Added a Loop

Brisk walk to begin.
Sprinkles of rain.
Temps in mid-60's.
Echo in the Bone playing in my earbuds.
5 loops, mostly jogging.
Slower walk home.

= 3 miles

Feels good.

More Jogging

Accomplished:
Monday - 2.5 miles (1.75 jogging, the rest walking)
Wednesday - 2.5 miles (1.5 jogging, 1 mile walking)

Nothing with the kids - hard to work around soccer schedules and field trips. We will get back to it though. I'm not giving up! Soccer is done this week and we have all of June & July before David starts soccer. I want him in excellent condition.

I'm thinking about joining a women's soccer league. Am I insane?

Also tempted to do some kind of push up challenge that Jennifer is doing.

Update

Let's see -I have not had time to post. I have not been counting calories. I have been over-indulging. Candy is so GOOD! I have been making excuses to not exercise.

The kids and I did Week 3 Day 1 of Couch to 5K one day this past week. When we do Day 2, I will post the requirements of it. I can't remember them right now and I just don't feel like looking it up. lol

I ran/walked 3 miles yesterday. It felt good, but it was HARD. Oh so HARD. I used to be able to run the 3 miles without stopping. I only ran about 1.5 miles of that, though it was a hilly course - not my normal running path.

I intend to do a Tae-bo DVD tonight that I borrowed from the library. Hopefully I can get Couch to 5K Week 3 Day 2 in on Monday.

Couch to 5K - W2D3

It was a lot nicer weather today and since I had no internet service until around noon, we went for our workout mid-morning. It was chilly - sweatshirt weather, but sunny and calm. Today was our last day of Week 2, so we began with our brisk 5 minute walk and then alternated running 90 seconds with two minutes of walking.

Afterwards I ran a mile and David timed me at 11:07. I did break stride and walked for a few yards during the second half mile.

Tuesday night I walked a slow mile with friends. Should have been two. lol

No exercising tomorrow, but maybe Saturday we can do Week 3 Day 1.

Haven't been counting calories lately and have been gobbling sugar like it will be outlawed soon. However, my weigh in last Thursday showed me down a couple pounds, so I guess the return to running, even as slow as it is, has helped.

Maybe next week, I can add in a kickboxing workout.

Couch to 5K - W2D2

VERY WINDY and colder than I had planned was our Week 2 Day 2 workout. I even wore a headband over my ears and the kids all wore hats. We walked briskly for five minutes than alternated running 90 seconds and walking 2 minutes for about 20 minutes. The distance was more than a mile, I think.

I jogged a slow mile after the kids got done running - my foot feels ok.

Emily has surprised me by being the most cooperative and committed of the kids. It's probably the hardest for her but she is taking it seriously. I'm very pleased about that since she is the one that will benefit the most from this training, I think.

Couch to 5K - W1D1

Started Couch to 5K with my kids today, against the older two children's wishes. They are 13 and 15 and sooo not thrilled. The eight and ten year olds were much more excited and compliant.

Today's goal was to walk 5 minutes briskly then alternate 60 seconds of jogging with 90 seconds of walking until 20 minutes has elapsed. I pretty much pulled my 13 yo daughter along with me. But she did it! And so did we all.

I've done a couple 5K races already - all running - so my role here is coaching my kids. I don't think my 15 yo will find it much of a challenge, but it will be good for him anyway.

I also walked two miles tonight with friends at a local park.

Sparkpeople tells me I burned 329 calories during these activities and exceeded my daily goals.