I got a lot of value out of the Couch to 5k jogging program. Just downloaded the Robert Ullrey weekly podcast [1]. Then it was just a matter of putting on my

I got a lot of value out of the Couch to 5k jogging program. Just downloaded the Robert Ullrey weekly podcast [1]. Then it was just a matter of putting on my running shoes every other morning and following his coaching. It helped to follow two rules: 1) As soon as the alarm went off I was committed to get up right away, pee, step into my shoes, step outside, and close the door behind me. Once outside, if I really didn't want to continue, I could opt out and go back inside. 2) The following morning I do it no matter what. No more than 1 skip between sessions. It worked really well for me and I recommend others try it. No fancy equipment, no custom apps. Just my music player, running shoes, and a piece of paper with the 27 (9 weeks x 3 sessions/week)workouts for me to tick off as I did them I really wanted to try ShovelGlove [2] but have too many kids running around for me to feel safe. - [1] Looks like his blog is gone, but you can download his podcast files here: http://c25k.com/podcasts.htm http://c25k.com/podcasts.htm [2] http://www.shovelglove.com/ http://www.shovelglove.com/