2010-02-22 (W5D1) Three different routines for three different days.

I have returned to the measured 5K (3.1 miles) route beginning from and ending at my driveway that I used for week 1. This means that I do a 5K each time I complete one of these routines. I also walk the 5K route 2 or 3 times a week. This gives me 25K - 30K (15-18 miles) "roadwork" a week.

My average time for the 5K route for Week 1 was 50:44. By comparison, my time today was 49:21. I have shaved off almost 1:30 minutes time wise plus (and it is a big plus) I am not as wiped out after exercising. My home office is on the second floor so after I return from the exercise, I have to climb the stairs to the office. I do not even notice this now whereas in week one I almost had to crawl up the stairs.

I have also joined Weight Watchers and will write about that in an upcoming entry. The teaser is that I started on 2/11/2010 at 229.4 pounds. At the next weigh-in, I was at 225.8 pounds, which was a loss of 3.6 pounds. I weigh-in on Thursdays at 6pm.

For those who may be interested, the following are the workout routines/results for Week 5 of the Couch-to-5K program.

The Week 5 Day 1 routine is:
warm up
5 min jog
3 min recover (brisk walk)
5 min jog
3 min recover (brisk walk)
5 min jog
cool down
My W5D1 time: 49:21

The Week 5 Day 2 routine is:
warm up
8 min jog
3 min recover (brisk walk)
8 min jog
cool down
My W5D2 time:

The Week 5 Day 3 routine is:
warm up
20 min jog
cool down
My W5D3 time: