show modle tracker for ipods, but I find Nike shoes really bad to run in but them make shoe clips that allow you to still use the hardware.
I find the android ones motivating because they allow you to post to facebook and twitter. I find it motivating while running thinking I can post my best distance if I just keep running.
Just a thought for tracking and using all those electronics we have espicially if you use your iphone or android phone for you music while running.