Planning for the 5K!

So as many of you know, Jazzercise has been my "thang" for the past 3+ years. Believe me, it still is! I'm still instructing. However, on my "off" days from Jazzercise I wanted to fill them with some good, meaningful exercise.

I tried the elliptical....it was cool...especially because I could read my nook while working out...but it wasn't exciting.

I tried running in my neighborhood...but the paths in my neighborhood, for lack of a better word, suck. Literally, you have to run one direction then turn around and run right back. BORING!

At the YMCA around the corner they offer this treadmill class. They said that this class is good training for 5K's. I thought, why not? I went the first time....it was HARD. It simulates what an outside run would be like as well ask building your endurance and lung capacity. I went to another class and I'm hooooked! I can only go on Wednesday's right now. But that class is a good 5 mile run by the time the class is over. This class mixes things like power walking (warm up), base run speed, sprinting, and inclines. YIKES! I feel so good afterward thought!

On the days when I am not teaching Jazzercise, or going to the treadmill class, I do a short run (30-40 minutes) just to keep the endurance up. Right now a 5K seems really realistic for me.

It just so happens that St. George's has a 5K that is at Shelby Farms on May 6th. My hope is to do one before then so I can have the confidence. As apart of St. George's tradition, the 5th graders are encouraged to train, and run this 5K. I have signed up to help with the training of the 5th graders on our campus. We are going to start this next week. I think it'll be a lot of fun!

Who would have thought I would ever get into running? I mean SERIOUSLY?!

Well, tomorrow is treadmill class...wish me luck!

Mrs. KB