Run in such a way...

After Christmas I decided it was time to get serious about exercise.  If you know me well, you know that I hate exercising, especially running.  I realized I had gained XX pounds over the last year or so (that will remain a secret between me and the wii). and it was time to get things under control!

I had heard a friend talk about a running program called Couch to 5K.  So beginning December 28, I got to running.  The first couple of days I took Jasper with me (he drug me most of the way), but once I started back to work, Springer joined me in the evenings.  He takes Jasper, and they run really fast around the park.  An added benefit is that Jasper has been much better behaved lately!

Week 3 took three tries before I finished it.  Week 3 Take 1... I was at work until 7 or 8 every night.  Week 3 Take 2... torrential rain.  Week 3 Take 3... success!

The park I am referring to is Lakebottom, here in Columbus.  It is a really neat place... lots of folks walking/running around the track (2 miles if you do a figure-8), tennis courts, a high school on the corner, baseball fields (where Springer played Little League), etc.  This week I have felt better than ever!  It is starting to be fun!

A new addition to the workout is some tunes for week 4.  I created a playlist to match the times I run...
Warmup walk:  God of this City-Chris Tomlin (5 minutes)
Run:  Fill Me Up Buttercup (3 minutes)
Walk:  Stay Just a Little Bit Longer (1.5 minutes)
Run:  Sweet Home Alabama-Lynyrd Skynyrd (5 minutes)
Walk:  Little Wild One-from That Thing You Do! (2.5 minutes)
Run:  Name Sake-Shane&Shane (3 minutes)
Walk:  Larry Munson calling the AU/UGA game 2002 "Michael Johnson in the Corner" (1.5 minutes)
Run:  Nothing Else Beside-Silers Bald (5 minutes)
Cooldown Walk:  Mighty is the Power of the Cross-Chris Tomlin (6 minutes)

So that's what I'll be rocking out to this week.  Praying we will glorify God with our running!

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God?  You are not your own, for you were bought with a price.  So glorify God in your body.

I Corinthians 6:19-20