Rocking the C25K May 2011 group
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Congrats Hanna & Peachy! You can do it! Welcome justleeanne! I'm on the same day as you and felt the same about week 4. As it is, I hard to repeat this week. Looking forward to finally getting to week 5! And good job honniballz!
Had to change up my plans this week. Has ended up as:
May 23 - elliptical 30 mins
May 24 - W4D1
May25 - rest
May26 - elliptical 60 mins
So rest of week needs to be
May 27 - W4D2
May28 - bike with the family
May 29 - W4D3
I MUST finish week 4 this week so I can finally move onto week 5. Felt good during my 60 mins on elliptical last night...went hard and felt like I could handle it. Feeling energized today. Hoping that today's run shows that improvement in endurance. Enjoy your exercise today everyone!0 -
I'm so proud of all of you for week 4! GREAT JOB! I think I will have to repeat the week over again, but that is ok. I went again lastnight and that last 5 minute run just really gets me everytime. I am going to go again tonight. I think I will try it again, it can only help! I am also going to look up that abs diet for women....anyways! Just wante dto say how happy I was for all of you!
For those of you who use the treadmill what is your speeds you are using?0 -
Awesome! that is great. I am doing day 2 today.OMG!!! I DID IT!!! I am so proud of myself. The first day of week 4 is now done and on Sunday I am half way through this program. Feels so great!0 -
I'm so proud of all of you for week 4! GREAT JOB! I think I will have to repeat the week over again, but that is ok. I went again lastnight and that last 5 minute run just really gets me everytime. I am going to go again tonight. I think I will try it again, it can only help! I am also going to look up that abs diet for women....anyways! Just wante dto say how happy I was for all of you!
For those of you who use the treadmill what is your speeds you are using?
Don't over do it. A rest maybe what you need to get that last 5 minutes in. Walk on non-run days helps too.0 -
Did w4d2 today and did soooo much better! Did all the runs and didn't need to slow pace. Woohoo!
jillever - I walk at 3.5-3.8 and run at 5.5. Seems to be the pace I can handle right now. Ran beside a lady doing 6.6 today...can't wait to build up to that. She looked so confident!0 -
Yayyy to everyone who is powering through week 4! I did week 4 day 2 today, ugh, it wasn't any easier than yesterday, I still barely made it throught the last 5 min run! I think I didn't drink enough water before, or something. I woke up kinda late too so it was already almost 90 by the time I got to the park...that probably didn't help. I need to get back to going at 9am instead of noon! Anyway, I'm excited to start week 5 on Monday...excited and terrified, might I add. I might do a few more days of week 4 if I'm still feeling horrible afterward tomorrow, just to get a little more used to it since I am going through c25k so fast. Keep up the good work everyone 0
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Thanks, Reginamazing, for the tip about finding new running shoes - that's probably a great idea.
I'm taking today off, but will be starting W3 tomorrow. I repeated W2D4 yesterday, and I felt surprisingly great.
A bit frustrated today as the scale went UP instead of DOWN. I really had hopes that when I started running it would result in weight loss, not a gain. Anyway, really frustrated about that. Grrrrr.0 -
Hi! Can I join this group or is this a closed group? I'm on week 5 and will run day 3 tomorrow. I'm nervous about it but excited at the same time. I would love to have some running buddies.0
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Hi! Can I join this group or is this a closed group? I'm on week 5 and will run day 3 tomorrow. I'm nervous about it but excited at the same time. I would love to have some running buddies.
Welcome Mtnkat!! As you can see we are all on different levels, and everyone is welcome to this group (at least as far as I'm concerned). We all need all the support we can get. Oh, and for those who want to weigh in we do that on Wednesdays...
So today I bettered my results on the 4.2K with 2 minutes (!!??) from last time (Friday). Today I did w4d2. I really can't believe it since neither my mind nor my body was really up for it today. I'm thinking if I can run at this pace when I weigh 95 kilos, what pace will it be when I weigh 75?
This week I'll run Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The rest of the days I'll be walking 6K. In another group I'm in for a distance challenge. So next week I have to travel 22 miles by foot, or 35.4 km. Not too hard with some walking in between.
Have a nice Sunday folks!0 -
Thank you Hanna! I appreciate that!
I did it! I ran week 5 day 3 today with no problems. Sure, towards the end I thought I was going to pass out going up that last hill but then I realized - I always feel like passing out on that hill lol so I pushed through it. Now I feel great and I have no more soreness than the usual (ask me again tomorrow and I may answer different lol). What an awesome program.
The worst thing for me was the heat. I picked the worst time to run....mid afternoon on a record high day. What was I thinking lol? I think that last 5 minute walk was the hardest simply because I was so hot.0 -
Ain't that the 20 min run? I am really scared of beginning week 5. Do you feel the increase from day 2 - day 3 is too big? or is it manageable?0
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Looks like we're doing pretty well! Good job, all.
I ran W3D1 today and did OK. I just want to thank you all for the support, you're keeping me going!0 -
You all are doing great!
I've now finished week 4 and it has been hard and truly challenging but I did it! I am so freaking proud of myself. So on Thursday I'll begin week 5 and that week is really scary. But since running is a mind game I can't show my fear.
Now I am gonna get some coffee and waffles for breakfast.
All my best!0 -
I'm right there with you Hanna. It was so freaking hard, but we did it. I am proud of everyone that is sticking to this. Great job everyone! I start week 5 tomorrow, scared once again. I was scared of week 3 then week 4 and now week 5, but I am going to try my hardest before I admit defeat. So lets do this! I Know I Can!You all are doing great!
I've now finished week 4 and it has been hard and truly challenging but I did it! I am so freaking proud of myself. So on Thursday I'll begin week 5 and that week is really scary. But since running is a mind game I can't show my fear.
Now I am gonna get some coffee and waffles for breakfast.
All my best!0 -
Did w5d1 today...and absolutely rocked it! All of you that just finished week 4 and are nervous about week 5 - You can do it! You've been working hard and your body is ready for it! Excited about day 2 and that 8 min run!0
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Did w5d1 today...and absolutely rocked it! All of you that just finished week 4 and are nervous about week 5 - You can do it! You've been working hard and your body is ready for it! Excited about day 2 and that 8 min run!
Thanks! That is really comforting :happy: I don't know if I'm that worried about day one and two, but the 20 minute run... Oh my!0 -
I'm so impressed with you, my friends. Way to get it done!!
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Weigh in day: 94.9 / 208.8
Not much really, but the centimetres seem to disappear 0 -
Good job toadiejones for finishing w5d1!!!!!!!!! I am repeating w4 since I had such a hard time finishing up that last 5 minute run, but I feel that even by repeating the week it can only make me better in the end! I am so glad to hear that w5 wasn't too horrible!0
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This week:
6-1-11 W5D1 today
6-2-11 Walk
6-3-11 W5D2
6-4-11 Walk
6-5-11 W5D3
6-6-11 Walk
6-7-11 Walk
Weighed in a little higher because I blew my diet this Memorial Day Weekend. 192.4 That's okay, it will come off as easy as it came. I hoping!0 -
Okay so I did w5d1 this morning, got interrupted by a phone call, but ran a little longer on the last interval to compensate. This evening my uncle is coming here for a few days and he is in to running as well so I'm taking a second run tonight. Might do day 1 all over again or give day 2 a try :noway:
Well done you all! now I'm gonna eat some and then prepare for tonights dinner.0 -
Great commitment Hanna!0
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Last night I did W5D1, wasn't bad at all. Actually, I really enjoyed it.0
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Ain't that the 20 min run? I am really scared of beginning week 5. Do you feel the increase from day 2 - day 3 is too big? or is it manageable?
It was actually easier to run the 20 minute run that it is to start and stop. Someone once said that in a post somewhere and I found it hard to believe them until I actually ran it myself. It's a weird thing lol. I ran week 6 day 1 yesterday and I am so sore from the run....however when I ran week 5 day 3, I barely was sore at all.
I really now believe that the program conditions you for the longer runs. Now that I've done the dreaded w5d3 run, I feel that I can complete the program without any problems at all. It has given me a great deal of confidence!
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I just did w3d2 and am having a HUGE revelation! Allow me to gush about this:
I came home with a rotten headache. A trying-to-deal-with-middle-schoolers-in-june-tension-headache. Normally in this case, I would
A. Take a nap. OR
B. Drink a couple glasses of wine. OR
C. Both
I actually did lay down on the couch. Then, I started thinking about my pals and how they would hold me accountable if I didn't do my run like I said I would. And guess what? I got off the couch and ran! And guess what? It totally cleared out my headache!
I feel great. You guys who are already runners probably think I am nuts, but this is the first time I actually felt like I could say that I felt an immediate benefit from exercise! I am just amazed. A total release from tension.
Just had to say that this was a bit of a victory for me, and THANKS to everyone out there who is holding me accountable in the virtual sense. You are the only reason I got out there today. MFP is rocking my world right now!0 -
Weigh in day: 94.9 / 208.8
Not much really, but the centimetres seem to disappear
I havent lost much either (actually, I gained some back from the holiday) but I feel a little firmer also.
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I just did w3d2 and am having a HUGE revelation! Allow me to gush about this:
I came home with a rotten headache. A trying-to-deal-with-middle-schoolers-in-june-tension-headache. Normally in this case, I would
A. Take a nap. OR
B. Drink a couple glasses of wine. OR
C. Both
I actually did lay down on the couch. Then, I started thinking about my pals and how they would hold me accountable if I didn't do my run like I said I would. And guess what? I got off the couch and ran! And guess what? It totally cleared out my headache!
I feel great. You guys who are already runners probably think I am nuts, but this is the first time I actually felt like I could say that I felt an immediate benefit from exercise! I am just amazed. A total release from tension.
Just had to say that this was a bit of a victory for me, and THANKS to everyone out there who is holding me accountable in the virtual sense. You are the only reason I got out there today. MFP is rocking my world right now!
Glad you pushed through it! I never feel like running, but once I do, I'm very glad I did it. The hardest thing for me is getting out the door.0 -
Glad you pushed through it! I never feel like running, but once I do, I'm very glad I did it. The hardest thing for me is getting out the door.
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rschmmidt - Yay! Great job! MFP was the only reason I went to the gym last night at 9:45pm. And glad I did!
Doing W5D3 today! I'm going think of you all pushing me through those 20 minutes!!!0 -
I did W5D1 today.
I was SHOCKED that I made it without even really being tired at the end. I got a little tired during the last 5 min run, but not anything like last week when I was doing W4D2 and I thought I was going to DIE when I finished. I think the only reason I felt like such crap that day was because I didn't drink nearly enough water before I went out, and because I went way too long without having a rest day I think. I actually went a little overboard on resting, I decided to go to Key West (oops) and kind of forgot about the entire world for a few days. So when I started back nearly an entire week later, I did NOT have high hopes of finishing W4D3, but I did with no problems.
I'm not sure if I should do W5D1 again tomorrow, or if I should just move along to W5D2. All I can do is try, I suppose. I didn't think I was going to be able to do W5D1 but i did so hopefully the same thing will happen tomorrow! And then Monday is the gnarly 20 min run...I'm nervous!0
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