C25K Training Group: October 16 to December 4, 2011

W2D2 done. Looking forward to getting the next one done and starting on week 3 to amp up the distance a bit. Today was fun! I'm trying to do Kinect Your Shape in the days off, a little bit of boxing and pilates to keep me honest. If you fall behind, keep going, you will get there. Remember, slow and steady wins the race!

Did my Week 2 Day 2 last Tuesday....was supposed to do my Week 2 Day 3 today but have to do tomorrow. I feel good about it. I've just been out of town.

Would love to join this group. Tonight I am on W3D3 need the motivation and accountablity. Good Luck everyone.

I forgot to post after my last session- so here to report that I have just finished D2W5- so am feeling pretty pleased to have managed two 8 minute runs with a five minute walk in the middle. It went really well today although for some reason - my first day of the week was a real struggle and I could even feel it as I walked up a hill in my warmup period.

For those of you who have said that you are worried by the five min runs ahead, try not to be as they are not as daunting as you think-just go really slowly and push through it. On the forum on the c25k website - they stress that if you need to go slow - then ust do it as the priority is continuing to run. It means that the distance covered is not great - but as we build up more endurance we can focus on speeding up and covering the distance. If I can do it all of you can. I am 55 years old - and have never run at all other then perhaps 20 metres to get out of the rain!!

Keep going and good luck to everyone - I can't believe that I am actually really enjoying this:)

I went to the Taste of Home Cooking School last night, so got to be later than usual. It was hard to get up this morning at 5 to do my workout, but I did it! And of course I feel great for doing it! W2 done, bring on week 3! Oh, I went to www.runnersworld.com and looked up information on preventing injuries, and found some great stretches and whatnot to stay injury-free. I think they are helping me with shin splints and my knee. Check it out if you need to. Have a great weekend everybody!

W3D3 - done!!

Not as bad as I thought it was going to be ..... walked on the beach this morning and even ran a little bit in the sand.

I'm away for the weekend so won't get on to W4 until monday..... I am a bit nervous about the longer run.

Have a good weekend all, Lisa

W4D1 done. Not sure that I am getting any faster, but I did have enough in the tank to do three or four more 90 second sprints at the end. I hope I am ready for my race in December and my time is not too embarassing!

Keep up the great work and Happy Weekend!!!

Week 2 finished today for me. Dreading week 3!

That's awesome, Deb! I'm looking forward to (& not looking forward to...) that run!

Good job Gail, too!

Finished week 3 now & I'm on day 2 of week 4 tonight. YAY for being 1/2 way done! I'm excited. When I was doing week 3 I was worried about distance, but now that I am on week 4 I feel like distance won't really be an issure.

I am confident that you will manage it Lisa - I remember being equally as worried about the start of week 4 and it wasn't warranted-

It is a great program and I think it really preps you well for each transition. Just remember to take it nice and slow and focus on completing the 5 minutes - rather than breaking speed records. It is what I read on the C25K forums as a major recommendation- and it certainly worked well for me.

Best of luck with it tomorrow

Debbie

I am confident that you will manage it Lisa - I remember being equally as worried about the start of week 4 and it wasn't warranted-

It is a great program and I think it really preps you well for each transition. Just remember to take it nice and slow and focus on completing the 5 minutes - rather than breaking speed records. It is what I read on the C25K forums as a major recommendation- and it certainly worked well for me.

Best of luck with it tomorrow

Debbie

Rest assured I won't be breaking any speed records!!!! Hahaha!!!

W4D1 done - I was really worried about whether I would be able to do the 5 min runs.... but actually the first 90 sec one was the hardest.... then I got into a bit of a groove.... but very very slowly.... I'm sure I could have walked quicker than I was running... but I was RUNNING :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

I am running early in the morning and I find that if I have a big glass of water before I leave and a banana I cope better.... I still have a water bottle with me and take sips on the walk legs..... but I really need that banana first otherwise I get a bit light headed and feel sick.

Good luck to everyone.... if I can do it anyone can! :drinker:

@Debs -- CONGRATS! That is awesome! I can't wait to get there!

Did W2D1 tonight after a rest day yesterday. It was not bad at all. Seemed real short and wasn't tired at all after. I did drink a 5 hour energy about 15 min before I left, dunno if that had anything to do with it! I only took that because I didn't want to eat anything, since I had a really big (and really unhealthy, but sooooo delicious...conch fritters, a jerk chicken sandwich with bacon, and peel n eat shrimp...YUM) lunch today and I'm still full from that, but I didn't want to lose steam in the middle. I NEVER run at night (I left at about 9), I always go in the morning. I can't say I liked it better, because I live downtown and running around down there by myself at night, even though it's not that late, makes me a little nervous. But anyway the stupid energy drink was a terrible idea, I'm never going to be able to get to sleep tonight!

Only one more day until November, which will be a huge challenge, but will probably really help my running. No-drink november, hopefully will help me quit smoking which I can't seem to kick for good no matter what I do, and will also help me stop eating burgers and pizza at 3am like a crazy person, annnd NaNoWriMo, which will also prevent me from going to bars probably.

And on top of running, I really really want to get stretchier. Anyone know any good stretches to promote getting limber? I do the running stretches on the C25K website, but I would kind of like to do a longer, like 30 min stretch routine. I am not a huge fan of Yoga, but something along those lines maybe?

Everyone keep up the great work

2befit1 we are at varied places - I am about to start week 6 tomorrow evening- however there are people throughout most of the earlier stages here- with a significant number of people being around the week 4 and 3 marks- but all in all it doesn't matter- just do it and let us know where you are.

Yay yay yay !!!!!!! Lisa - I knew you could do it - so pleased it went well. It is funny isn't it how sometimes the first few minutes can be most challenging and then that rhythm just takes over- which is fabulous.I laughed when I read your comment about walking as fast as the running. My stats for my W5D2 actually showed that my running is actually a tiny tiny but SLOWER than my walking- but I really don't care- I was running and didn't stop!!

I run in the early evening here as we are in the middle of spring here and it is light much later. Around sunset the temp drops enough and it is a realy great time of day for me to give it a go.

Thanks for your ongoing support and I am thrilled that you are out there sharing this journey with me.

Debbie

Realrayne- good on you for planning to choose the hilly options. Personally at my age, I try to keep it comparatively flat with just small inclines here and there - but nothing too hilly. For me it is all part of stopping my heart rate reaching too high- because the hills just send it souring upwards.

Had a bad food weekend, but got up today and did W3D1, and I feel great! I was worried about the 3 min run, but it wasn't as bad as I thought. Hallelujah! Keep up the great work everyone and keep on going!