Training for a 5k

So I've read on a few of my friends blogs lately how they are running and training for marathons or half marathons... Well, I'm training for a 5k :-) You see, I've never been much of a runner. I get tired and out of breath quickly when I am running, and that's not what I call fun. I've never actually run an entire race without walking some (well, maybe like a mile race, but that's it). I've done longer races - 5ks, 10ks, and even a half marathon, but each race has involved at least some walking. A group of friends and I decided that we want to run an entire 5k. To many, I'm sure that would be a piece of cake. For me, I'm hoping to be there in September for the Women's Fitness Celebration.

So a couple weeks ago, my friends and I met with Werner Hoeger, who talked to us about training for races. He even put together a custom training schedule for us so we would be ready to run the Women's Fitness Celebration! We are training 4 days a week, and started out super easy. For example, last Wednesday, we walked 10 minutes, then jogged a lap, walked a lap, jogged a lap, and ended with a 5 minute walk. Today we ramped up a bit and jogged two laps in a row in the middle. By mid-August, we'll be up to jogging 12 laps in a row (5k distance). So, that's my plan. I'd also like to do Barber to Boise in October (10k), and maybe even to Zeitgeist again in November (half marathon). Guess we'll see how ambitious I feel this fall :-)