Beginning runner using C25k
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Happy New Year. Thank you so much for your posts. You are an inspiration.0
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Happy New Year everone!
So how did everyone do over the holiday period? I know some of you had runs planned, how did they go?
As for me, I have not exercised since I did the 5k on December 20th. It was almost if my body was holding off being sick until after the 5k because once I was done with that I got some kind of chest cold and I am just now getting over it. I went from running a 5k to being out of breath walking up 1 flight of stairs (and coughing my lungs up while i did it).
I still cannot run yet, so today I am going to try walking again. I will go out, walk a mile or two, and see how I feel. The good news is that I only gained 4 lbs. over the holiday season and with a little buckling down and a bit of exercise I should be able to take it back off shortly.0 -
Happy New Year everone!
So how did everyone do over the holiday period? I know some of you had runs planned, how did they go?
I didn't have any runs planned but I must credit your creation of this thread to motivate me to get back out and enjoy some runs again. A friend and I decided to tackle a modest paced 2miles and it turned out better than expected for not having run in probably 5 months.
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I'm new to this thread. But I dig it! Wulfax, I smiled when I read your first post about your C25k sentiments. When I started, I couldn't run for a full minute either. I thought C25k was going to kill me. Haha
Hi, everyone I'm Jenn.0 -
Happy New Year everone!
So how did everyone do over the holiday period? I know some of you had runs planned, how did they go?
I know I'm the newbie here, but would love to chime in.
I ate fairly healthy over the holidays, just slacked a little... so was very discouraged to realize I gained 14 lbs in 3 wks. I was 1.8 lbs away from my goal weight prior to that, too I guess since I was eating pretty clean before the holidays and then ate more processed stuff, even though healthy choices, made the difference? I don't know. But either way I'm working my tail off to lose it again. I can gain weight just looking at food, ha.
On New Years day I did a 5k Resolution Run and a 4 mile Breast Cancer Run. I'm training for my first half marathon in March and that week of training called for 7 miles. I struggled on the first but felt fantastic on the second one.
I've run off and on for years but never stuck with it much until March 2014 when I restarted running by doing a 5k. Took me about 48 mins, mostly walking. I've been consistent since then and I love it. I get crabby when I go a couple/few days without running. Still have a long way to go but I feel myself improving from where I was in March.
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Wulfax! I was thinking of you on the 20th. So happy you had such a great run, and such a lovely family event!
Congratulations. You've worked your *kitten* off to deserve that.
As for my Christmas update:
I hadn't posted in the last few weeks as I travelled home for Christmas and wasn't online much.
However, despite the eating, drinking and merriness, I kept up the programme, and on January 2nd I ran my first 5k. I did not do it continuously - it was only 2 days after I finished week 8, and was averaging 3-3.5k run non-stop. Nevertheless, I didn't walk longer than 30 seconds when I had to, so I did run most of it - my 5k time was 41 minutes 28 seconds, so I'm happy with that.
And last November 4th I struggled 60 seconds...
Very happy with myself, and this programme!
I plan now to repeat week 8 several times just to work on stamina and speed, and build up to a stronger 5k.
I was tired for a few days, so on the 5th January I just ran 2k to stretch the legs. I might go out tonight to see how I fare.
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I must admit to a bit of bitterness reading my last post on this thread. Mostly this part here:It was almost if my body was holding off being sick until after the 5k because once I was done with that I got some kind of chest cold and I am just now getting over it. I went from running a 5k to being out of breath walking up 1 flight of stairs (and coughing my lungs up while i did it).
The reason for the bitterness is that it wasn’t just a chest cold, it was also heart failure. The reason for the bad breathing was because I was starting to build fluid up in my chest.
Yesterday when I was talking to my wife my bitterness really welled up. We are going on vacation at the end of May and I was on track to have been around or just below 200lbs. My family moved from Washington in mid-2013 and this is our first trip back. When we left I weighted just under 300lbs and I was really excited to lose around 100lbs and go back and visit friends and family. I currently weigh about 235lbs. This was supposed to be my year.
So here I am now, a little over 4 months past when I ran my 5k and I haven’t run a step since. The semi-good news is that even though I haven’t exercised, I have not gained too much weight. I weigh just about the same as I did when I did the 5k in December.
I don’t know if I am allowed to, but I am going to try to resurrect this thread. I feel a lot better than I have in a while and I am going to start the C25K program again. The last one I did was by Zen Labs, this time I am going to use the one from RunDouble using the distance plan.
For those of you in the know and who may be curious, I have been diagnosed with Cardiomyopathy and had an EF of less than 10% when my echo was done in February. I had a stent procedure in early March where 2 stents were inserted into one artery and am currently waiting to see if my doctor wants to perform a 2nd surgery on another artery. Right now the projection is to have my next echo in June or July depending on the surgery.
As an addendum, I am being careful and taking care of myself. I have a HR monitor and am religious about taking my meds and monitoring myself.
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Wow!
Definitely proceed only with the blessing of your doctor.
(I used the RunDouble distance version when I did C25K. Loved it!)0 -
Follow your doctors advice, but I'm here to tell you, it can be done. First off, I was never a runner. In fact, for most of my adult life, I was morbidly obese. A little over 4 years ago I had to go on disability with CHF. At first I was depressed and ready to just give up. But a newly rekindled faith and the support of my Pastor and his wife (now my best friends), I got myself on track. Started walking, and last year tried to run a bit. It was slow and painful, but as long as I saw progress, I'd keep going. Last fall I finished a 5k on a very difficult trail in 56:45. This week I did a training run and finished in 46:24, and for the first time since 1978 weighed in below 200 pounds. I still have trouble running for more than a minute at a time, but I recover quicker and do more run intervals. Take your time, listen to the docs and your body, but believe you can do it.0
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Get well! I was inspired by your topic and hope you'll be able to get back to running soon!0
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Stick with it. Exact program I used to recover after knee surgery and gaining weight. It was so hard at first. Now I'm running marathons. It really eased me in and gave me a solid basis to get back into running after being so deconditioned. I'm almost 40 and have gone from running zero after the injury/surgery to running 30 miles/week now. Lost about 40 lbs along the way. Good luck!0
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Wow! I am sorry to hear that but I hope you can still run? I just want you to know how you inspired me! I am currently about to be on week 6 in my c25k and plan on doing my first 5k in may! I ran a full 20 min! The other day. It is as been hard but so worth it to myself! Thank you for inspiring me to start running something I thought I could never do!0
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angelexperiment wrote: »Wow! I am sorry to hear that but I hope you can still run? I just want you to know how you inspired me! I am currently about to be on week 6 in my c25k and plan on doing my first 5k in may! I ran a full 20 min! The other day. It is as been hard but so worth it to myself! Thank you for inspiring me to start running something I thought I could never do!
Good job! This is why I started doing these posts!
I haven't walked at more than a snails pace for 4 months and plan to re-start W1D1 next week. I am going to get a HR chest strap this weekend so that I can closely monitor my heart during exercise. This will also allow me to take the the results to my cardiologist and have some discussion about exercise with some data.0 -
Wulfax, I'm so sorry to hear about your health setback. But, with your doctor's permission, I'm glad you aren't letting it stop you from moving forward!0
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I just discovered this thread. I'm currently making my way though C25K.
I'm sorry to hear about your heart troubles. I hope you're back at it soon.0
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