Any tips for running with a blocked nose? I am finding it hard to breath.

Welcome to all the new starters hope you really enjoy it.

I just finished week 3 today! It was easier than I thought it would be.

Any tips for running with a blocked nose? I am finding it hard to breath.

Breath through your mouth

another finisher of week 5 here. stupid GPS on my phone didnt work, so i plotted the run using runkeeper and worked that i managed 6.59min/km (11:22min/mile) so i was pretty happy with that.

i figure the rest of the program shouldnt pose too much of an issue now. next week is intervals again and then only an extra 2 mins on the long run, the only adding 3mins per week until finish.

simples.

Awesome . Looks like a great pace. Hope you enjoy the rest of the program. Are you planning a 5k race at the end?

Any tips for running with a blocked nose? I am finding it hard to breath.

Breath through your mouth

another finisher of week 5 here. stupid GPS on my phone didnt work, so i plotted the run using runkeeper and worked that i managed 6.59min/km (11:22min/mile) so i was pretty happy with that.

i figure the rest of the program shouldnt pose too much of an issue now. next week is intervals again and then only an extra 2 mins on the long run, the only adding 3mins per week until finish.

simples.

Awesome . Looks like a great pace. Hope you enjoy the rest of the program. Are you planning a 5k race at the end?

not at this stage, there arent that many running events that i know of around where i am. plus with 3 kids its hard to commit to something like that. plus even the running events they do have here, they are stupidly expensive.

I've finished Week 1 and am psyching myself up for W2D1 this afternoon. Feeling a bit nervous because my last run was not very comfortable (however I do think eating an entire pizza for dinner the night before a morning run was never going to be a good base for exercise). I'm already covering 4.2km over the half hour with only 8x 1 minute running bursts, so I'm looking forward to seeing how much distance I'll be doing when I'm in Week 4 or 5.

This is awesome!!! I can *hear* your enthusiasm! Yesterday I hiked uphill for an hour, then down again:).

I think I am going to start 5to10km week 1 day 1 today, and I think I will repeat week one one time.

I had completed Week 7 and was struggling (about 3 weeks ago) when I got a back injury and the winter Asthma kicked in! I haven't ran in three weeks and feel so sad/discouraged for it. My 5km is scheduled for January 1st. It doesn't look like I'll be able to make it.

But I'm determined not to give it up. Once the back is better I'll have to start again. For those who have suffered an injury, what is your suggestion? Do you start back at week 1 or somewhere in the middle?

Well - I was suppose to run a 5K on Saturday. It didn't happen because the kid started throwing up at 6:30 AM. Poor baby - he spent the next 6 hours doing that. That's what he gets for playing hooky last Tuesday though by faking us all out with one session of throwing up. I did go run on Sunday though for Day 1 of Week 6. I ran it as scheduled with the breaks but I honestly felt like I could have ran a whole 5K that way.

Haven't checked in in awhile... on week 8 (after "graduating" and exclusively using the treadmill, I started running with a group of local C25kers at the track about 8 weeks ago). The group is signed up for the turkey 5K on 11/24. I have yet to get to a 3.1 distance (usually only about 2.7 miles or so, including 0.5 mile warm up/cool down; so only 2.2 miles?!). And last weekend we ran just a section of the race course; neighborhood streets, slopes, and a some hills.

I am hoping to get a little of that "race day magic" I keep reading about!! I am mentally preparing myself to be "OK" with walking a few minutes here and there to be able to complete the race.

We started with about 10 people, and we're down to about 5-7 people. Out of the people who completed last weeks run on the course, I was the slowest. BUT I finished They didn't have to wait for me bc of how I timed my cool-down and bc they were so far ahead I couldn't see them around the curve (and the others were walking behind me also out of sight).

Going to run tonight and push my distance just a little! If anyone wants to friend me, PLEASE DO:flowerforyou:

Today is week 3 day 2! I was able to get through day 1 with flying colors. Not NEARLY as hard as I thought it would be! So proud of myself.

Sorry this turned into a rant, but it did turn me off to running groups, incidentally that guy was in my age group and finished 3 minutes behind me, so there's that.

I'm sorry to hear you had to experience that Us vs. Them run group mentality. It's very annoying. But after you smoked that guy he probably thought you were pulling his leg about it being your first race!

I've missed this thread! I haven't made the time to check in recently but I'm still going forward. Completed Week 7, Day 2 yesterday and it was a really good run for me. My body is adjusting to the boot camp class and my speed is picking back up. Still slow though! I'm going to register for my 5K this weekend - 3 weeks to go, working toward coming in under 40 minutes. I'm getting there!

I like the idea of running groups - like having some camaraderie on race day - but for day to day stuff, I'd really rather just grab my dog, my headphones, and my sneakers and do my own thing.

And don't even think of talking to me when I'm in a bathing suit! :laugh:

Week 6 day 2 down. Boo yah. I even ran it on the hills in my neighborhood (which, if I time it right with my walk breaks really aren't that bad I am realizing) and I feel like I killed it.

I know I keep saying this, but I truly cannot get over how doable this program is. It's not easy, but I truly though running was something I just could not do, and I was wrong.

I plan on graduating tonight if the weather permits it doing a 10 km fun run but I'll walk the second half.

Finished week 6 in the rain. Boom.

So no more walk breaks from here on out. Yikes.

Good luck! I am terrified of saying goodbye to walk breaks, but today was only W2D1 for me, so I've still got lots of walking ahead of me. Hard to believe that I'm just 5 weeks away from straight running.

Well I completed another 5k this weekend without walking:happy: Which was pretty huge for me considering how much pain I've been in and my lack of training. My hubby & I ran the Jingle Bell 5k this weekend for our Anniversary....It made me feel WAY less guilty about dinner at the Melting Pot:laugh:

So I would love some opinions.....Over a month ago I started having a lot of pain in my arm. I went to my husbands Chiropractor (I'd never been to one before) and it was a pinched nerve in my neck causing the pain. The same night I saw the Chiro my arm pain was gone. However since he saw my neck was out of alignment in the x-rays I kept going. I've had low back problems since I was a kid so I figured while I was there I'd have him check it out. Last week the adjustment on my hips/back sent me into pain for a week and I wasn't sure I'd be able to run this weekend let alone finish (That's why I'm so proud of my no walking 5k!). Anybody go to a Chiropractor...for instant pain relief or do you go through the whole treatment? Was it worse before it was better? Thanks!