5K Training: Week 1, Run 1

Today I start my 5k training.  There have been many a year where I sign up for the Monument 10k only to realize I hate the cold, I am not good at running, and well I hate to run in the cold.  But this year, and I mean it, this year is going to be different.  I have reduced my expectations.  I have never even been able to run a mile, so why start with something as large as a 10k.  Instead I am starting small and going to run a 5k.

My plan is to follow the Couch-to-5K plan, and run the Richmond SPCA 5K on March 24, 2012.

The  Couch-to-5K plan, has week 1 as: Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

I used the Map My Run App to find out how fast and far I traveled.

How I did:

Time: 25 minutes
Miles: 1.83
Start Elev: 158 ft
Max Elev: 184.0 ft
Elevation Gain: 52.0 ft
Avg Pace: 13:36 min/mi

The Weather according to our Weather Station:

Temperature: 41.5 °F
Windchill: 38.0 °F
Wind: NW
Wind Speed: 5.4 mph
Wind Gust: 13.0mph
Humidity: 25%
Rain: 0.0oin

No run would be complete without my running buddies, Eva and Kodi.

Now I have 9 weeks on the Couch-to-5K plan and 12 weeks to the Richmond SPCA 5K.

You can view my SPCA donation page to donate to a good cause and help keep me motivated to keep up the good effort.  http://www.richmondspca.org/doggiesage  My goal is $150!