Getting started!

This Saturday I registered to walk in the Arizona 3 day walk for breast cancer. I'm not sure what has come over me and why I NEED to do this, but I do and I just can't wait! I know part of it is my drive to lose weight and get fit. This gives me something to work toward. I am also just staggered by the breast cancer statistics and the changes that have come in the area of research. Did you know that in the US alone this year, over 175,000 people will be diagnosed with breast cancer? Worse yet, over 40,000 will die. In the 30 minutes it takes me to type this first post 8 women will be diagnosed and go from living their lives to fighting for them.

Now, thanks to the progress in early detection, there is now a Stage 0 diagnosis with a 100% survival rate. That's incredible!!!



My traning:

Two weeks ago I started a fitness program called the Couch to 5K program - it will transform me from a total couch potato to somebody able to run a 5 k. I should be there by the end of March. From there I plan to continue to train for an 8K run in May. May also marks the beginning of the 24 week training program to prepare me for the 60 miles I'll walk in November.

Today I went to the Y for my workout. I did a 5 minute warm up walk and then started equally timed run/walk bursts. I did 90 seconds, 2.5 minutes, 3 minutes, 90 seconds and 3 minutes - then another 5 minutes walking to cool down. All total I did 2 miles in 33 minutes.

My goal for this journal is to track my training progress and emotion behind this process.