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airangel59

Anyone running today?

I'll start :flowerforyou: Went to park again, did same walking as I did yesterday and then the run from "bathroom" incline to the end of the trail & back to the "bathroom" incline. No clue how far it is, cannot decipher the map on Runkeeper. Today was a HOT one here, over 80 and sun was out big time....I did not bring enough water on the trip. Took my Polar 24 oz insulated bottle (I freeze about 4 or so oz and add cold) with me and in insulated bag in car I had 16.9 oz bottle of water and a can of diet shasta. Finished it all and then a 20 oz bottle of diet pepsi when I hit the 99c Store on the way home.

Hope everyone had a great Saturday, regardless of if you ran :drinker:

mel521

Great going, Airangel! That is hot! It was in the 60s here, but rainy most of the day. I couldn't imagine 80 after the weather we've had in NC these past few months. I won't run again until Monday. Hope you have a great Sunday!

airangel59

Mel, yes it is hot but just the tip of the sun-berg, lol, as most of the time I'll be out in 100 or near that weather, just ghastly.
This is why I wanted to start & complete the c25k app...only days I can go out early (off days) is Fri/Sat after that its going right after work (1:15) and its pretty warm then, only to get worse closer to 4-5 pm.

I really need to figure out how long those "runs" I've done are...am sure a lot less than I imagine they are, just like you think you are running forever and in reality its only been a few short minutes, lol

Tomorrow is back to work :grumble: for me.

DebinMelbourne

I'm supposed to be running today, but I've noticed my shins were quite sore and swollen after yesterday's power walk with the dog. Grrrrr. I really don't want injuries to derail me when the end is in sight.

I think I will spend some time icing my shins, and maybe get a gym workout in, with some cardio on the bike.

Let's go team. I don't want to let us down.

maree142

Hey all, sorry to post so late!
Week 8, day 1 on my app is 28 minutes!! and I did it!!! I was on the tread and at times I had to hold onto the bar, but I just did not want to stop.

Felt so hard -- I let my mind play all sorts of tricks on me from the moment that I start. That is that the whole 28 minutes I am clock watching, and counting and and and..... I have to work out a better way if it is going to be anything about the journey and not just the destiny . But that is a long term problem, that I can work on.

So, on my app day 2 run is 30 minutes. I will see how I go and whether I do that Tuesday night or repeat day one. But I did it!!
Keep it up, runners! Good luck with your injury Deb, and Mel and Airangel I think you're marvellous braving the varied weather....
M

DebinMelbourne

Wow, Maree. Twenty-eight minutes! That is great. You should be proud.

airangel59

Great going Maree...especially doing week 8 on the treadmill. I hate mine...actually had not done any C25K on my treadmill, its all been outside and I did it every other day (had to get it completed before we got the 90/100 degree weather here). Do you have tunes going or an audiobook or tv to keep your mind off looking at the clock on the treadmill?

I have not done the last "practice" 5K that is on my app (Zen Labs C25K Free) ...today was breezy outside and I had done some "mini" running the last two days ....and of course I have NO plans to actually do a real 5K. Did the program as a challenge to myself, but am planning to keep up with the running so I don't lose what I've accomplished.

Debin- Take your time and get yourself healthy, you don't need to aggravate your shins and cause further injury. There is no time frame (unless you have a race right after week 8 day 3, lol).

mel521

Instead of a new thread this morning, I'll just post here since we have a nice conversation going.

Deb, get your rest and hope you're feeling good to go soon! Great job, Maree! Airangel, our hot days are coming, but we have humidity also, and that is no fun at all. I think it's great that you did the program to challenge yourself, but I had to give myself a goal or I would have quit. I have 3.5 weeks til my 5k.

So this morning I did week 7 day 1. It was 25 minutes, but I went a little over so that I could run 2 miles. I think that's the first time I've ever ran 2 miles in my life! At 35 minutes I had 2.59 miles. I did increase my speed by .2 today. I'll probably do the same speed Wednesday and try to increase a little on Friday.

Thanks for all the support and encouragement! I couldn't do this without you all!!!!

airangel59

Hey Everyone :flowerforyou:

We don't technically have humidity, or I rarely notice it, being from back East what we have here to me is NOT humidity, lol. The heat though, that is just horrid, too much too soon for too long.

Great run Mel..I have NO clue how far I've ran, both doing the C25K program or the little jaunts I've been doing on my regular park walks. I use RunKeeper to track but I start out walking for about 20 or so minutes till I reach the porta potties, lol. Then I run down the incline to the end of the path and turn around and run back ....I'd love to figure it out but am afraid after all my huffing & puffing it will turn out to be a mere fraction of the distance I 'think' it is. When doing the app I ran the time but not the distance ..heck I was happy I ran for a half hour w/o stopping, lol

Today did the same as I've been doing, ran from the bathroom area to the end of the trail & back....burned more calories, worked up a serious sweat and felt dang proud I could do it, lol

Hoping everyone else had a great run today.

Deb...how are your shins? Take it easy till you're 100%.

Maree....Good luck tomorrow.

Kim....you run today???

:drinker: Go Team Go :bigsmile:

DebinMelbourne

Whew! I'm glad I've found you all here. I had a minor panic when I saw no new post for the past few days.

Good news: I had some dry-needling for my shins, some massage and ice, and they felt as good as new for today's 20 minute nonstop run. Well, it would have been 20 minutes nonstop, but the dog decided to take a crap at 18 minutes in. Grrr, so I tacked on an extra minute or two.

Onwards, team!!!!

airangel59

LOL @ your dog Deb...at least he/she gave you 20 minutes of running first.

Was windy today and I had decided it was NOT a park day...got all geared up to seriously sweat on the treadmill (no clue why I'm drenched running inside vs out)...then the doggie door flap installer called could she come NOW....so after she left back into running gear and I got the last RUN in (app showed Week 9 Day 1 I think).

WOW running the tread was so much EASIER than outdoors. I was drenched but not gasping. Again doubt did the 5K mile wise but the app gave me a total of 40 min to warm up/run/cool down. First time I did the app on the treadmill. Incline set at 1, speed to walk 3, speed to run was 4 then at the half way mark I moved it to 4.5, then after run was done, walked 20 minutes. Am still short of my 10K Fitbit steps, so will have to jog around the house before hitting the sheets. LOL

Hope everyone else who ran, had a good one.

Yoo Hoo Kim....you out there??

mel521

Deb, that is too funny about your dog! Good for you for keeping on afterwards though!

Airangel, good going getting your run in despite all the obstacles! That's pretty good on a treadmill. I've been doing 3.5/4.5mph, but bumped up to 3.7/4.7 this week. I tried to do 4/5, but that just wasn't happening. Congratulations on finishing the app!!!

I did week 7 day 2 this morning. Ran 2 miles. After the run, my shin started hurting while I was walking so I only made it 2 or 3 minutes post run instead of 5.

Have a great day!

airangel59

@Mel...great on 2 miles, bummer on the shins....

Today again windy out and chilly...as much as I could not wait for the cooler weather, after walking in high 90s/100s since the summer, I truly am not motivated when its nippy out ..LOL

So today I got on my new spandex shorts (omg don't get me started on these things, lol) and set the timer on the dreadmill (lol) for an hour (apparently it won't go higher than 60 minutes, hmmm) and got the app up again, hit RUN and repeated yesterday. No clue how fast/far I actually do go in the alloted 40 minutes (5 min warm up/cool down) but did 20 min on its speed 4 and then after the you are halfway there voice, rest of the time on 4.5, incline of 1. Sweating like crazy but NOT winded. Finished up the last 20 minutes walking (incline 1.5/speed 3.5). Total miles per the dreadmill was 3.83 miles (who really knows).

It IS a LOT easier running inside than outside but NOT as fun (also I would NEVER run in those spandex jobbies, lol)

Anyone else out there running?

DebinMelbourne

I've decided to wait 2 days between each run if I can, just to keep injuries at bay. So tomorrow is running day.

My face sweats so much that my eyes sting, so I now tie a washcloth around my wrist. My kids would fall about laughing if I wore a headband like Olivia Newton-John, and a picture would end up on Facebook for sure. Big joke!

My first scheduled 5 k is actually April 11, with two of my kids, and I'm tipping I'll be ready.

Let's keep it up, team!

airangel59

@Deb..WOW April 11th?? Geez....cutting things close no? LOL. I hear ya on the sweating...finding that here when on the treadmill vs outside, but do sweat outside as well. I use a bandana around my neck (does nothing for sweat dripping in eyes I know). You do know they sell those sweat bands for your wrist which you could get a pair and use to mop the brow as it drops.

I did get a moisture wicking reversible Bondi Band sweatband but I look major dorky with it around my head. I just found some nice curved brimmed baseball caps and that might help the sweatband issue.

For sure take your time between running, especially if the real deal is coming up shortly.

@Kim...yoo hoo, where are you????

Anyone else run today?

I did the 'dreadmill' again today. Actually was looking forward to it vs going to the park. Got to try on a new pair of microscopic (lol) spandex shorts I snagged off eBay. Did the c25k "RUN" again today (30 min run, 5 min warm up/cool down) then walked for the rest of the hour I set the timer for. Tomorrow is the park with co worker @7a.m but she isn't up to running the mile (found out it is a mile that I had been running those past few days) so we'll probably do some interval run/walks.

Have a great one everyone:flowerforyou:

FocusKimFocus

I'm back! Yay! Thanks for hounding me AirAngel! I needed it.
I forgot to post here that I was taking Spring Break/my birthday week off. And then, it turned into more than a week :grumble:

But, the good news is that I jogged 25 minutes today (in a snow storm) and felt great! During my "off" week I did do a good bit of skiing and hiking - hiked to over 13,000' feet mountain summit with my son and skied down. Yay! On the other hand, I seriously fell off the 'healthy eating' wagon. Uggh - all that skiing and Bday - junk food excuses. And then I had a few days of intending to get back on the wagon, only to decide that those cookies, cake, ice cream were still fair game. I really need to learn the lesson that taking a break from logging food is A DISASTER for me! It just makes life soo much harder to pull myself back together afterwards.

I plan to continue with my couch-to-10k app. I'm on week 7 of 14 now. I will keep checking in with you all. Kim

FocusKimFocus

And just finished catching up with y'all -
Deb - Good luck on April 11th! I bet you'll be ready. Its usually easier when you're running in an event.
AirAngel - I absolutely REQUIRE a big fan in front of me when I run on the treadmill. TV helps a lot too.
Mel - sounds like we're around the same point. I have taken 2 days off a few times to help ward off injury.

My big goal is to be able complete a 1-hour run by June 1st and NOT get hurt on the way.

airangel59

Happy Friday Fellow Runner Wanna Bees :flowerforyou:

I sub to this freebie email thingamabobbie :bigsmile: and good info in it....can spend hours on the website reading it all if you don't want to sub to it, think I get daily emails.

http://running.about.com/od/runningforbeginners/u/Beginners.htm

Getting ready to meet co worker in park for walk/run whatever it will be.

Kim-WELCOME Back & Happy Belated Birthday. I need to set up more fans but then just blows dust & dog fur into the treadmill, lol

Deb...Mel..Maree...Kim: Have a great Friday & good luck to anyone running today.

mel521

Glad you're back, Kim! Happy belated birthday!

Deb, you've got ONE week til your run! I wish you the best!

Airangel, thanks for the link. I'll be sure to check it out!

I finished week 7 today! Woohoo! Next week jumps up to 28 minutes and the last week will be 30 minutes. Then I'll be running my first 5k on the 26th. My goal is to be able to go the entire length without walking. I don't care how slow I go, I just don't want to walk!

Have a great Friday! Hope you all have an enjoyable weekend. I'm going on a date with my husband tonight and then we kick off Tball season with our 4 yr old in the morning! And I'm going to buy another fan to blow on me while I run because its starting to heat up in NC and I refuse to turn on the AC...yet.

airangel59

@Mel...congrats for getting thru week 7. Week 8 was not fun (heck, week 7 was not fun, things from week 5 up weren't fun, lol)

I got a small fan to sit on the end table by the treadmill, have ceiling fan going, and the small console fan in the treadmill...front and slider door open and its STILL hot (especially when exerting oneself)

Went to park today...nice & cool out (am so used to going after work). Friend & I ran intervals (2 min run/3 min walk) for 10 reps. It was a breeze for me after running the mile in the park and doing a straight 30 minutes on the treadmill of late...she, otoh, kept looking at her watch waiting for it to beep telling us it was time to walk, lol. It was my NSV of the day ...to run with another person while having a conversation and to not want to stop after the timer went off (of course it was ONLY 2 minutes).

Not sure what I'll do tomorrow at the park (will be solo and probably later in the day).

I give you guys CREDIT for signing up for a real run this soon after doing C25K. I told co worker today during walk that my goal will be to one day run the entire distance of our walk...she just shook her head, lol. One day....

FocusKimFocus

I ran 25 min again today - exceeded the Week 7, Day 2 run on my app because I really felt good. But, I started to get a foot/leg cramp/twinge towards the end. Reminder to me to take the increase in running time gradually.

I also just started to think about entering a race - will have to look for one. I did 3 different trail races last summer/fall, but walked most of the distances. The first race last year was a 5k "mud race" with my 10yr old. He stayed with me for the first little while before leaving me way behind. Back then I don't think I ever ran more than a couple minutes at a time. At the end of that race he complained that 5k was too short and that we should have opted for the 10k version (which went straight up a ski hill!).

Airangel - that's a great NSV. I've occasionally had friends "invite" me to run with them, but I've never had the confidence for it. That is changing! Anyone who's been in this group is invited to come visit and jog with me up here at 9,000+ feet, where we pretty much never have to deal with being hot!

maree142

Hello all,
Apologies for not tuning in, but I didn't do my 2nd run until Friday evening -- did weights during the week, rather than running.
Well, did my 30 mins straight on the treadmill. Ya-hoo!! I kept going (even needing to hold onto the bar of the tread whilst I am running -- doesn't look pretty, shouldn't do it but it keeps me running.

On saturday I got my partner (who is an excellent runner!) to map me a run at about 2.5 kilometres outside so I can start doing an outside run to get me outside running. So I did that Saturday (today) and I figure I can extend that length and get myself running outside. I will probably move the dial back when I am outside, but keep the current one going on the tread....

Tomorrow I do my week 8, day 3 which I think is 35 minutes!Yikes!

Sounds like we're all back in the swim. Deb, a big 5k next week, is it?

DebinMelbourne

I'm baaaccckkk. Today I ran 30 minutes, and felt quite good. I've skipped the second day of 20 minutes, and the day at 28 minutes, so I'm planning on two more runs of 30 minutes before the 5km on Saturday. There will be a lot of people at this event, and in my experience the first half km will probably be so crowded, we will be walking.

Fingers crossed this old body holds up!

It's wonderful to read of everyone's adventures in this group, and I have certainly felt accountable to you all.

Not long to go, team!

maree142

Deb, that is fantastic going from 20 to 30 -- if you have followed my drama, I was totally spooked by the 20 to 25 and the 25 to 28 and the 28 to 30 -- ye gads, I was positively in panic about it.
Tonight I do 35 minutes -- which, with the walking 5 before and 5 after may yet see me get to 5ks.
But enough of me -- go for it!
M

maree142

Woo -hoo!! Did 35 minutes (and 5k in 41:12 in total counting the warm-up walking)!
I have to say I was really wanting to quit at 30 minutes and I was helped by not wanting to post that I couldn't do the 35!!
Anyway, got through and just one minute into the warmdown tripped over onto 5ks and that felt fantastic....

It is on the tread, the tread is on 0 gradient, but I am sticking with the advice to focus on the length of the run, not the pace etc, just take it slowly, and put the miles in and stay on it....

Go everyone! Just knowing that we're all working to this goal is helpful and supportive.
Have a good week!

airangel59

Congrats Maree :drinker: & Deb :drinker:

It does feel good to get the time in, truly not sure if I've actually gotten the distance in. But since no plans to run a real one, I'm happy just going 30 odd minutes w/o passing out, having a coronary, stroking out and falling on my face :bigsmile:

Yesterday in the park, did the mile or whatever it was, run from the bathroom station, down & up the incline to the end and back to the bathrooms. Then ran up the other inclines and the last one to the parking lot ..mainly to get a better calorie burn and my heart rate up.

Maree..what are you using to count the miles, the console counter? I can't remember but have you done runs outside at this point? My app starts with the 5 min warm up, then the run, then the cool down 5 minutes then tells me workout completed but am always wondering, how far did I actually go in that amount of time. When on the treadmill I can see the distance (if in fact it is correct, hmm) I use incline set at 1 for running the treadmill, speed 4 & 4.5 but next time I'm going to try to do 4.5 for the 30 minutes if I can. What speed are you on the treadmill?

Deb...make sure you post how it went ASAP, lol. Are you using Runkeeper or another app to log the run?

Kim...Running today? Can you breath at 9000 feet? We're supposed to hit 90 next week, UGH. Guess can't complain too much, its better than 100. Park trail is not shady at all. I did look yesterday at races, just for kicks, but NO plans to do anything at this point. If co worker ever goes past 2 min run/3 min walk (lol) and wants to do a run, I'll consider it, am not holding my breath though.

I'll be back at the park trail later today (got the day off woo hoo...shorter work week is always nice) ...hoping to get the same amount of running in.

Have a great day whatever you guys end up doing:flowerforyou:

FocusKimFocus

Woohoo! Congrats Maree and Deb!

I didn't run yesterday, but did a long slow uphill ski tour - nearly 3 hours of uphill (including breaks), before skiing back downhill, which took less than 20 minutes. The ski areas around me will all be closed by next weekend, and more of the dirt roads in my area are being plowed and opened up for Spring. Which means more route options for running for me. I've started to get tired of my same little loop.

mel521

Sounds like you ladies are doing great! I did week 8 day 1 this morning. I ran for 14 minutes before looking at the timer on the treadmill which made it go by so much faster. In the 28 minute running portion I did 2.19 miles. I finished walking the 5k in 42:44. I think today was one of the best runs I've had! Hope you all have a great Monday!

FocusKimFocus

Ran 35 minutes yesterday in lots of sloppy, squishy mud. I wore a Garmin GPS watch to see how far I went. I walked afterwards to get to 5k. It took me 42 minutes for 5k. I was kind of bummed about that since our local elementary school girls ALL completed a 5k in under 30 minutes this year (Girls on the Run program). But, I'm telling myself that I had more difficult conditions ... but then again my legs are longer than theirs. sigh.

I should feel GREAT about this, because I'm pretty sure that was a new lifetime personal record for running without stopping. Plus I did go up a bunch of hills.

AirAngel - no problem breathing once you're here for ~2 weeks or so. The really awesome thing is that since I have extra red blood cells from living at altitude, I can probably drive down the mountain and run further/faster with less effort. I've kept that in the back of my mind when I've worried that I wouldn't be able to complete a long run. In fact, I think I'll drive down to Durango to run my full 5k - it should be a cinch. (fingers crossed)

maree142

Hi all,
no running today - just weights (Tuesday and Thursday) and hope to run my week 9 tomorrow ( 5 w, 20 R, 3 W, 20R and 5 W) - i think this is the beginning of the 10k bit.
I hope you all go well.... Deb, how is the planning for the big run going?
Maree

FocusKimFocus

psyching myself up to go for a run (at least 28 minutes for Week 8, Day 1). Its a gorgeous day and the roads have dried out for me, so should be nice. But for some reason I'm feeling laaazy. Maybe typing about running will help me ... I'll let you know!