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Running NSV
Flab2fitfi
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I've been trying to run for the last 18 months - well since I started on here.
Started off right with shoes fitted at the local running store etc and using the C25K but ended up with shins splints and then my health took a nose dive so had to stop to this May.
Finally started again with new shoes and tried Zombie 5k which i love but however hard I tried I cannot get pas the 1.25 miles or 15 mins straight - even on the treadmill.
Tonight I set off as usual but instead off stopping at my normal place I kept running and running - got to 20 mins and just under 2 miles so I kept going. Reached the top of my road and had reached 1.97 so carried on past till I hit 2 miles and then headed back.
Tonight I ran for 27 mins and 2.16 miles in one go. I think the trick for me is to only look a few yards ahead as the hills ( I live in Yorkshire) always put me off.
Started off right with shoes fitted at the local running store etc and using the C25K but ended up with shins splints and then my health took a nose dive so had to stop to this May.
Finally started again with new shoes and tried Zombie 5k which i love but however hard I tried I cannot get pas the 1.25 miles or 15 mins straight - even on the treadmill.
Tonight I set off as usual but instead off stopping at my normal place I kept running and running - got to 20 mins and just under 2 miles so I kept going. Reached the top of my road and had reached 1.97 so carried on past till I hit 2 miles and then headed back.
Tonight I ran for 27 mins and 2.16 miles in one go. I think the trick for me is to only look a few yards ahead as the hills ( I live in Yorkshire) always put me off.
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Awesome job! The treadmill does me in as well I can't get more than a 15 min mile (mind you i'm stopping and walking between.) Yet outside I'm close to 12 min miles because I just look a little bit ahead (Still with walking, I'm not a real runner never will be.)
Next thing you know you'll be running a full 5k! Keep up the good work!0 -
Keep it up! :drinker:0
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Congratulations, more than half way to 5 clics!0
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I love the c25k app! I'm on my last week (second go around) and I can finish 3 miles in 38-40 minutes now. When I started back in February, I never thought I'd get under 45 minutes.
I do find I run better outside. The treadmill bores me too much.0 -
Way to go and not give in, that is awesome!0
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that's awesome! you're doing a great job!0
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Thank you everyone.
I'm glad I've finally found the running bug as I like to do obstacle racing and not being able to run makes it much harder.0 -
I've been trying to run for the last 18 months - well since I started on here.
Started off right with shoes fitted at the local running store etc and using the C25K but ended up with shins splints and then my health took a nose dive so had to stop to this May.
Finally started again with new shoes and tried Zombie 5k which i love but however hard I tried I cannot get pas the 1.25 miles or 15 mins straight - even on the treadmill.
Tonight I set off as usual but instead off stopping at my normal place I kept running and running - got to 20 mins and just under 2 miles so I kept going. Reached the top of my road and had reached 1.97 so carried on past till I hit 2 miles and then headed back.
Tonight I ran for 27 mins and 2.16 miles in one go. I think the trick for me is to only look a few yards ahead as the hills ( I live in Yorkshire) always put me off.
Congrats! I started C25K back in March and could barely run 5 minutes without wanting to die, now I usually run a minimum of 3 miles in about 35 min, 30 in a good day. I've really enjoyed running the last seven months but there have definitely been roadblocks to surpass. Once I started running longer than 30 minutes I found that just listening to music wasn't working for me so I started listening to podcasts to keep me engaged during the longer runs.0 -
That's awesome! Running NSVs are the best.
Good job.
And just as someone who built up from being a couch potato to a distance runner, if you can't get past running for a certain distance or time without stopping to walk, that's okay! Just walk for a couple minutes and then start again. So if you can't run for more than 15 minutes straight, run for 16 minutes and then walk. Go a few times a week and run/walk for 30 minutes, and as long as you push yourself a little bit at a time, your endurance will build up and you'll be able to do it. It just takes a while to get to the next level. Not dreading the hills ahead probably helps, too!
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AWESOMENESS!!! I've flirted with running for about a year 1/2 before something "clicked" and it stuck with me. I've been running now just over 3 months, and right now I run 5 minutes/walk 1 minute, but I love it!
And I ENVY you being able to run in Yorks!!! I'm stuck here in Hell's waiting room, Florida, and, sigh, to be there...luvly!Awesome job! The treadmill does me in as well I can't get more than a 15 min mile (mind you i'm stopping and walking between.) Yet outside I'm close to 12 min miles because I just look a little bit ahead (Still with walking, I'm not a real runner never will be.)
PISH!!!! You ARE a real runner!!!!! If you lace up & put 1 foot in front of the other in a running pace, then you are a runner. No, I don't do track & field, may never run a marathon, but I've run so far 2 5K's doing the "run X mins, walk 1 min" pace, and my PR pace time has been 13.07, (avg in the low 14's) but I call myself a runner. So should you. Be proud of it!!0 -
I run only a 1/4 mile then walke 1/4 mile..........repeating till I hit about 8miles. This is the only way I can run0
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Congrats!0
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Congrats! You will find it easier and easier and then you will get conquer that 5k as a huge accomplishment. I teared up after my first 5k to see what my body was capable of doing coming from obesity to being able to run and run. Great job!0
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Congrats. I just started c25k on week 1 day 2. I have never been a runner. So I hope I can make it to the 2 mile mark.0
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