Cheryl and I have started the “couch to 5k” program. We have dubbed the program “wogging”. I just completed my first week of walking/jogging interval sets tonight. I feel pretty good about it so far. I told Cheryl that I plan to do week one again. I’ve been able to do the intervals ok but I feel like I am pushing it a little to go on to the second week.

The first week is several intervals of briskly walking for 90 seconds and jogging for 60 seconds for a total of 20 minutes. I can handle the brisk walk pretty well but when it comes time for the 60 seconds of jogging—I didn’t realize that 60 seconds was soooooo long!

Thanks to Carmen’s comment that she downloaded the program onto her Ipod, I did the same. I always enjoyed listening to music when exercising. It really seems to help the time go by quicker.

After I went through the first session, I was very sure that my thighs were going to fall off my body anytime during the next couple of days. The soreness has almost completely disappeared. It feels really good to be actually running instead of just thinking about it.

Running is something that I always wanted to get into. I tried running a little several years ago but found it very difficult for me so I didn’t keep up with it long enough to be successful. I promised myself after my reduction that I would get into running. Now it’s been a little more than 3 years since surgery and I’m an finally making good on my promise to myself.

I so appreciate Cheryl encouraging me to start this program. While we seldom may “wog” at the same time, it is so helpful to be doing this program “with” someone else. I plan to wog on Friday, Sunday and Tuesday, while Cheryl will do Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

I am looking forward to have the stamina to run more than 60 seconds at a time. The program is set so that it takes 9 weeks to get to the “5K” run level. Whether it takes me 10 or 20 weeks, I plan to reach my goal!