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There's more responses in a thread from about 3 months ago: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/533011-runners-what-is-the-hardest-part-of-your-run

I used to get shin pain, calf pain, knee pain wearing my motion-control shoes (Brooks Beast) that I got fitted for at the running store. They still gave me pain when I was fore-foot/mid-foot striking. I've switched to Vibrams, and I have zero pain. They make it incredibly easy to fore-foot strike and have dramatically…

If you haven't talked to him about, don't think he can read your mind.

Awesome! I don't hear about many people running by distance, but it's definitely the way to go if you want to be prepared to run a 5K soon after the end of the program. You're very inspiring! How did you manage to figure out the proper distances for all the different intervals? I'm gonna take a guess that you're on a…

Any heart rate increasing activity that you are doing now, that you weren't doing when you were gaining weight.

^^Same here. I walk outside and have no desire to be on a dreadmill, nor do I own one. I started off with walking a couple times per week for 20 minutes. A week later, I bumped the duration and number of days up because I really enjoyed it. A few more weeks later, I was walking for 60 minutes 5 days per week. At that…

When it gives wild numbers, it usually has something to do with the strap. Have you been washing it off weekly?

As with everything else in life, don't try to do too much too soon. Slowly increase your time/mileage. Try not to over-stride excessively. Take smaller steps. Don't neglect taking rest/recovery days.

I feel progress every day. Each workout can be a mental game, but you have to push that aside and challenge yourself. Every day that I do that, I get stronger mentally and physically. W1D1 was very difficult, and I felt like I was going to keel over, but I struggled through it. I've trusted the program, and it's working.…

I use a 16oz water bottle (2 cups) and just refill it when empty. 2 cups as soon as I wake up. 2 cups after morning exercise 2 cups after breakfast 2 cups in the afternoon My schedule can be modified depending on time & activity. I typically stop drinking water at least 3-4 hours before bed, so I don't wake up in the…

The only one overly concerned is yourself. We're just answering the question.

^^What he said.

just tested at 48 with BP 94/53

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When I see questions like this, I refer people to this: http://www.leangains.com/2011/09/fu*karounditis.html

Just saw your success story and it's very inspiring! Thanks for sharing. Not sure if you've heard of the Couch25K program, but it's very similar to your walk/run. It's hugely popular on this site as well. There are lots of apps you can use on your smartphone or you can download podcasts for use on an mp3 player. The plan…

Congrats on setting a goal for yourself. I did something similar last month by challenging myself to do a certain something everyday for 30 days, with the end goal being to create a new healthy habit. I met my goal, but I had to cut the challenge short at around 18 days due to over-training which put me out of commission…

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I posted a reply in another thread on the other C25K group page, but it's worth a look if you're wondering whether or not you'll be prepared to run a 5k after the 9 weeks. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/634006-when-did-you-actually-run-5k

Congrats on making it through Week 4. I'm starting Week 5 on Monday. If you were able to complete it, I would suggest moving forward. My question for you would be: what would you do if the following week has you working the same 56 hours?

Once you get to Week 4, it'll be more running than walking so you can actually say you're going out for a run.:drinker:

Anything you've ever been through, someone has experienced before. It can be frustrating. What separates people that fail from those that succeed is time. If you put in the effort day in and day out, you'll start to see small changes. After awhile those small changes will turn into something visible. The important thing is…

Depending on my time constraints, I would shoot for 60 minutes in the morning. 60 minutes at that point was pretty easy to do. I'd also add in another 30 minutes in the afternoon on some days. I'm not a big guy. Just 5'8, 170 with a few lbs to lose. Prior to walking, I was a 14 year smoker, heavy drinker, and never…

Depending on your cardiovascular fitness, you might require more rest which is normal when undertaking something that's new and straining to the body. I started walking before starting C25K, and I didn't start it until I was comfortable walking for 60 min at a brisk pace. Brisk for me is 3mph. Over time, it became a lot…

It's good that you did 3 weeks of walking before C25K. How long were your regular walks for and how many times per week?

When I was doing a lot of walking on a strength training day (calf-raises), I had issues with my calves tightening up and feeling like they would explode at the 10-15 min mark of walking. This happened every single time, so I would have to stop walking and do static calf stretches for about a minute. After that, I had no…

Good job on getting through it!

I don't have much experience, but I have read a lot. Most sites/people suggest stretching after a run instead of before. If you do want to do stretches before, they suggest dynamic instead of static. Static is reserved for after a run.Wikipedia lists a whole bunch of dynamic stretches:…

W4D3 tomorrow. I drink 2 cups of water as soon as I get up. Takes me about 20-30min to get out of the house. I usually don't eat anything, but sometimes I'll have one bite of something just to settle my stomach if its growling. 2 cups of water after C25K and then breakfast.