Grateful and Gobsmacked – Couch-to-5K

Until ten weeks ago, running for 30 minutes was so far out of reach as to be astral.

Couch-to-5k has been the answer for me, as it has been for many many people.  I’m so proud of myself.

And I never even got to the 5k… the most I did with a 30 minute run was 4k, but 4k is OK.

Now all right then, I am the world’s laziest exerciser and have to admit that I run on the machines at the gyms, which is much easier than road running… and I am running very slow, jogging in fact.  But no need to get technical.

It’s a start and what I say about exercise is… at least you’re doing something and any exercise at all is better than lying on the sofa eating chocolates… which is probably what I would have been doing otherwise.

You can read lots about the original Couch-to-5k program here.

There are lots of resources for running here… so I better get over there and get reading.

This healthy lifestyle is building a momentum. Where to next?

Quick jog to the fridge for a Friday night glass of vino bianco maybe?

So today I am grateful for running programs, legs to run on and fridges and glasses of wine too.

Have you done Couch-to-5k?  What did you do next?  Any advice for an old duck like me?