It's hard to get started...

...but I love how it feels when I'm done!

Running that is, or at least my attempts at it. I'v started the "Couch to 10 K" app on my IPod. I'm only a week in, but I feel such a sense of accomplishment at committing to something that will help my with my fitness goals! You are supposed to do it every other night, but as I rarely have any extra energy after work (I only work Sat-Mon, but they are 12 hour days) that instead I run all four days I am off. On Tuesday I repeat the run profile from the previous Friday, on Wednesday and Thursday I do the next profile, and Friday I start the third profile which I will repeat on Tuesday. Simple eh?

At this point there is very little running to be honest. Right now I am walking 4 1/2 minutes and then running for 30 seconds, repeat eight times. But gradual is OK with me. When I was fit I regularly ran five miles, 3-4 times a week. Thats my goal right now. At the end of this program (it's a 13 week plan) I should be able to run a continuous 6 and change miles. Of course that varies depending on the runners speed.

Anyway, it feels good to do. I usually have to drag myself out the door, and the first couple of cycles are a bit lumbering. After that though, it feels good!