You Can Do It!

So I've started "running."  Running is a relative term, but I feel good about the commitment I've made to trying something that I've never been a big fan of previously.  Because my body has gone through some MAJOR adjustments in the past year-and-a-half (you know-pregnancy, labor, delivery, motherhood...) I'm a wee bit out of shape.  For this reason, I need to ease back in to physical activity.  I'm pretty proud of this mature decision.  In my former life, BB (before baby), I would have jumped in, balls to the wall, and probably injured myself.  I've grown up a little (very little).


How does one "ease" in to running?  Well, word on the street (think country road, not Mass Ave.) is that the Couch to 5K program is where it's at.  This running plan promises to "transform you from couch potato to runner, getting you running three miles (or 5K) on a regular basis in just two months."  I wouldn't exactly classify myself as a couch potato, but I'm not in the best shape of my life (to say the least.


I really hope that this program helps me learn to love running.  I will say that so far, it doesn't suck.  I think that's a good start.  I don't spend the entire time, counting down the minutes until I'm done, or perseverating on the pain I'm experiencing. I think that's kind of the point.   The goal of Couch to 5K is not to kill people, but rather gradually help them train their bodies to run.  Run I will!