Me -- Run a 5k??

Okay, so I felt “inspired” to write more tonight…

When we attended the product expo at a business function in Portland, OR last month, we came across an awesome brochure – “12 weeks to running your first 5k”. The training schedule is meant to help the beginner (non-runner in my case) make exercise habitual and eventually do enough to be able to run a 5k, like the Avia OC Marathon on Jan 6, 2008. The guy who developed this is a running/sports Hall of Famer, and the last American to win the Boston Marathon – Greg Meyer. He is a Team Nutrilite coach; Nutrilite is our awesome Health line. (You can purchase it at our business website.)

Anyway, I mentioned all that just to preface the fact that I’m attempting this training now. No, it’s not because I want to run a 5k. In fact, I don’t even like running. I’m a swimmer and like most swimmers, I can’t run. (It’s a whole other blog entry to address why I think swimmers can’t run…)

So why in the world am I subjecting myself to it then? Well, for one, I need to lose a little weight so that I don’t have to buy a new wardrobe of clothes. (Hey, in the last 9 months, there was Thanksgiving, Christmas, Chinese New Year, and 2 trips to the eating capital of the world – Singapore. Of course I put on weight!!) For another, I need exercise. Lastly, I wanted to do it just so that I can encourage someone else to, and prove that it can be done. Email me if you’re interested in a copy of this training.

In the meanwhile, I’m going to scrounge up something from the fridge and rest my protesting body…