Couch to 5K plan

In April, I decided to mix up my personal training business with my love of running. I launched a 10 week program called the Couch to 5K plan. It's designed to help new runners get to the point where they can run continuously for 3.1 miles (5 K). Our goal race was the Potomac River Running Twilight 4 miler in late June, so the runners had a little bit more of a challenge ahead of them.
Two days a week I ran with the members of the group and they ran the third day on their own. We progressed from mostly walking to mostly running. What a wonderful experience it was for me to see running through their eyes. Each mile was a sense of accomplishment.
And when race arrived, they were ready. Debbie and Traci were averaging about a 10:30 pace on the runs leading up to the race, so my plan was to stay with them and pace them until the end and then go back and meet up with Donita who was going to need to take some walk breaks.
It was a hot day and they all did such an awesome job. I tried to keep them as relaxed as possible and keep them on pace. It was such a great feeling to cross the finish line with them.
They were both so pleased that they finished in around 41 minutes. I went back and found Donita and she was doing great... hanging in there.

The race was a success and know I can say that I have converted more people to running. :)
I gave the girls a magnet for the back of their cars that says Runner Girl on it. :)
I love it when I see it. They're hooked!