Starting W4D1 - anyone else?

anne2605

I can not believe I'm at wk4. My husband cannot believe I've stuck with the plan. I'm so motivated and even though the weather is against me (snow/severe cold) I'm not letting it beat me. I think that alone is what's motivating me.

Anybody else at this point of the programme? Love to hear how you're coping.

anne2605

Me again! Just returned from completing day 1 of week 4 and OMG!

I'm sooooo proud of myself :bigsmile:

KathleenKP

I finished it about an hour ago. It was "easy", which surprised me. But last week I was doing an extra segment each time with running through an entire song, so the 5min sections weren't bad today. However, I then did some hip-hop dancing, and I didn't have nearly the energy I usually do. Very tired right now...

Yay! For week four! Great job!! I can't believe I've been doing it this long, either.

veganashley

Good for you! Glad you got through it!

I'm doing W4D3 tonight (in the rain... ugh!). Day 1 was not too bad for me. Day 2 was pretty rough. Not sure what to expect from tonight's run, but as long as I can push myself through it, I'm moving onto week 5. I have contemplated repeating Week 4, but I don't think I will end up having to. I have a feeling week 5 might take a little longer to master, however!

KathleenKP

Why do you think d2 was harder?

veganashley

It was just an off day for me personally. I had eaten too recently (running on a full stomach makes me feel queasy) and was really tired for some reason. I finished it but hated every second of it.

But I did day 3 last night and it was great! I even felt like I could have kept running after I finished. I just went for a really long cooldown walk instead. I'm feeling confident about starting week 5 tomorrow.

likitisplit

Ashley - Just like my W7D2 run. I think we'll all have "off days" sometimes.

kmbweber2014

I just finished w4d3. I haven't looked ahead at what w5 holds for me but I'm excited. I have tried to not look ahead so that why I can't scare myself out of continuing.

anne2605

I finished it about an hour ago. It was "easy", which surprised me. But last week I was doing an extra segment each time with running through an entire song, so the 5min sections weren't bad today. However, I then did some hip-hop dancing, and I didn't have nearly the energy I usually do. Very tired right now...

Yay! For week four! Great job!! I can't believe I've been doing it this long, either.

Wow! I wish I could have used the adjective "easy" to describe my run. I got through it and was glad when it was over. I'm doing day 2 tomorrow, so hopefully I'll be less anxious. I just wish it wasn't so darn cold.

anne2605

I just finished w4d3. I haven't looked ahead at what w5 holds for me but I'm excited. I have tried to not look ahead so that why I can't scare myself out of continuing.

I'm the same. My husband can't understand why I don't download the whole programme at once but I prefer to do it week by week. It's like I try not to read how people are doing at say week 7. Some of the things they write scare me senseless.

veganashley

Ashley - Just like my W7D2 run. I think we'll all have "off days" sometimes.

Yep, and for me, there are certain factors that I'm learning can really influence my performance. Time of day, meal timing, etc. I tried running before work in the morning and it sucked. After work, which I thought would be worse, was actually much easier.

likitisplit

I just finished w4d3. I haven't looked ahead at what w5 holds for me but I'm excited. I have tried to not look ahead so that why I can't scare myself out of continuing.

I'm the same. My husband can't understand why I don't download the whole programme at once but I prefer to do it week by week. It's like I try not to read how people are doing at say week 7. Some of the things they write scare me senseless.

Nobody means to scare you senseless. The thing is - I was you (or slower) at W4D3. And you'll be me (or faster) in week 7. But I think you're doing the right thing: don't worry about it. Just have a pinch of pixie dust and think of a wonderful thought. You'll be flying in no time.

KathleenKP

I finished it about an hour ago. It was "easy", which surprised me. But last week I was doing an extra segment each time with running through an entire song, so the 5min sections weren't bad today. However, I then did some hip-hop dancing, and I didn't have nearly the energy I usually do. Very tired right now...

Yay! For week four! Great job!! I can't believe I've been doing it this long, either.

Wow! I wish I could have used the adjective "easy" to describe my run. I got through it and was glad when it was over. I'm doing day 2 tomorrow, so hopefully I'll be less anxious. I just wish it wasn't so darn cold.

Ok, well I'll try to remember the adjectives I would use to descibe it WHILE I am running. They MIGHT be different. LOL. But I do think it is getting easier. I have always liked to push myself with exercise, though. The biggest thing for me is mental, because I can certainly do an hour or two of dance, swim forever, and on and on. But running, I have to remember to think positively about it. Then I do fine and find it was "easy".

Do you wear mittens when you run? It's been in the low 30s here, but if I wear stretch mittens (the kind for kids), it makes all the difference for me. I know lots of places are colder, and that would be harder.

KathleenKP

It was just an off day for me personally. I had eaten too recently (running on a full stomach makes me feel queasy) and was really tired for some reason. I finished it but hated every second of it.

But I did day 3 last night and it was great! I even felt like I could have kept running after I finished. I just went for a really long cooldown walk instead. I'm feeling confident about starting week 5 tomorrow.

OK. I get "off days". I was worried maybe it was a challenge unique to the program. Glad your next run was better!