Couch 2 5km - week 1

So today I finished week 1 of the couch 2 5km training program.
I have been running with the podcasts from :here.
These are really good and have helped.

I actually thought I would hate the music since it's techno but it's really quite good.

First week was intervals of 60 second running then 90 second walking.
So not overly taxing - but I'm trying to do this right to get my base built solidly.

Also did a good weights session last night as well - not as hard as I wanted but worked hard enough.

Squat x 3 sets with 50kg (+bar)
Squat x 3 with 90kg (+bar)
Kb clean and press 20kg x 2 sets
Kb swings 40kg x 1 set
Deadlift x 110kg (+bar) x 1 set

Enjoying getting back into it - I know though that I won't make my goal of visible abs by xmas but I'll still try my hardest.

As of Sunday this week (31st October) I'll be weighing in once a week and taking photos again.

Back on the bike..er..feet

It's been ages since I've written a blog - have been so unmotivated it's not funny.
In between being sick, unmotivated I've also been lazy.

That's an honest truth right there - lazy.

Anyway enough telling myself off - I'm back on the bike.
Well feet at least.

After my dismal performance in the city to bay - I took some stock of what I was doing.
I decided that run / walking was not good enough.

So I have taken up the couch to 5km training.
Currently week 1, day 2 and it's easy enough - 60 second run, 90 second walk - repeat 8 times.

Looking forward to building it all up over 9 weeks and then really getting back to it.

5km should be easy.
10km should be easy.

I want to run a marathon so those two are 100$ pre-reqs.

Anyway that's all for now - will update with more later on.