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Program: C25k Week 4 Day 1 Date: 10/30/2014 Start time: 7:02 pm Goals: • Complete run portions of program • Increase my pace Distance: 3.1 miles Duration: 50:09 Ave Pace: 16:11 Change from last attempt: -02:20 Change from Week 1, Day 1 (58:58): -08:49 Change from Fastest Time, (Week 2 Day 3: 48:28): +1:41 This week was a…

Program: C25k Week 3 Day 3 Date: 10/27/2014 Start time: 6:39 pm Goals: • Run and walk with head up, not down • Keep arms from crossing over chest, elbows at 90 degrees • Keep comfortable ‘talking’ pace • Complete run portions of program • Increase my pace Distance: 3.1 miles Duration: 52:29 Ave Pace: 16:57 Change from last…

Program: C25k Week 3 Day 2 Date: 10/23/2014 Start time: 6:45 pm Goals: • Run and walk with head up, not down • Keep arms from crossing over chest, elbows at 90 degrees • Keep comfortable ‘talking’ pace • Complete run portions of program • Increase my pace Distance: 3.1 miles Duration: 54:51 Ave Pace: 17:41 Change from last…

Program: C25k Week 3 Day 1 Date: 10/21/2014 Start time: 7:22 pm Goals: • Run and walk with head up, not down • Keep arms from crossing over chest, elbows at 90 degrees • Keep comfortable ‘talking’ pace • Complete run portions of program • Increase my pace Distance: 3.1 miles Duration: 53:24 Ave Pace: 17:13 Change from last…

I am almost the other way around here in Arizona; I have to wait until the sun sets before I go out running as it is too hot otherwise. Although, as fall progresses I will be able to go out running earlier and earlier. The child issue is problematic, luckily my wife and I alternate running days. As a parent I know that our…

Good article. The C25k is basically what the author was talking about, but with more structure. I am a goal driven person and having the goals of the C25k program helps me focus more. The advice about listening to your body is paramount. My wife went out this weekend to run and didn't listen to her body. Now she probably…

Program: C25k Week 2 Day 3 Date: 10/18/2014 Start time: 7:47 pm Goals: • Run and walk with head up, not down • Keep arms from crossing over chest, elbows at 90 degrees • Keep comfortable ‘talking’ pace • Complete run portions of program • Increase my pace Distance: 3.1 miles Duration: 48:28 Ave Pace: 15:38 Change from last…

Like most things in life I think this is relative. To me you are running very fast! See this series of posts from me: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10000439/beginning-runner-using-c25k#latest I would love to be doing 12/min miles, my last pace was 17:24 for a 5k, which is the fastest I have ever done it.…

Program: C25k Week 2 Day 2 Date: 10/16/2014 Start time: 6:50 pm Goals: • Run and walk with head up, not down • Keep arms from crossing over chest, elbows at 90 degrees • Keep comfortable ‘talking’ pace • Complete run portions of program • Increase my pace Distance: 3.1 miles Duration: 53:54 Ave Pace: 17:24 Change from last…

Program: C25k Week 2 Day 1 Date: 10/14/2014 Start time: 7:40 pm Goals: • Run and walk with head up, not down • Keep arms from crossing over chest, elbows at 90 degrees • Keep comfortable ‘talking’ pace • Complete run portions of program Distance: 3.1 miles Duration: 55:34 Change from last attempt: +00:40 Change from Week…

Program: C25k Week 1 Day 3 Date: 10/12/2014 Start time: 6:27 pm Goals: • Run and walk with head up, not down • Keep arms from crossing over chest, elbows at 90 degrees • Keep comfortable ‘talking’ pace • Complete run portions of program Distance: 3.1 miles Duration: 54:54 Change from last attempt: -00:05 Change from Week…

This is what I am aiming for. Right now, my speed walk is faster than my jog but I know with repitition speed will come. My goal is by December 20th to be able to jog the entire 3.1 miles no matter how long I take. Why December 20th? I signed my wife, my 2 children, and myself up for a toys-4-tots chairity 5k. I am a goal…

I live in Arizona and you can see that I start my workouts pretty late, the heat is a killer. I usually try to go out at dusk or dark. Strangly enough I was thinking about the hand clenching last night when I was out. I carry my phone with me (apps for C25k, mapmyfitness, and my music) in one hand and try to alternate it…

Program: C25k Week 1 Day 2 Date: 10/09/2014 Start time: 7:22 pm Goals: • Run and walk with head up, not down • Keep arms from crossing over chest, elbows at 90 degrees • Keep comfortable ‘talking’ pace • Complete run portions of program Distance: 3.1 miles Duration: 54:59 Change from last attempt: 3:59 Change from Week 1,…

I am using the one from Zen Labs. The program itself is only 30 minutes but I complete the rest of the 3.1 at a walk. The walking part is not bad for me. Since I started walking in early September I average about 2.3 miles a day, started with only walking about 15 minutes then worked my way up. I only plan on doing the…

Program: C25k Week 1 Day 1 Date: 10/07/2014 Start time: 6:40 pm Goals for this run: • Run and walk with head up, not down • Keep arms from crossing over chest, elbows at 90 degrees • Keep comfortable ‘talking’ pace • Complete run portions of program Distance: 3.14 miles Duration: 58:58 Ave Pace: 18:45 Fastest run 10th of a…

First, I want to thank everyone for the kind words and express my gratitude for the encouragement. Most of what everyone said is on the same theme in that it is a marathon not a race. I need to keep things in perspective and you have all given me some. I truly appreciate it. As ctalimenti stated, after a weekend it is…

Got a bit creative and made this one. It speaks to my goals. :happy:

I work in an office myself. I have an activity tracker and not counting my exercises I am only active about 23 minutes in a 10 hour work day. Most of that is bathroom breaks or the occasional trip to the copier. What I do is walk on my breaks. I actually have a relatively small office, only about 105 steps end to end, but…

I am trying to do things on a daily basis, not long term. So I stay motivated day by day. I look at my calories in, calories out, and my nutrition. So every day I look towards achieving those goals in different ways. It gives me little victories every day, and if I miss one, it gives me a mission for the next day to…

Welcome and good luck on your journey, because that is what this is, a journey, not a destination. Like you, I have been down the weight loss road before and failed. I learned some things about myself from those failures and I am applying them now to help me in this new journey. I am an impatient and goal driven person as…

I had an issue with a scale once sinking into the floor when it weighed me. It dropped me down about 30lbs. Granted, in that case the floor was carpet. So, to answer your question, in my opinion, the floor does matter. And of course if your scale took some abuse during the move it might just need to recalibrate, or it may…

When I talk about weight with people I always say, “I am not overweight because I don’t know what to do. I am overweight because I know, and don’t do it!” It is a bit of a joke but very true. In my younger days I was in the military and very fit, but life happened and here I am almost 100lbs over weight (I was over 100lbs,…

Wow, you are really active, good job on that! Some of the activities you are describing I believe has calisthenics (crunches, push-ups, that sort of thing). I think one of the things that you need to remember, being as active as you are and doing those exercises, is that you will also be building some muscle as you are…

I actually try to stay under on everything. Because I have been unfit for so long I have a few medical issues that are of concern. I did not try to do everything at once however, I did it a bit at a time, and this is what has worked for me (and hopefully continues to do so). When I first started about a month ago I looked…

Welcome to MFP! Good luck to you in achieving your goals! I am not a physical therapist or personal trainer, but I have had a bad back. What I suggest is a lot of stretching. When I hurt my back pretty bad a few years ago I went to physical therapy. Pretty much all we did for an hour was stretching. At the end, she hooked…

I read something recently that stated when you are overweight, the weight you lose is mostly fat vs lean body mass. But when you get trimmer, you start to lose a larger portion of lean body mass vs fat. I am not trim (YET :) ) so the majority of what I have lost is body fat. My suggestion is to do a search on the internet,…