It was drizzling today. I don’t know if I am playing with fire here, but today I ran in rain.

It was fun! Clearly better than yesterday and the day before. Either the 1-2 Min plan is really working or the drizzle made it fun

I am glad that I am loving my runs, It would be great if I could listen to music while running, but unfortunately I have not yet seen a MP3 player that would let me program workout related instructions over music that I have…

May be its time to build one…

It is damn cold today (especially for Bangalore)

This would have been my excuse, had I not been tracking what I do to lose weight… (No, I am not promoting LifeMojo by saying this, it is a fact. Just start tracking what you do in a diary for a day or two, and you would know what I am talking about)
It was fun running today, I had to put-on a sweatshirt because of the wind and the cold, but it was awesome running in this cold. Didn’t feel breathless too early today, and the 1-2 min method seems to be working…

In a nutshell: Day 2 went smooth…

Being a beginner at running it is obvious for me to search for stuff around it on Google. I thought I would share the gyan that I find, here on my blog so that you guys can point me in the right direction.

Here is an informative video on about.com on streching exercises before and after running.

Varun and Himanshu ditched me on the very first day, still I managed to get out and start!

It is always windy (Yes, I mean it, Windy) here in L&T South City (where I live) especially at nights so I was a bit worried about the Garam Sard that I get effected by, still thought I would give it a shot. It’s good that I have a watch which I can program to set Loops for timer. I managed to set the loops right and started running. Good that I did all the stretching exercises before and after, I didn’t feel the pain that I usually feel after running. I had tried running as a way to lose weight before, but I couldn’t go past 1 week because of the pain in the legs.

So today I lost (just) 232 Calories (In case you are wondering how do I know this, checkout the calories burnt section at LifeMojo)

None the less, Good Start, let’s see how soon can I run the Marathon!

I was a bit confused between Swimming and Running. I love swimming but I can’t find Swimming Pool everywhere I Travel, so finally decided to give both a shot!

Learned a few techniques to improve my swimming strokes from Ajay (a friend who stays in the same apartment complex as I do) this Sunday, and bought a book “The Runner’s Handbook” for running, I had never realized that there was so much to running. Anyways, I read a few pages and I couldn’t stop.

I took the fitness tests mentioned in the book and realized how (un)fit I am. There is a lot of gyan in this book on what, how and how much to do to be able to develop a Running Habit. I won’t spoil it for you and let you explore the book on your own.

Anyways, the good news is that I have started running as per the plan for beginners in the book.

Here is how it looks for me in the first week:

1. Streching Exercises for Calves, Hamstring, Quadriceps, Groin, Lower Back
2. Warm Up : 5 Mins, brisk walk
3. [ 1 Min Running followed by 2 Min Walking ] X 7 Times
4. Cool Down : 5 Min, slow walk
5. Streching Exercises for Calves, Hamstring, Quadriceps, Groin, Lower Back

I have planned it on LieMojo, and WOULD continue following the plan and hope to run a Marathon soon…