10×10 in 2010

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Yesterday (Saturday) marked the first week of a nine-week subproject – the “C25K” project.  It’s an interval program designed to take the average couch potato (me) off the couch and up to running 5k (3.1 miles) in only 9 weeks.  By running three days per week (27 times total), your body is conditioned to run 5k non-stop.  It’s not designed to make the hapless couch potato into a speed demon; that comes later.

So far, so good.

On a recent Saturday morning my amazing wife went out and just ran a 10k – because she could.  Motivational is not precisely what I would call it, though she has been absolutely excited the past few days (as she should!)

After considering her victory, I’ve decided to (literally) follow in her footsteps and start the “Couch to 5k” workout series that led her down this path to becoming an honest-to-goodness runner.

This new side project supports the overall goals of the 10×10 in 2010 project by providing a healthy mechanism to increase health, burn calories, and lose weight.  It has the added benefit of preparing me for a bright future of active living with the woman I love – that’s a tremendous bonus.

Here’s the link to the website with the interval mixes: http://www.djsteveboy.com/podrunner.html

If you’re interested in downloading them at iTunes (they’re free), here’s the link to the podcasts (will launch iTunes): http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?i=55501053&id=124686671

The Plan

3 days per week, 9 weeks – 27 running sessions.

Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Day 1 – March 22nd, 2010 – COMPLETE (and it didn’t kill me, or even hurt all that bad.)