Daily Check In Thread
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Week 8, Day 1 tonight. Only ran 22 of the 28 minutes, due to stomach issues. So sad. I really feel like I could have gone the whole 28 minutes... sigh. Next time, I got this shiz. Gonna start paying more attention to my diet, I guess, as it seems what you eat the day before and the day of the run is what causes stomach issues. Also going to try and hydrate myself better during the day and take water with me on my runs.0
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W3D1, I hardly knew ya! I ran through my cool down and ended up doing 3.4 miles. It was a good day.Week 8, Day 1 tonight. Only ran 22 of the 28 minutes, due to stomach issues. So sad. I really feel like I could have gone the whole 28 minutes... sigh. Next time, I got this shiz. Gonna start paying more attention to my diet, I guess, as it seems what you eat the day before and the day of the run is what causes stomach issues. Also going to try and hydrate myself better during the day and take water with me on my runs.
I've noticed the same. When I eat a big dinner, I'm a rockstar the next day.0 -
Week 8, Day 1 tonight. Only ran 22 of the 28 minutes, due to stomach issues. So sad. I really feel like I could have gone the whole 28 minutes... sigh. Next time, I got this shiz. Gonna start paying more attention to my diet, I guess, as it seems what you eat the day before and the day of the run is what causes stomach issues. Also going to try and hydrate myself better during the day and take water with me on my runs.
When I was doing C25K I was carrying a 500ml bottle of water and generally finishing it. As you condition yourself you'll find you need it less, as long as you're generally hydrated. I'll go through two 500ml sports bottles of water per day in normal, and more when I train. I only carry water on long runs now.
AS far as eating is concerned, my shorter runs are generally in the evening and if I'm feeling hungry, having been a long time since lunch, I'll have a packet of dried apricots or some mixed nuts half an hour before heading out. I generally do my long runs in the mornings and before one of them I'll have a bowl of porridge, banana, handful of mixed nuts and coffee about an hour before.
Again as you improve your conditioning through running you'll find yourself better able to cope with running on empty, although I don't choose to many people intentionally train that way. I find if I'm not fueled then my performance suffers.0 -
W5D3 done. I thought I was going to stop the whole way through, but I got to the end. My 'brisk' cooldown walk afterwards was soooo slow!0
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I did week 3 day 2 today. I usually run on a treadmill inside, but today I ran outside on the sidewalk. My lungs were nooooot happy. I tried to keep a really slow pace, so I don't think that I was unintentionally running faster than I run inside. I was expecting this to be harder on my knees, but not on my lungs. I have asthma but I used my albuterol inhaler before I went out. It definitely felt asthma-related, though, like that kind of tightness in my throat.
Any ideas why? Could it just be pollen? Should I stick to running inside, or do you think I'll acclimate to running outside?0 -
Uhhh so after eating more pizza than I had intended I decided I needed to burn some extra calories so I went out again and ran two five minute intervals with no problems sooo I don't know what was going on earlier today. It is a ~~mystery~~0
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I ran the Color Me Rad 5k today! Ran the whole thing from start to finish and could have kept going! I'm so, so proud of myself! I'm a big c25k believer now. I'm going to finish out the program because I'm a completionist and I plan to move on to the c210k trainer after this!0
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Perfect weather day to go running yesterday. So did I. Nope. :grumble: I will get back on track with everything this week, starting today! A few days of not feeling well left me with no motivation for the rest of the week. I've got a new C25K program downloaded and I will do it this week starting on Week 3!0
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I did W5D2 yesterday, so tomorrow will be W5D3. I'm not thrilled about the prospect, but there's only one way to find out whether I can do it...W5D3 done. I thought I was going to stop the whole way through, but I got to the end. My 'brisk' cooldown walk afterwards was soooo slow!W3D1, I hardly knew ya! I ran through my cool down and ended up doing 3.4 miles. It was a good day.That's great! I've decided to keep doing longer runs instead of the intervals, so I guess I'm done with the program. Today I did 30 min (3.5k). I kept looking at the time for the last 4 minutes so I might cut back to 25 min next time. My right hip was not happy with the last few minutes, but cardio-wise I could have keot going.Uhhh so after eating more pizza than I had intended I decided I needed to burn some extra calories so I went out again and ran two five minute intervals with no problems sooo I don't know what was going on earlier today. It is a ~~mystery~~I ran the Color Me Rad 5k today! Ran the whole thing from start to finish and could have kept going! I'm so, so proud of myself! I'm a big c25k believer now. I'm going to finish out the program because I'm a completionist and I plan to move on to the c210k trainer after this!0
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I feel so out of touch with you all and you're all doing so well!
I completed Week 7 Day 2 today.0 -
Yesterday was W6D1, I think I prefer the 21-min run lol....went back to my normal route, since the reverse is too hard on my knees (I'd rather struggle a little going on an incline than hurting my knees trying to take it easy downhill). Looking forward to tomorrow's run.0
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Nice work, thankyou4 and sappy42! thankyou, why do you feel out of touch with the group, did something happen?
Reminding everyone of the upcoming 5K:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1079318-virtual-5k
Any version of walking and/or running is welcome, it is a matter of getting an idea of how long the distance is and what it feels like.0 -
I ended up taking a break from running due to sickness (migraine) and stupidly long work hours. So I haven't been in here or on the boards for a while.0
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I ended up taking a break from running due to sickness (migraine) and stupidly long work hours. So I haven't been in here or on the boards for a while.0
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My first week is complete of C25K! I'm very proud of myself it's a minor and major accomplishment. Minor in the scheme of things, major because I stuck with it and plan to continue! Many hurdles to go, but I will succeed!0
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Did week 7, Day 2 tonight. I think I was still high on the adrenaline from Color Me Rad. Ran the 25 minutes, ran through the 5 minute cool down and then ran another 10 minutes on top of that for a total of 40 minutes! My longest run ever!0
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My first week is complete of C25K! I'm very proud of myself it's a minor and major accomplishment. Minor in the scheme of things, major because I stuck with it and plan to continue! Many hurdles to go, but I will succeed!
Congratulations on completing your first week!0 -
Attempted Week 8, Day 1 again tonight. More stomach issues. The fitness tracker I use to track my runs has an option to add tags, so I'm going to tag the days I have stomach issues and try to figure out a pattern. So freaking frustrating, because I know I could have finished it.0
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My first week is complete of C25K! I'm very proud of myself it's a minor and major accomplishment. Minor in the scheme of things, major because I stuck with it and plan to continue! Many hurdles to go, but I will succeed!
Congratulations on finishing the first week! You have taken the first step to a healthier you and that is something you should absolutely be proud of. :drinker:0 -
Happy Monday Everyone. Had a good training run on Sat with a friend who is a coach for Team in Training (even though my son's bike chain came loose and we decided after we couldn't fix it to hide it off the trail and hope it was still there on the return trip...it wasn't, but that's okay because it was too small anyway so we got him a new bike yesterday), and finished W4D1 this morning. Hope everyone has a good week.0