What the Couch to 5K Running App Can Teach Me About Planning a Novel
Mainly it’s telling GET STARTED ALREADY!
I’m a better runner than I am a novel planner.
It’s not that I’m a particularly talented runner. It’s just that I regularly run even on the days I don’t want to. I set an alarm, I get out of bed, put on my running shoes and I go.
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I keep saying I’ll start working on a novel but then I don’t.
What is Couch to 5K?
Couch to 5K is a running plan for people who don’t run or for anyone who hasn’t run in a long time (5 kilometres is a little over 3 miles).
It’s a 9-week challenge starting with walking and jogging intervals and then progressing to non-stop running (or jogging). Couch to 5K not only builds up your stamina to run further but it also helps overcome the mental barriers of doing endurance exercise as a beginner.
I’ve done the challenge a few times now, and it’s always a surprise to run 30-minutes without stopping. I used a similar system of challenges to run a half-marathon a few years back, too.
You just have to trust the process.
