Jeez! The heat and humidity killed this morning! (W8D3 of c210k) I only got through about 1.75 miles when I should have done 2.5 Oh well.

Still going- I find myself frustrated by the whole run 1 minute walk x ammount. i find watching the clock distracting when I need to focus on other things.

Today I just did the walk path instead of the gym. I have trouble keeping count of how many laps I've gone.
3.58 miles in 51min 24sec.

That's where a phone app helps- cues you on when to run, when to walk- no looking at the clock.

Week 8, Day 3 done.

Woke up with bad knee pain this morning (no pain when running last night and no swelling but it cracked loudly when I knelt down the night before and a few blood spots have come up under the skin) so I'm icing today and resting the rest of the week.

My 5k is on Sunday. Fingers crossed it gets better by then although it's only The Color Run so it's not timed and we'll be taking it easy.

W7D1 in the book. 25 minutes straight wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting. New playlist on the I-pod may have helped. Finished strong with Guns N Roses Paradise City blaring.

W7D1 in the book. 25 minutes straight wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting. New playlist on the I-pod may have helped. Finished strong with Guns N Roses Paradise City blaring.

That would be an excellent running song!

I did W5D2 today. I was dreading trying to do 8 minutes of "running," but somehow I managed to get through it. That in of itself is amazing as when I started I could barely do 30 seconds. Not looking forward to Friday but I am hoping I can do the 20 minutes. That's the first major test for more as there are no walk breaks until the end.

I did W5D2 today. I was dreading trying to do 8 minutes of "running," but somehow I managed to get through it. That in of itself is amazing as when I started I could barely do 30 seconds. Not looking forward to Friday but I am hoping I can do the 20 minutes. That's the first major test for more as there are no walk breaks until the end.

Slow down and don't think about how long the run is, before you know it, it will be over. You can do this!

I completed W7D2 last night. I was slightly slower than D1 due to the higher heat and humidity, but I made it. Running at that temp/humidity may take some getting used too, but I will need to do it if I am going to keep running throughout the summer.

Just finished W5 D1 and it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. W4D3 was a killer. I Wonder why.

I think on Friday I'll get up even earlier and go before work - the downside is I'll have to take my comedy red face to work with me lol

I don't mind having a red face, but I'm the antithesis of a morning person. I despise waking up before 9am. I already have to get up at 6 to shower so if I add running, I'd have to get up at 5, and the sun's not always up yet then. I don't feel comfortable running my path in the dark so I'd have to wait which means I'd run out of shower time so I would smell at work... Those are the things stopping me from running before work. :laugh: