jsandie76 wrote: »

W8D2 Done! One more run left before graduation. We planned on being done today but its really been rainy lately, so we've had to "reschedule" the runs.

Awesome! You are almost there!

carmenFL1560 wrote: »

Yesterday I went across town and got fitted for running shoes. My dear MFP friends, what a difference!! When the consultant asked me to run for a little bit with the fitted shoes, I could not believe the difference! Since I had no idea what kind of shoes I needed, I would have never picked these by myself. Can't wait to use my new shoes on my next run tomorrow. @snbouchard81: you are so right! Because of my past ankle injuries they could see that my feet needed more support to prevent injuries. Thank you!

I need to do it too. I am still running in my old snickers...

upsaluki - Thanks! Yes I am still doing the running clinic, although there wasn't one this Monday, since in Canada it was Thanksgiving.

I actually went to get a new pair of shoes the other day, and went for a short run with them. I came home and I was in PAIN! My hips feel like they are on fire still, one day later. I took the shoes back today. Unfortunately, I don't have any of those running stores that check your gait and give you suggestions for the proper shoes. I don't know what I should do, and I'm afraid to go through the same thing a second time.

Although today was W7D3, I actually ran a 5K. I was kinda disappointed with my performance. My goal was under 40min, but my time was 44:26. Given the fact that the course included a mowed pasture (uneven, bumpy surface), gravel roads (uneven, bumpy surface), across 2 RR crossings (more uneven, bumpy surfaces) and I am running with a wonky left knee, I guess I didn't do too badly.

Finished the program over the weekend. It was a really proud moment for me. I was recalling back to the first week when I was thinking that it was tough to get through the 1 min of jogging at the end of the first day. It feels good. It's proof the program works if you work the program.

On my last day I ran almost a complete 5k during the running period of the program (no warm up/cool down counted).

THANKS A TON to the contributors of this thread. It helps to find motivation and share your successes and failures along the way with people doing the same. I am going to run a 5k distance a few times this week, and next week start the 10k program. Also signing up for a Turkey Trot (Thanks for the suggestion on that @Upsaluki)

I wanted to post my reports from the first one to the last run. So people can see that a lot can change from W1D1 to W8D3 (I started to use a different tracking app half way through)

Week 1 Day 1:


Week 8 Day 3:

I am so frustrated at the moment! I am one run away from graduation, but unfortunately I went out and bought a new pair of shoes last week, and they really ended up messing me up. My hips were on fire, and my knees were hurting. It took DAYS for me to be able to walk normally again. After feeling pretty good for a few days, I figured I was up to going out running tonight with my running clinic, which is a short run. I was wearing my old shoes, as I took the other ones back to the store. But halfway through the run, one of my hips started burning again. I had to walk the rest of the route back to the start, and I am now back on my butt for at least a couple more days. I just want to have this over and done with so I can get on with my running! I cheered at a local marathon on the weekend and I was so incredibly inspired to see the diversity and comradely of the people, I just can't wait to be one of them!

Thanks snbouchard81 - yes.... before this I was wearing a pair of Sketchers... they are more walking shoes than running shoes, but they were comfortable, so until they were ready to be replaced I kept using them. The new ones were New Balance. I have an issue with supination (I tend to walk on the outside of my feet instead of rolling to the inside) so finding a good pair of shoes is not easy.

Ok So I have done things a bit backwards. I have never ran a 5K event but just finished my 3rd 1/2 marathon this past weekend. I did 3 min run/1 min walk intervals for most of the Nike SF 1/2 and beat my time from my last Disney 1/2 marathon by 5 mins and my last year's Nike 1/2 marathon run by 15 min so I was happy especially since they had some pretty killer hills on mile 2 and mile 10 was basically almost vertical for 1/2 a mile

I am currently still working on completing the Ease into 5k program and my next run is supposed to be 20 min of running. My question is since I did the 1/2 and need to take a couple days off to recover should I repeat a day earlier in the program and then move forward again or just continue with my next scheduled run for the 20 min?

TowsonChuck wrote: »

@cdwyer74 I missed two workouts do to vacation, Where I did no running, so I repeated the work out before just to have a fresh start.

Since you just ran a Half, I would say just go into your next scheduled day of the program.

Yep. You can always repeat this one if you have problems. Also remember to slow down.

Finally done week 5 day 3. I've been dreading it, but in actual fact I loved it.