5k Training thoughts
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Chelle, pay attention to that "have to pee" urge, it could be the start of a UTI.
I was just thinking that. Drink lots of water and if it gets worse or if it doesn't go away, give your doctor a call.0 -
I definitely will, but I don't think it's a UTI I think it's just me being a freak LOL. IT only happens when I'm running. I had to skip my session today because of a snowstorm it was REALLLLLY bad and we had power lines and trees down, too dangerous to even drive to the gym to use the treadmill. I'll try to go tomorrow.0
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At last you fell, lizpirate. I JUMPED off the wagon, and then I think I may have eaten most of it....
Currently trying to locate a new wagon to climb onto. I think there most definitely will be a zombie run tonight. Must not lose that momentum!
Ha! I'm sure it wasn't that bad. At least you expended some calories by jumping? :P
I'm going out for a run this morning--we're having a dinner party tonight and I don't want to feel guilty about the calories!0 -
Ha! I'm sure it wasn't that bad. At least you expended some calories by jumping? :P
Oh, it was very bad. I don't know where you live, but if you're in the northwest part of the US, you might have heard of something called Flying Pie Pizza? They're actually in MFP's database, you can look them up. They deliver, and their pizza is to die for. Particularly when paired with very dark high-calorie stout beer.
It was very bad. :drinker:0 -
I did run today. I didn't use the Zombies 5k app because me and my fiance both went to the gym because it was too cold outside and took our 14month old with us. And I needed to do a weight circuit, so I used the Active c25k app I have on my phone that is 31min for week 5 instead of 48 minutes. That was a little different to do lol it was 5 minute warm up walk, 5 minute jog, 3 minute walk, 5 minute jog, 3 minute walk, 5 minute jog, 5 minute cool down. And um yea, not so much a fan of that. The first 5 minutes of running is the hardest for me, after 7 minutes I seem to get a second wind and can just keep going. So to do the hardest part over and over was torture LOL It's suppose to be in the 70s finally on Tuesday, so I will do Zombies then
Ooh and also, I scored a pair of Nike Lunar Flywire online for $16 they've only been worn like twice previously. They were awesome, they helped with my underpronating, but they weren't as cushioned. I LOVE running in my KSwiss, it's like running on a cloud, but at the same time I underpronate BIG TIME in them
What shoes do you run in?0 -
I know flying pie! I'm in Oregon, so I've had their pizza. Nom to pizza and beer!
Chelle, I have fallen in love with Montrails. They specialize in trail running shoes but they have some awesome hybrids as well.0 -
Then we're almost neighbors! I'm in Idaho.
I run in New Balance W750s. The cushioning is amazing, but the arch support could be better. Since my right foot has developed a nagging little problem that refuses to go away I'm considering switching to another shoe model, but I would need to get over to a store where they can help me find a good one, and it's a bit of a chore to get there.0 -
I run in Nike Lunarglide 4's, which I love. Being obnoxiously colored doesn't hurt, either
I'm trying to convince myself to get out & finish up Week 4 before the rain moves in. It's almost a "cold" day in Alabama, overcast and 58, but none of that dreaded running in the Southern sun to worry about 0 -
I don't do any trail running at all, if only we had trails :sad: Color Run is in the twin cities in July, and I'm going to a running store to get fitted afterwards and hopefully they will recommend some shoes for me. Til then I'm trying out different shoes I've found online. I wore the Nike a little longer today and they are really too narrow in the toe box for me. I have a big list of shoes I'd love to try: Reebok Zigs, Nike Pegasus, Nike Zoom, Mizuno Waverider are at the top. I have a high arch on the inside of my foot and flat on the outside so I underpronate mildly when I run. In the Kswiss I underpronate but it's like running on a cloud, in the Nike my feet hurt but I don't underpronate lol. I'm gonna try to trade the Nike and run in the Kswiss for awhile.
It's finally back in the 70s again, so I should be able to run outside Tuesday YAY!0 -
I had some Mizunos that I really liked. Everyone's feet are so different--the best thing you can do is go to a running store, have them do a gait analysis and measure your feet, and then try on a bunch of shoes to see which ones work for you.0
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I'm a big Mizuno fan myself. They have a fantastic website.
So glad to see other Zombie Runners on here. I too am training for the Color Run. My goal is to do another 5 K, then a 10K and then Tough Mudder next year. You guys are keeping me motivated that's for sure!0 -
YA! Week two done. Not looking forward to week three it looks hard!0
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YA! Week two done. Not looking forward to week three it looks hard!
I did day 3 of week 3 this morning. Holy cow it was a Hard week!
But I did it!
I'm debating, repeating W3 or moving on to W4.0 -
My thought is--- if I complete all the drills as intended and run at least part of the free runs, I will move on to the next week. If not, I'll be repeating.0
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My thought is--- if I complete all the drills as intended and run at least part of the free runs, I will move on to the next week. If not, I'll be repeating.
Well, I got through all the drills. I didn't make it through the free forms... not even close.
I have decided to move along to W4 though.
I will say, as hard as I found W3 to be, it was equally as rewarding. (if not more)
It was the first time I'd felt like I'd 'made it.' Like I was actually a runner. (insert Rocky Theme Song here)0 -
My thought is--- if I complete all the drills as intended and run at least part of the free runs, I will move on to the next week. If not, I'll be repeating.
Well, I got through all the drills. I didn't make it through the free forms... not even close.
I have decided to move along to W4 though.
I will say, as hard as I found W3 to be, it was equally as rewarding. (if not more)
It was the first time I'd felt like I'd 'made it.' Like I was actually a runner. (insert Rocky Theme Song here)
Week 4 was easier to me, so I think you will do great
And regarding shoes, I do plan on getting a gait analysis in July. At that point I'm hoping to hit 199, and then my reward is to get whatever pair of shoes works best for me no matter the price tag!0 -
I'm going to have to do week 3 over. I'm having such a hard time with it.0
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I finished my W5W3 today. I had a major high when I finished LOL. I ignored the "have to pee" urge and did great. I did 3.13 miles during my session, my previous most was 2.83 so I was super psyched about that. My Nike app gave me the 5k acheivement, 52 minutes ha. I feel like I could run the whole time now, but I deft want to finish the program. Week 6 on Thursday!0
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Way to go Chelle! I'm trying to get up the motivation to go do W6E1 right now.0
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Congrats on the new record, chellebublz!0
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Way to go Chelle! I'm trying to get up the motivation to go do W6E1 right now.
How'd it go? I have to do that one in a couple hours and not gonna lie I"m a lil nervous about it reading the preview for it in my app. Doesn't look like much walking after the warmup! Should be interesting 0 -
No running for me today... it's pouring out. ;(
My ankles hurt from running though, so welcoming the rain.
Does anyone else have this issue?
I wonder if it's my running shoes... It's not a gee, I'm using new muscles kind of hurt and it's not a twisted my ankles kind of hurt.0 -
My ankles hurt a lot sometimes. I think it's just a side effect of them being jammed and rattled a lot while running. Stuff that with time they'll become accustomed to.0
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Speaking of achy body parts, how does everyone handle their rest days? I'm finding that my body misses the movement on days off. Any tips? Yoga? Stretching?0
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I tend to be in the gym lifting weights on non-running days. If not I walk, casual leisurely walking just to get moving. I do that outside unless the weather is horrible, then I go to the gym and set my Kindle on the treadmill to help distract me from how boring it is to walk on a treadmill.0
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Way to go Chelle! I'm trying to get up the motivation to go do W6E1 right now.
How'd it go? I have to do that one in a couple hours and not gonna lie I"m a lil nervous about it reading the preview for it in my app. Doesn't look like much walking after the warmup! Should be interesting
It was ok. I didn't get enough sleep the night before and I was running on a trail by my house that is pretty much straight up the side of a mountain, so it was not my finest run. I think I was averaging about 3 mph up the trail. I'm also really feeling all the squats today! After getting my pace and distance up so much over the last few weeks, it was discouraging to feel like I had such a set back but I'm thinking I'll run a longer (and hopefully somewhat flatter) course tomorrow.0 -
No running for me today... it's pouring out. ;(
My ankles hurt from running though, so welcoming the rain.
Does anyone else have this issue?
I wonder if it's my running shoes... It's not a gee, I'm using new muscles kind of hurt and it's not a twisted my ankles kind of hurt.
I find that I have issues with ankle pain if I don't stretch out my tendons and hamstrings enough. Doing heel lifts helps, as does stretching them out on a curb or tree or something. Ankle circles are also good.
I don't actively exercise on my rest days but I do lift a lot of 45 lb boxes at work, so I count that as weight lifting. :P If I have time, sometimes I'll also do some ab work.0 -
I had to hit the gym and do my w6w1 on the treadmill today because it was yucky outside. Luckily the gym was empty, otherwise I would have felt really silly doing squats on the treadmill lol. I did notice that the speed at which I run happens to be the speed at which I walk lol. So I took the opportunity on the treadmill today to do intervals where I was training at a faster pace. 3.0 is my comfy speed, and by the end i was comfy at 3.5 and doing minute stretches at 4.0, so the gym does have its advantages, even though i do prefer running outside.0
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Well yesterday, in the rain, I completed Week 3 Mission 1. I'm a bit sore today in the thighs, but I'm not dead! It's a rough workout but I'm determined to get though it. I don't want to have to repeat this week! 0
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I love that this has become our running progress/random comments thread. I feel less alone.
I ran yesterday at the gym. I ran until I couldn't take the pain in my ankles/achiles anymore. I got about halfway through W3D3 - to the end of the drills. But for the first freeform run and drills I ran at almost 6.0! And it felt ok cardiovacularly, unfortunately my legs were another story.0
