How you did this week
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You're doing so great! I run on the road all the time now, unless it is raining or something. It is a lot tougher and I can't pace myself either. I ran 30 min straight on the treadmill, but am now just up to 9 minutes on the road. I'm getting there though.
And a 4 min mile pace. Wow!! You SHOULD be very proud of yourself.
Keep up the good, no great, work! :flowerforyou:0 -
I did two C25K workouts! LOL I finally ran all of the 5K on my first workout, using W9D2 distance version. Then, after walking my cooldown, I decided that I really didn't want to walk the entire way back, so I loaded W1D1 timed version and ran intervals! I'm tired! But this is the 1st time that I ran 5K outside and did not walk for a second! I seem to do better on a lighter breakfast and higher temperature with lower humidity. My speed for the 5K was 4.77 MPH. During my warmup, I started mentally chanting the cadence to my walking (1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4) and tried to match it when I started running. I repeated the cadence throughout quite a bit of my jog. One time, a runner passed me and I found that I could not look at the horizon until he got out of site because I was speeding up in response to his pace. I wanted to keep it real slow so that I could finish without stopping.
Someone had recommended jog.fm You enter in your mile run time and it will match you up with songs with a beat per minute aligned to your jog time. I love it!
According to Runner's World, every 5 degrees over 60F can decrease your mile speed 20-30 seconds! That's a lot! I'd be thrilled to take 60-90 seconds off of my mile time!0 -
yallcallmedeb, You are doing great!!!! I'm hoping to run the 5K I'm doing in a couple of weeks without stopping to walk. If I do, that will be the first time. Today, I ran 10 minutes and walked one minute 3 times...so that means I ran 30 min and walked 2. Surely, in another 2 weeks I can eliminate those 2 minute walks. Of course, I'll have to run more than 30 minutes for the 5K. I'll see, but that is my goal. I drove over the course a couple of weeks ago and there is one fairly steep hill and a couple of longer slopping hills. These are what kills me. But, today I ran a very hilly course up and down my road and was proud that I actually ran from the bottom of the hill and all the way up my driveway, which is almost all hill too. That was about .3 miles of pure hill, and fairly steep at that. Now, I was about dead when I got to the top, but I kept on running slowly and got my breath back. I think I can conquer those hills on the race course!
For the week, I've done well. I only did 2 days of my programmed running, but on the other day I did fartleks on the treadmill. Still, I logged 8.3 miles. I'll take that.0 -
Isn't it amazing what us "middle-aged" gals can accomplish?!!
Great job on the hills! I got my butt kicked by a tiny hill and haven't even thought about trying a real hill yet! I did notice that my rail trail has me going up the equivalent of 3 flights of stairs but it is so gradual that it's totally not noticeable!0 -
Don't laugh if I tell you i jogged for 15 mins over my 40 minute lunch time walk!!! That's the first out in public, well I say public no one was around.
30 mins later on my return journey it hailed and rained on me and the only thing that is dry is my knickers and that is unconfirmed lol!
Go me with the red face and soggy tousers to sit in for the next two hours at my desk!
NSV i had to tighten my HRM belt by 4 inches, I don't know if that was to do with my new sports bra pulling everything in and up.
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Please, let me laugh! :laugh: (about the rain and being wet for hours afterwards)
You did great though. Sorry about the rain and hail...esp the hail. Hope it was small and you were able to find a little shelter. At least everyone at work knew you were out getting your exercise!
Maybe check the weather report before your next outing.
Tightening up your HRM belt by 4 inches..... that's great! Keep up the good work.0 -
I had to dry off my trousers under the hand dryer in the ladies. The weather has been awful here, so I had to take my chance between showers. There was no shelter, but I did try to run for cover. :bigsmile:
My cheeks were glowing, I'm happy I earned 295 calories for being out 41 mins yeah!!0 -
I forgot to post over the weekend how my week went. I did manage to run twice and did well....on hills. Instead of running the third day, I was in a tennis tournament for 2 days and played 5 matches in the heat and humidity. I can feel it this morning and need to get out there and run early. We'll soon see how it goes today. I have a 5K race on Saturday this week, so I'm planning to run today and Wed and rest up....tennis only...until then. Wish me luck.0
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Alimac92 - you made me laugh! Great attitude!
You're doing great, quilteryoyo!
I did my first race last Wed. and it kicked my butt. Lesson to be learned: check out what you are getting into before you do it! LOL Turns out that this was more of a mountain race than any kind of normal 5K! My fitbit shows that I did the equivalent of 27 flights of stairs during my run. I was not able to run all of it but I got a 40:13 for a course that allegedly is just under 3 miles. I'm going to continue this series even though I am WAY out of my league, so the next race is this Wed. I heard a lot of the participants talking about doing this marathon and that marathon and a bunch of them pre-ran the course before the race! Definitely way above my level!0 -
You're doing great. Stick with it, you'll get there. If you are going to do this series, you may want to find some hills to run during your normal workouts. I asked the question on a thread about how you get better/faster at running hills. The overwhelming answer is, you guessed it, run hills. :laugh: You should be proud of yourself for finishing!
And, I know I've told you this before, but don't you just "hate" those people who pre-run the course as a warm up!
Keep it up! You're awesome! :flowerforyou:0 -
I wanted to achieve running a 5K without walking before I added in hills. Well, I guess that I did that. I added in hills 1 week later! LOL I'm starting to do some real light training on hills (i.e., anytime that I come across a hill, I run up it!) I need to scope out a new place to run that has some good hills to practice on. I'm loving running on the rail trail. There is 2.5 miles that is paved, followed by 3.1 miles in the woods. The next 2 sections are 1 mile and 2 mile and one of them has a crazy steep hill. I'll have to check out the last section(s) of the trail and see if they might have some nicer hills. Otherwise, I'll have to scope out some streets, I guess. We have a lot of really steep hills here. I also thought about going to a local hiking mountain and running some sections of that.
I'm thinking that my new schedule will be:
Monday - 5K improver (total distance 3.1 miles)
Tuesday - walk (3-4 miles) and Bob Harper Kettlebell workout
Wednesday - yoga (1 hr) and cross-country summer series run
Thursday - rest and/or yoga
Friday - 5K improver
Saturday - long run (3-5 miles)
Sunday - Kettlebells
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That sounds like an ambitious schedule to me, but I'm sure you can do it. You aren't running consecutive days most of the time, so that will give your running muscles time to heal. I really do need to add some strength training to my routine, but right now 3 days a week of running feels right for me. I like having those days in between when I don't have to worry about exercising and can get other stuff done early in the day. I admire those of you who can work out 5 or 6 days a week. I say give it a try and if it's too much, you can always modify it. The exercise police won't show up at your door if you don't stick to the plan. :laugh:
I did really good this week. I met my goal of running 30 minutes outside without stopping to walk. In fact, on Monday I ran 35:30 and then on Wed I ran 40 minutes. And, these runs were on a very, very hilly course. So, my pace was slow, but I did it. Then, today I ran a 5K and had my personal best time. I'm waiting for the official time, because I didn't get it this morning. I think it was 33:15, which is about a 10:40 pace. My previous 5K was 35:15 and the temp was about 20 degrees cooler. Of course, it was a hillier course than the one I just ran. I'm pleased.
I am going to work this month on improving my time for the 5K that is on Aug 18th. I hope for another personal best.0 -
I am finding that exercising is really helping me deal with stress and God knows I have enough stress in my life! I think that Sunday will be the hardest day to get in a workout because I tend to work out in the morning and I don't think that I will manage to get a workout and shower in before Church! I'll try to get it in during the afternoon but with everyone home, it is tough. Yesterday, all that I managed was to drag my son on a walk with me, bribing him to the park. I'm doing the yoga on T and Th because I find that my muscles get really tight, so it is more of an intense stretching session than anything else.
I am so amazed at all of the races that you do, Quilteryoyo. That is wonderful! Congrats on your very successful 5K this past weekend!0 -
I really would like for us to continue this thread, so I hope some of you read this and join in.
This past week, April 14 - 21, was not a good one for me. I didn't log my food any day and didn't exercise any either...not even tennis. Yikes. I just realized that last part! Anyway, some of you may remember that I was doing a challenge for myself to raise money for Relay For Life in the month of March. I managed to run the 50 miles and raise close to $700, not got it all in yet. But, in the process, I injured my right calf muscle twice. So, the first week of this month, I didn't do much exercise on purpose, in order to let it heal. Then, the next week, things happened, and again all I did was play tennis twice. Then, the trees here in E. TN started blooming and my allergies kicked in. I have been coughing for 3 weeks...finally went to the doctor this past Tuesday and got lots of meds. I'm still coughing, but not quite as much. I feel pretty good, so my plan is to try to run/walk some next week and see how it goes. I'm not going to worry about time or distance, just get out and do something.0 -
I didn't do very well this past week....ate too much and the only exercise I got was tennis and mowing the lawn. I am going to try to run more next week and log my calories....haven't been doing that either.0
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I'm going to keep adding to this thread and hope someone else joins in. :happy:
I am not doing very well with my goal right now. Not logging food and not getting the exercise I need to. I have all of the usual excuses, but I know I can make time for the things I really want to do....most of the time. I just need to get motivated again. I am going to give myself a break until next week, since my nephew is getting married on Saturday. Then, I am really going to do my best to get back into running. I may start over with the program I did to get to running 30 minutes without stopping before. I just won't start at the beginning. Having a schedule I know I can do helps motivate me.
Hope to see some other comments on here. Good luck to all!0 -
hi quilteryoyo
I know what you mean about the motivation thing. I do well with the exercise but don't always log my food. However this week has been good and I feel back on track. I usually run in the gym but ventured out this morning (hilly where I live) and ran 5k in 29 mins so happy with that. I'm looking to increase my distance. 0 -
I did the 10K training program through a local gym (and it was FREE!) at the beginning of the year. It yielded me a running partner! We do very well together. Our pace is very much the same (she did a 5K this weekend without me at a 10:19 pace and my last 3 mile run without her was at a 10:20 pace so even when we aren't together, we are about the same). Her schedule is flexible so she has no problem changing times/days when my children interfere with our regular schedule. I think that it really helps having someone to be accountable to. We meet 4 days a week at 8:45. I know that I have to get my rear out the door or I will leave her waiting for me. We don't talk much once we get running but we do chat during our walking warmups and cooldowns and while stretching (and then some). We have done a few races together and she just signed up to do the half marathon that I am doing in October! I am doing it with some out-of-state friends but one is way faster than I and the other walks so we will not be together during the actual race. I am so happy to have someone to be by my side for at least 12 miles if not the entire race. I don't know if you have anyone around you that you can recruit to join you but it might help motivate you. If you re-start the training program, you might even be able to recruit a new person to the sport of running. I know that you haven't done any races lately, but maybe you could find someone at a local race who is around your pace and is friendly or alone or whatever.0
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I also find it helpful posting here on MFP. How many times have you seen me confess that I thought about you guys while running and decided that I couldn't fail because then I'd have to admit it to you. Yes, you would never really know if I'm telling the truth or not but it keeps me going.
Perhaps signing up for a race would also give you a goal to attain.0 -
Thanks Deb,
I wish there was someone near me who would like to start running, but I can't think of anyone...and, I really don't want to have to drive 30 minutes into town to find someone. That's one reason why I run, so I don't have to "waste" the driving time. I was running every once in a while with a friend, but we haven't run together at all this year....we live about 15 minutes apart. That's one of the downfalls of living out in the country.
I do have a couple of races coming up in August...both 5Ks. I'm hoping to be built back up by then. My run today was certainly a wake up call as to how quickly you can lose your fitness level.0 -
Not a big fan of humidity here in FL...just started indoor exercise again...but want to move into jogging soon. Looking at a few 5K's to motivate me:)0
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Gina,
FL summers are brutal. I lived there for 4 years and could never really get into exercising. I did have a walking partner, but running was tough. What are you doing as "indoor exercise?" I really do like jogging....seems to be the only thing I have found that helps me keep the pounds off. Good luck.0
