Week 5: Day 3

Well I did not look ahead on the week five program.  All the other weeks have been the same all three of the days.  Week five was tough. All of a sudden day two I am running for eight minutes.  Didn't see that coming.  And then boom week 5; day 3, run 20 minutes without stopping.  Say what?  I looked forward to the walking portions!  I almost did it, I at least made it past half way before I stopped for  a few seconds.  I did pull up about 20 seconds short since I was starting up a massive hill.  I just can't mentally get past running up steep hills with a stroller.

Running from the slackers perspective

Week 5 day 1 is proving to be easier than week 4.  Maybe it's because in between the five minute running intervals there are three glorious minutes of walking.  Now I am going to reward myself with another cupcake.

Week 4: Day 3

That was yesterday that I finished week 4.  Week 4 turned out to be brutal.  I mean, I actually have to run for 5 minutes straight. Several times at that. (gasp- literally)   It was supposed to look something like this: Warmup 5:00 walk, run 3:00, walk 1:30, run 5:00, walk 2:30, run 3:00, walk 1:30, run 5:00, cool down.  I could not seem to keep running on that last 5 minute run. Each time I would poop out at about 4 minutes.  Maybe it had something do with pushing the perpetually turning stroller uphill.  One benefit to having a stroller, however, is on the walking segments when I feel like hunching over to catch my breath, I can support myself on the stroller and hunch over and keep walking, quite handy actually.
So the big question is, do I repeat a day of week 4 or just move on to week 5 tomorrow.  I will make a game time decision on that one.

My addiction

  Target is such an addiction, a drug of sorts, and an experience.  Don't tell me you can go in there get the essentials and get out. I mean seriously, I have to breeze past all the end caps to see what sort of awesome mark downs are awaiting me.  Target makes me happy.  On a bad day just a walk through Target will lift my spirits as I look at all the merchandise they have to offer, cute things, big things, toys, treats, clothes, jewelry, shoes, anything under $5 makes my heart leap a little.  What other store can offer all of that.  Those curtain panels two 84" panels for $4.98.  Even if I just use the fabric it's worth it.  The lamp, $5.74.  Not bad you may say.   They would make great accents in my newly painted living room.  Payment for my addiction; things that shift around in the hatch back. { Big sad face with tears streaming}.  Should I go back and get another?  Maybe the furry one instead?

Birthday Boy

One year ago today Caedmon John changed our lives forever.  Can't believe it is has been a year already.  The first 6 months were a blur of sleepless nights, but he has been a joy.  Full of smiles and snuggles and such personality.  I love how he greets everyone with kiss (that is..he blows kisses to everyone he meets).  He wants to do everything his big brother does,though he isn't walking yet.  He has two little teeth and some more must be on the way.  He has a way of making everyone uncomfortable along with him.  He has been my little buddy this year, attached to my hip for sure.  He has the sweetest little husky chuckle, loves to blow raspberries on every surface. The leather couch, the table, my arm, my leg he will try it on anything.  I was carrying him through the store today in my hip sling and he was doing some ferocious sounding raspberries on my arm, and then stopping occasionally to laugh at me trying to put a stop to it.  It was a slightly embarrassing sound coming from us. I love that little guy, and his sweet sweet snuggles.

1 Year

6 weeks

                                                                         

Nicknames

This funny boy has had several different nicknames for me since he could talk.  Mommy has evolved to Momina, then Mommy-Jenn, Jenn Fogle, Mommers, Mommer the Bomber and now it is Mommer bo bomber.  I hear this numerous times a day.  I just wanted to write this down so I don't forget.

Week 3 Day 3: complete

I have made it this far on the Couch to 5k program!  I have my trusty iPod kicking my butt.  I am not good at pushing myself, but put me in a sport with a coach or group exercise and I will push myself as hard as the person next to me.  So I knew running would be a challenge but this app I have tells me when to run and when to walk.  Don't be fooled I am still walking well over half of the 30 minutes that I am out there, but it has been relatively easy as I think I would have pushed myself too hard only to get tired too soon and want to give up.  The only embarrassing thing about having an iPod tell you what to do is to have other people hear it.  I don't use headphones right now I just set it in the basket of my stroller, so I groan inwardly when I am passing someone only to hear my iPod say "run now".  But it works for me.  My biggest struggle right now is getting the boys ready,  it has been taking 30-40 minutes to get Dane out the door.  I feel like he is trying to sabotage me every step of the way.  Throwing a fit because I want to dress him warm, so I don't have to hear him say 'I want to go home' the entire time we are out, or just throwing a fit because he doesn't want to get in the stroller.  If I don't get Dane out there soon enough then we run into Cade's nap time and if he's tired then he cries the entire time.  Oh yeah and the double jogger turns right the entire time because of a wonky wheel I don't know how to fix.  Other than those obstacles everything is going great!

So the couch to 5k that I am using is a time based program and you run for a certain amount of time.  I figured it out and I seem to be running/walking  just over 2 miles.  I was wondering how it gets you to 5k just by using time.  So I decided on the 3rd day of each week to go a longer distance.  I will follow the timed program which takes me once around Grays Lake, which is 2 miles. Then I am going to do a second lap at my own pace, or like today we went at Dane's pace. He road his balance bike all the way around.  So that's that, hope the weather stays nice because there is no way I will get Dane into a snowsuit or something if it gets that cold.