Daily Check In Thread -- 10k+ version
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I ran my first 5K this Sunday since having surgery in February. It was a last minute decision to do the race since I had decided to focus on gaining miles instead of races. But this one was near my neighborhood at a beautiful park on the waterfront and it was only $20 to register on site. I restarted C25K distance a few months ago and I am now in week 9, so this did time out perfectly. I must admit, it was very difficult. The course was mostly flat, but it was very humid. My chip time was 43:16. My last 5K back in August was a little over 34 minutes. So that means it took me 9 minutes longer to cover the same distance. I had hoped after that August 5K, that I wouldn't be long before I achieve sub-30, but my body had different plans. I have decided not to dwell on times or personal records, but just to get out there and give all I have and that is what I did.0
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mrsmalcom you've got a great attitude. It's great that you went and ran this race. As I posted on your wall earlier the time is irrelevant - what matters is that you went and did it. Hopefully your body is ready to start building again!
I had my half on Saturday. At the risk of sounding cheesy, it was everything I wanted it to be. Finishing faster than I thought was possible was just a bonus. It was an amazing experience. My next race is a 5K next Friday.0 -
Thanks Laura, and Congrats on your Half0
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I haven't posted here in a long time. I had to rest my legs for two weeks beginning of May as I had some pretty bad ITBS issues with my left leg. I was then in and out of the hospital over the next couple weeks with my daughter as she was newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. So in total I had 5 weeks off from running. I wasn't thinking and started back in with too many miles and struggling with not being able to run a full mile without a walking break. My running club was hosting a 10 mile and a 4 mile race, so I figured I would do the 4 miles with a run/walk combo and just not worry about my time. Between the front of my ankle hurting and my left hamstring cramping really bad, I ended up walking about 85% of it and the walk was even very slow. That was Saturday, Sunday my shins starting hurting. Today my shins still hurt, and IT band pain in both legs. Clearly at this point I need some rest from running. But when I start back in, I'm thinking about doing C25K to ease back into things. Several months ago I signed up for a half marathon on September 21st, which I'll end up having to switch to the 5k. Looks like next year I'll tackle the half and work on very slowly rebuilding.0
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I haven't posted here in a long time. I had to rest my legs for two weeks beginning of May as I had some pretty bad ITBS issues with my left leg. I was then in and out of the hospital over the next couple weeks with my daughter as she was newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. So in total I had 5 weeks off from running. I wasn't thinking and started back in with too many miles and struggling with not being able to run a full mile without a walking break. My running club was hosting a 10 mile and a 4 mile race, so I figured I would do the 4 miles with a run/walk combo and just not worry about my time. Between the front of my ankle hurting and my left hamstring cramping really bad, I ended up walking about 85% of it and the walk was even very slow. That was Saturday, Sunday my shins starting hurting. Today my shins still hurt, and IT band pain in both legs. Clearly at this point I need some rest from running. But when I start back in, I'm thinking about doing C25K to ease back into things. Several months ago I signed up for a half marathon on September 21st, which I'll end up having to switch to the 5k. Looks like next year I'll tackle the half and work on very slowly rebuilding.
I'm not sure what distance you were doing before you break Rindy, but maybe a physio trip could be the key and you could still do the half. I haven't had the ITB/muscular skeletal issues but taking just 5 days off running REALLY hurt when I started back up, a week or so later I was considering a 12K at the end of August only because that would be about 1yr since I got into running.(12K isn't happening due to a scheduling clash)
Excellent attitude mrsmalcom! I agree with laura, time doesn't matter. It's that you went and did it that matters!
Laura and Ceci... WHOOO Great work on your races.
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Still had difficulty completing W9D1, but it was better this time around. I managed to get through the first 20 minute segment with no problem. I struggled with the second set though (made it about 10 minutes in), so I decided to just finish it out by doing short run/walk intervals on my own for the next 2.5 miles. Hopefully I'll get it down by the third time. I carried a bottle of Gatorade with me this time, so that helped tremendously!0
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Ran 4 miles in the rain yesterday. It was glorious! Apparently at some point during my run, I lost my driver's license. I didn't realize it until someone called me at work today to let me know they had it! Time to get a road ID!0
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I haven't checked in for awhile now.
Tim, congratulations to you and your wife. That sounds like a brutal race.
Rindy, sorry to hear of your leg pains and your daughter's diabetes. Hang in there. Re-doing part or all of C25K to get back into things sounds like a solid plan.
I've just been running along. I now consistently run more than 5K but usually broken up. I run a complete 5K and the rest of the running time is split up into segments, depending on my energy level. Sometimes I run additional half Ks or full Ks or multiple Ks. This morning I ran 5K and 2 1K segments.
I've run 10K twice but not in one stretch. The first time I ran 5K, then 5 1K segments; the second time, I ran 7K, 2K and 1K segments. I felt better (less tired) after the second 10K run. My run time for both was the same (within seconds of each other).
My pace seems to be a consistent 7:00-7:30 minutes per Kilometer (which is about a 12 minute mile, I think). I suspect that will slow down as the heat increases.
All in all, I'm pleased with my running. I'd still like to get quicker but that will wait for time and/or autumn. It won't happen in the summer. 0 -
Ran 4 miles in the rain yesterday. It was glorious! Apparently at some point during my run, I lost my driver's license. I didn't realize it until someone called me at work today to let me know they had it! Time to get a road ID!
I bought a GoSport ID last summer & wear it every time I run or even if I go for a long walk. I have my name, my emergency contact's name & phone number, and there was an extra line to include a motto or something I find inspirational so I did that too.0 -
I haven't posted here in a long time. I had to rest my legs for two weeks beginning of May as I had some pretty bad ITBS issues with my left leg. I was then in and out of the hospital over the next couple weeks with my daughter as she was newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. So in total I had 5 weeks off from running. I wasn't thinking and started back in with too many miles and struggling with not being able to run a full mile without a walking break. My running club was hosting a 10 mile and a 4 mile race, so I figured I would do the 4 miles with a run/walk combo and just not worry about my time. Between the front of my ankle hurting and my left hamstring cramping really bad, I ended up walking about 85% of it and the walk was even very slow. That was Saturday, Sunday my shins starting hurting. Today my shins still hurt, and IT band pain in both legs. Clearly at this point I need some rest from running. But when I start back in, I'm thinking about doing C25K to ease back into things. Several months ago I signed up for a half marathon on September 21st, which I'll end up having to switch to the 5k. Looks like next year I'll tackle the half and work on very slowly rebuilding.
Definitely sounds like you need to ease back in. I know I've seen Varda post a schedule she follows when she's coming back to running from being sick, but I don't remember what it was. It's faster than starting over with C25K anyway. Have you foam rolled your IT bands yet?0 -
Week 2, Day 1 tonight. I didn't realize my phone GPS wasn't tracking my run until I hit the end of the first 15 minute run and hadn't heard the 1 mile notification. I ended up having to restart my phone, which restarted my C210k app. Once everything was back up and working properly, I decided to run through the 5 minute warmup in addition to the 15 minute run segment, so 20 minutes total for the second run. Finished up the last 15 run without any problems. By the time I was done, my total workout (not including the warm up/cool down) was approximately 4:41 miles in 57:21. The distance is more of an estimate than usual, as I had to manually edit my route. Still, not too bad considering my longest distance was 3.18 miles before tonight.0
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It's a bugger when your phone messes up on you.! Good effort to push through with the rest of the programWeek 2, Day 1 tonight. I didn't realize my phone GPS wasn't tracking my run until I hit the end of the first 15 minute run and hadn't heard the 1 mile notification. I ended up having to restart my phone, which restarted my C210k app. Once everything was back up and working properly, I decided to run through the 5 minute warmup in addition to the 15 minute run segment, so 20 minutes total for the second run. Finished up the last 15 run without any problems. By the time I was done, my total workout (not including the warm up/cool down) was approximately 4:41 miles in 57:21. The distance is more of an estimate than usual, as I had to manually edit my route. Still, not too bad considering my longest distance was 3.18 miles before tonight.
W5D2 of my B210K, Walk 5, run 25, walk 1, run 25, walk 1.
Legs are still feeling a bit tired and my calves were still tight, so I cut a small loop out of my 10.5k track to bring it down to 10k. I knew I couldn't sandbag enough to walk up the stretch of a hill I hate, so put a little extra effort into that first running leg, felt pretty good although very heavy legged, and couldn't get the turnover/speed on the downhills that I normally do. What I thought was going to be a cut back week in my program, turned out to be a cut back day or two. Oh well, run again Friday and no running this weekend. Friday should see me hit my monthly target of 130km (or be like 1km short) I smashed my elevation target this month, I was aiming for 1500m of elevation, I'm now at a little over 2000m0 -
First post-race run today. Jason (my trainer) told me to go out for 2-3 miles, told me not to even look at my pace, and warned me my legs would likely feel stiff & tired. The first couple miles I felt like I was running in slow motion but then I finally found my groove again in the third mile. Ended up going 5K in 35:37, which is actually a really good time for me. I had time between work & my session with Jason so I ran from the gym then had an upper body session.
Jason wants me to do unstructured runs over the next couple weeks (except for the 5K race I'm doing on July 4). Still run 3 days a week, anywhere from 2-6 miles depending on how I feel. I'm not sure how I feel about that. He's also taking some time off around the July 4 holiday so I won't see him for a week either. Do I get to just be lazy for a week? That's sounding kind of appealing.0 -
Jason wants me to do unstructured runs over the next couple weeks (except for the 5K race I'm doing on July 4). Still run 3 days a week, anywhere from 2-6 miles depending on how I feel. I'm not sure how I feel about that. He's also taking some time off around the July 4 holiday so I won't see him for a week either. Do I get to just be lazy for a week? That's sounding kind of appealing.
I did something similar the other week after a brush with over training. It was only for 2 runs, but it did me the absolute world of good. I came back to set a 10K PB on my 3rd run back.
Once I finish my B210K in about 2 weeks, program I'll take another week or two of unstructured trail runs.0 -
Jason wants me to do unstructured runs over the next couple weeks (except for the 5K race I'm doing on July 4). Still run 3 days a week, anywhere from 2-6 miles depending on how I feel. I'm not sure how I feel about that. He's also taking some time off around the July 4 holiday so I won't see him for a week either. Do I get to just be lazy for a week? That's sounding kind of appealing.
I did something similar the other week after a brush with over training. It was only for 2 runs, but it did me the absolute world of good. I came back to set a 10K PB on my 3rd run back.
Once I finish my B210K in about 2 weeks, program I'll take another week or two of unstructured trail runs.
After my eye surgery I had a few weeks of bad runs. It got to the point where I was ready to quit running completely. For one week Jason finally told me just do whatever runs felt good to me, and that helped me get over the mental barrier. For over a year I've had a spreadsheet going planning out my workouts in 3 month blocks, so generally I don't do very well with lack of structure. My last spreadsheet ended with my HM on Saturday and that's got me rattled. 0 -
My running buddies bailed on me yesterday, so I went for a long run a the National Park.
6.35 miles in 71:14, 11:12 average pace.
My legs felt like lead when I started, but I finished strong!0 -
I ALMOST completed W9D1 (this is my third attempt). I made it about 3 minutes away from my cool down, checked my app and hit a huge mental block. Next week has 2 days of 10 minute intervals and one day of 12 minute intervals, so even though I technically didn't "complete" my runs in full this week, I'm still going to try and move on. I think a change of pace (literally) might help me get over this hump.0
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I ALMOST completed W9D1 (this is my third attempt). I made it about 3 minutes away from my cool down, checked my app and hit a huge mental block. Next week has 2 days of 10 minute intervals and one day of 12 minute intervals, so even though I technically didn't "complete" my runs in full this week, I'm still going to try and move on. I think a change of pace (literally) might help me get over this hump.
I think you are doing the right thing, I am sure you will manage those. I struggled with b210k when I first started, I also couldn't find a program I liked which didn't help. In the end I just went out and ran, and discovered that if I run slow enough I can keep going forever (or till my feet start hurting or I need to go to the toilet!), I think a lot of it is psychological.
I am having another rest day today, didn't do weights yesterday as my legs were still tired from my last lifting session and by afternoon my knee knee was sore. Knee still sore today so as much as I want to go just go out and run, I'm not. It is hard not to just go out for a short run, just to see how my knee feels, but I've made that mistake before! Sad panda sitting home alone ????0 -
Sorry I STILL haven't been around. Argh. my life is still uber complicated... On a plus side, happy 11 month running anniversary to me! 489 miles of roadway have bought me this far, as well as 3 pairs of awesome shoes, (which I still all wear) and 1 month to go to the big 1 year! I think, however, I have to fix my pronation/heel striking issue, apparently in the 6 months of 2013 I did 247 miles. This year I'm 5 months in and already at 242. That's 141 burgers burned, according to me endomondo app, or 4 days and 7 hours of continuous running if you added it all together. Pretty amazing stuff.
I've also started speedwork (running the lightpoles in our neighborhood > fast/slow/fast/slow between each pole and the next. It's super fun!
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Sorry I STILL haven't been around. Argh. my life is still uber complicated... On a plus side, happy 11 month running anniversary to me! 489 miles of roadway have bought me this far, as well as 3 pairs of awesome shoes, (which I still all wear) and 1 month to go to the big 1 year! I think, however, I have to fix my pronation/heel striking issue, apparently in the 6 months of 2013 I did 247 miles. This year I'm 5 months in and already at 242. That's 141 burgers burned, according to me endomondo app, or 4 days and 7 hours of continuous running if you added it all together. Pretty amazing stuff.
I've also started speedwork (running the lightpoles in our neighborhood > fast/slow/fast/slow between each pole and the next. It's super fun!
Happy anniversary! That's a LOT of miles. And those shoes are definitely telling a story about your foot strike.0 -
I am having another rest day today, didn't do weights yesterday as my legs were still tired from my last lifting session and by afternoon my knee knee was sore. Knee still sore today so as much as I want to go just go out and run, I'm not. It is hard not to just go out for a short run, just to see how my knee feels, but I've made that mistake before! Sad panda sitting home alone ????
It's the right thing to do, but it stinks. Hang in there, sad panda.0 -
I ALMOST completed W9D1 (this is my third attempt). I made it about 3 minutes away from my cool down, checked my app and hit a huge mental block. Next week has 2 days of 10 minute intervals and one day of 12 minute intervals, so even though I technically didn't "complete" my runs in full this week, I'm still going to try and move on. I think a change of pace (literally) might help me get over this hump.
I had that mental block once with C25K. I made the mistake of looking at the time when I thought I should be almost done and found out I had several minutes left to go. I immediately felt really tired. I managed to keep myself running but it felt like torture. So much of running really is a mental game.0 -
My running buddies bailed on me yesterday, so I went for a long run a the National Park.
6.35 miles in 71:14, 11:12 average pace.
My legs felt like lead when I started, but I finished strong!
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Happy 11th month anniversary, Madmiss! Your shoes look great!
I like your speedwork routine. I may just steal that, come fall (or any cooler day this summer), if that's okay.
This morning I went for an early morning 5K run (39:00). It was warmer than I expected it to be but the river views were gorgeous. Lots of birds flying around, too, which is always fun to watch.0 -
I haven't really posted here much. Still running. I'm trying to combine two goals, which are similar, but not the same. I promised to run at least 22 miles per week through June and I want to start a half marathon training plan. I'm doing a combination of both until the end of the month and then switching to just the half marathon plan.
I ran 3 miles on Tuesday. This morning I ran 4 miles before work and tomorrow is to be a 5 mile run, then 8 miles on Sunday. I'll do 2-3 miles on Monday evening and I'll have done 91 to 92 miles this month, the most I have ever done.
After this, I'll have 10 weeks until my half marathon and figure that I can just jump into week three of a 12 week half marathon plan.0 -
W5D3 of B210K tonight, 5 min walk, run 30, walk 1, run 30 walk 5.
I knew I would need to add some distance to my usual route, so I added another loop that should add about 500m to my route, all good in my head on so I head out. I knew I couldn't sand bag my horror hill so I put a little extra effort into my first run and got one of my faster times for that section, powered along through the occasional tightness on the inside of my left shin and right hammy. Nothing horrible, just letting me know I've been working them. Legs still felt tired and lead like on my downhills, though I could speed up I couldn't get the turn over I would have liked. Hit my 2km from home mark, checked my phone and found I had around 12-13min left on my last 30min run. I got to home and I hadn't finished my 30min, so I headed up the hill *groan* I mean just getting home is heading up a hill, but it gets worse I checked the phone and I had 1:30 let on my run. I made it to the top of the hill and started back down when the 'cool down' message finally kicked in.
11.6km for 67:27 with 187m of elevation change (according to Strava) and a new 10k pb. 56:25, which is around a 2:30 improvement, and 27:31 5k which is around a 1min improvement on my home loop 5k pb.0 -
Hi everyone! I was just pointed to this page from the C25K page and I'm SO glad...I love these check in threads...
I have completed Week 9 of the C210K app (I use ZenLabs) which was 3 days of "walk 5, run 10/walk 1 (4x), walk 5" and it felt GREAT! I think the 3rd interval was the hardest, mentally mainly I think, but I made it through all the running all three days...YAY!! Today I am doing W10D1 which is "walk 5, run15/walk1 (3x), walk 5"...I'm a little worried about the bigger run time, but I think mentally this one will be a bit easier for me because it's only 3 intervals...we shall see First 10K is scheduled for August 16th :glasses: 0 -
Welcome mom2! Good work on the C210K program!
It's been a busy week for me. End of the month and especially end of the quarter is a hectic time. Still getting in my training despite work, heat, & storms.
Tuesday: 5 miles easy run
Wednesday: Track workout - 2 miles warmup, 2x1600m @ 7:25 pace, 8x200m @ 0:45 each, 2-miles cooldown
Thursday: 5 miles easy run
Today's a rest day and I hope to get the yard mowed if it isn't storming again when I get home. Tomorrow it's 6 miles + hill repeats + strength training, then a long 11-mile run on Sunday.0 -
Hi everyone! I was just pointed to this page from the C25K page and I'm SO glad...I love these check in threads...
I have completed Week 9 of the C210K app (I use ZenLabs) which was 3 days of "walk 5, run 10/walk 1 (4x), walk 5" and it felt GREAT! I think the 3rd interval was the hardest, mentally mainly I think, but I made it through all the running all three days...YAY!! Today I am doing W10D1 which is "walk 5, run15/walk1 (3x), walk 5"...I'm a little worried about the bigger run time, but I think mentally this one will be a bit easier for me because it's only 3 intervals...we shall see First 10K is scheduled for August 16th :glasses:
Welcome to the group! I love the check-in threads too. It pretty much got me through C25K.0 -
11.6km for 67:27 with 187m of elevation change (according to Strava) and a new 10k pb. 56:25, which is around a 2:30 improvement, and 27:31 5k which is around a 1min improvement on my home loop 5k pb.
Nice job! Congrats on the new PBs! :drinker:Hi everyone! I was just pointed to this page from the C25K page and I'm SO glad...I love these check in threads...smile
Welcome!!
Week 2, Day 2 tonight for me. I felt sluggish the entire time and it showed in my pace, but I still finished. I wasn't sure why I felt so awful until I got home and my phone said we're at 49% humidity. I mean, what the eff? I live in Utah, not Florida.0
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