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I finished the c25k then a few weeks later went on to the 10k. I felt like I needed a program to keep me on track. Finished week 9 day 2 yesterday. 3.5 miles. Pretty slow but I'm 4'9"..is my excuse. I'm not really losing any weight though. Anyone had success with losing weight?0
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I'm losing at about the same rate as before, maybe a bit slower. There are a couple factors involved, though. One is that I'm down 63lbs so far, and probably only have another 15-20 to go, so I think it is natural for loss to slow down at this point. The other is the fact that I'm taking advantage of the extra calorie burn to eat some things I haven't had much of lately. Running lets me enjoy more food, and still lose a pound or two a week. I'll take it:)4
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Lovemybody75 wrote: »I finished the c25k then a few weeks later went on to the 10k. I felt like I needed a program to keep me on track. Finished week 9 day 2 yesterday. 3.5 miles. Pretty slow but I'm 4'9"..is my excuse. I'm not really losing any weight though. Anyone had success with losing weight?
just by running?nah i only earn about 200 calories with each run, which i don't eat back. i'm 4'8'' so i'm pretty slow too don't worry.if you want to lose weight you have to watch your food intake, the exercise is there to give you a better body and assist with the weight loss.2 -
jennypapaje wrote: »Lovemybody75 wrote: »I finished the c25k then a few weeks later went on to the 10k. I felt like I needed a program to keep me on track. Finished week 9 day 2 yesterday. 3.5 miles. Pretty slow but I'm 4'9"..is my excuse. I'm not really losing any weight though. Anyone had success with losing weight?
just by running?nah i only earn about 200 calories with each run, which i don't eat back. i'm 4'8'' so i'm pretty slow too don't worry.if you want to lose weight you have to watch your food intake, the exercise is there to give you a better body and assist with the weight loss.
@jennypapaje and @Lovemybody75 The best saying/comment I have heard is
"Your body is made in the kitchen ; Tuned up in the Gym, Pool, Track etc "
Running allows me to indulge in a few treats that would normally put me over my average weekly calorie goal.
Ironically three of the fastest runners I know are similar to your height. As one of my friends said - they are like a whirling dervish.
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I have another 7 lbs to lose. I net in 1200 to 1300 calories a day. I think I need to start lifting and increase protein.1
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C25k Run/Jog W1D3. It seemed harder today. I may have tried to run faster at the beginning. By the second half of the run, there's no difference in my pace between the run segments and the jog segments. The hill is getting pretty steep at that point and I'm getting pretty tired. There are only 3 short, slightly downhill sections for the whole run (except for when I turn around during the last interval and give myself the treat of running downhill for a minute). Today I gave in and walked briefly a couple of times, but my average pace was close to the same.
@juliet3455 : Thanks for the advice, but I think longer runs are out of the question for the time being. I can't run any farther up that hill. I know I did when working on the 10K distance, but I also started hated running because of that hill (and the ones that follow it) and usually ended up walking up a good part of it. When we started walking up the hill, we did it in stages and would stop to rest. I still can't walk up it without gasping for breath (maybe I could if we strolled, but we try to keep the pace up). Running to the top of the hill will mean about another .2 miles and another 100 feet of elevation gain. Then, there's about a half mile before the next killer hill.
Stats for today: 1.60 miles in 20:02 for a pace of 12:32. I can't figure out how to get a consistent elevation gain number so I'm just going to say that I turned around (during the final "walk" interval) a little higher on the hill than last time.1 -
Good morning my fellow warriors! So I had to take a week off because of strep throat, night shift work schedule and sick lungs (phlem and the nasties :-( ) I'm doing a bit better so I'm going to try to do my last run from last week to see if I can still continue or if I should review a week. Any thoughts?0
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Hello, I completed Week 6 Day 3 this morning and ran 22min straight! Can't believe I did that! I was supposed to run yesterday but I did it today because I've noticed I run better when I am fasting and it is my fasting day today (Mondays and Thursdays). I feel so happy.
I can't believe only 3 weeks left to finish the program! 4 -
go for it.you won't know unless you try.PermissionGranted wrote: »Good morning my fellow warriors! So I had to take a week off because of strep throat, night shift work schedule and sick lungs (phlem and the nasties :-( ) I'm doing a bit better so I'm going to try to do my last run from last week to see if I can still continue or if I should review a week. Any thoughts?
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@PermissionGranted I agree with @jennypapaje Go for it. One week off should not put you back, 2-3 weeks off would set you back a bit.
Time or distance doesn't matter just get out there and burn up some shoe rubber!1 -
W2D2 complete. Now my daughter has joined my son and I! She did amazing.3
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I tried to talk my daughter into starting with me--she's away at college. But she didn't want to.
The timing would have been perfect for us to do a 5k when she's home for Thanksgiving.
It's her first year at college and I think she's overwhelmed. Maybe it will motivate her when she sees how far I've come.1 -
Just finished Week 2, Day 3. Much better jog/walk today than Wed in the heat. Now I feel ready to make that move up to 3 minutes next week.3
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W2D3 complete. Starting week 3 on Sunday. We are so excited! We had an awesome run tonight.3
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W2D3 sort of complete. I had to cut it short because it started pouring and I panicked about my phone getting wet. Mainly missed the cool down and a couple of the running intervals. I'm not sure if I should repeat this day or just move on. I'm not having any problems with the running segments so I'm thinking I'll just start week 3 next time.3
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Completed week 5, day 3! This was my second attempt at this run, when I tried it two days ago I psyched myself out. All through the run today I kept telling myself "You can do it" and I did it!5
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C25k Run/Jog W2D1. By the time we got back to the house after my run combined with our walk, I was unusually wiped out. I'm not sure why. The run felt pretty hard and my heart rate was pretty high for most of the run (a couple of times it got up to my theoretical "maximum" heart rate of 161).
Stats for today: 1.66 miles in 21:00 for a pace of 12:36. I went a little bit farther up the hill than I did last time.1 -
W3D1 completed.2
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36' today, 3.93km and i felt absolutely exhausted. it's been getting colder and colder in the morning, so i wore a long sleeved shirt today, but i was so hot and sweaty it was not pleasant.felt pretty crappy when i got home. it seems i'll have to run with a t-shirt on even during the winter.0
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Did my first workout today W1D1. Almost everything that could go wrong did. Took my slightly overweight golden retriever with me (We have been walking together briskly for the last month to get ready for today). It took my 2 or 3 minutes to get the arm band with my phone on my arm because of her pulling at the leash. I did get ANY audio cues from my phone on when to run/walk. I only got about half the cues on my Apple watch, so it was a guessing game on when to run. I think I ran 2 1/2 minutes one time without stopping. I didn't get the cue on when I was halfway so ran/walked further than I should have before I turned around. The good news is that I ran longer and further than I should have. I think the culprit was trying to run iRunsmooth and C210K at the same time. I'll try only running C210K on Wednesday.
Question. Does anyone run Spotify while they are using their C25K app? Any issues with audio cues on walk/run?
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jennypapaje wrote: »36' today, 3.93km and i felt absolutely exhausted. it's been getting colder and colder in the morning, so i wore a long sleeved shirt today, but i was so hot and sweaty it was not pleasant.felt pretty crappy when i got home. it seems i'll have to run with a t-shirt on even during the winter.
I'm still learning how to dress for the weather when running. I mostly used the treadmill last winter but during the spring I found that I could run in weather that was too cold for a walk. This winter I want to keep running outside when I can. If I bundle up too much I overheat, but I don't want to be miserably cold before I warm up.
I have a long sleeved, very thin fabric shirt with a scoop neck from 32 Degrees that works for some temperatures, although I am really sensitive to cold in the chest and neck area, so I tend to put on a dickey to keep that area warm at the beginning. It's small enough that I can briefly slow down or stop, take it off and put it in a pocket if I start getting too warm.0 -
hydeaway62 wrote: »Did my first workout today W1D1. Almost everything that could go wrong did. Took my slightly overweight golden retriever with me (We have been walking together briskly for the last month to get ready for today). It took my 2 or 3 minutes to get the arm band with my phone on my arm because of her pulling at the leash. I did get ANY audio cues from my phone on when to run/walk. I only got about half the cues on my Apple watch, so it was a guessing game on when to run. I think I ran 2 1/2 minutes one time without stopping. I didn't get the cue on when I was halfway so ran/walked further than I should have before I turned around. The good news is that I ran longer and further than I should have. I think the culprit was trying to run iRunsmooth and C210K at the same time. I'll try only running C210K on Wednesday.
Question. Does anyone run Spotify while they are using their C25K app? Any issues with audio cues on walk/run?
CW: 207.2 GW: 175 #Loss 7
Great job! Chalk this up as a success because 1) you started the program; 2) you completed the run despite several reasons to call it quits!
I've not really had much success with arm bands... I have 2 and it just feels uncomfortable and I can never seem to control my phone very well in that position. So, I opted for a running belt that has a slide pocket in the front for my phone and I love it... of course, you would need to get the audio cues figured out before you go this route.
I started with the C25K by ZenLabs, but based on others suggestions I tried the RunDouble app since it also has GPS built in so you can either do the program based on time or by distance. With all of my running apps I have used Google Play for my music, so should be similar as Spotify since it is also a streaming audio player. When I run, I use RunDouble (includes warm up and cool down), MapMyFitness (syncs with MFP), Polar Beat (heart rate monitor), and Google Play all at the same time and don't have any issues with anything other than it kills my battery, lol. I get the correct audio cues from all of the fitness apps as well. Not that it should matter, but my phone is an Android.
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jennypapaje wrote: »36' today, 3.93km and i felt absolutely exhausted. it's been getting colder and colder in the morning, so i wore a long sleeved shirt today, but i was so hot and sweaty it was not pleasant.felt pretty crappy when i got home. it seems i'll have to run with a t-shirt on even during the winter.
I'm still learning how to dress for the weather when running. I mostly used the treadmill last winter but during the spring I found that I could run in weather that was too cold for a walk. This winter I want to keep running outside when I can. If I bundle up too much I overheat, but I don't want to be miserably cold before I warm up.
I have a long sleeved, very thin fabric shirt with a scoop neck from 32 Degrees that works for some temperatures, although I am really sensitive to cold in the chest and neck area, so I tend to put on a dickey to keep that area warm at the beginning. It's small enough that I can briefly slow down or stop, take it off and put it in a pocket if I start getting too warm.
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@jennypapaje and @NancyN795 Learning to dress for cold weather is a bit of an art form.
Temperature, Wind and Humidity all play a role in the " Perceived Temperature ".
Most of the runners in our local club have a "Clothing Log" which they refer to when selecting clothes for a run. Primarily refers to the temperature, what they wore, distance and how they felt at different stages of the run. ie Start, 1km, middle, end, post run.
Various online resources are available as guidelines.
http://www.runnersworld.com/what-to-wear
https://blog.underarmour.com/training/definitive-guide-defeating-elements/
http://www.runnersworld.com/cold-weather-running/five-keys-to-winter-training-and-racing
http://www.runnersworld.com/advice/twenty-years-twenty-lessons#
I am a Human Furnace so wear less clothing than just about everyone in our little club. I am a firm believer in Starting out a little chilled as I will quickly warm up.1 -
thank you for that.we're curently at 14 degrees in the morning, so i guess a tshirt is still the right thing to wear.0
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36', 4.1km today.i don't know what happened but my run felt sooo good. i wore a tshirt even though the temp. has dropped to 8 degrees celcious and i was freezing during my warm up. well i was feeling great throughout. not hot, not out of breath, not exhausted. i also focused on correcting my upper body posture and that helped too i think.by the end i felt like i could go further and my breath went back to normal in the first minute of my cool down.i feel great!2
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W1D2. Feeling good. Still having issues getting the app to play well on phone. I think I am almost there.
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W3D2 complete.1
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W3D3 completed0
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I missed a whole week. ☹️️. I was supposed to do week 3 last week but I started a new job and was overwhelmed. It's a new week and I'm determined to jump back in.1
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