Bite me, Couch to 5K - Week 3!
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I love this post not only for the honest humor of it but the reality of our getting started and not thinking we can do it and when we do we feel the glory of success ever so small. Good Job buddy1
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That is tooooo funny!!!!! Thank you for the laugh!0
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You're awesome. Week 4 was like this for me. I finished the program months ago. You can do it!0
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Wtg!
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Fantastic! And so spot on! I'm just finishing C25K (one more run until graduation!) and still berate the 5k101 guy with a lot of "you must be kidding me"s
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Hilarious! I've been feeling the same way about that app but I'm on week 7 now and determined to finish....no matter how slow I go! Great job!!0
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LOVE this!
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hahaha! Too funny and I remember that feeling when I did C25K!
Congrats on your progress.
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“Ding! Begin Walking”
The ladyvoice of Week 3, Day 1 of Couch to 5k wasn't reassuring as she commanded my 5 minute warm up walk. I know what this day meant. I’d already looked ahead to what she was going to ask me to do today: FOUR THREE-MINUTE RUNS!?!?!?! ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?
For the record, two weeks ago I couldn't run half a block. Granted, by last week ladyvoice got me up to two minutes runs – which impressed the CRAP out of me – but now THREE MINUTES? My excuses-per-second generator speeds up as the first of the three-minute runs approach:
I’m 53! I'm morbidly obese! My joints hurt! I have a hiatal hernia! I'm diabetic!
“Ding! RUN!”
OK, you stupid smartphone app, I’ll run. Here I go. 13 minute pace. Slow. Who cares? I’m moving and that’s good enough. My feet go: plop, plop, plop. The cruel, uncaring app counts down the three minute run:
“Ding! One Minute!”
WTF? That’s only one minute? I’ll never make three minutes. I’m dying here! I can’t get enough air! My heart rate is too high! Ouch, I stepped on a pebble! How the hell am I supposed to…Oh look! A pretty girl…
“Ding! Two Minutes!”
My android phone must be powerful as it is clearly warping the space time continuum cuz’ there is NO GOD DAMN WAY I've only been running for 120 seconds. But it’s OK as I know sweet death will soon wrap itself around me, my corpse left on the side of the street. Woodland creatures will walk by and quietly mourn me. I will be at peace. My head is spinning. Yet my feet are moving… time is lost on me…
COME TAKE ME BROTHER DEATH! INTO THY HANDS…
“Ding! Walk!”
Was...that…a ding I heard? Does that mean…I DID IT? I did! I ran three minutes. Nee Ner Nee Ner! I’m walking now, breathing hard with hands on my hips. Recovering.
Meh. That was easy. Only three more of those? No problem.
Go away Brother Death. Mr. Healthy does not need you now!
You are awesome! I cannot wait to read your account of when you run 5K, lol. And I know you'll do it.
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“Ding! Walk!”
Was...that…a ding I heard? Does that mean…I DID IT? I did! I ran three minutes. Nee Ner Nee Ner! I’m walking now, breathing hard with hands on my hips. Recovering.
Meh. That was easy. Only three more of those? No problem.
Go away Brother Death. Mr. Healthy does not need you now!
Ha ha! Love this. Great job Mr. Healthy. Keep it up.0 -
Lol - good for you!! I'm half-way through week 6 and actually thought week 4 was the hardest.1
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Congrats! Love the internal dialogue and keep up the good work!0
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Love this! Great job! I'm on week7 day2 and I felt this way on week5 the 20 minute run. But you can do it, keep it up!0
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You're Funny!! Good Job on not giving up!0
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Pure honesty in how we feel about the C25K person. I am pretty sure I had this entire conversation with myself at one point except I was, " ah *kitten* a car is coming, please don't look like your dying."
I will be starting C25K again and pretty sure I will once again have this conversation with myself.
Great job on getting to week 3 of the program!1 -
I will be starting today, wish me luck!!0
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This was fantastic! Thanks for sharing--it makes me want to try C25K again. I only did a couple days the first time before life got in the way. I'll have to go look for that app, now!
@desweds, which app are you using?0 -
I did C25K about 2 years ago (the ripe old age of 46!) ...it took me 12 weeks to finish because I had to spend extra time on some weeks.... but here it is 2 years later and I can still run (slowly, I'll admit) 5Ks. I have a few under my belt and I'm thinking of starting the Bridge to 10K program. I loved C2%K - I was never a runner before - I thought that if someone was chasing me, I'd just have to be caught. Now I can at least outrun a slow criminal. LOL3
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Good luck!crawford8903 wrote: »I will be starting today, wish me luck!!
This group is great for support and knowledge:
couch-to-5k-running-program-c25k
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you are awesome and hilarious, good for you can't wait to read more0
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