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just finished W7D1. Found it a bit of a challenge which surprised me as the same time last week on the last day of W6 was a breeze. I think for no reason known some days are just harder than others. Kiyak I haven't had any problems with the iphone app- other than one day the GPS acted up up and said that I ran places that…

Well done everyone - people are going really well. Today I finished W7D1- I found it a bit challenging, but he first half was the hardest part for me- although I was delighted to finish.Still struggling with distance as I have focused on time- so am a long way from 5 ks- but will try from here on to build up distance yet…

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Lisa- I was staggered to find that my body just stepped up to the job from day 3 week five to the end of week 6 - so far. I have found along the way that I have been really troubled by each transition - especially W5D3- but am pleased to report that my body was clearly prepared. Having finished W6 - I have no more walking…

W6D3 done yesterday with even some time added. Somehow I manage to mess up the settings on my iphone program so didn't realise there was a problem until I remembered that I hadn't heard the prompt to tell me it was half way and that I was becoming exhausted. When I checked, I realised that I had run more than 30…

Great work Mocha- you are going really well- especially when you take into consideration that you have been increasing incline of late. I did W6D3 yesterday and tried my best to stay on softer surfaces- together with a knee support wrap, it did the trick and because of me bungling with my iphone and the running program I…

Forgot to post last night that had managed to complete W6D2- and other than a bit of a sore knee it went reasonably well. I think that the one of the major causes of the sore knee was that I ran primarily on a path rather than around the oval- so think the impact caused some issues. The other possible factor was that I ran…

Welcome to all the new comers that I have not had an opportunity to greet so far. As I read through the more recent posts I realise that we have so much in common- venturing through this new ground we call menopause. I read once what a cruelty of nature it is that on average our children reach well into their teen years (…

Well done Kiyak- you are going really well. I have been doing my running outside - but just did W6D2 today and I have to say that my knees(especially my right knee) is really quite sore. I am thinking that the main cause might have been that I spent most of my time running on paths - whereas in the past I have tried to…

Good for you Mocha:) It truly is staggering about the endurance that we build up in such a relatively short period of time. It really seems that whomever wrote this program really knew what they were doing - I certainly didn't believe it possible - but am so surprised with each transition. I think it was probably wise to…

Kiyak- thanks so much for posting that link. What a fabulous analogy - and one that I can fully understand rather than reams of technical stuff that I do not understand. Delighted to have you as a new friend as well :) Debbie

Kiyak - thanks for the link to the article- I will be sure to have a read. Well done with week 5 - my guess is that you will just steam ahead with day 3- good luck with it! I did my first day of week 6 today and it went really well- I was so pleased with it. My 3rd run for this week will be a full 25 minutes- then the…

Kiyak - good for you - a nice surprise for you to realise how far advanced you were and pleased that it went well. I found that first week five run one of my most difficult and have to assume in hindsight that maybe I just wasn't well on the night as every single aspect of it was a challenge- yet the second night was…

2befit1 we are at varied places - I am about to start week 6 tomorrow evening- however there are people throughout most of the earlier stages here- with a significant number of people being around the week 4 and 3 marks- but all in all it doesn't matter- just do it and let us know where you are. Yay yay yay !!!!!!! Lisa -…

I am confident that you will manage it Lisa - I remember being equally as worried about the start of week 4 and it wasn't warranted- It is a great program and I think it really preps you well for each transition. Just remember to take it nice and slow and focus on completing the 5 minutes - rather than breaking speed…

Converting between imperial and metric is one of the advantages of being 55 here in Australia. As I child - up to the age of 10, we used the imperial system here as well- then in 1966 we made a full conversion to metric. They started teaching metric probably a year or so earlier- so lucky for me I am really comfortable…

Did you drink a heap of fluid in between the two weigh ins - it can't be real weight gain - it is way too much for one day - or as you said within a few hours of the other

I have to agree with all the other responses - as that has truly been my experience as well. Sometimes I get frustrated as my weight appears to be the same for about 10-15 days then suddenly I will drop 1 - 1.5 kilos out of the blue. It appears from what I have read in this thread that this seems pretty common place. Enjoy…

Good job Mocha Blue- as I mentioned - for some reason unknown to me, I found day 1 of week 5 the hardest of the three runs- so I think you are set to do well this week. Pizzy - have you managed to get over the stitches? Don't let them put you off- you are doing so well and there are so few of us still going compared to…

Well done to ktjones,wyangel,regina,lisa,realrayne, sara, silentspring and gail- you have all done magnificently!!!! I just managed to finish one of my main fears - W5D3- and had energy to spare at the end of it. I don't try to push it any further because at the old age of 55 I don't want to tempt fate - or worse damage/…

W5D2 done - and so much better than the first run of the week. Day 1 was hard right from the warm up - my first hill during the warm up challenged me. I had fought off an awful headache in the morning- so looking back that might have had an impact. Today was great- so hard to believe that i could run for 8 whole…

I forgot to post after my last session- so here to report that I have just finished D2W5- so am feeling pretty pleased to have managed two 8 minute runs with a five minute walk in the middle. It went really well today although for some reason - my first day of the week was a real struggle and I could even feel it as I…

Sorry thembarete- I forgot to answer you questions. With regards to calories- there are two possible ways. I use my heart rate monitor is it gives me the best indication for me- but also if you have downloaded a c25k app on you phone- that will also give an estimate of calories used, I find that this estimate is higher…

Good for you motivatedbride - what a wonderful achievement - so early in you training as well. Mochablue- I think it is good to monitor how you are going - but don't rush to repeat a full week if there was only really one very difficult day. For all sorts of reasons - sometimes some days are so difficult - just out of the…

Oops forgot to say that I managed W4D3 last evening in the rain- so looking down the barrel of week 5- Yikes!!!!

Inkdgirl- I am not sure what running speed they would suggest- I would just do what ever feels good for you and one wre you don't injure yourself. Remember that I am 55 so am very likely to be somewhat slower than those who are 20 or more years younger, I will work on increasing speed when I feel more comfortable with…

Well - despite the rain my little dog and I bowled over day three of week - so happily we look to week 5 next week, I am trying my best not to be apprehensive.:smile:

HA- I just worked it out and it seems that I am moving at almost the same pace. I am walking at 3.5miles per hour and running only a tiny bit faster at 4miles per hour. It seems unbelievable that my running is at such a similar pace - yet my heart rate rises much higher when I am running- and slows down nicely when I…

Mochablues- the way you are approaching it is exactly my approach - especially as the runs are lengthening, I have looked at the pace of the last few runs and they are way slower than what I was doing initially- I run outside so I don't get a read out of Ks per hour, but it clearly shows that I have slowed right down, I…

I managed yesterday to finish W4D2 without too much bother. I was glad when it finished - but generally II was very pleased with how it all went. I do day 3 tomorrow - then I am looking down the barrel of the dreaded week 5. Good job to all of those who are working their way through!