Friend of Julie: Great Day on the Treadmill

Today's couch25k program was 5 minute warm up, 20 minutes jogging, and 5 minutes cool down. I was nervous about being able to run for 20 minutes, but I did it! I promised myself I wouldn't watch the time on my phone (where the application is running), but after 9 minutes I looked and then I looked again every 2 minutes or so. When I saw 8 minutes we remaining, I told myself  "I can do eight minutes" and I kept going.

Wooo hooo! I am proud of myself for accomplishing this!

For the next couple of days there will less jogging than today. The jogging time picks up again in four days and by the time I do the 5K (Dec. 4), I'll be jogging for 28 minutes. I am excited because now I know I can do this run and it can be really fun.

I was tired for about a half hour after my program, but a half hour later I felt great!

Keep in mind, I didn't start exercising until five weeks ago and I was  following Julie's program for  9 months before I decided to follow Julie's advice:

If you don't exercise, and you have a lot of weight to lose,
it's going to take a really long time.

About the Hot Chocolate Run

The Hot Chocolate Run is a 5K run and a 2 mile walk through downtown Northampton, Massachusetts. This event raises funds for Safe Passage, the Hampshire County organization providing shelter, counseling, and advocacy services to women and children who have experienced domestic violence. This event is Safe Passage’s largest fundraising event.  View the Google map of the run.