Running On

I can not believe that I have not blogged since December of ‘09’. I even managed to get my first Follower during that time. Thank you Feather Snail for being the first!

I have so many interests and they tend to vary. For instance I haven’t done much painting or crafting this year so I have not blogged. Well now that just doesn’t seem right. So I’m changing the blog a bit to include some of my other interests as well. Never fear art is a mainstay of my life and there will surely be artistic items to blog about along the way.

The inspiration for today’s blog is my new tennis shoes. You see, back in June I decided that I was going to take my then, 71 pound overweight body, and start the C25K (Couch to 5K) program. 9 weeks of what I though would be pure hell. Turns out only the first 5 weeks were hell, the rest were just really pushin’ it.

I am now officially what they term as a C25K Graduate. However I think the proper name of the program should be Couch to 30 minutes because at the end of the program, depending on many factors (mine being weight) you may not be running a 5K in the allotted 30 minutes.

As of today I am, according to my own standards, 65 pounds overweight and I’m still running my 30 minutes a few times a week. I’ve moved on to a new program called the One Hour Runner or more affectionately know as OHR. Who knows maybe I’ll finally get to that 5K distance because I’m certainly not anywhere near it as of yet. I am on week 3 day 2 of OHR. I’m going to spill it right now and confess that I may not make it to the end. My conviction isn’t as strong as it was for the C25K and I’m not sure if I even want to run for an hour or not.

I usually run on a treadmill at the gym as the dew point and the heat are higher than my body can deal with but today was a bit cooler out so I ran outside. Other than a few mosquitos’s the size of quarters and some misdirected love bugs it wasn’t too bad. I walk for a bit then do my 30 minutes of running and the walk a bit more.

Now don’t make fun of me because I can only run 2.2 miles in 30 minutes. I realize that some people can walk that fast and others wouldn’t even consider that running. Maybe they would call it jogging I say…jogging schmogging. If both feet are off the ground at the same time, I’m running. Besides, it’s all my body can take at this point in time and I’m proud of what I’ve done. I may get faster and I may not but speed is not the issue. That’s a whole other blog.

Back to why I decided to blog today, my shoes. I had a pair of these before but I decided, because they were on clearance, to try the Addidas SuperNova’s. They were also highly recommended for heavier runners but they didn’t work for me. I ended up with blisters from both pairs. Yes I bought two pairs they were ½ price and then another 50% off that so I got them for $20 each. Even though I had planned on running in them…they are still worth it for kickin’ around or working out on days when I do other things besides run. Anyway here are my new awesome shoes! The Adidas Cushion Response 18.

I ran in them today and they wore like an old friend.

Here is the link for C25K: http://c25k.com/

Here is the link for OHR: http://mindplunge.com/c25k/one-hour-runner.html