Couch to 5k (c25k) Week 1 Day 1

Today was the day I found out whether I could run or not. I started the Couch to 5k program. The first week involves alternating running for 60 seconds and walking for 90 seconds. It starts with a 5 minute walk to warm up before the first run.
I stretched, started the walking portion, and psyched myself up to run. I can't really remember, but it feels like years since I've done any kind of a run - even for a short distance. So I wondered - can I run? Well, I found out I can - sort of. My left leg was doing a great job, but my right leg was doing a very poor job of making any kind of a soft landing. It would pretty much "slam" down. I thought; "I'm going to break something". So, bottom line - I ran 60 seconds. Most of the other "runs" were a brisk walk with a long stride, and some were breaks. By the time the recording of Christian music I had downloaded was done, I had gone 2.5km. I switched to my regular programming and walked home. My total walk was 4.7km. I'm not sure I've completely given up on running, but I'm just going to stick with the brisk walk in place of the run segments for now, and see where that takes me.

Daily Exercise Update

The 12's have moved on to 15 --> 15 pushups, 20 crunches, 20 leg lifts, 15 reverse leg lifts, and 15 more pushups. Then 5 miles on the exercise bike and .... here comes the commitment; I downloaded mp3 files with Christian music to guide me through the Couch to 5k program. Now it remains to be seen if the headphones will stay on my head while running.

Nine weeks from now I should be able to run 5k.