Bit pleased with myself today

meerkat70
meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
edited October 2 in Fitness and Exercise
I managed to get to 5k on the elliptical in just on the nose of 30 minutes. I know that this is probably paltry for the superfit among us, but for me it was a Big Achievement.

Now, if I could only translate that to road running, I'd be a very happy girl.

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  • freshstart4me
    freshstart4me Posts: 96
    baby steps...and WOO HOO!! good job. you SHOULD be pleased :)
  • djdeth
    djdeth Posts: 16
    Good job!
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    That is a fantastic accomplishment. Don't sell yourself short. You deserve to be proud of that.
  • nikki91950
    nikki91950 Posts: 647
    you should totally try it out on the treadmill, and work your way up to doing it out on the road. i love the elliptical because it's great on the joints but you still get the cardiovascular workout like you do from running. congrats on your personal success and don't think twice about comparing yourself to others. keep up the hard work!
  • Wibikerlady
    Wibikerlady Posts: 73 Member
    Be VERY proud of yourself!!!:drinker: I did my first 5k on Labor Day and did it in just over 33 min...granted there was one road we had to walk on because i was starting to lose my footing on the crappy road we were on, but I did it!!! It was SOOOOOOOOOOOO emotional!! to go from 300lbs to a 5k was HUGE for me!!! It isn't about the time you took to get there, its the fact that you got there!!

    I personally am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO friggen proud of you!!! You can do anything!!!
  • lor007
    lor007 Posts: 884 Member
    Good job. Be proud.
  • Sherbog
    Sherbog Posts: 1,072 Member
    That is excellent! So much better than those of us who have not braved even registering yet!
  • JAllen32
    JAllen32 Posts: 991 Member
    A 5k is a great accomplishment!! And in 30mins! Thats super amazing!! I haven't ran one that fast yet, and I've done probably a dozen plus recently a half marathon! You are inspiring me right now with this!! Keep it up! You are totally ready to sign up for one!!! Let us know which one you pick! hehe ;-p
  • RocketsGirl75
    RocketsGirl75 Posts: 648
    That is an awesome achievement!
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    I'm doing c25k on the road as well. I know that in the real world, I'm nowhere near what I can do on the elliptical. But I do like the elliptical, and I like seeing tangible fitness gains. Particularly as I've been notching up resistance levels on there too.

    Thanks all for the words of encouragement. :-)
  • vanessaclarkgbr
    vanessaclarkgbr Posts: 731 Member
    Wow! You did great! I'm definitely no-where near you yet...I'd be choking on your dust!! x
  • mo1700
    mo1700 Posts: 78 Member
    Fantastic stuff, that is brilliant, I don't know where you get the time or the energy but its blooming great, well done! x
  • jellybean1971
    jellybean1971 Posts: 417 Member
    Wow thats fantastic be proud
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