Week 3
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I'm a little behind as I took a few weeks off to recover from my hip injury. I started W3 this week and it was great, if a little slow. I sure am glad to be back at it after the looooong holidays!0
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Finally! I had a wonderful run tonight! Went 63 minutes without stopping except when I had to cross the street and there were cars in the way! I don't know why those cars have to get on my running road. :laugh: It was a bit cold, which is the way I like it and it just felt good to finally have a run where I wasn't worn out before i started. Upping my calories really seems to have made a big difference and it was only 100 more. Of course, we'll see if the streak holds. i sure hope so. And no, I can't finish 10K in that time. But someday. I have my first official 5K on January 28th.
Mom - You are doing amazing!
Bees - I'm glad you're back at it and doing well!
Aimster - You'll be back to tearing it up in no time!
Becka - Some days just don't go as we planned! Take care of that blister so it doesn't cause any more problems. You've been so dedicated and I bet you'll be brilliant at that 10K run.0 -
We are completely socked in.This morning I stepped put the door to do W3D2, and was almost blasted off the sidewalk with the sideways snow blizzard, lol! They were announcing a better evening, but, 8pm, and still coming down hard. Oh well, I guess I'll try again tomorrow. This really is starting to get to me, I never thought winter running would end up being SOOOO challenging:( I sure hope the plows come out overnight, as it looks to be 2 or 3 feet of snow out there already, ugh. How I envy you guys and gals in the warmer climes!0
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Finally got W3D2 done! The pace was very slow, however, as the ground was covered in ice and snow and was rather tricky to run on. I hope to finish W3 this and move on to W4.0
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I guess I'm the only one commenting here for week 3, lol! But, I finally completed it today through slush and snow, ugh. Next step, week 4, hope there's still someone there, lol!0
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Managed to squeeze in a 28 min run today.
The cold air really made it hard to get my breathing down.
I managed to tough it out though and about the time I started to feel good, I had to stop and cool down.
Just too cold, the kids were getting cold riding their bikes.
Will try again soon. I think the forecast is calling for some temps in the 40's over the next couple days ( that is if I can keep from getting sick since we were exposed to strep throat last night ).
The next 24hrs will tell....
Stay healthy everyone - I am off to get another water refill to try and stay ahead of this creeping crud.0 -
Hey for those still checking. I haven't written because my runs have been so inconsistent due to travels and weather. I am happy to say that today I managed to complete week three in only a week! I am so excited. It finally feels like I am moving forward. I am hoping next week will go smoothly for week four!0
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Finally have worked my way back from my leg injury and am hoping to finish up Week 3 next week! Finally....it's been nearly 3 weeks of resting and working my way back to where I was. It sure feels like a lot longer!0
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Finished Week 3 today only a month after starting it. OY!
Feels great to be back out there. A little less mileage than my Day 2 run, but I did that one on a flat trail, where today's run was on roads with some hills (not huge ones, though they feel kinda huge when I'm running them). I was hoping to break 4.5 miles and I clocked in at 4.61, so I am pleased.
And honestly, it felt really good. I thought it would feel a lot harder after so much time out of the game, but I guess the other cardio I did kept me closer to my same level.
I can't wait to start Week 4 on Friday!0 -
Hello group and Happy Monday :happy:
Finished up week 2 on Saturday morning, and jumped right into week 3 this fine Monday morning. Actually I think it was more like....drag myself out of bed... then stretch... then jump into run...LOL On W2D3 I challenged myself to 4 intervals plus 5wu and 8 min cd... (5wu-15-1-15-1-15-1-10-8cd) and I am glad I did b/c I believe it got me more mentally prepared for W3D1... my intervals today were (5wu-17-1-17-1-22-5cd). Looking forward to Thursdays run.0 -
Week 3 has treated my very well.
On day 2 on really changed up the intervals doing the 5 min warmup then did one 17 min run the the 1 min walk... the I increased the second interval to 20 minutes with 1 min walk after then the last interval took it to 25 minutes then did a 10 min cooldown. The toughest part about the runs so far has be the first 5 or 6 minutes and then the last mile my right leg tends to get sore. I always make sure I get in a good stretch before and after each run.
So on day 3 which was yesterday... I did the 5 minute warmup walk and then I just started running and running and stopped at 61 minutes then did a 10 minute cool down. I ran a total of 10.2 K when all was said and done. Yeeeessssss... WoooHoooo... I DID it.:drinker: I am sooo in Awe at what I have been able to achieve with the running. 3 weeks left to go. This B210K is a Super Program.0 -
Doing well! W11D1 was my best run yet. I ended up going for 6.1 miles in a little over an hour. Today wasn't so great because I kept getting a stitch so I had to stop a couple of times. Paused the workout and just picked up where I left off.0
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Done with Week 3! My app borked out on me not even halfway through, ugh! Thankfully I had Nike+ going on in the background so it all worked out. Looking forward to week 4!0
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Well done!! :drinker:
Happy running to you in week 4.
Will be going out and running a 5K for sure tomorrow. Might go as far as 10K. Going to be a beautiful day tomorrow.0 -
I hope you got a nice run in!
Probably more since you posted this.
Skipping Week 4 because it's only one additional minute and working on Week 5.0 -
Finally got started with week 3 :happy: Ran 3 x 17 mins and walked for 2 x 1 min in between with the warm up/cool down either side. It went well. Had a lovely evening, so just couldn't resist getting out there even though I ran 45 mins yesterday. I don't normally run 2 days in a row but just couldn't resist getting out in the warm, sunny evening.
Soon be seeing you here mamakira and mrsmalcolm 0 -
Day 2 done today. Another lovely evening, so went for it.
Half way through my run, I was startled by a snake slithering out of the grassy edge across my path. I had to jump over it, it was quite a large snake. Please understand, living in Munich, Germany, coming across snakes is not a regular occurrence.0 -
Day 2 done today. Another lovely evening, so went for it.
Half way through my run, I was startled by a snake slithering out of the grassy edge across my path. I had to jump over it, it was quite a large snake. Please understand, living in Munich, Germany, coming across snakes is not a regular occurrence.
A snake would freak me out. I am a big scaredy cat. I finally started week 3. I had been putting it off because I was a bit intimidated by the length of the runs. I never run early AM, but I was up this morning and with a hot and humid day ahead, I figured now or never. I had a really good run, my longest yet. I did three 18 minute runs with two 1 min walk breaks in between, 4.32 miles run, 4.87 with warm up/cool down walk. I am going to give the mornings a shot since it is going to be really hot for the next few days.0 -
Well done mrsmalcolm. Sounds like you've found your perfect running time. No worries here in Munich about the weather being too hot to run. Summer seems to have forgotten to come to Munich.
Super excited for you to be doing the 8K run event too, you'll do great 0 -
First my mom came to town to visit, now I'm not feeling too hot so I only ran once last week. I am trying to get myself together this week so I can finish week 3 and prep for this 8k. Sometimes you just have to listen to your body.0
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Absolutely. Rest when you need to so you can run like you want to!0
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Finally finished week 3. What a pain in my *kitten* this week has been. I did the day 1 with no problem, actually thought it wasn't a very challenging at all. I thought that would mean the rest of the week would be a breeze, no such luck. First a heatwave hit, with a real feel of 41 C/105F I had to take a few days off. Then when I tried on two attempts to do the run and hit a wall at the second interval. On the third try I did the run, and it was very slow. Today finished out week 3, it only took me two weeks. Now on to week 4.0
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Yay, well done for being persistent.0
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Great job. I'm still 2 minutes under my splits from where I was in June. They say that we'll speed up again when it cools down.0
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Yes I am looking forward to the fall0
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I did W3D1 this morning, which on my plan is a 2.5 mile run. It's cool here so when I hit the road at 6:00 am it was about 53 degrees... sorry everybody who is sweltering everywhere else. I had to wear a long-sleeved t-shirt. I started out listening to an audio book thinking that would distract me but it was a mistake - as I was getting close to my first big hill (Mondays I do a hilly route) I had to hit pause on my app so I could switch to my running playlist. In the end I was very happy with my time (31:10).0
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Great job. I will fantasize about needing a long-sleeved t during my run this afternoon.0
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W3D2 complete (2 mile run in 23:04). I'm enjoying my shift in mentality - "oh it's only 2 miles so I should be able to run faster." Two months ago the thought of running 2 miles at all was overwhelming. Run felt good. Saturday I tackle my first 4 mile run.
p.s. Able to wear short sleeves today!0 -
Just wait until one of the C25k buddies posts "should I carb load before a 5k?" and you think "Three miles??? Seriously? This is NOT a big deal."0
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I started week 3 this morning, using the RunDouble 5 to 10k app. Today's run was 3 runs of 1.8 miles with a walk of 0.1 mile in between.
It wasn't pretty, but I did it!
Distance: 5.57 miles (+ 1.05 wu and cd)
Running Pace: 11:530
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