Is anyone starting July 1st?

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  • showjumper
    showjumper Posts: 335 Member
    So nice to see some new runners :)
    @savannahs21 how are you feeling today?

    @TheMrWobbly which app are you using? how are you feeling today? Drink lots of water!

    How did you make out with starting @matratazola, @nkolpean, @galeroke? @grebber1 come join us....

    @rachelr1116 did you get a chance to head out with your son? What an awesome running parter!!

    @just_ceci I hate when I forget something... did you make it out the door when you got home?

    @tslawson3 How's it going? Are you up to the much talked about W5D3 yet?

    @vanvandiane That sounds like a lovely location to be at!

    @emmamcgarity...... I see you over at the B210K ;) good luck over there!

    Have a great Tuesday!

  • showjumper
    showjumper Posts: 335 Member
    @Just_Ceci Great work! I have never actually looked at Rundouble..... what made you use that app? I know you are quite an accomplished runner.... do you use it in tandem with another app like zenlabs etc?
  • savannahs21
    savannahs21 Posts: 364 Member
    I am super sore today! But i think its mostly because we walked at the zoo. How are you today?
    @showjumper
  • savannahs21
    savannahs21 Posts: 364 Member
    Excellent job!!! @Just_Ceci
  • Just_Ceci
    Just_Ceci Posts: 5,926 Member
    showjumper wrote: »
    @Just_Ceci Great work! I have never actually looked at Rundouble..... what made you use that app? I know you are quite an accomplished runner.... do you use it in tandem with another app like zenlabs etc?

    I liked the fact the full version (which cost me about $3) included other training plans and open runs. I only use Rundouble for running, but sync my data on Strava via my Garmin watch. I got into Strava because that's what most of my cycling buddies use. I'm really a cyclist!
  • nkolpean
    nkolpean Posts: 94 Member
    Great job!!! @Just_Ceci

    I’m doing W4/D3 tomorrow morning before it gets too hot.
  • VanVanDiane
    VanVanDiane Posts: 1,402 Member
    Great to see so much activity here 😁W4D2 done today and it felt like bloody hard work too - even a mild incline has me wheezing like an elderly asthmatic...
  • eleanorhawkins
    eleanorhawkins Posts: 1,659 Member
    I just started back after about 10 days off due to (another!) issue... took ibuprofen before, warmed up with a 30min walk home from work, went back to week 3 to ease myself in and iced my foot afterwards. So far so good!

    @VanVanDiane I have yet to get to the bottom of why, but have been told by quite a few runners to be very careful with ibuprofen and running... A very quick google brought up this, among other things :-/
  • savannahs21
    savannahs21 Posts: 364 Member
    This morning i did W1D2 and i feel pretty good! How is everyone doing?
  • TheMrWobbly
    TheMrWobbly Posts: 2,541 Member
    W1D2 done. I am regretting that everywhere is uphill from me!
  • savannahs21
    savannahs21 Posts: 364 Member
    You got this!! @TheMrWobbly
  • VanVanDiane
    VanVanDiane Posts: 1,402 Member
    I just started back after about 10 days off due to (another!) issue... took ibuprofen before, warmed up with a 30min walk home from work, went back to week 3 to ease myself in and iced my foot afterwards. So far so good!

    @VanVanDiane I have yet to get to the bottom of why, but have been told by quite a few runners to be very careful with ibuprofen and running... A very quick google brought up this, among other things :-/

    Gah... I may have to scale back to twice a week to give some extra healing time then - we'll see how it goes
  • tslawson3
    tslawson3 Posts: 41 Member
    I just started back after about 10 days off due to (another!) issue... took ibuprofen before, warmed up with a 30min walk home from work, went back to week 3 to ease myself in and iced my foot afterwards. So far so good!

    @VanVanDiane I have yet to get to the bottom of why, but have been told by quite a few runners to be very careful with ibuprofen and running... A very quick google brought up this, among other things :-/

    Gah... I may have to scale back to twice a week to give some extra healing time then - we'll see how it goes

    @VanVanDiane Are you stretching as well?
  • tslawson3
    tslawson3 Posts: 41 Member
    nkolpean wrote: »
    Great job!!! @Just_Ceci

    I’m doing W4/D3 tomorrow morning before it gets too hot.

    @nkolpean It looks like we may have started around the same time. I am on W4D2.Good luck with the run!
  • TheMrWobbly
    TheMrWobbly Posts: 2,541 Member
    Early morning sounds good
  • VanVanDiane
    VanVanDiane Posts: 1,402 Member
    tslawson3 wrote: »
    I just started back after about 10 days off due to (another!) issue... took ibuprofen before, warmed up with a 30min walk home from work, went back to week 3 to ease myself in and iced my foot afterwards. So far so good!

    @VanVanDiane I have yet to get to the bottom of why, but have been told by quite a few runners to be very careful with ibuprofen and running... A very quick google brought up this, among other things :-/

    Gah... I may have to scale back to twice a week to give some extra healing time then - we'll see how it goes

    @VanVanDiane Are you stretching as well?

    And then some... calf stretches 2-3x daily as they're extremely tight and possibly the source of my problems. Eccentric heel drops 2x daily but only for the last month or so - was told they'd get worse before better and have found this to be true!
  • savannahs21
    savannahs21 Posts: 364 Member
    Did W1D3, legs kinda hurt but overall i feel better good!
  • Just_Ceci
    Just_Ceci Posts: 5,926 Member
    W1D2 done. I am regretting that everywhere is uphill from me!

    I also did w1d2 on Wednesday.

    Plan to do d3 today.
  • Pearl4686
    Pearl4686 Posts: 918 Member
    Hi all.
    I'd like to join you although I'm a little ahead of you all. I run with my 15 year old son. I'm on week 5 run 2 but I don't always get 3 runs in a week so you may catch up with me. I hope I can cheer you on as I'll have been through the same.
    I'm dreading my next run and mentally not sure I'm ready, it's jumping from two eight minute runs to one 20 minute run! Truthfully, the 8 minutes was also a big jump and I doubted I'll be able to do it, but it actually went surprisingly ok.
    Good luck to all of you.
  • Just_Ceci
    Just_Ceci Posts: 5,926 Member
    Perla4686 wrote: »
    Hi all.
    I'd like to join you although I'm a little ahead of you all. I run with my 15 year old son. I'm on week 5 run 2 but I don't always get 3 runs in a week so you may catch up with me. I hope I can cheer you on as I'll have been through the same.
    I'm dreading my next run and mentally not sure I'm ready, it's jumping from two eight minute runs to one 20 minute run! Truthfully, the 8 minutes was also a big jump and I doubted I'll be able to do it, but it actually went surprisingly ok.
    Good luck to all of you.

    You may surprise yourself! Just take it slow and you can push through this one! You are ready for this!
  • kilobykilo
    kilobykilo Posts: 800 Member
    @Perla4686 I agree with @just_ceci, believe you can, take it easy, and maybe you will! I only graduated from the program last week and still dont quite believe that first 20 min run happened! But, once it did, I knew anything else was possible and have kept on going to train for a 10km. Good luck!
  • showjumper
    showjumper Posts: 335 Member
    Just got back from W2D1.... added an extra run as I was still quite a ways away from the office. My ankle held up 95% so that was a relief. I keep track of my runs and was fairly consistent with my splits and managed to get 3.5km in. I will have to plan how to alter the route in the coming weeks to be able to get the distance done without going back and forth in front of the building to get all the runs in :)

    Happy Friday!
  • emmamcgarity
    emmamcgarity Posts: 1,594 Member
    showjumper wrote: »
    Just got back from W2D1.... added an extra run as I was still quite a ways away from the office. My ankle held up 95% so that was a relief. I keep track of my runs and was fairly consistent with my splits and managed to get 3.5km in. I will have to plan how to alter the route in the coming weeks to be able to get the distance done without going back and forth in front of the building to get all the runs in :)

    Happy Friday!

    My first few weeks to stayed on the 1/4 mile loop in front of my house. Partly so I would be close enough to home in case I struggled and needed water and/or my asthma inhaler. After my confidence built up I ventured further from home. If my run ended further than expected, my cool down walk toward home ended up being longer. Once the runs got longer I went to a park with a 2 mile jogging loop.
  • TheMrWobbly
    TheMrWobbly Posts: 2,541 Member
    Ran out of time today, only just home and had dinner so W1D3 first thing tomorrow.
  • showjumper
    showjumper Posts: 335 Member
    @emmamcgarity I have thought of that but I am limited on time during my lunch hour at work and have to allow for eating and cooling down before I get back into my business clothes, so I have to have everything down to a fine science :) It is also heavy industrial so I am lucky there are sidewalks on the whole route but don't want to get stuck on a half loop and not enough time to get back to the office, I am thinking I will be doing loops around blocks in a figure 8 pattern. When I look at the satellite image I do see where I can adjust.

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    I have a silly schedule and I found that my lunch break was the only "free" time I could schedule for running........ I know that I will be limited to the 5k program at lunch but hope to progress to the 10k program at some point. (fingers crossed!)

    @TheMrWobbly that is very familiar in my world!
  • TheMrWobbly
    TheMrWobbly Posts: 2,541 Member
    Well that was embarrassing! Went for W1D3 (a day late) and I already have my route sorted though, towards the end, I found myself in the middle of an organised park run. Some extra jogging and then 217 sorrys later because "that idiot keeps walking" I turned around and head back for a different route - only so did they! Really people, really!

    I found today tough whilst I was in the programme however after I did the cool down I felt quite good. I'm not sure what to make of that?
  • emmamcgarity
    emmamcgarity Posts: 1,594 Member
    @reedup This group just started c25k in July and may be a great source of encouragement as you begin.
  • showjumper
    showjumper Posts: 335 Member
    @TheMrWobbly but you did it!!! Great job... don’t worry if it was a day late... I wonder if getting stuck in with the group run you maybe ran a bit faster then you would alone... hopefully your looking forward to starting a new week!!
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