Hi All,
Looking for some friends who are at a similar stage of C25k as me. I've just completed week 1 and actually for someone who hasn't run since 2012 I thought it went ok.
Run 1 Sunday was around a squash court with my kids and husband playing ball games and intermittently joining in.
Distance 0.53 mile/0.85km
Av HR 99
Calories Burnt 257
Av Pace 56'43
Run 2 Tuesday was around my local park which is a 0.5 mile loop. It was dark and My dog kept scaring me by suddenly running past me.
Distance 1.73 miles/2.78km
Av HR 146
Calories Burnt 407
Av Pace 16'09
Run 3 was this evening around the block which is about 0.6 mile loop. It felt quite hard but my road is quite busy and there are gas works going on so I had to dodge these or keep crossing the road. However I was super happy when I saw I had upped my pace.
Distance 1.92miles/3.09km
Av HR 125
Calories Burnt 354
Av Pace 15'12
Please feel free to post your numbers and add me as a friend.
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Keep up the good work!
Av HR 152
Cals Burnt 309
Have you signed up for a 5k run or anything yet to keep you motivated?
I think I set off a but fast on my first run, that or the cold temp got to me. However still finding it ok. Almost enjoyable!
Here's the stats
Distance 1.96miles/ 3.15km
Av HR 133
Calories Burnt 390
Av Pace 15' 18
Running when it's very cold sometimes gives me a tight chest. It goes away after a couple of hours when I'm back in the warm!
Well the GPS seems to have failed (I did actually run the whole way around the park 3 times) so I'm not sure whether or not to believe my distance as I really feel like I went for it with the runs. Maybe that meant my walks were slower?
So I've come home with a little twinge in the right side of my lower back. But nothing major.
So stats
🏁Distance 1.79miles/2.88km
🔥Calories Burnt 392
🏃♀️Av Pace 16'47
💖 Av Heart Rate 129
Here's to Saturday and the start of Week 3!
So the shakey stats
🏁Distance 1.72m/2.77k
🔥Calories 288
🏃♀️Av Pace 17'26
💖 Av HR 133
Think I need to stop walking to and from the park with mum and the dogs 🐶🐶 (even though they're my protection in the park) as it's making my brisk warm up and cool down not so brisk 🤣 ⏱ 90 seconds runs felt fast and easy. 3 minute runs were ok 😊
Once again forgot to start my Fitbit at the start of the session 🙄
🏁1.51miles/2.43k
🔥295
🏃♀️16'01
💖125
@amgreenwell well done for persevering! You're still going and that's what matters! Good luck with the 5k. I'm thinking about doing some park runs after I've finished the 9 weeks. My 5k isn't until April and it includes an inflatable obstacle course lol!
So that's it. Week 3 complete. 9 runs 🏃♀️ under my belt! Tonight 🌘🌙🌚 felt hard, I'm not sure why. Maybe it's because I've had 2 rest days instead of 1, or because I was ill 🤢 at the beginning of the week I haven't been to the gym or lifted any weights 🏋️♀️ at home. Maybe it's because once again I was running in the frost❄, or that on the first run my phone fell out my pocket and on the second my keys fell out (must invest in an arm strap). Maybe it's the anticipation of a 5 minute run the next time I play this app 😮
Or maybe looking at my distance and pace ⏱ it's because the competitive side in me is coming out and pushing for further distances and faster runs???
Whatever of that LONG list of excuses, none of them stopped me. I didn't give up, and here I am still alive, sitting red faced and proud on my sofa🛋!
AND I remembered to start my Fitbit as I left the house 😁
Stats
🏁1.71miles/2.75k
🔥285
🏃♀️15'02
💖119
@fionamaryan DEFINITELY run outside. I started on the treadmill years ago and now I can't even fathom getting back on one. Outside is the way to go.
You'll be fine, just go nice and steady
I DID IT! I ran solidly for 5 minutes🏃♀️, TWICE!!! I think the anticipation of this run has been the worst so far, and while I was running I was already worrying about the 20 minute run that is coming at the end of week 5. I really need to run in the moment. I didn't think I could do this one but I did it😁.
Not only did I do it but I ran the furthest I've gone so far. Even the dog🐶 was confused about how many laps of the park we were doing 🤣 Miss timed the brisk walk cool down so had to walk past my house and back again!
Stats
🏁2.1miles/3.38km
🔥423
🏃♀️15'21
💖132