I call myself a runner, my husband calls me a part time runner or a fair weather runner. Only because I find it hard To run in the winter. So I started trying to run in winter just to prove him wrong, well also because I was getting fed up with my weight going up and up and up.
So I started my couch to 5k program that I have used several times now. In fact it's the reason I was able to run my half marathon. If it wasn't for this program I wouldn't be what I call myself a runner.
Its a really great program and really simple. You start off by doing a combination of walking and running and gradually build up your running time till you can run for a whole 30 minutes. I love it. Also when I get my endurance back after breaks from running I use it for speed work. By running as fast as I can for the running intervals and then catching my breath back on the walking breaks.
The program is a podcast called running mate 101. Here is a link to the site.
http://myrunningmate.com/5k101/
It's free so hop on the link and download the program. It's an 8 week course. But trust me the first time I did it it took me 20 weeks to complete. I wondered why it took me so long then remembered I do every training day with the kidlet in the stroller. But I kept at it a completed the whole thing. In fact I've done the program several times now.
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