Daily Check In Thread
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I completed W3D1 today. I was originally dreading the three minute runs but they weren't bad at all. Actually, I wanted to run more after the entire program was over for the day.
I also discovered what I'd been in the process of realizing: I run better, and enjoy my runs more, at nighttime than during the day.
Looking into registering for a 5K (deciding between a few right now) to motivate me to not give up when it comes to days like W5D3.0 -
I got my butt out of bed at 6 this morning to do Week 2, day 3! It was actually a great way to start my day. Now planning to run three days next week - looking forward to it!0
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Great job on your runs today ladies!! You are all doing a remarkable job!!
Completed my virtual 5k today. I did not run it all because I used the 5k to 10k plan to do it. So I ran Wk1D1 of that program. 5 repeats of 8 min running intervals separated by 1 min walks. Had a total distance of 3.8 miles in 44:13 or a pace of 11:38. Super thrilled.0 -
Week 5,Day 2..was a hard run today but got through it in the end and happy to have done so.I am not looking forward to the next run of 20 mins but know it's possible!0
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Great job on your runs today ladies!! You are all doing a remarkable job!!
Completed my virtual 5k today. I did not run it all because I used the 5k to 10k plan to do it. So I ran Wk1D1 of that program. 5 repeats of 8 min running intervals separated by 1 min walks. Had a total distance of 3.8 miles in 44:13 or a pace of 11:38. Super thrilled.
You still did great! Nice time.
And, you said that before, your problem was making excuses to not run. Glad that you're so motivated.I got my butt out of bed at 6 this morning to do Week 2, day 3! It was actually a great way to start my day. Now planning to run three days next week - looking forward to it!
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I started week 7 today, the weather was great. It's supposed to be 91 today so figured I first thing in the morning would be best. I can definitely tell I'm getting stronger.
W7D1
1.93 miles, 25 min, 12:57 min/mile 4.63 mph
Including warm up and cool down
2.50 miles, 35 min, 13:58 min/mile0 -
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Great job chantels
Re: knee issues - I have them too and I'm not really sure how to help
You can google kinesiology taping for knees and try a few of those out and see if it helps? My knees haven't been too bad at the pace I'm running now (4.5 mph) but I also have a really whacky gait due to leg issues in general.
Thanks so much! Will do. Glad to know I'm not alone
Congrats so much to everyone achieving their first 5ks!!!!! I can't wait to get there
Did my wk 4 day 3 yesterday and the usual 10 mile bike ride on non- run days today and had the best ride so far! Knocked 6 minutes off my 10 mile time, 44.40.. All this running, or jogging, lol, has definitely made me stronger.... Today I felt on top of the world, and kicked my husbands butt who was riding with me what a great day! Awesome run Saturday, awesome bike ride Sunday!!! Can't wait to start wk 5 tomorrow!!! 0 -
Completed Wk7D3 tonight. Completed 2.03 miles in a 12:18 pace. Very hot and humid (for SoCal) but I guess it's good practice for the Gulf Coast. Looking forward to Wk8 come Tuesday.0
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Good pace, especially considering the hot/humid weather.Completed Wk7D3 tonight. Completed 2.03 miles in a 12:18 pace. Very hot and humid (for SoCal) but I guess it's good practice for the Gulf Coast. Looking forward to Wk8 come Tuesday.
Good! :bigsmile:I can definitely tell I'm getting stronger.0 -
Week 8 Day 3 done! So excited
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Yesterday I completed W3D3
I really pushed myself to see if I was ready to move on to week 4 on Tues
5 min warm up
1.5m run/1.5m walk
3min run/1.5min walk
5min run/1.5 min walk
3 min run/3 min walk
5 min Cool down
Guess I am ready!!!0 -
Just did W9D1, I ran 2.05miles in the 30minutes. THEN I ran for another 18 minutes to finish off 5K. I ran 5K for the first time in 48 minutes! I am so thrilled with myself! Now to just get faster. I have a question. I am going to run my first 5K race in a week, how many days should I not run before the race? I thought I would finish W9D2 on Wed and W9D3 on Friday, then not run again until my race Monday.0
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Yesterday I completed W3D3
I really pushed myself to see if I was ready to move on to week 4 on Tues
Guess I am ready!!!
I bet you'll do great!
If it feels too hard SLOW DOWN, doesn't matter if you think you're just shuffling along. Your body is definetly capable it's just sometimes we have to wrap our minds around it.0 -
Great job NarneyK!!! Are you ready to graduate next week?0
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Just did W9D1, I ran 2.05miles in the 30minutes. THEN I ran for another 18 minutes to finish off 5K. I ran 5K for the first time in 48 minutes! I am so thrilled with myself! Now to just get faster. I have a question. I am going to run my first 5K race in a week, how many days should I not run before the race? I thought I would finish W9D2 on Wed and W9D3 on Friday, then not run again until my race Monday.
That's an awesome run. I think you'll be fine doing a 5k on Monday after taking the weekend off. Those are your normal rest days right?0 -
Happy Monday! Just completed Week 3, Day 1 today. What a bear! I didn't know if I was ready to do 2 three minute spurts, but I did it!
Now I'm pumped to do it 2 more times this week!0 -
Saturday: 5.3 miles with Week 11, Day 3 of C210K. I finally broke 5 miles!
Today: 5.03 miles with Week 12, Day 1 of C210K. I was slower this morning than on Saturday. I think I'm just more relaxed on Saturday because there isn't anything that I *have* to get to after my run.
I am planning to do Week 12, Day 2 on Wednesday and then Saturday I have a 5K. I will pick up Week 12, Day 3 next Monday.0 -
Started a diet routine with Myfitnesspal first of July. I have wanted to get back into running since leaving the army back in '01. Just finished W2D1 this morning and besides a little sore, feeling great about it. reading these updates, motivates me more to continue with C25k.
oh, I'm new here..so if there is a better place to post please let me know...thanks0 -
Well, I completed W3D2 of C25K. It didn't go as well as I would have liked even though I finished it, partially because I went in the late afternoon when my best runs are always late at night and perhaps I was still a bit sore from my personal trainer yesterday. But I did it.0
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Week 5, Day 2 is tonight! I am a little nervous about Day 3, as it's 20 min straight. I'm so slow, it doesn't matter though. When I'm done with this 9 weeks, I'm going to work on getting faster. Any recommendations?0
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Just did W9D1, I ran 2.05miles in the 30minutes. THEN I ran for another 18 minutes to finish off 5K. I ran 5K for the first time in 48 minutes! I am so thrilled with myself! Now to just get faster. I have a question. I am going to run my first 5K race in a week, how many days should I not run before the race? I thought I would finish W9D2 on Wed and W9D3 on Friday, then not run again until my race Monday.
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Great job NarneyK!!! Are you ready to graduate next week?
Thanks Mtdewaddict80! I'm at a slower pace so I have a long way to go before I can run 5K nonstop, but I'm gonna do my best to get there soon. I'm at a little less than 2.5k in 30 mins. I'm thinking about possibly restarting the program but at a higher speed. Tmw I'll do my week 9 and if I feel strong, I'll try to do what grubb1019 did and keep running past 30 mins
Keep up the great work everyone! 0 -
Today my run was a bit slower, my legs were still tired from yesterday's bike ride. A few weeks back I went to jog.fm to figure out which songs in my library would work for my pace. I only run with one ear bud in so I can hear my environment as well. I was running up a steep hill when the heavy breathing in the song Hungry Like the Wolf was on (yes I'm an 80s kid). I was zoning out and when I heard the heavy breathing I thought it was me and told myself I needed to slow down. It took me a minute to realize that it was the song and not me
W7D2
1.85 miles, 25 min, 13:30 min/mile 4.45 mph
Including warm up and cool down
2.44 miles, 35 min, 14:19 min/mile0 -
I completed Zen Labs c210k W13D3 this morning. It's been over a week since my last run, but I managed. My pace slowed to 14:18/mile, but I did it, and I didn't take an extra walk break on the tough hill. My app has decided that it no longer likes to work if I turn on MapMyRun so I start it for the warm-up timing, and when it tells me to start running, I start MMR to track distance and pace of the actual running portion. Then I know to watch the time once I'm past 2 miles so I can take the walk break. It was a little late again today (I think the first interval ended up being around 31 or 32 minutes instead of 30, no biggie), but after the 1 minute walk, I continued to the second interval and did 30 minutes. I ended up with a total of 4.32 miles.
Hopefully I can drag my butt out of bed Thursday morning to get in my first full 60-minute run! Thursday should start my last week of c210k!!! I can't believe how fast this has gone and how much I now love to run!
I think since I'm still so short of 10k, I'm going to do a Runner's World personalized plan to increase my distance to about 10 miles, then switch to Hal Higdon's half-marathon training. Gotta get ready for the Princess half* in Feb 2015! :happy:
*Note: I'm trying to raise money so I can actually do the Princess half because I'm poor and have to pay a s***-ton in student loan bills every month. I can't post the link here because I think it violates MFP's forum rules so if anyone would like info on donating, PM me. If I can't do it for some reason or have extra donations, I'll contact donors to return money or donate to a charity - I will not keep any donations for myself.0 -
Thanks everyone for your advice. I went ahead and did W7D3 and it went fine. Must have just been having a bad day on W7D2. Feeling intimidated about starting week 8 and adding another 3 minutes to my running time but it always seems daunting and somehow I manage it so hopefully it will be ok. 0
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UHG!!! Not happy with how my run went today. Statistically it is right where I am supposed to be, but physically/emotionally I don't have that sense of accomplishment. Probably because I have changed my expectations of myself. See, I ran a 5k on Saturday and it was a breeze. I felt like I could have run a lot more. But today was totally different. My legs still felt tired from Saturday (which I don't understand as I didn't get DOMS after the 5k, and I rested 2.5 days). But I got out and ran this morning and from the start I just felt weak and tired. I had a good breakfast before I left. (hold on, I think I just figured out the problem)
Here are my stats: RunDouble Update
I completed C25K Week 8 Day 1 (2.41 miles), in 28:00, pace 11:36 min/mile, with @RunDouble
2.41 miles in 28:00, speed 5.17 mph
Stats are statistically good, but I am unhappy with them.
As I mentioned I felt weak before I even started. I would think it was a lazy brain issue, but that isn't it. I think I know my problem. 1. I was running pushing the stroller today which adds resistance. I did not push the stroller on Saturday. 2. I had a good breakfast today, but the difference is calorie consumption the day before. I missed way too many calories yesterday, so my body did not have any easily accessible energy stores, especially considering I didn't have many carbs for breakfast.
So the real problem is fuel, not mental.
Which really brings along a totally different problem. I have not lost any weight in 12 days. It is playing mental games with me, and I think that is why I didn't eat enough calories yesterday. I know people will say "but you are exchanging fat for muscle" and that would explain it, if I were losing inches, but I am not. So the calorie consumption is mental, and causing me to cut back further, which is starving my body for the fuel it needs to run! :-(
The solution? Eat more, to fuel the body, but what about the weight loss? I have heard of the eat more to lose weight theory, and it sounds right, but I can't get over the "fear" of not meeting my goals.0 -
@Chantels1 I keep on bouncing between 202 and 204 and it's super annoying so I feel your pain. Maybe you should take a look at one the the TDEE websites and calculate your TDEE and then eat 20% less. It might help you break out of your rut.
That being said: Fueling your body for the work that you are doing is more important than a number on a scale. Try adding in some extra calories into your normal foods. Full fat milk or cheese, avocados, nuts, pb, a little more rice with your stir fry. Stuff like that. I have a BodyMedia so I know what my average daily expenditure is when my day starts and then I can see exactly where I fall either above or below it as my day progresses. I try to eat 500 calories less then what I burn on most days. Some days I eat closer to what I burn because I'm feeling hungry on that day.0 -
Finshed week 3 day 2. Right in the middle of it, my stomach said I HATE YOU!!! It slowed me down a lot. I did finish it though.0
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Week 5, Day 2 is tonight! I am a little nervous about Day 3, as it's 20 min straight. I'm so slow, it doesn't matter though. When I'm done with this 9 weeks, I'm going to work on getting faster. Any recommendations?
As your ticker says, "Just keep moving". Don't worry about how fast. :-) You've got this!!!0
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