So technically I have not been able to quite hit the full 30-minute straight end time for the end of Week 9. I did however successfully today jog 20 minutes, walk 1 (mostly to stretch the sore joints), then jogged 15 to finish my route.

So completed the 9 week (ended up being 10) program to the best of my ability and very confident regarding my first 5K race this Saturday morning. I know I won't be able to jog the full 5k, but I hope to just get through it under 45 minutes.

Hard to believe that I have come so far from that initial 30 second jog that I thought would kill me.