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4/1 3.31 miles C25K 4/3 3.12 miles C25K 4/5 3.31 miles C25K 4/8 3.47 miles C25K 4/10 4.47 miles LAST C25K run!!!!! Next up is building my base miles and a little speed work before hitting a 10K program.

Since I'm 5'0 you're taller than me by a foot because I've put you on a tiny pedestal! What a great job. Congratulations!

4/1 3.31 miles C25K 4/3 3.12 miles C25K 4/5 3.31 miles C25K 4/8 3.47 miles C25K

I'm voting potassium as well. A multi vitamin I looked at recently didn't have a lot of potassium. Sweet potatoes have the most potassium and so easy to bake or nuke one of those. And yes hydration as you said. Foam rolling may possibly help as well.

4/1 3.31 miles C25K 4/3 3.12 miles C25K 4/5 3.31 miles C25K

Body Glide is awesome! There are 2 kinds. The original and the ladies kind. The ladies kind is pink, scented, smaller and more expensive. :grumble: :noway: Anyway the regular kind is great. Chafing be gone!

4/1 3.31 miles C25K

I'm in for 30 miles. Lower goal this month because for half the month I'll be away from home and I hope to transition off the treadmill. On my off running days I strength train and once the weather warms up I'll strength train/cycle.

3/1 2.27 miles C25K 3/4 3.21 miles C25K 3/6 3.10 miles C25K 3/8 3.14 miles C25K 3/11 2.89 miles C25K 3/13 2.20 miles C25K 3/15 2.86 miles C25K 3/18 3.33 miles C25K 3/20 2.77 miles C25K 3/25 3.21 miles C25K 3/27 3.04 miles crummy run 3/30 2.23 miles C25K I'm done running for the month. Next run is April 1st and a new goal.

3/1 2.27 miles C25K 3/4 3.21 miles C25K 3/6 3.10 miles C25K 3/8 3.14 miles C25K 3/11 2.89 miles C25K 3/13 2.20 miles C25K 3/15 2.86 miles C25K 3/18 3.33 miles C25K 3/20 2.77 miles C25K 3/25 3.21 miles C25K 3/27 3.04 miles crummy run

OUCH! Feel better soon.

3/1 2.27 miles C25K 3/4 3.21 miles C25K 3/6 3.10 miles C25K 3/8 3.14 miles C25K 3/11 2.89 miles C25K 3/13 2.20 miles C25K 3/15 2.86 miles C25K 3/18 3.33 miles C25K 3/20 2.77 miles C25K 3/25 3.21 miles C25K

Great job! Congratulations!

Check out a couch to 5k program. They are designed to get you into jogging/running gradually so your muscles and lungs have time to adjust. My calves also started to cramp a bit while running so I checked the report section on MFP and saw I wasn't always getting enough potassium. I started eating sweet potatoes and cramps…

3/1 2.27 miles C25K 3/4 3.21 miles C25K 3/6 3.10 miles C25K 3/8 3.14 miles C25K 3/11 2.89 miles C25K 3/13 2.20 miles C25K 3/15 2.86 miles C25K 3/18 3.33 miles C25K

At the beginning I had to set a gym schedule. Not just knowing when I was going but what I was doing at the gym. M/W/F I go to a strength training class and T/Th/Sa I run. That's my plan and I stick with it. Before when my plan was this week I'll do 3 running days and 2 classes and a day of yoga at home I would waffle…

3/1 2.27 miles C25K 3/4 3.21 miles C25K 3/6 3.10 miles C25K 3/8 3.14 miles C25K 3/11 2.89 miles C25K 3/13 2.20 miles C25K 3/15 2.86 miles C25K I'm not on pace to hit my goal but hopefully I can pick it up a bit.

3/1 2.27 miles C25K 3/4 3.21 miles C25K 3/6 3.10 miles C25K 3/8 3.14 miles C25K 3/11 2.89 miles C25K 3/13 2.20 miles C25K

http://www.bicycling.com/training-nutrition/training-fitness/your-training-plans This plan popped up when I did a search. I know a couple of people who have done long distance charity rides and the charity gives them very specific training plans to get ready for the rides. Maybe they would be willing to share those plans…

Great job so far! Be patient with yourself. My scale was "stuck" for 5-6 weeks but I could see that I was smaller. I tried to be happy that I was not gaining and that worked a little. I decided to take measurements and the next time I checked the scale I was 5 pounds down. Makes no sense but whatever. I've been losing…

Great attitude! Congratulations.

I understand your worry and I was in the same boat last week. I admit I cheat the C25K. I've repeated weeks that I thought I didn't finish strongly or added baby intervals between the next official runs etc. After a couple of weeks I added another segment of running. When I did week 5 day 1 I did 4 x 5 min running. After…

3/1 2.27 miles C25K 3/4 3.21 miles C25K 3/6 3.10 miles C25K 3/8 3.14 miles C25K 3/11 2.89 miles C25K

Personally I'm nervous about injuring myself so I try and take it slow. That being said I have tweaked the hell out of C25K so I don't even follow my own advice. :laugh: Even with the tweaks I try and be sensible. It's time for my run now!

OP were you already running before starting C25K? If you were maybe stay at week 6 but if you weren't I would go back. C25K is programmed to get your body ready for running gradually to prevent injury. The last run of week 5 was to run 20 minutes. If you can do that, staying at week 6 is is probably fine if your body is…

:laugh: I just did the first long run of C25K and about 5 minutes in this guy got on the treadmill in front of me and I was "chasing" him. I was so disappointed when he only ran for 10 minutes that I almost asked if he wanted to run a bit longer. I like my music on and the tv tuned to something action-y. I like to watch…

Very inspiring! Great job.

Great job and awesome ink!

I saw a youtube video about foam rolling that hit the piriformis. I have no idea where I saw it. Perhaps Pigeon pose?

Thanks!