FireRunners (C25K May 9th group) Week 2!!

It's been a while since I posted to the thread - I've been MFP-ing on my phone for the past several days.

I finished Week 1, Day 3 on Friday, and rewarded myself with a 1-hour reflexology foot massage - so amazing. My father, who is very, very proud and supportive of me, has offered to treat me to one each week that I run the program. Which is super-cool, and an extra piece of motivation.

So I did Week 2, Day 1 yesterday. It was not easy. As a matter of fact, my legs felt stiff on the very first jog, to the point where I wondered for a second if I'd be able to do it that day. But I slowed down, and just kept at it. Once I made it through that first 90-second jog, I knew I'd be able to make it through all of them. Jogs 1, 2 and 3 were really tough - my legs just felt tight and heavy - so I kept it really slow, which allowed me to complete each 90-second piece in full. Jogs 4, 5 and 6 were a bit easier, as I guess I warmed up somewhat. I've always felt that pushing through achiness actually helps soothe it more than stopping does, so once I finished the 6 jogs, and then a brisk walk cool down, I hopped right on the elliptical for an hour. And then I broke down and bagged a bunch of boxes and carried them to the curb, which took another half hour.

I thought I would be unable to move today. But to tell you the truth, I just have a few muscle aches, and they feel great. They make me feel alive, and active.

I am still nervous for Week 2, Day 2 tomorrow. I think I may do the elliptical for 15 minutes before I start, just to loosen up my legs, so maybe I won't be so tight and stiff for the first half of the intervals. But even if I am, I know I'll get through it. I may have to go slow, but I'll get it done.

Looking ahead, I may want to repeat Week 2, at least once, if not more. My determination is strong, but I don't want to hurt my knees and feet, so I may look to shed another chunk of weight before I up the time again. I feel confident that this kind of interval training will be a huge help in shedding that weight, so it's all good.

Happy C25K-ing, everyone!

Amy

W2D1 Completed this morning:) Yay for all of us! Keep up the great work :drinker:

I did the first day of week 2 today. Well. I *did* finish it. But, man! Was it hard. I had to take my already slow pace down to a crawl. I had a stitch in my side by the end of the second interval. It was sheer determination that kept me going.

But something tells me that I may be doing week 2 for more than one week! And who knew I was so out of shape?

Ugh... I have failed you guys today I didn't do my C25K this morning because I had to pet-sit, and then when I got back I was feeling bad... And the rest of the day went downhill from there! But I WILL do it tomorrow!

Hey, hey, HEY with the negativity!!!! You did NOT fail - you didn't fail us, and you didn't fail yourself. Please, please, don't be so hard on yourself. You would never tell someone else in this group that they failed if they didn't get in a run, would you? No, you wouldn't - and you don't deserve to hear that from yourself either.

None of us are perfect, nor should we hold ourselves to that kind of standard. You are the little firecracker, please remember, and you light up all of us around you with your light and energy. Give yourself credit for that.

Tomorrow is another day. Be kind to yourself. You're doing so great. :flowerforyou: ((HUG))

I got behind the ball lol, basically ive been lazy, but im going out to do w2d1 now, will be doing w2d2 tommorowi, and w2d3 on sunday.

Keep er rollin guys!

Hey!

I did Week 2, Day 1, today. All I can say is running is no joke, :frown: its hard starting out, but I hung in there and completed the day. :happy: I felt pretty good after it was over with though.:drinker:

Gonna do my second running of this week today, then my third day on Saturday. I feel so good after a run!

I did W3D1 yesterday. It's only four runs and it wasn't too bad, the first 3 minute run tested me in the last minute but I stuck it out. In the end, after finishing the program I did two more runs, one for 2 minutes, one for 90 seconds. I'm trying to increase the speed of my walking during recovery time. I am slow. I mean s-l-o-w. I'm walking at 3.4 most of the time and running at either 4.2 or 4.3. My trainer keeps telling me that to finish first, first you must finish, so slow is okay.

How many of you are doing treadmill training vs. road training? I live in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains, it's very hilly, and except for the last few days the hot weather has already been upon us. I might take it to the road when I start being able to run some kind of distance and the weather isn't too hot, in the meantime, I'll do it on a treadmill at a 2.0 incline.

I'm really excited. I've never been an athlete and really really never been a runner, But now, I am. A slow runner, but a runner, and I can see a future (like, in the autumn) when I will be running a 5k.

W2D2 Done! It was raining so I did my run on my treadmill

W2 D3 done here and it felt good! I've found so far that D1 each week is okay, D2 is harder and then D3 feels easier again, so hope this continues. I'm still really enjoying it too, so bring on W3 and the 3 minute runs!

Well done everyone
I have done w4 d2 & I slowly jogged up that steep hill with only 1 stop (last time I stopped half way) omg I can't believe I did it. Then I realised I still had 2 more runs to do & had to change my route as I still had a 5 min run, then the cool down to go. I think I need to get a thing to tell me how fast I jog. I did feel sick when I got back, I think I will make sure that I leave more time b4 I do C25K after I have my dinner.

Today was not my most stellar performance, but I did it, which I'm proud of I burned 341 cals in 22:14 minutes of W2D2, doing 16 minutes of walking and 6 minutes of running. I was about to die :laugh: My heart rate got up to 191 bpm at one point!! I was like "HOLY SHOOT" and I slowed down lol. Thank God for my HRM, I might have passed out :laugh:

Great job today everybody!

Today was my W3 D2. I decided to take it slow on each of the runs to control my heart rate. Before the second 3 minute run my hrm was still up at 160 so I waited another minute. At the end of 3 minutes it had reached 197. I think that having a heart rate monitor is very useful in the program. For anyone interested and on a budget I brought this hrm http://www.amazon.com/Omron-HR-100C-Heart-Rate-Monitor/dp/B000A5CEUO/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305857862&sr=8-1-fkmr0
It isn't that fancy and wont calculate calories burn but it will track your heart rate with a strap. Good luck with everyone starting week 3. Remember its more mental then physical!

starting week 3 of running soon! can't wait. if it doesn't rain today I may go run. it's been a week of crummy weather here in Maine.

Well done to everyone who is still going, and to those who are finding it hard and think they need to repeat weeks - don't worry! At least you're getting out and doing it, that's the main thing.

W3 D1 here and it felt pretty good, hard going but it's warm and humid here today which didn't help. I got new running shoes and a HRM today, so went out with both of those and was really pleased to learn that I burnt 384 calories which wasn't too far out from what I thought. Really looking forward to D2 now and seeing if I can do it again! My husband has decided to start the programme too, although he's planning to have a go straight in at W3 as he is a lot fitter than me, but he'll go back if he finds it too tough.