Run, Run, Run as fast as you can

Hello all,

A couple of months ago, my mom and I started the "Couch to 5K" running plan. It was during the beginning of summer, because I was still in school. Basically, if you don't know what it is: it is a program that shows you how far to run/walk 3 times a week. I believe the very first day you run 200 yards (or 60 seconds), and then walk for 100 yards (or 30 seconds), and do this same rotation for 20 minutes straight. Now, keep in mind I stopped high school sports during my junior year, and became very inactive. My mom and I both had A LOT of difficulty with this first one. It happened to be the length of the school yard near my house for the 200 yard run.. and oh my goodness! We were completely out of breath.

We, unfortunately had to stop the program because of the heat in the middle (without finishing).. believe it or not Minnesota isn't just great at harsh winters. Anyway, I went off to my Sophomore/Junior year in college in the Fall. My mom started to finish the program on September 4th, and I started back up on September 29th. I am very proud to report that my mom and I both finished the program, (not without some bumps, bruises, and difficulties), and we can run a full 5K now (December 17th, 2011). We have been able to run a full 5K since about the end of October, and we run it once every other day. We have never missed a day.

I am super pumped, because not only are my mom and I both down 10 and 9 pounds since the beginning of December, we both also signed up for our first 5K RACE which is on Christmas Day! We are doing it with 3 other members in our extended family who have recently just started running themselves. It is an extremely exciting day to say the least.

                                                Mom, Me, Becky, Laura, and Beth.
Here is a picture of the members in the extended family who have also started running along with my mom and I!


Live Confidently.

Marissa