I did the first run!!!! It was awesome! I did around 6km even! The last 5minutes of the final 10min interval was extra challenging but I managed and I felt great.
Way to go all!
I hope the injuries and tough days let up for those of you having them!! I'm hoping my ankle injury doesn't return.

So true-some days are not going to be as good as others, and sometimes you'll have a bunch of bad days together, so be happy with what you DO accomplish instead of focusing ont he bad stuff. Good luck!

Okay, it's honesty time. I've had five bad days. Days that have started out really good and ended up really bad. Five days with no running or excercise for that matter. Five days of feeling like crap. Today, unlike most times when I have started to slip back to my old habits, I said, enough is enough. I ate consciously and came home early from work and completed week 1 day 3 of B210K. It didn't feel great today.......getting through it was a feat of mind over matter, but I finished and I feel a little better. I'm going to repeat day 3 on Thursday, but it's full speed ahead from here on out.

It doesn't always feel great when I go out either, but knowing that I finished anyway (there were a couple of days when I didn't manage to run as much as I was supposed to) still leaves me thinking that I've really accomplished something. It's like you've conquered something and THAT feels great!

I did day 2 today, lovely crisp morning.

I changed my route and ran through a nicer estate than the Skid Row I normally go through- less dog muck, broken glass, scrap metal etc! Ended up running further than yesterday and reached my half way point outside my favourite church in Worcestershire! Much more hilly route though, and I'm not sure if I was to stick with that route how long the footpath lasts out for on the other side of the village! Main disadvatage was that I was much closer to the main road, which is busy that time of day, I got quite a bit of side winds from passing traffic. Otherwise, I think it will be a route I do again. Interesting how I ran further but burned less calories! Thought I would have burned more because of the hills, but maybe I just slowed my pace?!

Glad you mixed up your route some.
Scary stuff that Skid Row - not much that is nice to look at.
Our route is hilly too - uphill until we get into town and then it gets flat for awhile.
Good thing about that is once we get past the halfway point...its downhill after that which helps my pace...lol.
Great about running farther.

(Oh, I'll also probably take longer to complete. Ladies running club probably won't go to 10k as there are a couple of girls with injuries, but I enjoy it so will keep going. So my week normally be Running Club one session B210K two sessions :-)

I think it's going to take me longer too. It's harder for me to find days where I have that full hour plus to commit to the runs. The half hours of C25K were easier to squeeze in.

Also, I was SORE after my first two runs in B210K....anyone else experience this? The first one I didn't stretch a lot and I thought it might be that but this last one I did a lot of stretches after....and I was still feeling it a day later. So I'm trying to really give my body some rest time (I did yoga today to try and loosen up before my next run tomorrow). I'm seeing some of my MFP pals doing double runs in b210K....and I am astounded by that. Hats off to you ladies! I am struggling just to do the singles.

It was -1C today when I set out, so along with my gloves, I decided to wear a tuque (hat) as well. Big mistake! Halfway through, my head was over heating, but since I didn't want to carry the tuque, I kept it on and suffered, lol! Then at almost the halfway point, I had the overwhelming urge too pee- sorry for the TMI There is a Mega Center just off my route and I made a bee -line to the WalMart as fast as my feet would carry me to use the facilities. I got quite a few odd looks, let me tell you! That's the last time I have a huge mug of coffee right before a run! Otherwise, it was a great run and I am finding that running in cold weather is not all bad after all.

(Oh, I'll also probably take longer to complete. Ladies running club probably won't go to 10k as there are a couple of girls with injuries, but I enjoy it so will keep going. So my week normally be Running Club one session B210K two sessions :-)

I think it's going to take me longer too. It's harder for me to find days where I have that full hour plus to commit to the runs. The half hours of C25K were easier to squeeze in.

Also, I was SORE after my first two runs in B210K....anyone else experience this? The first one I didn't stretch a lot and I thought it might be that but this last one I did a lot of stretches after....and I was still feeling it a day later. So I'm trying to really give my body some rest time (I did yoga today to try and loosen up before my next run tomorrow). I'm seeing some of my MFP pals doing double runs in b210K....and I am astounded by that. Hats off to you ladies! I am struggling just to do the singles.

I'm thinking it may take me a bit longer to complete too. You're right, the amount of time B210K takes to complete is tougher to fit in. I have to run after work and that sometimes leaves me running on into dark, which is part of the reason I stay in my neighborhood. Vanessa, I'm thinking that one day of 5K and two of B210K is probably going to work really well together. And Aimster, I was a tad sore after day 2 also. I had two days to recover before I hit day 3 tomorrow, so I think it will be fine. And whoever it was that said the first 10 minutes are tough...I totally agree. I don't usually feel really comfortable until somewhere between 10 and 15 minutes of running. Bees - You're doing great! I had the same problem one day with plain old water and had to run back home and then back out again. Shaynes, I doubt you'll stay behind me. Good luck to all for the rest of the week!

Tonight's run felt great!!!!! I started out and then immediately turned around because I realized my phone was almost dead and that would mean no app and no music. Plugged the phone into the wall and the shuffle into my ears and decided to rely on the watch on my HRM to figure out the intervals. Only problem was it got too dark to see really quick. So after a 7 minute warm up walk I just started running and then pulled up next to a lit outdoor Christmas tree to check my watch 44 minutes later! WHAT?! I was under a 12 minute mile too! I realize that many of you are much faster than that, but for me that's a great time. Still remember thinking last Saturday that I might be taking on too much and then just 2 runs later I feel practically invincible!

Got out eventually for W1 D3- I so nearly slacked off today, because I couldn't go first thing! So thanks Russell, for your status update, it made me get my *kitten* into gear!

Great day again, bit showery at first, but that passed. Managed 4.57 miles, my best distance yet. Aches and pains: I feel it in the outside of my thighs at the mormons! Quite glad I've got Saturday and Sunday off!

Got out eventually for W1 D3- I so nearly slacked off today, because I couldn't go first thing! So thanks Russell, for your status update, it made me get my *kitten* into gear!

Great day again, bit showery at first, but that passed. Managed 4.57 miles, my best distance yet. Aches and pains: I feel it in the outside of my thighs at the mormons! Quite glad I've got Saturday and Sunday off!

Good job getting those sneakers tied and out the door !!!
I like to get it done first thing too but some days it has to wait until after school and the sun is out and the temp is more to my liking...lol.

Excellent job - wow that is close to 5 miles !! Whoohoo

Keep pushing forward - you all are doing SOOO GREAT!!

It looks like this thread is pretty much dead as everyone has moved on past week one but I just got started today so I wanted to post how it went. I downloaded the app and hopped on the treadmill. My legs, knees and hips have still been pretty sore ever since the 5k race last weekend so I wasn't sure how this would go today but I was surprised that the first 10 mins went really well. I enjoyed the 1 min walk even though it was over way too fast. The 2nd run went good too but in the 3rd run I had to stop for a few seconds for some reason and then I stopped briefly in the 4th run too. I always cool down a couple mins longer than it program gives so I did a total of 56 mins and went 4.2 miles in that time. Overall I would say W1D1 was a success!!!

W1D2 done. It went really well. The app wasn't working properly or maybe it was my stupid phone but it wasn't doing the notifications so I had to watch my phone the whole time which kind of sucked but other than that it went well. I didn't have to stop any like I did on W1D1. I knew that was more a mental thing than physical that made me stop last time so I just kept reminding myself that I could do it and I didnt need to stop. I did take an extra 15 seconds on the last walk just to catch my breath a little more. I ran faster today at 5 mph up from 4.8 so I was proud of that too. So far B210K has been easier than I thought it would be. Maybe I will be ready for a 10K in 6 weeks :happy:

I've got 2 weeks of C25K to go - I was planning to start B210K next week but I fell behind schedule the last ten days or so :blushing:

I have been keeping an eye on this thread to see how everyone is getting on and you're all doing great!

See you in a fortnight!

I'm very late staring, and I know that some may have given up on it ever happening! I completed day 2 of week 1 today and it went really well. I did find it hard going at the beginning but did warm up and it started to feel easier.

Givemewings,

It's never too late to start, great job!