W5D2 on Saturday and felt strong. W5D3 tonight - yep that's the 20 minute! GULP!!!!!!!

DianaLovesCoffee wrote: »

YES!!!!!!!! W5D3 at 4mph. I thought about slowing down about the 18minute mark but kept pushing on. This is working!

W1D2 complete! It was a little harder than the first day, but I also went a little faster. And for the first time I had negative splits! The first part of my walk was the c25k, while the second half was my 30sec/4:30min run/walk intervals.

3.19 miles @ 52:58min, 3.6mph
Mile 1 17:20, 3.4mph
Mile 2 16:24, 3.7mph
Mile 3 15:52, 3.8mph
.19 mile 3:21, 3.5mph (cool down... doesn't count against my negative splits, right?)

I'm way excited about this because it's a new PR for that particular route, and also because I had a super crappy workout yesterday, so I really needed the pick-me-up that this was.

Admittedly it's not hard to get negative splits because my route is a 3 mile loop with mild elevation (149 feet between lowest and highest points) and my starting/ending point is at the lowest point. So it's slow starting because it's uphill, and faster toward the end because I can take advantage of some nice downhills.

But STILL--! It's a nice feeling today.

Edit: I forgot to add, that I did have one issue today with running, and that was with my headphones. I use headphones with the soft rubber that completely fills your ears. It's great for blocking traffic sounds (I run next to a couple very busy streets for over half my route), but every time the cords touch anything it sounds like someone tapping a stethoscope. So as I'm walking/running, almost every step causes that kind of noise, and it's very annoying. It's the main reason I dislike running with headphones (but I'm using them now so I can hear the prompts without blasting the volume so people in nearby cars hear them too).

Does anyone have experience with this and know how to fix it, or can recommend different headphones to use?

For me, these have been the best headphones/earbuds for active use...

http://www.yurbuds.com/en/18earphones#/categories-in_the_ear

W6D1 today. Still inside on treadmill as it is -20 windchills!

Finished the last day of C25k! The plan moving on is to take about 3 weeks gradually adding in time and distance so I can get to the actual 5k distance. Then moving on to the 10k program.

cincysweetheart wrote: »

Finished the last day of C25k! The plan moving on is to take about 3 weeks gradually adding in time and distance so I can get to the actual 5k distance. Then moving on to the 10k program.

That's fantastic! Congratulations!!!

Thanks, MM. I will try to slow down.

W1D3 today. I had planned to walk at school on the dirt trails they have, but it's been raining for a couple days, and I didn't want to risk skipping in the mud. So I kept to the sidewalks instead. Not as scenic as taking the nature paths, but cleaner and less hills that way.

Total 3.13 miles in 51:45min 3.6mph
1 mile 16:50min 3.6mph
2 mile 15:55min 3.8mph
3 mile 16:27min 3.6mph
.13 mile 2:25min 3.3mph

It was very cold and windy, and it kept threatening to rain. I actually had no idea how fast/slow I was going, since I disabled all voice prompts except for distance. I just made sure I did a little more than 1.5 miles, then turned around and followed the same route back. After the c25k, I did 45 secs of running with 4:15 minutes of walking. I felt really good all the way through the run. I've been looking forward to this run since last week, so it was good to finally get out and pound some pavement.

Hip Hip Hooray!

I did the 20 minute run from week 5 today! AND I ran an extra minute, just to really nail it. AND I have a cold. AND it is something like zero degrees outside so it was in my basement on the treadmill.


Yay!

Love this thread!

I just finished W1D3. I have a 5K on March 15th. (Yeah, I know. ) Obviously some procrastination on my part, but I am really enjoying getting out there.

I am doing "adapted" workouts because I am training and will be running with my 9 year old son. We alternate between concern over his asthma acting up to him making me do an extra mile of sprints. There is no middle ground. lol We'll see what condition we are in on race day, but the most important part is that we are having fun!

Good luck everyone!

Jackie0Marie wrote: »

Saturday I completed my first 5k! I still couldn't run all of it, but I ran (slow and steady) most of it and crossed the finish line. I even improved my time of a mile. I have signed up for another 5K for March 22. I can't wait.

When I started C25K I couldn't run 1 minute at a time. I had to repeat some weeks (yeah, week 5 I'm talking to you!) and I still will go back and repeat some weeks, but I have improved SO much with this method. Stick with it everyone!

My first medal, but not my last. ☺️

Way to go!!!!!!!

ajfuelling wrote: »

Hip Hip Hooray! I did the 20 minute run from week 5 today! AND I ran an extra minute, just to really nail it. AND I have a cold. AND it is something like zero degrees outside so it was in my basement on the treadmill.

Yay!

Running is Running. whether you are on the dreadmill, outside or lapping the Rec Center Gym it's all good. Doing it with a cold (*)

DianaLovesCoffee wrote: »

Was traveling for business this week to Florida where it was sunny and high 70's compared to my below zero at home. Took it outside for the first time. Monday I think I started out too fast so was only able to do 10 minutes straight without walking. I'm on week 7 so was supposed to do 25. Tried again on Tuesday and slowed it way down and did the full 25 minutes! Very different outside with a little wind resistance and some up/down hills. But I actually like it better than the treadmill since I could focus on the scenery and sounds around me. Tonight is W7D2 - another 25 minutes - back on the treadmill.

Thats what I call a good Business trip. Congrats on recognizing that you started out to fast. I love the outside runs, like you say scenery and sounds. Now start looking around your work/home neighborhoods for outside running routes.

I DID IT!!! I jogged the whole 3.2 miles on my practice run today. Now I KNOW I can do it next week -- my first 5K is March 8. I'm so glad, because I've been pretty down, thinking I was going to fail. I was worried to the point that I was ready to quit and not do the race at all. But now I know I can do it, and I'm not even worried if I have to walk a bit during the race. I got through it today without walking, so I KNOW I have it in me!!!

And AWESOME JOB everyone upthread! I'm so excited to see folks moving along - whether in week 1, 5, or completing your first 5K. Keep trying, and you'll get there. I had a hard time jogging 1 minute before, and today I did 5K in 40:43 minutes.