Week 2 - Day 1

It's 6:30 a.m. It's still dark outside. It's probably raining. I'm a little bit sleepy but I am excited to start my second week of...??? I can't figure out what to call it. I don't want to call it a 'diet' because diets never work, or 'journey' because that sounds cheesy, so I am left with a question mark because I haven't figured out the right word(s) for what the heck I am doing. Total body/mind transformation? Oh god, let's hope so. If you happen to know the politically correct term(s), let me know! Anyways, I am up a little earlier than usual because I had some sleep anxiety last night and didn't sleep well at all. I don't know what the anxiety was about in particular but my mind was like the freaking energizer bunny, it kept going and going and going. I thought about working out, food, my grocery list, turkey, Thanksgiving, which led to Black Friday, which led to Christmas, which led to New Years! I just couldn't turn my brain off!

So here I am, thinking about my blog.

I know the Oregon Fall weather is in full swing right now but I came across this really great idea for beginning joggers/runners. Couch to 5k is a gentle introduction to getting the body moving, starting off alternating between walking and running small distances, and slowly building up until after 8 weeks, you're ready to run 5 kilometers or 30 minutes non stop. If I use it in conjunction with MapMyRun.com I think it would be a great way for me to get back into distance running again. The Eugene Marathon will be on May 2, 2010 and I really REALLY want to train for it! Anybody else training for it?

Well, the sun is coming up and it's 7 a.m. which means it's time for me to tackle my first hour of cardio today! Have a great Monday! :D