c25k. any takers?
My friend Farrah told me that her husband is using the C25K app to train for a race in March. C25K stands for Couch-to-5K. It's a 9-week program designed for people who are just taking up running.
You start by alternating between walking and running until you build strength. For example, the first week you run for 60 seconds then walk for 90 seconds and repeat that for 20 minutes.
The second week you increase to 90 seconds running and 2 minutes walking, and so on, until at week 9 you are able to run for 30 minutes straight, roughly 5K.
The schedule is 3 times a week for 30-40 minutes per workout.
Here's the cool part: The app enables you to listen to your own music while it gives you audio cues when to switch from walking to running. You can also program it to tell you that you're at the halfway point so you you can turn around (or call a cab).
I'm starting tomorrow with the goal of running my 5K on 4/30.
Anyone want to join me? If you've done (or are doing) C25K, I'd love to hear about your experience!
