August C25K challenge
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Emily - Yeah for good shoes! After going to the running store and getting the proper shoes I had no more shin splints!
Ladytrixi - Wow Roller derby! How fun! Great job getting back at it!
Amanda - I'm for CA too, northern CA. The Jingle run sounds fun!
Today was w8d1 and I was hurting!!!!!!! Holy moly the mental of the three extra minutes just killed me. Waiting for her to say halfway seemed like a lifetime after I passed the 25 minute halfway mark! I need to change up my route so I don't know where all the "stop and halfway marks" are. My whole body is sort of achy after todays run. I'm nervous because my next run should be Sat but we are camping so I won't get it in till Monday or Tuesday. And of course the kids go back to school Monday so I have to move up my run a half hour earlier and it's still a little dark at 5. Oh well, I'll do this. I'm very determined to do the 5k without any walking come hell or high water!0 -
Doh. I wasn't quite thinking; it's either/or as in either time or distance. Not distance during time... *rolls her eyes at herself* Oh well.Back from W6D2 just now. Had acidy legs almost all the way and I felt like I was moving stone around today. Wish this excess weight would disappear already. At least I'm done with the intervals now, though; something definitely worth celebrating!
When looking at the distance-based programme, I just can't grasp how it's possible to move as much as 3.6 km at this stage!? During week 7, it's as much as 4 km, during week 8 4.6 km (yikes) and week 9 the full 5 km. Has anyone here managed such distances?
I used the RunDouble app distance version throughout and managed those distances. As long as you don't worry about how fast you are going, the distances are doable. You will surprise yourself!0 -
I've just completed Week 6 and it feels great. I happened to weigh myself right before heading out and noticed the scale had gone down. Female period really makes a difference, but for some reason while I'm amidst it, I suck at telling myself it's temporary, hence a bad W6D2. Oh how I'm glad the intervals are over and done with. I'd be happy to return to other types of intervals, for the purpose of practicing speed and such, but the C25K intervals are no more!0
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With August coming to a close, I hope a September C25k challenge board opens up
I had to stop running due to a hip/pelvic misalignment 
But I'm starting w7 Monday! Did a run today c25k style to make sure I could handle it and I'm so pumped to finish the program! Signed up for my first 5k in October ! ^_^ 0 -
It's already goneWith August coming to a close, I hope a September C25k challenge board opens up I had to stop running due to a hip/pelvic misalignment But I'm starting w7 Monday! Did a run today c25k style to make sure I could handle it and I'm so pumped to finish the program! Signed up for my first 5k in October ! ^_^
This is what I see at your post:
September 01, 2013 12:01 am0 -
It's already goneWith August coming to a close, I hope a September C25k challenge board opens up I had to stop running due to a hip/pelvic misalignment But I'm starting w7 Monday! Did a run today c25k style to make sure I could handle it and I'm so pumped to finish the program! Signed up for my first 5k in October ! ^_^ This is what I see at your post:
September 01, 2013 12:01 am
LOL AglaeaC, this is what I see on your post: August 31, 2013 6:11 pm.
It's 11:31 pm right now so I'm hanging on to August for 29 more minutes!0 -
Finished week 6 yesterday. Had lots of ups and downs this week. The best run was w6d1, where I was able to pour some extra energy into the last 2.5 minutes and take the lead from the guys. It felt so great to finish strong! The worst was w6d2. I don't know if it was humidity, or I was over confident, or what, but I really struggled with that one. Thought I was going to have to stop in the middle of the second run. Even though I suffered through to the end, it really shook my confidence going into w6d3. Day 3 wasn't bad, the weather was a bit cooler, I kept a steady pace and other than a small stitch it was pretty uneventful. It was a wonderful boost to finish the long run after having so much trouble the 'day' before! It just goes to show that you can't let one bad run get you down! Leave it in the past and keep on trying - every new run is a fresh start!0
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Great work Skye! Now it's onto the no-interval runs... you can do it I completely agree with the bad runs not being an indicator of the next run - each run is unique.
Did the W7d2 and W7d3 - managed to do W7d3 outdoors which I've never done before, and man did it hurt! My calves hated me. I think I'm going to do W8d1 on the treadmill tonight but try to do some more "gentle" running outdoors, such as 15 minute intervals, until I get used to it as it's nice running along the river for the scenery.0 -
Hi All,
Week 6 Run 3 completed yesterday. It seemed like the time flew by, and I actually ran faster for the last five minutes.
My new running trainers are super comfy too - no shin issues :happy:
Can't wait to get started on Week 7!0 -
I'm really glad to see people are still posting on this thread... I kinda missed everyone. lol
Ladytrixbell, I really enjoy the runs without intervals. With the intervals, I always found myself worrying about when the next chance to walk would be based on how tired I thought I was. Without them, I can just... run. I haven't done any running on a treadmill yet, to be honest I'm a little worried I would end up being featured on YouTube 'treadmill fails' with my coordination! :laugh: Where did you try running outside - sidewalk, trail or grass? I think your legs could react differently to each...
EmilyM - congrats on the new trainers and completing week 6! Glad you didn't have any shin issues!0 -
Yesterday I ran W8D2 (I ran day 2 again cause I walked on Monday:embarassed: ) Very proud of myself for heading out at 5 am with my flashlight. Tomorrow will be day 3....we'll see cause it's supposed to rain. But if it does, I don't work tomorrow so I will run in the afternoon in the rain, I don't mind the rain but not the dark AND rain! My husband ordered our treadmill yesterday! Yeah!!! Should take about a week to get here but at least I don't have to stop running when it's pitch black and zero degree's outside!
Happy Thursday everyone!0 -
I officially graduated today!:happy: However in 30 minutes I only run 2.5 miles not 3.1:embarassed: I will work on increasing my distance until my first 5k on Sept 28th. (Still waiting for my treadmill to arrive though!!!)0
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I officially graduated today!:happy: However in 30 minutes I only run 2.5 miles not 3.1:embarassed: I will work on increasing my distance until my first 5k on Sept 28th. (Still waiting for my treadmill to arrive though!!!)
Congratulations! Don't be embarrassed about not getting the full 5k in 30 minutes. I hear most people have to keep working on distance after graduation. How great is it that you started c25k, learned how to run and can now do 2.5 miles without stopping?! How great is it that you started this program and stuck with it to the end, even though you had to run some of it in the dark with a flashlight?!? I would say that's a fantastic accomplishment! Best of luck with your 5k on September 28th!0 -
I officially graduated today!:happy: However in 30 minutes I only run 2.5 miles not 3.1:embarassed: I will work on increasing my distance until my first 5k on Sept 28th. (Still waiting for my treadmill to arrive though!!!)
Wow congratulations on graduating! You'll be up to 5k in no time at all!0 -
I'm so glad to have week 7 over! Day 1 was great, I was able to speed up for the last five minutes and felt like I could've carried on at the end, but Days 2 and 3 were such a struggle.
Day 2 I felt like every part of me was aching by the time that run ended, and it seemed to stretch on forever!
Day 3 wasn't as bad as day 2, I was seriously relieved when it ended though.
I'm hoping week 8 will be kinder to me!0 -
Emily & Skye - THANK YOU!! Your kind words mean a lot! I got out and ran with my flashlight this morning. I ran for 31 min and 20 seconds (I stopped at the end of the block but next time I'll run the extra 40 seconds). My plan is to add 2 minutes to my run every 2 or 3 runs until I'm at 38 minutes which will take me over 3miles. I felt good today even though my upper body is sore from Jillian's Ripped in 30 yesterday when my flashlight batteries were dead:ohwell:
Emily you are going to rock week 8! Your last week! How exciting!:flowerforyou:0 -
Emily & Skye - THANK YOU!! Your kind words mean a lot! I got out and ran with my flashlight this morning. I ran for 31 min and 20 seconds (I stopped at the end of the block but next time I'll run the extra 40 seconds). My plan is to add 2 minutes to my run every 2 or 3 runs until I'm at 38 minutes which will take me over 3miles. I felt good today even though my upper body is sore from Jillian's Ripped in 30 yesterday when my flashlight batteries were dead:ohwell:
Emily you are going to rock week 8! Your last week! How exciting!:flowerforyou:
Sounds like a great plan! I was doing Jillian's 30DS on the C25K rest days but found it way too much to cope with - now I think you're even more awesome for graduating C25K whilst doing RI30 as well!
My Get Running app is actually 9 weeks - so two weeks to go!
Out of interest, what app/planning tool do you use to measure your distances? So far I have no idea how far I'm running and it'd be nice to get an idea how close to 5K I really am.0 -
LOL....I haven't been doing Ripped In 30 because I too thought it was too much!!!! Yesterday was one of those days where I needed something fast because my flashlight was dead! After my 5k I plan on doing Jillian on my non run days but my run days will probably only be 2 miles. I use my car to measure my distance but there are some online things like map my run that will tell you how far you are going. I haven't used them yet but I want to!0
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Out of interest, what app/planning tool do you use to measure your distances? So far I have no idea how far I'm running and it'd be nice to get an idea how close to 5K I really am.
I use Nike+ on my ipod nano - it's the 6th gen one so it doesn't require the shoe attachment. It appears to be pretty accurate and it allows you to calibrate it as well. This is a screen cap of one of my recent runs from the nike website, just to give you an idea.
ETA: Oops - guess I made it too small. It gives you your distance, time, avg pace & calories burned estimate. It also shows the km split times in another chart on the site.0 -
My husband tried the Nike app last night and was super excited to show me it this morning!:laugh: I looks awesome and I'm super excited to try it tomorrow if I can figure it out 0
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I'm glad to hear he was so excited, Mamakatspokan! What did you think? I guess you can do a lot of social media type things & do virtual races with people on your friends list, if that interests you. Personally, I'm just happy to have something to track my runs. (For now, anyway)
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Skye - I really liked it. WAY better than running then hopping in the car to see how far I went!:laugh: The first day it said I ran faster than I thought I did and the second day it was right on (I think)....The first day I was running in the dark and I do think I go faster in the dark:ohwell:0
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Mamakatspokan - I'm glad you like it! In truth, I think I'm a little addicted to the nike+ website. My run doesn't feel complete until I have connected, watched that tiny girl run across the graph & checked out all my results. :laugh:
You likely were running faster in the dark! You had extra motivation to get it done and over with so you could be back inside with the lights. Have you been out with it since? I wonder if that trend is continuing..?0
