What is the CRBR?

It's that time of year! The Cooper River Bridge Run (CRBR) is April 4th. The first time I participated in the race was 2 years ago. I went down with a group of girls and just had a fun weekend. Last year another group of us went down and Chris came too. I was overwhelmed with the number of people participating. There are so many people running/walking that most of the race is running from side to side to get around people. It actually took us about 8 minutes of walking to even cross the starting line! There are some funny sights though. We even saw a proposal at the top of the bridge! Anyway, the race is lots of fun and a great event that keeps me motivated to run...which isn't my favorite thing to do. :)

I am including a week-to-week running program that encourages us couch potatoes to run a 5K in 2 months. Yes, I know the race is 10K and Yes, I know that we have less than 2 months. So?

Below is two weeks worth of training in case you want to get started on training for the race. Chris and I are planning to do the race again so let us know if you want to run along. It's always more fun with more people.

Chris and I after the race eating at The Wreck.

Tips:

Before setting out, make sure to precede each session with a five-minute warmup walk or jog. Be sure to stretch both before and after.
There are two ways to follow this program, to measure your runs by time or by distance. Either one works just as well, choose the option that seems easiest for you to keep track of. If you go with the distance option, and you are not using a track to measure the distances, just estimate. It's not important to have the distances absolutely exact.
Each session should take about 20 or 30 minutes, three times a week.
Week 1
Workout 1: Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.
Workout 2: Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.
Workout 3: Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

Week 2
Workout 1: Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.
Workout 2: Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.
Workout 3: Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

**This information was taken from http://www.coolrunnings.com/