5k!

So randomly in the last week or two my wife and I decided that we are going to start to train for a 5k run sometime in the fall. Some of you may be thinking "but to train for that you'll have to do cardio!" Yes that is true. Most of the time you'll hear that if you're a hard gainer you should do as little cardio as possible so you don't lose any additional muscle. But I also remember when reading Arnold's book that he recommends doing quite a bit of cardio no matter what mainly for overall health. So as long as I don't overdo it there shouldn't be any problems.

To train for this 5k we're using a plan called the Couch-to-5k Running Plan. No, I'm not exactly a couch potato but I still decided on using this plan mainly because it's been a long time since I have done any serious real running (not on an elliptical or treadmill) so I felt it would be best to gradually work my way into. We've been doing this for 2 weeks now and its a pretty good plan!