Fat Man in Running Shorts...

As a fun way to incorporate a new kind of cardio into my routine and to help lose weight and get in shape, I decided I wanted to be able to run! I don't know if I'll be the 5 miles every morning kind of guy, but I want the skill and I want to reap the benefits.

So, I started the 'Couch-to-5K' program over at the Cool Running website a couple weeks ago. Starting it may be a stretch, I was technically able to do their first workout properly this morning (Yay me!). Basically, after warmup, it is 20 minutes of 1 minute run/jogs followed by 90 seconds of walking. It sure isn't easy, but I've progress from being able to do 4 of these intervals to completing all 8 this morning, and running for another minute a few minutes after that. The big stick was that I would sometimes need to extend my walk an extra minute.

So, over the next 9-12 weeks, I'm going to become a runner!

I also want to compete in a 5K this summer, and a sprint triathlon later in the summer/early fall. I'll get more deets on that later.