Couch - to - 5k Running Plan

Aargh!!! :grumble: I was planning on doing W1D2 last night after I got home from my eye doctor appointment but now the weather got in my way!! It wasn't raining super hard but I didn't want to go out and be caught in a down pour with my Ipod unprotected. It's still raining, and raining hard, this morning so we'll see if I can get out tonight and do D2 or not. Hopefully I can.

PolliesGirl - Thanks for the suggestion. I may have to try wearing 2 sports bras just to try that theory out. During my first work out the cord kept flapping around and making excess noise in my ear buds that I would run the cord under my shirt and under my sports bra so that it wouldn't be able to flap around. My left ear for some reason doesn't keep the ear bud in it very well, it's always falling out. Maybe fixing the cord problem will help or I just have a funny shaped left ear I guess :laugh:

I am getting so frustrated with the weather. It was still raining yesterday when I got home from work so I didn't get to do C25K again!! I have not exercised since Friday of last week now. I know I should have found something else to do so I would have at least done something but I was feeling really tired and decided to go to bed early, like 8:30 early. I'm still feeling tired now, or it's my contacts. I felt fine at home so I'm not really sure what's going on, maybe it's just work that makes me feel tired :laugh:

ClassiC - I wish there was a way to just have everyone combine to one thread but the problem is that someone new will come along and not look through the message boards to see if there is already started about the C25K and they'll start a new one and then they'll get new people, it's just never ending :laugh: Glad to hear your work outs are going well for you. I don't seem to have a problem with the walking or running so far. I'm sure at some point the walking will be easier for me than the running. Is day 4 your own personal day? I've only see the programs with 3 days per week. I'm not having problems with my shins, well I've only done one work out so far so I should really say I didn't have problems with them then. I know that I read some where that people had that problem but I can't remember what others said to help it or prevent it.

meanness67 - I wouldn't worry about how fast you're going, just that you're completing the work outs. The only time I would even be worried about speed is if you're going to fast and burning yourself out before you can finish the work out. I hope your last day of W2 goes well today! I looked at all of the weeks just to see what I was getting myself into and I thought the same thing :noway:

PolliesGirl - Thanks for the suggestion. I may have to try wearing 2 sports bras just to try that theory out. During my first work out the cord kept flapping around and making excess noise in my ear buds that I would run the cord under my shirt and under my sports bra so that it wouldn't be able to flap around. My left ear for some reason doesn't keep the ear bud in it very well, it's always falling out. Maybe fixing the cord problem will help or I just have a funny shaped left ear I guess :laugh:

Keep up the great work everyone. I'll let ya know if I get to get out and do W1D2 tonight or not.

:drinker: Have a great Friday :drinker:

I'm so excited! I finished D2W2 last night. S-I-L ran earlier in the day but DD decided to wait and run with me. We ran on the trail instead of the partk. I think my problem is that I was not pacing myself on the trail for some reason. I finally got into a pretty good pace/rythm and finished without wearing myself completely out. I think by the time next Tuesday rolls around and I start week 3 I'll be ready instead of having to do week 2 again.

AmyT do you have any rain gear you can wear so you can run in the rain or is it just raining too hard to run in it? That's what I'm not looking forward to is when we hit the rainy season here in WA State. I've lucked out so far. I'm going to get one of those cheap rain jackets and pants sets to wear when it does rain. Hopefully you'll be able to get back on track soon. :flowerforyou:

Good luck to all of us with our runs. I'm so excited and a little amazed to be participating in this training. I won't be doing a 5K in November with DD but I'll be looking forward to running one sometime next year. Keep up the good work everyone and have a great weekend. :flowerforyou:

Finished day 1 or week 2 last night. I did good. My dd, sil and me ran at the park again. One of the songs was kind of fast paced and I found myself running with the fast beat of the song so I had to work to run at a slower pace so I wouldn't wear myself out. :laugh: I think maybe the reason the park seems easier is because I've been trying to run at a slow pace. It seems like I'm not getting as far though even though the park has a loop instead of a straight path like the Green River trail. Sil doesn't like to run at the park so I guess we'll be running Green River trail on Thursday. :ohwell: Apparently he's self conscious about people watching him run. I'll see how I do on the trail. Maybe if I try to run at a slower pace I'll do fine.

Good luck everyone. Keep up the good work. This is so exciting! :happy:

Well I'm sorry to report that I have not done any type of workout since I did W1D1.

I will be starting over whenever I get around to working out again. Not sure what's been stopping me other than I'm feeling down.

A good workout would probably make me feel better though so I think I just need to get out there and do it.

It's encouraging to see everyone else still pushing through each day and each week. Keep it up!