I woke up last Monday, belly first, arm hanging over the side of the bed as the alarm chimed. It was quite early, 6:30 to be exact. I kind of tossed and turned for a bit before lumping the sheets off to one side and planting my feet solidly on terra firma. Yup, I was awake.

A quick banana and glass of milk later, I started my leg stretches, making sure to pay special attention to my quadriceps. With a little jig and a tap of my iPod, I headed out my door on what was a relatively crisp, cool morning. Five minutes later, and I was off running. Literally.

So every geek needs a geeky way to get in shape. I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty stationary (though I can never imagine myself turning into Cartman playing WoW), though I do enjoy some good exercise like hiking for example. The problem is I needed something I could work my way into slowly, if only for motivational purposes. So I decided to check out this thing called the Couch to 5K program. It’s designed to get people like me out of the office chair and onto the streets in a relatively short 9 week program. That’s about three months until you can run 5k (a little over three miles) nonstop.

What are we at MacStories to do? Test it of course, which will involve me to physically get off my butt and put my life on the line for you guys. But that’s okay, we’ll of course have app reviews and giveaways along the way, and if you’re interested in making a big change in your life, feel to run with us. Across the next nine weeks, we’ll be looking at some of the applications designed specifically for this program, as well as providing stats on things like weight loss, difficulty, and other juicy tidbits.

Get ready MacStorians, because these next nine weeks are gonna be ridiculous.