Couch Potato to 5K Week 1

Things I have learned this week on my three runs.

Monday.   At the moment had finished the 5 min warm up brisk walk and as started the first running stint realised that flip flops are not standard sporting attire for a reason, not even fit flops!!   Had not even thought about it until that moment, that is the kind of challenge this program is up against!  Laura expected too much, way too much.  Had me walking to warm up for 5 mins, then run 60 seconds and walk 90 seconds until had done 8 lots of running then cool down walk for 5 mins.  Could not do it!  Managed 3 of the runs and half of each of the remaining 5.  Am horribly ashamed, am disgraced!  Am thinking is possible to totally blame fit flops for failure as long as can manage full program on Wednesday.  Must find trainers!  Laura has given me a day off tomorrow probably to give herself some time to adjust claims of program after seeing what happened today.

Wednesday.   Trainers (sneakers) are definitely the way to go, top tip there for any of you thinking of doing this! Also helps to work it so that everytime you have to run is not on an uphill bit, and is amazing what feels like uphill when running, that felt flat in the car!!  Have managed all 8 one minute runs today so was definitely the fit flops to blame.  Am no longer pathetic failure am on the road to fitness.

Friday.  Have again completed program, two out of three not bad.  Was touched and grateful for many friends voicing concerns that will become fitness fanatic but fear not.  Think there is NO CHANCE that I will become addicted to exercise like some people, just NO CHANCE!!!! So all of my friends out there that were concerned about that can stop worrying :0).

Hooray!!!  Have completed week 1 of Couch Potato to 5K!   It has required a superhuman effort but its done, scary thing is there is a week 2!