Week 6
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I do have a pair of Yak Trax.....but not the kind made for running. I may have to look into that! Thanks!
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I'm using the revised running schedule in Bluefin Apps' Ease into 5K, so my 20 minute run was yesterday (Week 6 day 2) rather than Week 5. And although it was my third consecutive run yesterday (December is nuts to try and find time to do anything...), I completed the 20 minutes. I was glad it wasn't any longer, as my legs were done, but I did it!! Not that long ago, 90 seconds seemed like a long time... And adding another 10 minutes to the total still seems daunting, but will be here within a few weeks.0
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W6D1 complete! It seemed like a step backwards to do 3 intervals again... My pace was a little slower today, but I think that is because of the extra walking. 36:38 seconds for the entire session and I covered right at 3 miles -- a pace of 12:13 per mile or 4.912 mph. Looking forward to day two on Friday!0
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W6D2 finished! About 2 minutes into the 2nd 10 minute run, I wanted to stop and walk, but I kept on plodding along. The long run in a couple days has me a bit worried.....not to mention weeks 7-9! :noway:0
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I am going to be doing week 6 day 3 next- just finished day 2 yesterday and was so excited that I completed the day I never thought I would complete! A lot of mental effort to overcome! my app had me run 20 min and walk warm up and cool down. I actually ran about 25 min and walked about 2 min for cool down after app ended. So excited because I KNOW I can run 30 now. I never would have imagined being able to do this months ago....oh wow, anyone can do this if I can:)0
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This is also the app I use- a bit different from original c25k but I think I like it better because it doesn't seem to throw you into a long run sooo fast...more of an "ease". Great job!I'm using the revised running schedule in Bluefin Apps' Ease into 5K, so my 20 minute run was yesterday (Week 6 day 2) rather than Week 5. And although it was my third consecutive run yesterday (December is nuts to try and find time to do anything...), I completed the 20 minutes. I was glad it wasn't any longer, as my legs were done, but I did it!! Not that long ago, 90 seconds seemed like a long time... And adding another 10 minutes to the total still seems daunting, but will be here within a few weeks.0 -
Completed W6D3 this morning. Fought the whole way, but made it to the 25 minute mark without stopping. Still waiting to have it feel good--other than the enormous relief when it's time to stop. But, at least I did it.0
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W6D2 completed yesterday!!! I found it a little difficult to complete - definitely harder than W5D3. Hoping it is just mental due to the break in the middle?
I have a 5K tomorrow night and will be doing my W6D3 session during the race, but imagine I will do a little more running to make it through the entire 3.2 miles. Hoping I can make it through the entire 25 minutes without stopping. I am not sure if I should just start out the race walking the 5 minutes and then do the 25 minutes of running, or if I should do the 5 minutes of walking beforehand and begin the race running... Thinking the former? I will be happy just to beat my previous 5K time of 39:54.61. If I walk the first 5 and run 25 and that gets me anywhere close to the end, I would be ecstatic... Yesterday, I completed 3 miles in 33:36, so it's possible...
Sorry, I think too much when I am nervous! :blushing:0 -
Hey everyone---I managed to do week 6 day 3 and I made a decision before the run that if I felt good enough by the walking part of the run I would just keep running. I managed to run 33 minutes today. Does that make me an official grad of the program???? I am super happy and know I ran at least a 5k because I ran pretty fast today. I don't have anything to calculate my distance or pace, but tried to manually figure it out. I am going to continue running the last couple of weeks, but I am telling myself that I completed my goal I set out to do....What a great feeling! Keep it up everyone...I really never expected to achieve this...amazing!0
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Hilarious! Yes- it is great and your confidence is probably going to be higher with this allowing you to put up with Jillian longer! lol:bigsmile: Thank goodness. I try to do C25K before I let Jillian kick my rear!0 -
Well, I finally, finally got Week 5 done. I had to take a few weeks off to nurse a sprained ankle, but I killed W5 today. Here comes W6. Yay!0
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Well, I *think* I completed W6D3... I ran (what was *supposed* to be) a 5K tonight and since my C25K session was supposed to be one 25 minute run, I decided to basically go for broke and run the whole thing if I could. I ran for the first 90 seconds, but then there was a substantial hill, and because I didn't warm up properly (I just could not start a race walking...), I let my breathing get out of control. So, I walked the next 90 seconds to 2 minutes (basically to the top of the hill) and then ran for the remaining time minus a 10 second stop to tie my shoe (extremely frustrating!!!).
I say the run was *supposed* to be a 5K, because it totally wasn't... I finished the race in 28 minutes and 32 seconds and knew there was no way in Hades I ran 3.2 miles in that short of a span of time, so I drove the course and clocked 2.8 miles. Then, when I got home, I used Google maps, which agreed - the course was only 2.8 miles.
I was a little disappointed that the course was so short, but I am ecstatically happy with my pace!! My first 5K was just under 40 minutes, which works out to 4.8 mph, and this time it was 6.0 mph. Considering I am only just completing the 6th week of the program, that's not too shabby!
Also, I say I *think* I completed W6D3 because with my shoe tying break, I didn't technically run the 22 minutes straight. It was a
90 second run, 2 minute walk, 12 minute run, 10 second stop, 13 minute run... I don't think I am going to stress about it too much anyway since W7D1 is not really that huge of a jump...0 -
I just finished wk6, day 2---I didn't think I would finish...why was this one harder than the wk 5 20 minute run? OMG, the last few minutes, it was all mental-telling myself not to stop. Now on Friday, I will have do to the 22 minute run...Yikes!!0
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I finally got back on this horse today. I finished week 6 day 1 today. Felt really good about it after not running for nearly a month. I was surprised at how my body was able to jump right back in. Hopefully I won't have to take another hiatus anytime soon again.0
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I just finished wk6, day 2---I didn't think I would finish...why was this one harder than the wk 5 20 minute run? OMG, the last few minutes, it was all mental-telling myself not to stop. Now on Friday, I will have do to the 22 minute run...Yikes!!
I have finished the C25K now but i remember this is exactly how i felt, dont worry jus push yourself and remember you can do it! xxxx0 -
I just finished wk6, day 2---I didn't think I would finish...why was this one harder than the wk 5 20 minute run? OMG, the last few minutes, it was all mental-telling myself not to stop. Now on Friday, I will have do to the 22 minute run...Yikes!!
I have finished the C25K now but i remember this is exactly how i felt, dont worry jus push yourself and remember you can do it! xxxx
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glad to hear i wasn't the only one who thought week 6 d 2 was hard. I am behind where i want to be and have run 1/2 marathons but hadn't really run in about a year so i decided to do d1 and d2 right after each other. thought that was why i was struggling with teh last 10 min but maybe not. Justrying to get enough stamina back to walk significantly less than i run for a 1/2 marathon in mid february.0
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Week 6 Day 2 is coming up for me and is my 20 minute run. Im nervous....0
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Well, I fell off the C25K juggernaught over the XMas break and it's taken me till now to get back to week 6..
Did week 6 day 1 yesterday. PHEW. Somehow felt tougher than week 5 day 3!
We have a solid week of very hot weathe rforecast so treadmill all week for me...0 -
I definitely thought W6D1 was harder than W5D3! I also cramped up for the first time running today. I kept going and stretched after, but I have a feeling it's going to be sore for a few days.Well, I fell off the C25K juggernaught over the XMas break and it's taken me till now to get back to week 6..
Did week 6 day 1 yesterday. PHEW. Somehow felt tougher than week 5 day 3!
We have a solid week of very hot weathe rforecast so treadmill all week for me...0 -
Did Week 6 D1 yesterday. Ran too fast in the first running segment because I was COLD (should have worn a hoodie and may be gloves!), but got my pace down in the 8 minutes segment and it was alot easier.0
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Did Week 6 Day 1 yesterday to burn off some extra calories before some Superbowl snacking indulgence. When i was finished, I felt like I could so more, which is a good sign!
Going to try and do Week 6 Day 2 tomorrow.0 -
I'm on Week 6 Day 3 tomorrow. I'm so excited for my runs to be all running from here on out! I find that having to stop to walk is kind of disruptive, and now that I've switched to running outside I much prefer just running and not having to focus on the clock at all to check interval times!0
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Did Week 6 day 2 today - decided to only walk 1 minute in the middle and made the 2nd segment 12 min. And, I got my fastest pace - 10:39/mile (a 30 second improvement). I didn't think I would be able to increase pace as I increase the amount of running, but so far I have. Maybe I WILL really be running a 5K by week 9!0
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Did day 3 today. I ended up walking for a minute or two around 15 min, and then about 30 seconds near the end. My lungs were just burning, and my pace was down a little. (11 min miles) It is colder today (36 F), so maybe that is part of it. Good thing next week is all 25 minutes, too.0
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So last week on Tuesday, I was going to do Week 6 Day 2, and I am using the Ease Into 5K app, which means that was the 20 minute run. I was going to get up early and go to the gym in the morning. However, my husband needed the car so I tried to do it running around my neighborhood because it wasn't too cold. I really concentrated on running SLOWLY but I couldn't make it past 13 minutes of running, which I think was still pretty good.
Then Thursday I tried again. I was on a business trip in an unfamiliar hotel gym. But I accidentally started week 6 day 3. Then the treadmill kept starting and stopping and changing my speed without me making an adjustment - so I did the best I could.
Saturday I finally finished week 6 day 2! And today, I did week 6 day 3. It was REALLY difficult. The last 8 minutes were killing me, but I just tried to focus on my music and told myself how great it would feel to be done and how much I didn't want to have to go back and repeat this workout. I am very tired now and I think I overexerted myself a little bit because I had a bit of a stomachache when I was done. However, I'm doing cross training tomorrow and probably won't be able to work out again until Friday. So I am not too worried about injury.
Keep going Paeli and Vereushka! It's totally worth it. I will see you in the Week 7 thread!0 -
Did W6D1 today! There was a big ROTC group running past me near the end, so I mis-heard the last cue and stopped jogging (it was the D2 cool-down, not D1's). I realized a minute later when the podcast told the D1 folks that it was time for their cool-down - Opps! So, I ran for another minute and then did the cool down. I really can't believe I'm in Week 6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!0
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W6D2 done! The first 10 was tough, but I kept on plodding and puffing through :happy:
Not sure if I'm mentally ready for a 25-minute run, but I'll try it this weekend.0 -
Finished W6D1 today. Had doubts about the 20 minute run last week, but it wasn't too bad at all. Looking forward to D3 this week!0
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Finished W6D1 today and couldnt believe how good I felt. I just knew going into it that it was going to be hard. Seeing how last week started with a 5 minute run and now this week started with a 10 minute. But it was unbelieveable how I made it through. So for those out there that think you can never be a runner, I say yes you can. I went from smoking a pack and a half for the last 20 years, to quitting smoking on Oct 25th and started the C25K in January. If someone would have told me I would be running for 10 minutes straight or heck even 3 minutes I would have laughed at them. But the C25K has made a believer out of me. Lastly, but not least, thanks to all you that post your thoughts and experiences. It really helps those of us that havent made it there or enlightens us to what others have experienced...:)0
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