Cary and I started on the Couch-to-5K running plan more than a month ago.  We’re almost done with week 6, so there are three weeks left.  By the end of the plan, we should be able to run a solid 5K (just over 3 miles).   The plan does a good job of gradually acclimating the body to sustained periods of jogging/running.   Until last week, every running session was broken up by periods of walking.  Last Saturday was our first sustained run for about 20 minutes.  The final day of week 6 will be a 25 minute run.  From now on, we’re doing nothing but a 5-minute walk followed by a sustained run.  No more walk breaks.   We found that it actually seemed easier to run for 20 minutes than to run-walk-run-walk-run for 2o minutes.

If we can finish out the plan without faltering, we should be in good shape to run 5K.   At that point, I’ll have to decide if I want to stick to the 3-times-per-week running plan, or try to run more often.  For now, I’m happy to stick to three times per week.