Week 1, Run 1

Took Susan out for their first spin today. They were fantastic and my feet felt great. The rest of me did not.

Couch to 5k is designed to be an easy start program for the previously lazy, and objectively, I can see that it is. Run 60 seconds, walk 90 seconds. Repeat x8. By x4 my legs felt wobbly and I was too out of breath to talk properly. But I made it! I did all 8 and did not die. I see that grim determination will be required here; I am chunky and untrained and not designed to run, but I want to do it. I'm really glad to have company, even though the company found the whole thing easier and more fun than I did.

On the bright side, I am doing well at not thinking about how flabby or silly I look, and I do feel a teensy bit proud of myself for doing something.