Running Toward Me

So...I totally have gotten off of my schedule thanks to the beautiful wedding of my Brother and sister-in-law.  It monopolized my time from Thursday-Sunday.  However, Monday was my own fault.  :(  I am getting back in the routine today though.  I am repeating Week 4 of my program b/c I am so not ready for week 5.  I need to get back into it before I move on. Hopefully, due to my unexpected hiatus, my shins and calves will have healed and can now take the pounding I give them.  :) Yay ME!!

I made an attempt yesterday on my 'rest' day to take my dog for a run.  I just played it by ear since it wasn't a scheduled run day so I adjust as necessary for each of us.  This idea was a smashing success...for my dog.  However, I wasn't even able to run a consecutive mile b/c I was being dragged, pulled, and generally manhandled  every time a car, person, or possible noise grabbed the dog's attention.  He was a great companion though b/c I never was able to slow down, unless I jerked him to a stop.  He was so tired that, for once, he slept all night with no interruptions and I had to wake him up at 7am to let him out.  With some tweaking this can be a great bonding moment for the two of us, but I hope it doesn't affect the instances when Mark tries to walk him.  Hehehe!

Well, I apologize for ignoring you these last few weeks.  I am sure everyone is waiting with baited breath to hear how my running is progressing.  Sorry to disappoint, but it really isn't.  I took a couple of weeks off for unmentioned reasons.  While scrolling through FaceBook (while I should have been running of course), I came across a post by Couch25k.  They advertised that they had an app for iphone.  I checked it out and decided that I wanted to try it.  I fell in love instantly.  The fact that the app times you and verbally tells you when to switch from running to walking and slowly, week by week and day by day increasing your distance run and decreasing your walking time is amazing!  I am hoping they come out with an app soon for marathons or 1/2 marathons as well. I am up to week 4 now.  Today I will be jogging for 3 mins, walk for 90 secs, jog for 5 mins, walk for 2.5, jog for 3 mins, walk for 90 secs, jog for 5 mins.  (s...