Category Archives: Couch to 5K

Exercise even if you don’t want to

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Tonia Kendrick

Have you ever noticed that when you don’t want to exercise, that’s when you really need it the most? I came very close to blowing off my workout tonight.  Instead, I did day 3 of Couch to 5K, which was … Continue reading →

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Couch to 5K – Graduation Day

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Tonia Kendrick

Nine weeks completed.  Wow. It was a beautiful day today.  We’ve had a little cold snap the last few days, so it was only 76 when I went to run at 9:00 this morning.  I ran the same loop as … Continue reading →

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Mango-Strawberry Smoothie

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Tonia Kendrick

I didn’t have time for the sandwich and fruit that I had planned for lunch today.  I needed something I could whip together and eat in the car.  So, a smoothie. . . 1 cup milk 1/2 cup orange juice … Continue reading →

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Couch to 5K – W9D1

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Tonia Kendrick

Short post today. I had a long day at work.  The kind of day where the old me would have come home and mixed up a martini.  The new me, however, did W9D1 of Couch to 5K, abs, yoga, and … Continue reading →

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Couch to 5K – W8D3

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Tonia Kendrick

I cannot believe that I’ve completed Week 8.  Only one week until graduation! I ran outside today, for the first time since I did the 5K a month ago.  I had been trying to run outside once a week, but … Continue reading →

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Exercise – It Doesn’t Have to Be All or Nothing

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Tonia Kendrick

I have such an all-or-nothing personality.  My house gets messy and I think “I don’t have time to clean the whole thing, so I may as well do something else.”  If I mess up on my diet, I think, “oh … Continue reading →

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Spinning is Evil. . .and other tales from the Mediterranean

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Tonia Kendrick

I went on a Mediterranean cruise last week, which was fabulous and not as detrimental to my weight loss plan as I had feared.  One hears such amazing stories about the food on cruises (all true).   Apparently the average person … Continue reading →

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Couch to 5K Week 6 Day 3

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Tonia Kendrick

I am really liking this week.  D2 (which I didn’t have time to post about) was very good and D3 was awesome. Today was my first 25-minute run.  I won’t say it was a breeze, but it wasn’t hard.  If … Continue reading →

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Healthcare Classic 5K

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Tonia Kendrick

I ran my first 5K (well, first in five years, second total) yesterday. I got off to a bit of a rocky start.  My intention was to do the C25K W6D1 intervals, since that was my regularly scheduled run for … Continue reading →

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Couch to 5K W5D3

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Tonia Kendrick

The Run Yes, today was the big one.  The first 20-minute run.  And I did it! It really is all mental.  I went in with the knowledge that I would complete this run.  Failure was not an option.  I did … Continue reading →

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