Week 5
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It's W5D3 for me tonight...half dreading it/half looking forward to seeing if I can do it! Still struggle with my breathing...and still wondering if I should be doing it at all....I'm still 50+lbs overweight!! But at the same time, so proud of how far I've come....I felt like I needed an ambulance after the very first run!0
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I did it!! I did it!!! at 197lbs I'm not a 'runner', more like a very slow sloppy out of breath jogger...but I finished it! and tbh, I think I could have carried on! Looking back, i think W4 was the hardest!
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I did it!! I did it!!! at 197lbs I'm not a 'runner', more like a very slow sloppy out of breath jogger...but I finished it! and tbh, I think I could have carried on! Looking back, i think W4 was the hardest!)))
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W5D2 was done this morning!! I am kind of looking forward to D3 of Friday...we'll see how it goes.0
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Just completed W5D1 this evening. I kind of overestimated myself on the first run, as I think I went too fast and was really finding it hard to breathe by the end. I learned my lesson though and slowed it down for the following two runs and got through them so much easier. On the last run when the lady said I only had 60 seconds left, I increased my speed again, simply to see if I could run faster as it was "only 60 seconds". So proud of myself for even thinking like that. I'm nearly halfway through and I've come so far! Looking forward to my Wednesday run :happy:
It's not gone as planned. Yesterday I woke up feeling like rubbish, and it's only gotten worse today. Stupid flu. So I've not done D2, and looks like it might not get it done today either. Depending how I feel tomorrow, I may redo D1, then start W5 again next week when I'm feeling better.0 -
It's W5D3 for me tonight...half dreading it/half looking forward to seeing if I can do it! Still struggle with my breathing...and still wondering if I should be doing it at all....I'm still 50+lbs overweight!! But at the same time, so proud of how far I've come....I felt like I needed an ambulance after the very first run!
Have you tried doing yoga? I'm a day behind you (finished W5D2 yesterday!) but, I've been finding that concentrating on 'yoga' breating has REALLY helped me as I've increased running time.
Anyways, I did week 5 Day 2 yesterday...I've done everything before yesterday on a treadmill, but since I'm now on vacation in Florida, I've been forced outside for the first time (EEPS!) I was so proud of myself for doing the 8 minutes, also being outside for the first time! I'm nervous/excited for tomorrow though...20 minutes just seems like such a huge leap. I'm terrified!!0 -
W5D2 was done this morning!! I am kind of looking forward to D3 of Friday...we'll see how it goes.
I finished this ealier this morning! I made it a little less than two miles, but it felt pretty good! I am actualy kind of surprised I was actually able to do it.0 -
I finished day 3!!! I'm so excited lol! I was gasping for breath at the end, but my c25k app has this cute british lady that says stuff during the runs and at the end she was like "you just completed 20 minutes of straight running...you can definitely call yourself a runner now!" haha I'm a dork, but taht made me so happy lol!0
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I finished day 3!!! I'm so excited lol! I was gasping for breath at the end, but my c25k app has this cute british lady that says stuff during the runs and at the end she was like "you just completed 20 minutes of straight running...you can definitely call yourself a runner now!" haha I'm a dork, but taht made me so happy lol!
Well done! I must have the same app! "you're a runner now" whooo hoooo!!
And thanks for the tip about yoga helping breathing....I'll look into that 0 -
I finished day 3!!! I'm so excited lol! I was gasping for breath at the end, but my c25k app has this cute british lady that says stuff during the runs and at the end she was like "you just completed 20 minutes of straight running...you can definitely call yourself a runner now!" haha I'm a dork, but taht made me so happy lol!
Well done! I must have the same app! "you're a runner now" whooo hoooo!!
And thanks for the tip about yoga helping breathing....I'll look into that
I have the get running app for my ipod...love it! And youre welcome! I'm lucky in that my gym comes with tons of classes, yoga being one of them...it definitely pulled me through the last few minutes of today's run!0 -
I have the get running app for my ipod...love it! And youre welcome! I'm lucky in that my gym comes with tons of classes, yoga being one of them...it definitely pulled me through the last few minutes of today's run!
I've got the Get Running app too! 0 -
I have the get running app for my ipod...love it! And youre welcome! I'm lucky in that my gym comes with tons of classes, yoga being one of them...it definitely pulled me through the last few minutes of today's run!
I've got the Get Running app too!
lol it's awesome, isnt it! I
the british lady voiceover person lol! She makes me all inspired. 0 -
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lol it's awesome, isnt it! I the british lady voiceover person lol! She makes me all inspired.
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Well I'm British so she just sounds like a royal pain in the backside to me lol! ...I have an Irish man on my sat nav....I'd prefer him lol! But yes...she is motivatonal...took me a while to work out why she said 'you're half way, turn back now' though...realised it was for people running the streets so they didnt run too far...I run on a track so it didn't click lol! I thought she was telling people to give up! (Im not the brightest button in the box)
But Get Runnng and MFP are the best apps ever!! I will never ever fail at weightloss/fitness again now I have these....and all the people in them! xx0 -
lol it's awesome, isnt it! I the british lady voiceover person lol! She makes me all inspired.
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Well I'm British so she just sounds like a royal pain in the backside to me lol! ...I have an Irish man on my sat nav....I'd prefer him lol! But yes...she is motivatonal...took me a while to work out why she said 'you're half way, turn back now' though...realised it was for people running the streets so they didnt run too far...I run on a track so it didn't click lol! I thought she was telling people to give up! (Im not the brightest button in the box)
But Get Runnng and MFP are the best apps ever!! I will never ever fail at weightloss/fitness again now I have these....and all the people in them! xx
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hahaha until W5D2, I've run it on a treadmill so it was like that for me too....I definitely felt cool the other day stopping and turning around for the first time lol!0 -
I'll be running/walking the first day of Week 5 this afternoon. I'm using the free Android app Runkeeper to let me know when the splits come up. Like a lot of people here, I'm a wee bit excited/nervous about Week 5. I'm doing mileage splits instead of time splits so on Day 3, I will be running the two miles. YIKES!!!!
It'll definitely take me longer than 20 minutes to complete that since I ain't running at 6 MPH.0 -
Well that last (4th) 1/2mi run on WK5-D1 was not bad at all. :-) I think I'm about ready to take on the 3/4 mile run tomorrow.0
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day one was pretty easy for me with the 5 minute intervals. I'll be doing day 2 this evening with the 8 minute intervals, and I'm not worried too much about those, but the 20 minute run on day 3 has me a bit concerned. I've never run that long without slowing to a walk. I can do it.... I can do it... I can do it...0
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today i completed week 5, day 3 and i CANNOT believe i ran for 20 mins straight! i never thought i'd be able to do it, i was all set to just try it and if i failed, i would start week 5 over again. i am really proud of myself 0
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today i completed week 5, day 3 and i CANNOT believe i ran for 20 mins straight! i never thought i'd be able to do it, i was all set to just try it and if i failed, i would start week 5 over again. i am really proud of myself
Good for you! Hopefully I do as well..0 -
I completed my Wk5-D2 run with the two 3/4 mi splits.. I swear I was just seconds away from quitting on the second 3/4 mi run and walking the rest of the way when the voice (on my RunKeeper app) came on and said my run was done! :-)0
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Yeah, that British voice on the Get Running app...... "great job, you only have 30 seconds to go" and I'm like, "THAT'S EASY FOR YOU TO SAY!!"0
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Yeah, that British voice on the Get Running app...... "great job, you only have 30 seconds to go" and I'm like, "THAT'S EASY FOR YOU TO SAY!!"
Does the get running app come with music or do you play your own?
If it comes with music, what kind is it?
I used to play my own music but I get distracted when I do that and stop running, I find it much easier to run if I don't have control over what gets played haha.0 -
Finished that brutal 2 mile run at the end of Week 5!!! Woo hoo!!
Gotta say that Friday the 13th is an OK day in my book! :-)0 -
It doesn't come with music. I actually put together a playlist of songs that are all around 160 beats per minute. I find it helps me keep an even pace during the jogging.0
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I've had a few weeks off because of illness, but I'm back again. I've just redone W5D1, and surprisingly, it didn't kill me after my break from it. I'm happy with that as I was fully expecting to be knocked back to week 4 or even week 3.0
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Day 2 done and dusted this morning.
I actually ran for 8 minutes! Twice! :noway:
I know everyone who gets to this stage has done this, but I still can't believe that I have! So very proud of myself today :happy:0 -
day one was pretty easy for me with the 5 minute intervals. I'll be doing day 2 this evening with the 8 minute intervals, and I'm not worried too much about those, but the 20 minute run on day 3 has me a bit concerned. I've never run that long without slowing to a walk. I can do it.... I can do it... I can do it...
I completed day 3 yesterday! It's the longest I've run (ok, slow jogged) in my life. Pretty darn cool! I guess I'm a week sixer now... good luck everyone!0 -
Great job guys, I love reading these updates!! 0
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I ran week 5 day 2 just a few hours ago! It was surprisingly easy considered I did about 45 mins of other exercises before I started. I'm thinking about going ahead and trying to do the full 20 minutes tonight.. If not, no sweat! 0
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Week 5 Day 3 done! :happy: :happy: :happy:
So proud and so happy. Started to flag in the last 60 seconds, but talked myself into keeping going because I knew I could do it! :bigsmile:0
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