The Adventures of Superwife

Week 1 is done, and I’m about to get ready to start my first run of the second week’s program. Here are some highlights:

• I have been able to increase my pace of both the brisk walk and the “run” (I use the term run very lightly, I’d rather call it an uninspired jog at this point). I am up to 3.0 mph for my brisk walk and 4.1-4.4 mph for my ummm… jog
• I averaged about 1.35-1.6 miles in distance. The distance obviously increased as my speed did
• You should always go pee BEFORE you run (no horror story, just a very uncomfortable run that was very difficult to talk myself out of quitting so I could jet to the potty… but I made it through)
• I need to remember to lace my shoes tighter
• My butt and thighs make a gross “slosh slosh slosh” feeling as I run. I am really hoping this diminishes as the weeks go by. I was spoiled on the elliptical and didn’t have to feel the fat jiggle as there was no real “impact” to speak of
• Bill O’Reilly sounds even stupider in subtitles on the big TV in front of all the workout machines. Fox News? Really, Power House Gym? REALLY?
• I like it when the guy on my podcast tells me I’m doing a good job

All in all, the program is really cool so far, and I have yet to have a day that I was feeling particularly sore. After the first day I was a tad tense, but not sore at all. I am very proud of myself for sticking through week one, and I even went to the gym on an off day and hit up the elliptical (old habits die hard).

It was really inspiring to read all the comments of other people who are trying this program also, or have done it in the past. PLEASE comment or email me if you post about it! I’ve been trying to read on everyone’s blogs but I am not the best about that so feel free to drop me a note if you write about your experiences because I’m dying to hear how everyone does!!