the weather is miserable today. i didn't have it in me to take my run outside so . . . out came the treadmill. *yawn* i knew that i'd probably walk right off during the first break of the workout, so i just decided to run the whole darn thing. continuously. 40 minutes at an easy speed of 5.5 mph (thanks to the treadmill). yay!

Well, I ran my first organized 5K today...what an experience! I struggled a bit with pacing (going too fast) but was able to keep running the whole time. I don't have my official time yet, but it was approximately 32 minutes and change. Soooo much better than I thought it would be I am stoked!! But I definitely need to work on pacing...that business from today will not fly when I do my first 10K in September.

Great run @LLduds Congratulations!

finished the first run of week 10. went way, way, way too fast (new personal best for 1 km - 5m:05s) and it happened to coincide with the part of the route which has me on a gradual incline. PANT! PANT! PANT! as much as my ol' ticker wanted me to move slower my brain kept saying "this is too slow" - "you're going so slow" - "speed up old lady".

my brain can be a complete @$$ at times.

i'm contemplating running without music to see if i can moderate my pace better, but don't know how i'll manage without it.

7.22 km today. i'm proud of that.

@LLduds - great to read about your race! You should be so proud!

samra338 wrote: »

It's been raining continuously this week, but managed to fit in 2 runs. Still one more run to go before I complete week 11 of B210k. Consistently running 4+ miles now.

That is super great!

maggiekat7 wrote: »

my brain can be a complete @$$ at times.

i'm contemplating running without music to see if i can moderate my pace better, but don't know how i'll manage without it.

7.22 km today. i'm proud of that.

I used jog.fm to find songs around the pace I want to run (I only used songs I already had, so didn't have to buy any.) I find it harder to run without music.
You should be proud!

DianaLovesCoffee wrote: »

My 2nd 5k race on Saturday. Pretty consistent with my first race in May. May = 38:32. Saturday = 38:26. Average 12.24 minute miles. They were a fast bunch so I had to work pretty hard at going my own pace and not worrying about being at the tail end of the runners. Of the 284 runners I placed 267. 15th in my age group. Overall I am very pleased because I did my personal best and enjoyed the race.

That's what it's all about! Good job!

JSC145 wrote: »

I have a whole set system in the morning now that works well for me. I set out a glass of water at the bedside the night before and as soon as I wake up, I drink it. Then I usually head over to the kitchen and have half a banana and just a few sips of coffee to wake up. I get dressed, and make a pit stop right before I head out the door for my run. Usually it ends up being about 15-20 min between the banana and the start of my run.

The half banana works well for me. I had half a peach the other day and it was terrible. Too acidic and caused reflux during my run.

Half a banana works for me too. Sometimes I'll have a couple of peanut or regular crackers.

Today was my first run in weeks. I couldn't get my head in the game and used my busy life as an excuse. I wasn't sure if I should repeat the later weeks in c25k or just move on. I decided I would try wk 9 of b210k. It went ok with a few adjustments. I walked 2 minutes in between the 10 min runs. I also only did 3 rounds and not 4. I had to slow down a little but I still completed 3 miles during my 45 min workout. I decided to continue on with b210k. It might take me a couple of weeks to get back to where I was but I'm ok with that. The important thing is I want to continue my running journey.

Good to see all the progress on this board. Keep up the good work.

@fit4life_73 My quads are screaming at me today. I'm guessing it was a combination of running on hills which I hadn't done in a few weeks and not stretching properly after I ran yesterday. Hoping today's bike ride will help with that.

taeliesyn wrote: »

Still a reasonably good night. I just need to pull my finger out and push through the uncomfortable parts of a run, especially during training.

Don't be too hard on yourself, a half marathon on a school night, that's a win on it's own in my book.

It's nice to see some of the old faces posting again as well as the enthusiasm of the new meat from C25k. If anyone gets a chance I would recommend looking at MM's video link on the HM he did. Well put together and an interesting take on what low key "racing" is about. For those still not convinced, enter one and you might even enjoy it!! Taeliesyn convinced me by his enthusiasm to do a parkrun. Over the last 17 weekends, I've run in 13, volunteered in 2 and missed 2 weeks due to holiday. It gets habit forming.

FM training is dragging, since the last update I have only had 1 decent run, this mornings interval session, which was fantastic, most of the others have been sluggish. I honestly believe it is a mind thing, the dread of an 18 miler this weekend is already pulling on my spirits. But I know I should do it, but the thought of nigh on 3 hours running is not doing for me at the moment. And this is supposed to be fun. I need a boost from somewhere. The only significant change in my life is that the 17mile run back from Derby has convinced me that the old road is not too bad, so am looking to commute it by bike twice a week and drop some of the easy pace running (cross training). Some will have seen on my Strava feed that I have started some 10 mile rides, which should get in place to do an evening and following morning split to do the 15-20 miles each way.

Have fun with your running.

robbie- The tedium of long training runs will keep me from ever trying to run a full marathon! Good to see someone else being sucked in to the cycling world!