rajnigandha21 wrote: »

tslawson3 wrote: »

W6D1 done!!

Superbly done!!

w5d2 done - felt sluggish. I've been helping my son and daughter-in-law move the last two days and I think I am just tired.

Great to see everyone killing it! I had a 4 mile walk today-it's my rest day and it felt really good. Does anyone struggle with running in the heat? I was supposed to do 3 miles yesterday and had to stop at 2. I felt like a failure even though I know it was the right thing to do. Happy that tomorrow is another day!

I did Week 8 Day 1 last night and knocked it out. I have a 5K scheduled for next weekend, but I want to try it in advance. Now what to do? I want someone to actually gauge my distance because I may be the world's slowest runner. I don't think I'm actually hitting all the distances, but the pace I'm running is something I know I can sustain. I'm considering going back to the beginning and significantly increasing my pace to see if I can build up doing something outside of a 12 to 14-minute mile like I'm doing now.

Any recommendations? Are there other apps that can help with this?

Just_Ceci wrote: »

cmchandler74 wrote: »

I did Week 8 Day 1 last night and knocked it out. I have a 5K scheduled for next weekend, but I want to try it in advance. Now what to do? I want someone to actually gauge my distance because I may be the world's slowest runner. I don't think I'm actually hitting all the distances, but the pace I'm running is something I know I can sustain. I'm considering going back to the beginning and significantly increasing my pace to see if I can build up doing something outside of a 12 to 14-minute mile like I'm doing now.

Any recommendations? Are there other apps that can help with this?

Building up more endurance will help your pace. Running more miles = faster pace. If you have the time to commit, you might think about moving on to a Bridge to 10k program. Even just running 30 minutes to an hour 3 or 4 days a week would be a start.

^^^ What she said
My advice to anyone finishing the program, is to take a few weeks of running for 30-40(ish) minutes, 3-4 times a week and then look into the B210K apps. Find one that's suitable and will get you out to an hour (or more) of running. Once you're doing 3-4 hours a week regularly you'll find your speed increasing over the shorter runs. A month or two of the above and you can start playing with different programs, depending on your goals (Faster 5K, faster 10K, Half marathon?? Beyond?)

I did Week 8/Day 2 this morning....almost done with C25K and feeling great!!!! I can't believe how much I enjoy running now!

Today was W5D3 and I have a corny story for you! I dreamed about it last night. In my dream, I went out to the park, and I did the whole thing, the whole 20 minutes. So, when I woke up I was pretty excited and feeling good about it! I felt like it was a sign! I put together a playlist for the jog, and set up mapmyrun for the very first time. I've never tracked my pace/distance before and I thought it was time. When I got out to the park, I was met with a gorgeous sight. The track has been lined with American flags in honor of Independence Day. Jogging past our flying colors, close enough to reach out and touch, I couldn't have been more inspired. I remembered my grandfather who fought in WWII, and felt tears in my eyes. Of course, crying makes it really hard to breathe when you're doing cardio, so I womanned up and got a grip, lol. It was just so beautiful, and whenever I thought I was getting too tired, or too out of breath, or didn't know if I could keep going, my eyes went back to those flags, and my mind went to the soldiers who have fought, who fight, for us. Out of love, out of honor. And I kept going. The flags stood like soldiers, waving at me and cheering me on. They never tire. They never quit. I finished my 20 minute jog, out of breath, slightly shaky, and completely proud to be an American. I checked mapmyrun and got one more surprise. This whole time I thought I was going at a snail's pace, sure that I was going slower than a 12 minute mile. I jogged 1.97 miles in 20 minutes. I didn't think I was anywhere close to a 10 minute mile, but I'm right on the cusp! What a beautiful day! I'm proud of myself, I'm proud of our soldiers, and I'm proud of all of you fighting alongside me! If any of you are veterans, I thank you for your service. I thank everyone here for your fellowship and support. Whether you're fighting for your country, each other, or your lives, I hope all of you have a beautiful day!

Thanks!

@MusicalMelanie11 Great story and great run!

Week 3 Day 2 done this morning. Ran a little longer on the last interval just to start mentally prepping myself for 5 minute jog next week =O