Getting my 5K on

I am by no means a runner.  However, as I've mentioned, I recently took up a little jogging.  It's not fast, though my speed is increasing verrry slowly.  I started out at a light jog between 4.3 and 4.5 mph.  Yes, that is a jog for me.  If that's a walk for you then shuttie, it's probably because you have longer legs than I do. :P

I have not been able to go to the gym 5-6 times a week, as I had been doing, due to starting back up with my schooling (sigh, that's a whole other story...I'm officially back to hating life).  I have made it to the gym more like 3 times a week.  So, not to make excuses, but that's why my progress is perhaps slower than it could be.  I try to walk on most of my non-gym days, but that doesn't really help my progress as far as jogging goes.

For the past week or two, I have been jogging at an average of 4.7 mph.  Yes, still slow, but an improvement, nonetheless.  My breakdown for today's jog is as follows (my stated distances are per the treadmill):

Walk at 3.8 mph until .05 miles to warm up
Jog at 4.7 mph for 2 miles
Walk at 3.8 mph for .2 miles
Jog at 4.7 for .25 miles  (blah)
Walk at 3.8 mph for .15 miles
Jog at 4.8 mph, and raising to 5.0 mph for .6 miles
Walk at 3.5 and slowly decreasing speed for .15 miles

So, I went a total distance of 3.4 miles in under 45 minutes.  My time at 3.1 miles (5K) was 40:45.  That is a totally sucky number for a 5K, especially on a treadmill.  But ya know what?  I'll take it.  For now.  Mainly because that is, by far, my best time. Not to mention that is something I would not have been able to do 57 lbs ago! Now I just need to work on improving that time, and perhaps more importantly, working on it on pavement so I have a shot at not making a complete fool of myself next month at the Race for the Cure!