Hi Kim
Yep, I am getting a bit obsessive about working on the app, and also staying on the treadmill at least until 4km at the same time. I think at the end of week 7 I will try and ensure that I do 5k each time. That is, I will walk until the app ends, and then keep walking until I have done either the 4 k, but I will do it till 5k.
I have been thinking of doing a parkrun end of April. They are all 5ks, I think. What about you Kim?

Happy Sunday my fellow runners :drinker:

Well to answer the run vs virtual run question....No, no plans here to at this point to run one at this time.

Dunno bout you guys but I've been running solo and running outside (I have read that those running indoors on the treadmill might have an adjustment when running outdoors), so if you guys are planning a real/virtual run, and you run inside now, do plan on some extra practice time before the big event.

Well today was Week 8 Day 3, my last official day using the Zen Labs C25K Free app...the next button on the app is the "Run". Which yes, I do plan on doing.

Today ended just as it began, with the free app NOT posting the run to MFP :sad: Glad I don't count on the calories burned to eat back, sigh. I was way passed annoyed. The stupid ad is right where you would post to MFP and it's not the first time it's done that to me, just majorly peeved it was today.

The last run was 30 minutes. It got better as I moseyed along, in the beginning I was oddly winded. Guessing as time went on, the hypoxia from lack of air (lol) got to my brain and I started breathing on autopilot or something.

A few tips....Tic Tacs or Lifesavers for when all you mouthbreathers get dry mouth.,,, Wear comfy tidy whities that do NOT ride up to give you wedgies along your run. Bring cold water (I leave mine in the car so i'm not running with it since I can't run & drink, am just not good at multi tasking...lucky I am able to run & breathe!!)....Do not drink a lot of liquids before you run, your kidneys will thank you (unless there are porta potties along the route & you actually do stop on your runs)...Note the time you start and try to find things along the route to keep from you looking at the time, watching the time makes the time seem like it's going backwards, lol. If you are winded, run slower, even slower than slow. I wish I had a running buddy as they say you should be able to carry on a conversation and I felt stupid enough as is just trying to run, let alone converse with myself as I was running, lol

I truly had a blast doing this. I started just for the heck of it, to see if I could do the program, w/o repeating a week, w/o stopping during a run. I really do not think these programs are truly for the couch potato, at least not the kinda spud I started out as. LOL
I did a few weeks of short intevals (walk/run) before I even found out about the C25K program and I'm grateful I did as it prepared me somewhat for what was to come.

I'll be checking in to see how you guys are coming along & will post when I do run (have the one left on the app to do this week and then who knows ??) :flowerforyou:

I snuck back into the gym and did Week 7, day 2 (no rest day, which is a bit naughty), I wanted to keep getting used to the distance.
Week 7,day 3, jumps up to 25 min run, so I wanted to well and truly have mastered that.

Deb, your run is coming up pretty soon.


Thanks for all the other comments. Keep on running! M