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I just read through the pages of updates that I missed. You guys are amazing - congrats on all of your progress! The Blerg caught up to our family last night... it even got to Little Man! As we were driving towards the pool (hubby & I had already bailed on the planned run then swim idea) he started going "no... no.... NO!…

24 hrs = 1440 8/1 - 82 min 8/2 - 60 min 8/3 - 30 min 8/4 - 45 min 8/5 - 45 min 8/6 - 135 min 8/7 - 28 min 8/8 - 65 min 8/11 - 45 min 8/12 - 99 min 8/13 - 165 min 8/14 - 60 min Month to date: 859 down; 581 to go.

Completed w4d1 tonight! I was pretty excited that I finished both 5 minute runs without stopping. (And without any ankle pain!) As usual, the last half was faster than the first. Somehow I always get a second wind when I pass that stroller over to my husband. :) Looking forward to Wednesday's run already....

24 hrs = 1440 8/1 - 82 min 8/2 - 60 min 8/3 - 30 min 8/4 - 45 min 8/5 - 45 min 8/6 - 135 min 8/7 - 28 min 8/8 - 65 min 8/11 - 45 min 8/12 - 99 min Month to date: 634 down; 806 to go.

You guys are awesome! I love reading everyone's posts. I was supposed to do w4d1 tonight but I somehow managed to hurt my ankle yesterday. I don't remember rolling it, but it is sore today. It's not too bad, a little bit puffy on the side & top of my foot and around the ankle, but I don't want to take the chance of…

24 hrs = 1440 8/1 - 82 min 8/2 - 60 min 8/3 - 30 min 8/4 - 45 min 8/5 - 45 min 8/6 - 135 min 8/7 - 28 min 8/8 - 65 min Month to date: 490 down; 950 to go.

24 hrs = 1440 8/1 - 82 min 8/2 - 60 min 8/3 - 30 min 8/4 - 45 min 8/5 - 45 min 8/6 - 135 min 8/7 - 28 min Month to date: 425; to go 1015

Hey - if you are doing the c25k, you already are a runner! :wink: How did w2d2 go for you? Tomorrow is w3d3 for me.

That is so exciting! Good work!

Wow I really messed up the dates last time! Let's try this again! 24 hrs = 1440 8/1 - 82 min 8/2 - 60 min 8/3 - 30 min 8/4 - 45 min 8/5 - 45 min 8/6 - 135 min Month to date: 397; 1043 to go

Yeah, if your friends aren't going to be positive just tell them when you have completed it! I didn't tell my family because I didn't want to hear their reactions... (Mom can be very pessimistic when she worries.) I had bad knees as a teen & had to stop running at a much lower weight so I didn't want to say anything until…

Congrats on your graduation! We had a couple of really humid days here in NS last week and I found it really hard to run those days. The 3 minute run was better than expected Saturday, here's hoping the rest of the 3's and 5's are as kind. :) I'm sorry if I missed anyone else. You guys are awesome... but I really need to…

Congrats on the weight loss and starting c25k. That's awesome! Stick with it & remember this group is full of fantastic advice if you run into any trouble. (I'm so excited that I found it! )

That's fantastic! How long have you been at it? I think I'll check out some videos as well. Any suggestions? I started incorporating toe & calf raises to strengthen my lower leg muscles (and hopefully prevent shin splints) as well as some exercises to strengthen my hips into my regular workout. I read a couple articles…

Is it possible you are starting off too fast? I had trouble with pacing for the first couple days, I would take off running too fast, get super winded and then walk too slow. What worked best for me was slowing down the run as much as possible and speeding up the walk so the transition back to running wasn't so harsh. (Too…

24 hrs = 1440 8/1 - 82 min 8/2 - 60 min 8/4 - 30 min 8/5 - 45 min Month to date: 217 ... 1223 to go

We completed w3d1. It went pretty well despite a few bumps: instead of pausing the podcast so i could tie my shoe, I somehow managed to reset it completely! It wouldn't let me skip ahead so I had to time the rest of our runs/walks using the stop watch on the iPod. lol Then my son started getting upset because he wanted to…

That's a great attitude! Keep it up and before you know it we'll be looking back and talking about how far we've come and how hard we found it at first! Progress is progress - so glad you are sticking to it. You will get there! Feel free to add me for support! I just started week 3.

Anyone running today? We're starting week 3 tonight!

Oh! I forgot to add. I did get in for a swim today & had some small successes. I struggled a lot, as usual, but near the end something that someone in the c25k group said popped into my head, "Slow down and relax. If you think you are going slow, go slower." So I did and I made it a full length without choking or switching…

I do yoga occasionally on the wii fit but I never seem to get my breathing correct on there either. Forgive the silly question, i it backwards-backwards or backwards to swimming? I'm going to try the 3 count, today I found I was waiting 4 or 5 and was almost hyperventilating by the time I passed the mid-point. I'm sitting…

Think I'm going to jump in too. Sounds like a fun way to keep motivated. 24 hrs = 1440 08/01 - 82 min 08/02 - 60 min 1298 to go

I'm in! I completed w2d3 last night. For those who didn't read it on the other thread, I'm doing this as a family thing. Hubby and I are going through the program together, pushing our son (who will be 3 next month) in the stroller. We started with a week zero - brisk walks on a local trail. It gave us a chance to get to…

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That's awesome though! You do what you can today & then you try to do just a little bit more the next time & a little more the time after that. Like everyone keeps saying, it's not a race! You can do it!

It was so great to read everyone's posts! Thank you for all the support and advice! We completed W2D3 tonight. I did a couple things differently this time, I did try to slow the run down and speed the walks up a bit. That made it a bit easier to transition back into the next run. I also pushed the stroller for the first…

Yes, they are saying to breathe on both sides, 3 strokes & up on the 4th. I tend to automatically start breathing out through my mouth and I'm having a terrible time making the switch to breathing out through my nose. It's almost like my brain is refusing to let me breath backwards, as you put it. :( So you're right, I am…

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Sounds like you are getting lots of great advice! I'm just getting back into running after a very long break and looking into getting fitted for running shoes soon as well. This might sound like a funny question but, have you tried lacing your shoes differently? While nothing can replace getting the correct shoe for your…

Thanks for the reply! As for the mapping thing - it's frustrating. Hubby tried Runtastic on his work phone (blackberry) but it won't connect to the GPS. (It's probably an issue with the limits placed on his phone not the app.) I didn't even think to try the tablet. Good for you for thinking of putting it in a pouch and…