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amber_beaney wrote: »
W7d1 done! 25 min. Too much food and too little sleep yesterday so felt tired and sleepy today. Was even thinking about skipping the run, but finally decided to do it. Had to slow down a lot, but finished it!
Wow! That is awesome, well done! I can't wait to be able to run for 25 minutes straight, even if I do go slow haha.
W6D1 (take 2) was ok, we went slower than usual to try and avoid my buddy hurting her side again, and I think going slower definitely helped her a bit as her side wasn't as sore at the end. I'm looking forward to D2 tomorrow now, as we didn't get to finish that last time.
I found it hard not going running for 5 days, I think I was frightened that I'd not be able to do it once I went again, but we had to skip the Saturday run as I was at a bridal shower weekend!
I'm glad to be back on track now anyway
Week 7, wow, nearly at the end! I can't wait to be at that stage, it will definitely be a huge accomplishment. What do you plan to do when you have finished C25K?
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everyone here is doing so good
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Finished W4D1 this morning. That was a rough one.
I slowed down my speed and kept my breathing under control. However, the second 5-minute run was tough. I kept telling myself I had already ran it once; I could do it again. I did. I finished it, but about 30 seconds before it ended, I started getting light-headed. Finished it, and walked it out. My beginning running book said to walk it out and not suddenly stop as that can cause blood pooling and fainting. About 2 minutes into the cool down walk, I felt better. Today was the first run where my body told me I need to stretch out afterwards.0 -
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Thanks! You will be able to run for 25 min in few weeks! We all believe in you!amber_beaney wrote: »amber_beaney wrote: »
W7d1 done! 25 min. Too much food and too little sleep yesterday so felt tired and sleepy today. Was even thinking about skipping the run, but finally decided to do it. Had to slow down a lot, but finished it!
Wow! That is awesome, well done! I can't wait to be able to run for 25 minutes straight, even if I do go slow haha.
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amber_beaney wrote: »
Week 7, wow, nearly at the end! I can't wait to be at that stage, it will definitely be a huge accomplishment. What do you plan to do when you have finished C25K?
I have a 5k race in three weeks and then will start preparing for a 10k race on June 4th! 0 -
Finished W4D1 this morning. That was a rough one.
I slowed down my speed and kept my breathing under control. However, the second 5-minute run was tough. I kept telling myself I had already ran it once; I could do it again. I did. I finished it, but about 30 seconds before it ended, I started getting light-headed. Finished it, and walked it out. My beginning running book said to walk it out and not suddenly stop as that can cause blood pooling and fainting. About 2 minutes into the cool down walk, I felt better. Today was the first run where my body told me I need to stretch out afterwards.
Awesome! Keep pushing - it will be easier every time! And stretch is VERY important!0 -
Just finished W8D1! I'm surprising myself with how strong I feel- before starting this I couldn't even run for a full minute- now I'm up to 28! I'm registered for my first 5K in June. Right now I'm running on the treadmill in my gym since I live in NYC and it's still rather chilly and the streets aren't the best place to train for me just yet... I ran down to the grocery store the other night (just 10 blocks, approx 0.5 miles) and holy cow it was so much harder than I thought! Does anyone have any tips on how to transition to outdoor running after training indoors?
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aislinncrank wrote: »Just finished W8D1! I'm surprising myself with how strong I feel- before starting this I couldn't even run for a full minute- now I'm up to 28! I'm registered for my first 5K in June. Right now I'm running on the treadmill in my gym since I live in NYC and it's still rather chilly and the streets aren't the best place to train for me just yet... I ran down to the grocery store the other night (just 10 blocks, approx 0.5 miles) and holy cow it was so much harder than I thought! Does anyone have any tips on how to transition to outdoor running after training indoors?
Thanks!
I just started over. For me, running outdoors is completely different than running on a treadmill. On the treadmill, I have much more control over my pace (and don't have to deal with hills or weather), but I don't feel like my stride is at all natural. Outdoors, I both walk and run faster than on the treadmill.0 -
aislinncrank wrote: »Just finished W8D1! I'm surprising myself with how strong I feel- before starting this I couldn't even run for a full minute- now I'm up to 28! I'm registered for my first 5K in June. Right now I'm running on the treadmill in my gym since I live in NYC and it's still rather chilly and the streets aren't the best place to train for me just yet... I ran down to the grocery store the other night (just 10 blocks, approx 0.5 miles) and holy cow it was so much harder than I thought! Does anyone have any tips on how to transition to outdoor running after training indoors?
Thanks!
I don't have actual experience outside yet but I've been running using a 1% incline on the treadmill. I read on a few different places that it should help the transition. Once I'm done with the program I'm going to try a run outside and see if it feels significantly harder or if the incline actually helped.
W5D1 finished today. Nice and surprisingly easy! I was expecting to bomb since I got so little sleep last night, but it went really well.0 -
I did Week 3 day 2 today, it felt good. I do it on the treadmill though and I run at like 4.3 mph.. Is it fast enough ?0
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I did Week 3 day 2 today, it felt good. I do it on the treadmill though and I run at like 4.3 mph.. Is it fast enough ?
My running speed is 3.7. You're fine, haha.
If you're like my sister (who runs 4.5-5) and just desperately want to get your speed up, she's going to redo the C25K program once we're done but on the walking portions use her easy speed and speed up for the other sections. (So walk=run and run=run faster.) I'm going on to 10k (or running for an hour) after this instead, with the hopes that speed will come later. 0 -
Thanks for the answers!
It's quite cold and rainy here, so I used a rainjacket and had my phone in the pocket. Didn't want to hold it in my hand all the time as I was scared I might drop it. Maybe I'll try with one earphone in today. I'm running together with my bf, so I don't want to have both earphones in, otherwise I'd probably listen to music anyway.
Yesterday was W1D2. Tried it with one earphone in this time, worked quite well, better than I expected. After the 30 minutes were over, we still had to get back home and as we were both hungry, we didn't want to walk back slowly. So we ended up doing another 15 minutes of running + walking intervals, trying to count the time ourselves. Worked out quite well.
We wanted to do W1D3 tomorrow, but I'm thinking of doing one unit on my own today. I feel a lot better and more confident when I run with my boyfriend, because he actually knows what he's doing, while I often just feel like I'm ridiculous. But I have to get used to running on my own anyway, so why not start today?
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Yesterday was W1D2. Tried it with one earphone in this time, worked quite well, better than I expected. After the 30 minutes were over, we still had to get back home and as we were both hungry, we didn't want to walk back slowly. So we ended up doing another 15 minutes of running + walking intervals, trying to count the time ourselves. Worked out quite well.
We wanted to do W1D3 tomorrow, but I'm thinking of doing one unit on my own today. I feel a lot better and more confident when I run with my boyfriend, because he actually knows what he's doing, while I often just feel like I'm ridiculous. But I have to get used to running on my own anyway, so why not start today?
Careful overdoing when starting out. Overuse injuries are easy to get at any time running but particularly early with enthusiastic beginners. I'd suggest you keep it to every other day, three times a week for a couple of weeks until your body is use to running.0 -
Finished doing week 3 yesterday. Starting week 4 now!0
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amber_beaney wrote: »W6D1 done again, looking forward D2 on Wednesday.
You and me both! I took a few days to figure out what I wanted to do: push on or go back. Woke up this morning and couldn't decide if I wanted to work out or run. Work out or run? Looked at the W7D1... Run for 25 minutes. Okay, so work out or repeat W6. I knew if I skipped it I wouldn't go back, so I bit the bullet and re-launched W6. Actually got through it fairly easily, so hopeful that this time I make it happen.
My breathing started out horrible for the first segment, but got better for the other two, so maybe I just need to warm up? I don't know...
We can take comfort in repeating together!amber_beaney wrote: »
W7d1 done! 25 min. Too much food and too little sleep yesterday so felt tired and sleepy today. Was even thinking about skipping the run, but finally decided to do it. Had to slow down a lot, but finished it!
Wow! You just keep plugging along like a machine! Very impressed! Keep it up!
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I was slow when i started. as i built up my distance and experience a bit of speed came.0 -
Thanks for the answers!
It's quite cold and rainy here, so I used a rainjacket and had my phone in the pocket. Didn't want to hold it in my hand all the time as I was scared I might drop it. Maybe I'll try with one earphone in today. I'm running together with my bf, so I don't want to have both earphones in, otherwise I'd probably listen to music anyway.
Yesterday was W1D2. Tried it with one earphone in this time, worked quite well, better than I expected. After the 30 minutes were over, we still had to get back home and as we were both hungry, we didn't want to walk back slowly. So we ended up doing another 15 minutes of running + walking intervals, trying to count the time ourselves. Worked out quite well.
We wanted to do W1D3 tomorrow, but I'm thinking of doing one unit on my own today. I feel a lot better and more confident when I run with my boyfriend, because he actually knows what he's doing, while I often just feel like I'm ridiculous. But I have to get used to running on my own anyway, so why not start today?
I'll second the don't overdo advice. Plus, if you don't want to have to walk all the way back, then you've got to turn around after you get to the halfway point (the app I use - rundouble - and the app I used to use - Zen Labs - both announce the halfway point). I actually go a little further after the announcement because it's mostly downhill on the way back and if I turn around when it announces halfway, I'll get home before it's done.0 -
I was slow when i started. as i built up my distance and experience a bit of speed came.
Thanks so much for the answer
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I did Week 3 day 2 today, it felt good. I do it on the treadmill though and I run at like 4.3 mph.. Is it fast enough ?
My running speed is 3.7. You're fine, haha. If you're like my sister (who runs 4.5-5) and just desperately want to get your speed up, she's going to redo the C25K program once we're done but on the walking portions use her easy speed and speed up for the other sections. (So walk=run and run=run faster.) I'm going on to 10k (or running for an hour) after this instead, with the hopes that speed will come later.
Thank you so much for the reply I love this thread, everyone here is so supportive. I am really glad I joined this group. 0 -
Today was W2D1. I did this program last year around this time of year, and (stupidly) stopped running after the summer. Getting back into it, and it's significantly easier this time around so far!0
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aislinncrank wrote: »Just finished W8D1! I'm surprising myself with how strong I feel- before starting this I couldn't even run for a full minute- now I'm up to 28! I'm registered for my first 5K in June. Right now I'm running on the treadmill in my gym since I live in NYC and it's still rather chilly and the streets aren't the best place to train for me just yet... I ran down to the grocery store the other night (just 10 blocks, approx 0.5 miles) and holy cow it was so much harder than I thought! Does anyone have any tips on how to transition to outdoor running after training indoors?
Thanks!
Running outside is different. I do not think there is a simple answer. I am also using a treadmill now and plan transitioning outside soon. I know I'll be slow and sore. But it's more fun outside too, so I'm waiting food warm weather!0 -
Week7d2 is done! 26 min
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You guys are smart! It's true you need to listen to your body and slow down and repeat weeks as needed. Slow and steady will get you to the finish line!brian_gunther wrote: »amber_beaney wrote: »W6D1 done again, looking forward D2 on Wednesday.
You and me both! I took a few days to figure out what I wanted to do: push on or go back. Woke up this morning and couldn't decide if I wanted to work out or run. Work out or run? Looked at the W7D1... Run for 25 minutes. Okay, so work out or repeat W6. I knew if I skipped it I wouldn't go back, so I bit the bullet and re-launched W6.
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Did W3D1 today. It was the first day that rundouble does as distance, rather than time. I was curious how it would compare. Turns out, when doing a timed C25K, week 3 has the same number of running minutes as week 2, but using distance, I actually didn't go as far. So, I guess my speed is acceptable. That 400 yard run uphill was tough, though. I just kept telling myself that I knew I could do it. And, I did. (Fortunately, I got to walk most of the longest, steepest hill.) The two downhill runs on the way back were a piece of cake.0
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When I hit a tough patch, I use the mantra; "Can't stop. Zombies will get me."
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Finished week 7 today. I had some bad runs last week, so I took an extra day with week 7. But with two 25 min runs in the bag, I feel ready to move on. The finish line is in sight!0
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