for anyone considering the Couch to 5K...

mommared53

Thank you AlyssasMommy and m2k. That's an old pic though taken last year. I needed a pic of me for the "thread killer" thread so I could have a arrow pointing to it. :laugh: I'll have to have my son take some pics of me so I can post some more recent pics.

amylynne26

I ran 28 minutes last night, lost 3 more pounds, and not only did I wear a belt but I tucked in my shirt today! I haven't done that in years!!! I love this program!!

mommared53

Congratulations Amy and welcome back! :flowerforyou: You haven't posted for awhile. Ok, girlie, Saturday it's 30 minutes! Are you with me? :bigsmile:

Happyoceangirl

Betty, I'm with you - lol!!! Did 30 mins today - non stop, again. Might have been pushing myself a little too hard ... wanting to go faster already, but did it and feel AWESOME!

On runnersworld.com there's an article about doubling your distance in 6-7 weeks. I'm thinking of trying either that or "Becoming a One Hour Runner" as the next step.

Any takers for either program?

maddiebabe

I did it...i finally ran the 25 minutes of W7 without stopping I am so freaking happy right now...and i lost 4.4 lbs this week, so I genuinely thrilled today

Good luck Amy and Momma on your 30 minute run this week. I know you will do so amazing yet again. I hope all goes well for you guys and everyone else running today. Keep up the good work, you are all such inspirations to me so thank you for that :blushing:

toots99

Betty, I'm with you - lol!!! Did 30 mins today - non stop, again. Might have been pushing myself a little too hard ... wanting to go faster already, but did it and feel AWESOME!

On runnersworld.com there's an article about doubling your distance in 6-7 weeks. I'm thinking of trying either that or "Becoming a One Hour Runner" as the next step.

Any takers for either program?

Smiles, I'll totally do the One Hour Runner (Or OHR as I guess it's called!). Here's a link I found to it.
http://mindplunge.com/c25k/one-hour-runner.html

It's funny, I was wondering what's coming next...I was thinking "Is that it? Do I just run now? Am I a runner?" :laugh:

mommared53

Smiles, excellent job on running for 30 minutes! We have arrived! :happy: What a great feeling that is.

Maddie congratulations on the 25 minutes and the weight loss. WOW, I'm impressed! 4.4 pounds! Way to go!

Toots, you made me laught with "Am I a runner?" :laugh: Yes, you are. We all are and it feels fantastic! Thanks for the link. I looked it up and Maddie count me in. I'm going to go for it too.

I bought a pedometer last night and tonight Amy and I are going to see if we can run the 5k. I know we can run for 30 minutes but I don't think we're actually running for 3.2 miles. We'll see how we do tonight. November 28 is the big day when we're planning to run the 5k in Seattle. WOOHOO!!

Good luck all you running fools. Keep up the good work. We can do this. :happy: :happy: :happy:

JPriceGA

Resting today.

Congrats to the 28 & 30 minute runners!

One of the reasons I like this program is I like exercise in roughly 30 minute chunks... running an hour at a time just doesn't appeal... unless I were to run a 10k. :-)

Gotta make it to 28 minutes before worrying about that!

My first run of week 8 is tomorrow.

maddiebabe

Hey momma , Thanks for the congrats. I was super shocked by the 4lbs lost too. I am FINALLY looking forward to stepping on the scales again I also talked to one of the girls who I work with and we are running a 5km on October 18th . its a great race through Toronto and they also run a half and full marathon that day. I am excited for my first ever 5km this year (or EVER

we also decided that we are aiming for a half marathon at the race next year which I guess will be October 17, 2010 and I am pumped because it will keep me motivated for the next year. Especially since the half marathon will be after my wedding so its a future-fantastic goal lol Anyway, good luck on your runs this evening and tomorrow you crazy running fools

Im going for the last 25 minute run tomorrow morning before we go to the local county fair and I know I shouldnt but Imight feel the need to get a small square of fudge or some AMAZING fries. It only happens once a year and i might have a small treat but Im making sure to put in some extra exercise tomorrow so I dont feel so guilty shhhhh I know Im being bad :blushing:

amylynne26

45 minutes. FOURTY FIVE MINUTES. I, who 3 months ago could hardly walk a block without stopping to catch my breath, just ran 45 minutes.

That is all.

:happy:

m2kjenn

45 minutes. FOURTY FIVE MINUTES. I, who 3 months ago could hardly walk a block without stopping to catch my breath, just ran 45 minutes.

That is all.

:happy:

Congratulations!!!!! So proud of you!!

mommared53

Well, just got back from our run. I didn't quite make the 5k. I managed to run 2 and 3/4 miles. I'm still pretty proud of myself though. I have 2 months to train for the Seattle 5k. I know I'll get there.

Good luck on your run tomorrow Jprice. I have faith that you'll make it. :bigsmile:

Maddie, I hope you have fun at the fair tomorrow. I'm sure it's in the rule book some where that you're allow to have one small cheat at one fair one time per year. :laugh:

Good luck everyone and happy running. :flowerforyou:

mommared53

45 minutes. FOURTY FIVE MINUTES. I, who 3 months ago could hardly walk a block without stopping to catch my breath, just ran 45 minutes.

That is all.

:happy:

There's my girl! :happy: So proud of you!! Not only did you run for 45 minutes but you ran the 5K! Congratulations!! :happy: :flowerforyou:

maddiebabe

wooo hooo amy!!! you are a freakin rock star!!!! I am so jealous and inspired at the same time!!! I also have to say that i was running 25minutes and looking at the 30 minute runs and I didnt think it would get me 5km and apparently I was sort of right becuase it took you 45 minutes to run the 5km which is AMAZING by the way!!!!

i am so glad for you....that is so awesome!!!!! keep up the good work and the posts so that we have something to aspire to each day

JPriceGA

amylynne26 - YOU are AMAZING! Congratulations!

Happyoceangirl

Betty, I'm with you - lol!!! Did 30 mins today - non stop, again. Might have been pushing myself a little too hard ... wanting to go faster already, but did it and feel AWESOME!

On runnersworld.com there's an article about doubling your distance in 6-7 weeks. I'm thinking of trying either that or "Becoming a One Hour Runner" as the next step.

Any takers for either program?

Smiles, I'll totally do the One Hour Runner (Or OHR as I guess it's called!). Here's a link I found to it.
http://mindplunge.com/c25k/one-hour-runner.html

It's funny, I was wondering what's coming next...I was thinking "Is that it? Do I just run now? Am I a runner?" :laugh:

Awesome! I'll have to take a look at the article - where are you at right now? I'm finding that since I made the 30 minutes, I'm feeling a little lost.... just a little though. Having the structure and increasing goals is really motivating for me - and having you all to report back to.... Let's keep going! I'm shooting for another 30 minutes today (I do have a cold, the sniffles, but am going to do my best... I'll report back in).

Happyoceangirl

amylynne26 - YOU are AMAZING! Congratulations!

Ditto!!!!! Amylynne - you ROCK!!!! Thanks so much for starting this thread, and being our fearless leader!

toots99

45 minutes. FOURTY FIVE MINUTES. I, who 3 months ago could hardly walk a block without stopping to catch my breath, just ran 45 minutes.

That is all.

:happy:

That's so great!! :drinker:

mommared53

Well, it's official, I'm an official runner. I just went on line and subscribed to Runners World magazine. :bigsmile: :happy::laugh:

maddiebabe

that is awesome. A good friend of mine has a subscription to a couple different running magazines and I always borrow them after she reads them and it works good for me for motivation.

Im sure you wil love it

mommared53

Well tonight we may be running in the rain. I think we really need to find somewhere else to run now that the days are getting shorter and colder and rainier. I'm hoping to be able to run for the full 3.2 miles tonight. I'll post tonight with the results.

Happyoceangirl

So... I've been trying to keep it up - since I finally made the 30 minute mark. I went out on Sunday for what was supposed to be 30 mins, and ran for 10, then felt I needed a break - but couldn't make myself run any further after a walk break. I was so tired I wanted to hitch a ride home. Granted, I feel like I've been catching a cold, so maybe that's what's up... less energy?

I went yesterday (Monday) - walked about 4 miles with my little dog buddy and threw some jogging stretches in (a few were uphill) - figured its better than nothing.

I really want to have a success and feel like I can do it again! Just deciding if I need to back off for a few days and let this darn cold do it's thang.... I'm afraid I'll lose momentum if I stop...

toots99

I'm starting to feel sick myself, maybe that's why i had to break the 30 minutes into three 10 minute parts today.

maddiebabe

i was reading an article ina running magazine today and it said that walk breaks were optional in shorter runs but mandatory in longer runs to maintiain a good pace all the time! Apparently its best to run 10 minutes and walk 1 minute then run 10 minutes again. I dont know if that helps, but I end up taking the odd walk break too.

I get really bad sinus infections so sometimes I find running really difficult too and makes that "runners wall" seem wayyyyyyyy taller and harder to get over too

best of luck on the runs though

m2kjenn

Got my 30 minutes of running in tonight, felt really good, I have noticed that allergies and sinus drainage make it hard to breathe right, actually had to hack and spit at one point, felt like I was going to drown. Everyone is doing so great, feeling under the weather definitely makes it hard, good for all of you for continuing to run!!!

mommared53

Well fortunately we didn't have to run in the rain after all. We forgot to take the pedometer to see how far we ran though. I had to stop and rest about half way. I was rather disappointed in myself for that. I think maybe I tired out earlier this time because of the cooler weather and wearing an extra sweater. I don't know. I'm going to strive to do better on Thursday. Hopefully.

toots99

i was reading an article ina running magazine today and it said that walk breaks were optional in shorter runs but mandatory in longer runs to maintiain a good pace all the time! Apparently its best to run 10 minutes and walk 1 minute then run 10 minutes again. I dont know if that helps, but I end up taking the odd walk break too.

That makes me feel better!

m2kjenn

Well fortunately we didn't have to run in the rain after all. We forgot to take the pedometer to see how far we ran though. I had to stop and rest about half way. I was rather disappointed in myself for that. I think maybe I tired out earlier this time because of the cooler weather and wearing an extra sweater. I don't know. I'm going to strive to do better on Thursday. Hopefully.

I find I have up and down days, no way to tell until I am out there. Best to listen to your body and do what it needs. We have all been pushing our bodies in completely new ways. If I back off one day I usually can go farther the next, so don't be disappointed, just look forward to the next run.

mommared53

Well fortunately we didn't have to run in the rain after all. We forgot to take the pedometer to see how far we ran though. I had to stop and rest about half way. I was rather disappointed in myself for that. I think maybe I tired out earlier this time because of the cooler weather and wearing an extra sweater. I don't know. I'm going to strive to do better on Thursday. Hopefully.

I find I have up and down days, no way to tell until I am out there. Best to listen to your body and do what it needs. We have all been pushing our bodies in completely new ways. If I back off one day I usually can go farther the next, so don't be disappointed, just look forward to the next run.

Thanks m2k. I'm wondering if the reason I feel like I didn't do as well as I should have is because last night Amy and I decided not the do the 5 minute warmup walk. We did our stretches then went straight to running. Should we continue to do the warmup walks?

m2kjenn

Well fortunately we didn't have to run in the rain after all. We forgot to take the pedometer to see how far we ran though. I had to stop and rest about half way. I was rather disappointed in myself for that. I think maybe I tired out earlier this time because of the cooler weather and wearing an extra sweater. I don't know. I'm going to strive to do better on Thursday. Hopefully.

I find I have up and down days, no way to tell until I am out there. Best to listen to your body and do what it needs. We have all been pushing our bodies in completely new ways. If I back off one day I usually can go farther the next, so don't be disappointed, just look forward to the next run.

Thanks m2k. I'm wondering if the reason I feel like I didn't do as well as I should have is because last night Amy and I decided not the do the 5 minute warmup walk. We did our stretches then went straight to running. Should we continue to do the warmup walks?

From everything I've read the warm up walk is always important, it gets your body warmed up and ready to go. I don't think 5 minutes is a magic number for it, you could maybe lessen it to 2-3 minutes which would at least get your body warmed up.