Daily Check In Thread
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So..how is everyone this fine morning? Today is my first 6 mile run since like....2002 lol....Can't wait. Hope everyone has been keeping track of their mileage....you will be suprised how far you will have gone by the end of this.0
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So..how is everyone this fine morning? Today is my first 6 mile run since like....2002 lol....Can't wait. Hope everyone has been keeping track of their mileage....you will be suprised how far you will have gone by the end of this.
Have fun! I'm getting ready to head out for my first trail race. Only 4 miles but some big elevation changes and challenging terrain.0 -
Good luck to you both today!!! And anyone else working in a run:) My soccer game was rained out so I'm not sure what I will plan in instead just yet.0
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Heading out for my run, and I'm going to tack a long walk on the end of it, since I ate at the Melting Pot yesterday. The weather looks gorgeous so I can't wait to hit the pavement and undo some of the caloric damage.0
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I"m new to this, finished week one and finding that my sides are achy. Is this normal? I ran outside for the first time yesterday. Figured my legs would hurt, but they're fine. Strange, but kind of amusing.0
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You use a lot more than just legs when running. Your core is involved to maintain posture, so yes it is normal to feel aches in your sides if you are not used to this.0
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Just finished W2D3 and it was killer! A lot of that had to do with the FL heat and the fact that I think I'm coming down with a cold. Once I got into the zone, I continued with a long walk and was out for over an hour. Stupid My Tracks fried again somI have no stats, but it was a great walk. It was so hard not to stop and pet all the cute dogs I saw though. I finally gave in to temptation and broke my stride to pet a cat. Now it's off to the hot tub for a reward soak.0
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Finished my trail race in 2nd place overall. My wife was first! It was supposed to be 4 miles but came out to 4.39 miles. I finished in a little over 40 minutes. Their official time is messed up for just about everyone (I won't even go into how unorganized the event was). I'm happy to be done and very proud of my wife. The last mile included a brutal uphill climb and I was pretty spent by then. I started the race a bit too fast and lost steam later. My data with lap time below:
Summary Total time: 40:10.0 Distance: 4.39 Average Pace: 9:05
Mile 1 Pace: 8:08.6
Mile 2 Pace: 9:17.1
Mile 3 Pace: 9:07.3
Mile 4 Pace: 11:01.40 -
Awesome job on your race!!
Just finished w5d2.... The infamous w5d3 is next, and I'm not ganna lie. I'm nervous but I plan on gettin through it just like I have every other run. When I think I can't run any more I'm just going to keep running haha. Wish me luck!!0 -
I just finished Week 1 Day 3. I'm really slow but I completed it!!!
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I just finished Week 1 Day 3. I'm really slow but I completed it!!!
Congrats!! As long as you complete it - doesn't matter how fast or slow! Good job!0 -
Awesome job on your race!!
Just finished w5d2.... The infamous w5d3 is next, and I'm not ganna lie. I'm nervous but I plan on gettin through it just like I have every other run. When I think I can't run any more I'm just going to keep running haha. Wish me luck!!
Thanks!! Best of luck to you!! Just take it easy and you'll get through it fine.0 -
Hi everyone. Just started C25K and just did my first run since... well at least 15 years I think.
Anyway I've been walking for exercise for a while and thought I'd step it up a bit. Just completed W1D1 and quite enjoyed it.0 -
Congrats on starting! That's the headrest part. Hopefully you will find the people here as encouraging and supportive as I have
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I only ran once last week, I have just been really tired. I am in week 8, so it sucks that I had to take so many days off so close to the end.0
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W1, D1 today. Here I go!!!0
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W1, D1 today. Here I go!!!
Good luck and enjoy!0 -
I only ran once last week, I have just been really tired. I am in week 8, so it sucks that I had to take so many days off so close to the end.
I felt tired around week 8 and then into week 9 I thought it was due to muscle and body changes the runs seem to make me tired in a good way! Don't worry the end of the program will come soon enough! You've built up some great stamina up to this point so feel good about that! Good luck getting back 'in' the zone0 -
Hi everyone. Just started C25K and just did my first run since... well at least 15 years I think.
Anyway I've been walking for exercise for a while and thought I'd step it up a bit. Just completed W1D1 and quite enjoyed it.
Excellent! I was in a similar place when I started the c25k having left it 22 years before I ran again ( due to the fact I disliked it so much) now I've finished c25k (last Friday) and really, really have enjoyed it! Here's to many more years of running :drinker:0 -
I finished week 2 yesterday and my next C25K day isn't until Tues., but I did an 80 min. walk today with some short bits of running in the beginning. It felt so good. Only bummer is I wore my new shoes, which are identical to my usual pair that are like clouds on my feet, but the new ones rubbed a small blister on my left toes. I think it might actually have been the sock. Hopefully that won't cause an issue on Tues. I never would have run voluntarily before, but even in the near 90 heat it felt good to run a bit.0
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Hey everyone....so many new faces...wow! Good to see everyone! Make sure you check out the thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/976388-what-to-do-before-you-start to get some useful tips for when you begin. Good luck on your journey to all, and can't wait till you cross the finish line.
As for me...6 miles is now my....well you know how that sentence ends, lol. Finished 6 miles in one hour, ten minutes. Not bad for that being the first time I ran 6 miles since in like 10 years. Have a blister I am going to have to cover with some mole skin tomorrow, but it was totally worth it. BTW, mole skin is one of the greatest inventions of all time. Yup....
Well 4 miles tomorrow...well going to go take a nice hot bath and then stretch out on my foam roller (I totally mention getting one of those as well). Take care all, see ya tomorrow.
P.s. Good job Florida on finishing week 2.0 -
As for me...6 miles is now my....well you know how that sentence ends, lol. Finished 6 miles in one hour, ten minutes. Not bad for that being the first time I ran 6 miles since in like 10 years. Have a blister I am going to have to cover with some mole skin tomorrow, but it was totally worth it. BTW, mole skin is one of the greatest inventions of all time. Yup....
Nice job!! I'm a couple of weeks behind you but I'll be up to six by Memorial Day. That will put me in good shape for my first 10k on July 4th. Boy, I am sore today. Saturday's trail race really killed my calves and my right foot is bruised near the arch. Probably from coming downhill too fast on all the tree roots. Did a 5-mile recovery run yesterday and that felt good, but the soreness came on strong after that.
To everyone else - nice to see all the great progress here!! Keep it up!!0 -
Week 3, Day 1 done.
The program had me going 3 minutes straight running, so I knew I'd have to drop my pace. Running today was at about 11 minute /mile vs 9 minute/mile I'd been doing.
That got me through pretty well. Felt easy even. I think I'll keep that pace for a while.0 -
I just finished W3D1.. I was worried about 3 min runs but I slowed down to 5 and did fine, feel great, no complaints! :happy:0
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I've just completed week3 day 2. It was really hard going, a lot harder than day 1., I slowed right down to a crawl.....lol! I think it was the humidity it's really bad today . Hoping for a better day on Wednesday.0
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Saturday was W1D3 for me.
Got that new jogging stroller I was talking about. Oh my goodness. It's got to be 15 years old with a purple/turquoise motif, and is bare bones with no basket or even brakes and rusty rims. The only "extra" it has is the strap you put around your wrist so the stroller can't get away from you (which is kind of important since it doesn't have brakes). But I told myself that if I was serious about running I would reward myself with a better one at some point.
Well, the stupid ugly thing works like a dream. It wasn't any extra work to take the 25lb toddler along. I'm not sure I'll be able to justify spending money on a new one unless it breaks on me.
On top of that, my husband came along on the run! He has been trying to lose weight off and on for the past year, but he always goes too crazy with the calorie cutting and P90 type workouts and gives up. He complained a little that he felt like he was on the Biggest Loser but more public. I assured him that no one was watching or cared. Of course, then this guy we know from church is in the parking lot of the lumber yard as we all jog by and comes out and claps at him. I know he was trying to be encouraging but as soon as we were past, hubby was muttering "going to kill you, going to kill you." But for all that, he doesn't seem to be aching from the run and is ready to go again Tuesday.
So it looks like our family is going to stay on Week 1 until my husband has completed the first week, so that puts me back at Week 1 Day 2 for tomorrow 0 -
I shocked myself and finished W1D3. I did the first two in the gym and the one today outdoors around the lake by my house. Definitely a big difference outdoors. I'm off all weekend so I may try repeating an extra day before level 2.
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I finished W5D3 with very few issues. It would have been better if a neighbor's puppy hadn't decided I wanted to play and started jumping on me. That slowed me down quite a bit. :laugh: I did go without the stroller and toddler, so that probably helped quite a bit. The rest of the weeks just look easy from here which is amazing to me.
Good job everyone else!0 -
Good job everyone with keeping up with your running.
Today is a 4 miler for me. So loading the pups into the truck and going for the 4 mile run at the dog park today, then will finish with a 2 mile walk. Hope everyone has a wonderful day! Keep running!0 -
Just finished Week 7 Day 1.
I feel amazing.
When my 25 minutes were up, I realized I didn't want to stop running. So I didn't.
Then my cool down timer went off, letting me know another five minutes had passed. I still didn't feel like stopping. So I didn't.
...then two minutes later I hit the end of the road. I still didn't want to stop but I had looped back to my apartment complex so I figured I probably should.
I can't believe I ran an extra 7 minutes. I'm not the least bit exhausted either.0
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