Trying this new fad called uh, jogging.

[wallwalker]

Trying a beginner's training program for joggers. I've done walking in the past, but this is the first time I've tried jogging. I want to learn, though, partially because I want to go a little more high-impact, partially because if I jog I might be able to convince someone else to jog with me and will be able to go out and jog in the dark. (I can't ever find anyone to go walking with me for some reason. Or when I do, they never want to walk as far as I want to walk.)

Today: Fifteen minutes of actual attempting to jog, which was intersperced with a total of six minutes of walking, because I couldn't handle jogging all at once. Also, I was supposed to go at a slow pace, where I could still sing, but I couldn't. I was out of breath the entire time. I mean the entire time - thirty seconds in, I was out of breath. Going downhill. Slowly.

...this gets easier eventually, right?

That's technically day two on my program. (Day one was "Rest," which I thought was odd, but worked out well for me.) I should try to keep track of it here. Tomorrow is "Rest or Cross-training," which I will take to mean "go to the gym for once."

Comments

[seventhe]

Ooh, are you doing Couch to 5K or something else? Just curious; I am a little bit of a training nerd. :D

[wallwalker]

No, although my boyfriend has that and I kind of wish I did! (Or that we had enough free time together to actually be able to use it together, either way.) It would probably be easier on me. I'm using a beginner's training chart in Fitness magazine. I'm actually concerned it might be a bit too advanced for me now, though. Especially considering my asthma.

(It's the next morning now, and my calves are NOT happy with me.)

[stealth_noodle]

Yes, easier eventually! (Very eventually, for some of us--I took myself from "winded within a few seconds" to hard and fast long runs, but it took many months. Maybe I should have used a training program instead of bumbling through on my own.) The first time you manage to jog your entire workout without once slowing to a walk is a really amazing experience. :D