W4D1 today! Really focused on form, controlling my breathing and slowing down.

moyer566 wrote: »

@samhennings Yours had music? mine didn't so i ran my music in the background. depending on my mood.

@moyer566 I was using the NHS podcast, which had lots of cheesy music between intervals. Nothing actually released, so it all sounded like session musician knock offs of chart hits. After a while they repeated the tracks too much between weeks so it became a real grind.

Once I hit the "Just run 25 minutes" stage I figured with no intervals why use the Podcast?

MimiOfTheLusciousLawn wrote: »

Fantastic time, congratulations!

@MimiOfTheLusciousLawn Thank You! I am so pleased with myself. I did walk for a few seconds a few times to catch my breath but am delighted to have done it!

W5d3 COMPLETED! Yay!! $

Did W5D3 yesterday, went great.
Tuesday will be W6 for me

samhennings wrote: »

Ive ditched the plan now. Completed WK7 last week and didnt see the point continuing with the podcast, the music sucks.

So I laid out a 5k course and ran that this morning with my own tunes on. Completed 5k in 32 minutes.

Walked for a few short spells to recover but otherwise running all the way.

Now I think Ill spend a little time running 5k to see if I can get my time down/havbe fewer breathers.

C25K is awesome, a few months ago I struggled with the 90 sec runs on week 2!

Well done. I knew you would succeed, and guess what you helped me to get off my less fat a**e an d commute a few days a week into work by bike, at least 28 miles every time I do it.

Cheers and continue to have fun

Got w5d3 done. It wasn't a fast jog but I didn't stop. I intend to do the program again hoping for better numbers. But

ftrobbie wrote: »

samhennings wrote: »

Ive ditched the plan now. Completed WK7 last week and didnt see the point continuing with the podcast, the music sucks.

So I laid out a 5k course and ran that this morning with my own tunes on. Completed 5k in 32 minutes.

Walked for a few short spells to recover but otherwise running all the way.

Now I think Ill spend a little time running 5k to see if I can get my time down/havbe fewer breathers.

C25K is awesome, a few months ago I struggled with the 90 sec runs on week 2!

Well done. I knew you would succeed, and guess what you helped me to get off my less fat a**e an d commute a few days a week into work by bike, at least 28 miles every time I do it.

Cheers and continue to have fun

How on earth did I do that?! Not that it matter, thats awesome to hear! Well done!

I dont know what happened really. I think you were right, in that it was a mental thing. I took a month off after week 4 because I just couldnt face it, and when I went back to it everything was different/easier. I couldnt say why.

I was away at the weekend, still got up and did my 5k on the Saturday - running alongside the beach was lovely. Never thought Id see the day when I was "that" guy...

ftrobbie wrote: »

mack427 wrote: »

Got w5d3 done. It wasn't a fast jog but I didn't stop. I intend to do the program again hoping for better numbers. But

But?

If you want to go faster you can do the programme again, but most people get more success by running longer, doing the bridge to 10k programme. More of the same just longer sessions. This will build your aerobic base and allow you run a 5k faster.

Good luck and look forward to reading you graduate.

Thanks for the encouragement and advice. After the but was a celebration horn and applause just didn't show

W14D3 done today. It was another fitness test... 12 minute "run as fast as you can". I'm pretty happy to report that my pace was 8:47 min/mile during the run! This is an improvement from 10:02 min/mile a month ago!

W5D1 today!