Week 5
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week 5 day 1 tonight! excited and yet im very terrified0
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Did week 5 day 2 this morning. Wasn't easy, but it's done! I ran outside (it's warm here downunder!) and the first 8 minutes is up a slight hill from our place... Thinking I might do the 20 minute run on the treadmill
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Nooooooooo! Do it outside! Then you can turn around at halfway and the second half is downhill - lovely!0
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Did week 5 d 2 last night and week 5 d 3 this morning...maybe if I'd given myself more than 11 hours off I'd have felt better but it wasn't too bad. I set myself with "I must run for 5 songs without looking at the clock" and then before I knew it there were just a couple of minutes of running left. My knee is a little sore but I'm glad I squeezed this run in before a long day at work. I didn't quite make 2 mi in 20 min but I finished 2.6 mi with the warmup and cooldown, so it was close. For some reason the C25k program that i use on my phone will hibernate if I switch back to my gps program so I usually don't look at the gps until the end of the session otherwise the timers for the runs get paused. maybe I'll look for a new c25k program.0
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You're only 3 weeks off the finish...why not just get a Bridge to 10K app instead? :glasses:0
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I just finished week 5! My schedule has been weird this week so i did w4d3 on tuesday, w5 day 1 on wednesday, w5 day2 on friday and then w5 day 3 today! I don't remember the last time i EVER ran for 20 minutes straight, so I am really happy with myself. It wasn't that bad (except I had to pause the treadmill for about 30 seconds to tie my shoe), and I can't wait to finally get all the way to 30 minutes! The last 5 minutes were kind of tough though, but I wasn't about to stop. Can't wait until next week!0
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thanks for the tip i really hadn't looked at what else is out thereYou're only 3 weeks off the finish...why not just get a Bridge to 10K app instead? :glasses:0 -
I've been putting on W5D3 for some time now....guess I should get around to it tonight...0
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I did it! I felt AWESOME!!!!0
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I did it! I felt AWESOME!!!!
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W5D1 was not that bad. W5D2, the first run was tiring, and the last 8 min run felt like I could run forever. W5D3 was completed last night, and it seems as if the 1st runs are harder on me than the runs following the first time I get to walk. The only problem is that the 20 minute run was the 1st run, so I struggled the whole way. Even still, I did not stop, total distance including warm up and cool down walk was 2.65 miles, and my pace during the 20 min. was anywhere from 7:30 min/mi to 10:00 min/mi. Overall, week 5 was a success. I have my first group run with my company this Saturday...gonna try my luck at a 5K!!!0
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I'm doing my 20min run tomorrow and I'm a little nervous. I am using the modified schedule of the ease to 5k app so my last run was 2 9 minute runs and it was tough.
For those of you who run on the treadmill - do you work on an incline? I haven't been but my husband just told me that I should be setting the incline at 1.5 to prepare myself for outdoor running.0 -
Did Week 5 Day 1 yesterday. I had a cold this week and took a few days off, but now I'm back in the game!0
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throughout this program i have been running on my treadmill, and i have failed week 5 day 3 three times! so last night my brother calls and tells me to run a 5k. i decided to give it my best shot and figured the most i have done is 17 min on my treadmill straight and i could walk the rest and still that would be ok. but once i started i got in the groove, and i ran the whole thing! it wasnt an accurate 5k race it was only 2.59 miles, but i ran straight for 34min! i am so proud of my self.0
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Tomorrow I'll be doing Week 5 Day 3. I'm so excited to finally be "allowed" by the program to run for 20 straight. Can't wait to see how I do. Running for the entire time makes me feel like I'm a runner, rather than a ... jogger/walker? Which I'm excited for
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Did week 5 Day 2 today. I was struggling a little bit at the end but I made it through!0
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Did Week 5 day 1 yesterday, and was expecting a 3rd 5 min run at the end, so I did it anyway, and THEN did the 5 min cool down. Felt awesome. I really enjoy pushing myself on those runs. Never thought I would like to run!0
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throughout this program i have been running on my treadmill, and i have failed week 5 day 3 three times! so last night my brother calls and tells me to run a 5k. i decided to give it my best shot and figured the most i have done is 17 min on my treadmill straight and i could walk the rest and still that would be ok. but once i started i got in the groove, and i ran the whole thing! it wasnt an accurate 5k race it was only 2.59 miles, but i ran straight for 34min! i am so proud of my self.
That's awesome! I've heard that after first 10 minutes or so, it gets easier. I'm tempted to skip day 2 and go straight to day 3!0 -
W5D2 down! Yea!!!!0
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W5D2 down as well yesterday. I decided to start running after 3 min of walking in the middle, so my last segment was 10 min, and my pace was faster as well - 11min/mile. Yay. Looking forward to the 20 minute run tomorrow! May have to slow down a little....0
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Finished week 5 Day 3 last night. I am going to start week 6 tomorrow, hopefully. I will see you on that thread!0
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Woohoo - day 3 done!! Felt awful when I first started running (had some stomach issues since last night), but started feeling better, and then around 8 -10 minutes, really started getting easier. The last few minutes were rough though!! Did the running segment in 10:55/mile (5.5 mph), though. Yay - I feel like a millions bucks. See you on week 6!0
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hey guys... did W5D3 and I could run straight for 20 + 5 more mins :drinker:
And made it to 1.8miles with 13min/mile :brokenheart:
I know this is bad... but do I need to do W5D3 again to increase the speed (or) can I go to W6, pls give your thoughts here..
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Its really not about speed (although I can't help but try to keep increasing) - at this point it is about endurance. Once you finish C25K, then work on speed, in my opinion...0
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Starting week 5 today! Scared but gonna give it all I got!0
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Hi, this is my first post and I'm on W5 and will be doing W5D3 tomorrow! W5D2 went well, and I finished up feeling very proud but the 3rd run of this week feels like a huge jump! Going to give it all I have but seeing how well everyone is doing has given me great motivation! I'm also weighing in tomorrow to find out how my first week of eating well has gone. Big day!0
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I did W5D2 again this morning. I did it last Friday, but on Monday (which was supposed to be my W5D3) I was sick. So I decided to repeat day 2 and go for day 3 on Friday. The 8 minutes is tough, but I'm motivated by all of those who have made it through day 3. I'm going pretty slow, but I think building up the total amount of time that you can just keep going is the most important - I did two miles with my combined total of 16 minutes jogging and 15 minutes walking.0
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I completed W5:D2 this morning and I have to say that I was a bit nervous about the 8 minute run but when it came down to it. I selected good music, got in a groove and it wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be. I'm not saying that it was easy by any means ... I really had to push through my last running interval. But, I didn't jump off the treadmill or slow down -- I just started repeating my motivational mantra in my head, stopped thinking about it and just did it. I feel pretty good about myself today 0
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W5D3 Tomorrow!! When I saw 8 minutes yesterday I freaked but it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought! I
<3 this program! 0
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