17 weeks ago my family and I made a significant life change. We began a low-carb diet with specific portion controls and started a program of physical activity. It has taken me 17 weeks to complete a 9 week regimine called Couch 2 5K. My wife is still working through the program with me. We are excited about the results to both our endurance and weight. Our church family has been an amazing encouragement to both of us.
As a way of encouraging us, folks started asking what we were training for. "What is your goal?" The suggestion was made that we could run in a 5K. That was the start to a good idea. With several refinements in the idea, we put our minds to getting in good enough shape to do a 5K in celebration of our coming 40th birthdays. We have asked the church to walk or run with us on Saturday, March 5, at 8:30 a.m.
Several members of our church have agreed to participate and are already training. Our goal is to get as many people from that church as possible to participate. For those who are unable to walk or run, we have asked that they come out and cheer us on. We could use help at water tables and with keeping track of times. To celebrate the completion of the activity, we will have a big church breakfast. (I know, it sounds counter productive, but I expect that we will all have a good time).
If you are in the community and would like to participate, we would love to have you come out and cheer us on. Better yet, when we start registering people, sign up to walk/run. The activity is all about God's people doing something healthy as they have fellowship with brothers and sisters in Christ.
We are planning on getting a t-shirt made. We will have an award for all those who complete the course.
