Sunday, June 26, 2011

Here we go!

Hi.  My name is Denise.  I'm 49 years old and I have decided I want to run a 5k.  Now mind you that I don't exercise much less run!  I'm not an athlete.  I had a PE teacher tell me once that it was too bad that  I didn't have any athletic abilities  because I had the competitive drive for one.  So, what made me decided to do this?

Well, I have been creating a bucket list.  As I turn 50, I decided there are things I want to do before God calls me home.  For some reason, I want to be able to run a 5K.  I think it is because I have so many family, friends and co-workers who run and I want to be a part of the that fraternity.  So, I mentioned this to someone and they told me about this phone app called C25K.  It is called Couch to 5K.  Now, I'm not a couch potato.  But all of my hobbies are chair based...quilting, sewing, scrap booking, blogging, reading, etc.  So I guess that makes me a chair potato!

The program claims I'll be a 5k runner in 9 weeks.  I don't' know what planet the author is from, but in my world, not going to happen.  I have already done the first day of the program 3 times.  I still haven't made it out of week 1 yet, even though I've been doing it for 2 weeks.  However, I have been sidelined with a bronchial infection and have not done anything for a week now.  So, when I do return, I will be starting from scratch!   So I decided this was a great time to start a weekly blog about my progress.  I can share all of my trials, tribulations and triumphs with others who run or want to run.  May be I can even inspire someone else out there who had a desire to run!  I can guarantee I will be completely honest with my struggles and accomplishments.  I can also guarantee that you'll laugh your ass off at me! So, if nothing else, I can humor you while you sit on your couch/chair.

So, I hope you check in once a week and jog along side of me!

Until then,
deniserunning?

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