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Ugh. I just realized it's a half hour today. I was really tired yesterday and didn't plan to run today, but last night the husband reminded me that tomorrow is teen girl's dance recital, so that would mean no running until Sunday, which is too long. So I packed my running bag. Normally I'm pretty hyped but today I'm kind…

It's hard to run in high humidity. If it were me, I'd redo week 4 before dropping back a week. You've already managed week 3 so I'd continue to try to meet the challenge of week 4 to keep up the challenge. It sounds like you are almost there if you are running at least some of the segments you couldn't finish.

@Steve25k, I've been listening to the Lore podcast. I don't know if it's to your taste, but it's a documentary series about various weird historical things (like vampire rumors, or weird places). Each one is in the 20-ish minute range and is stand-alone, so you can listen to one or two and not have to keep up with a…

So yesterday's run was difficult. My legs felt very tired and heavy. I'm going to wait until Friday to start week 9.

Week 4 was the hardest week for me. That's the week the ratio shifts. The week 5 20-minute run is intimidating until you do it, but I don't feel like it was as hard to get through as week 4. Week 4 is a lot of running if you add it up. It's just broken up into chunks. Week 5 is not that much more running. I feel like week…

I just checked and the app automatically treated the race as day 2 and checked it off. So that's cool.

I'm agreeing with maddymama. If I completed the workout, even if it half killed me, I moved on to the next week. If you're not completing it, that's one thing, but if you are completing it and it's just uncomfortable, then I'd suggest moving to the next week. It's meant to be challenging. I struggled with most weeks but…

I use the Run Double app, which doesn't seem to be the one most people use. It does the voice prompt for every stage. I would imagine every app does, but I haven't used the others.

Definitely mostly mental. I'm in week 8, but I ran a whole 5K on Sunday and it was fine. The furthest I had run in training was 2.49 miles. So it's pretty clear that the physical capability is there even before we're "ready." I'm doing day 3 of week 8 (I deemed race day to be day 2 as that was 35 minutes of running).

Well, I ran it slowly, but I ran it. Official time was 35:41. After I started it, it was pretty easy to keep going. I was right in the middle in all categories (everyone, women, age group). I'm going to count it as W8D2 and do D3 the next time I run. After I'm done with W9, I'll run either 5K or 30 min for a few weeks and…

Week 4 is when I felt things escalated. I think it's the week when the run:walk ratio shifts to the running side. After the week was over though I felt pretty prepared for running more than walking to be the norm. I definitely feel it if I haven't eaten well before my run. I usually eat something really carby an hour or…

I hit the wrong entry in my app yesterday and ended up doing W8D1. It was fine though. I didn't have any trouble completing it and I did 2.49 miles during the 28 minutes. I ran fairly hard during the last bit, thinking it was going to be a minute, and then it was 4 minutes! But now I feel pretty confident for the race on…

Yeah, "dense" was the wrong word. Intense maybe? The serving is smaller as opposed to what might be in a protein bar or shake. You could add more I guess but it might start changing the texture or flavor as it approaches the serving size of the protein in a protein bar. Thank you for the correction though.

It's fine in hot stuff. Although I don't really notice it, there might be some slight oiliness added to the texture but some coffees are naturally a little oily anyway so I can't tell. It's for sure masked with a dash of milk. This is the hydrolyzed kind though. Regular gelatin can be mixed with stuff but there's an art to…

Welp, my Friday running partner fell through so I will be running on schedule tonight. This will be the last day of week 7. My race is Sunday and I'm still kind of at a loss as to how to proceed as I'll be heading into week 8 and 28 minute runs, because that would only put me at about 2.5 miles if I did the run as planned…

I add hydrolyzed collagen to my coffee every morning. It's not as protein dense as some other things (11g for 43 calories), but it's practically invisible as to taste/texture. You could add it to all sorts of things without even knowing it's there because it's completely soluble. I use Great Lakes brand.

I'm 49 and finishing up week 7 of Couch to 5K. I'm running for 25 minutes straight now without stopping. I'm very slow, but running two miles without stopping seemed impossible eight weeks ago, and now I'm doing it fairly easily. I feel great too. In addition to losing inches, my posture has improved and so has my balance.

I did podcasts last night, and it seemed to be more distracting. My speed was virtually the same (2.16 mi on Sunday, 2.13 yesterday), so I don't think the podcasts affect it much. I'm listening to Lore, and the podcasts are about 20 minutes long and on different subjects, so I don't have to keep track of a continuous story…

Hi Carla, Nope. Just start at the beginning and if you find you can't do the complete workout, just keep repeating the week until you are able to finish it. I suspect you will be fine if you are already walking three miles. There is no shame in repeating weeks if needed though. The advice you'll see again and again is to…

I have a Vivoactive (without HR), and it does not have a specific setting for hiking. There's a third party app for hiking you can download, but it's not great. It also does not map or provide any elevation gain information until after the workout is uploaded. When I hike, I usually set my watch to the walk setting to keep…

My biggest problem is probably boredom. Having a more customized playlist is helping, but it's a long time for a mind to wander. I play a game though where I don't look at my watch until I've reached certain landmarks. I know it takes me about 10 minutes to go around the lake, so I'll let myself look once I've made a…

You'll probably find it easier than you expect after the work you've put in so far.

I have curly hair too and I probably wash it with actual shampoo once or twice a week (I wash it as I feel it needs it and not on a schedule). I rinse it every day though because I need to wet it for curl formation. I condition in shower with a daily conditioner most days and a deep when I feel I need it, and I use Miss…

Slowing down is really difficult but it really does help. I finally got through the last day of week 6 and then started on week 7 last night. It was slow, but it was fine.

I put collagen (the soluble kind) in my coffee every morning. It dissolves completely and I can't tell it's there at all. I use the Great Lakes brand.

Do any of you listen to podcasts or audiobooks? I am thinking of experimenting some before my race.

There is something to this. I do look at the interval plan, but I try not to look at my watch while I'm in the interval. I will give myself permission to look when I have reached a point that I've decided in advance will take me close to the end of the interval (i.e., when I get to the bench just past this point the next…

That's where I'll be for my race too. I'm torn between trying to alternate 10-minute runs or just running the 28-minutes I'm supposed to for that week and looking at how I feel from there. The honey theory is based on immune therapy for allergies. You take a little bit of the allergen every day and gradually desensitize to…

Despite growing up in Cali and spending most of my childhood in the pool or at the beach ... I really hate swimming. No idea why. I have a stationary bike at home and I should probably be cross-training on that on my off days, but I just haven't done it. I do OK with the inhaler though so I think it will probably go away…

I'm not doing any strength training right now except for some push ups. I knew I'd be tired if I did anything else and I really wanted to focus on the running. It does sound like you've taken on a lot of physical activity right now. I'm planning to take a little time after training to improve my 5K and I'll add strength…