5k Training

I've neglected to post anything for the last few days, though not for a lack of things to action in my life. So, I suppose it's time to break the trend.

Just a quick review of the past weekend for my own personal reflections at a future date, and then on to the meat of this blog. Friday afternoon, my friend James showed up in Mobile just in time for a surprise birthday party. The party went well but the political debate that went on until 5 am was not a crowd pleaser, unless you just consider the crowd as James and myself.

Saturday, James and I shook off the fact that we had only slept roughly three hours and went shopping for baby shower presents. Yes, baby shower. The couples baby shower is an uncommon event, and one I had never experienced. It was about what I expected; A high number of "Awww" followed by "That's so cute" and a strong desire to drink heavily.

Sunday, for the most part was low-key. A nice pot roast lunch with the family to celebrate Easter. Afterwards a pointless trip to Walmart (to view but not buy camping/kayaking gear) and then home to catch up on the sleep I so desperately needed.

Now the meat, as promised. I had decided last week, after miserably failing to run a full 5k, that I should start some sort of training. It was apparent that running once or twice a year was no the best way to keep in shape. Luckily, James was quick to offer a solution. He had recently come across a system called "Couch to 5K" or C25K for short. This nine week program only required about half an hour of my day, three times a week. The best part was that there was an Android phone application that runs in the background so you can listen to your favorite music and it occasionally notifies you when it's time to start running or walking.

I started today and I have to say, if the rest of the runs are as pleasant as this one was, I will have no problem finishing. The next step is probably getting decent running shoes.

I know this wasn't the most entertaining blog post, but it will have to do for now.