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Go ahead and get mad! It helped me in the beginning. But then start to enjoy all the things that have nothing to do with how you look or what you weigh. Do you have more energy from eating well? Do you snore now and won't soon? Do you ache a little less from normal activities? Do you ache a little more because you're…

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I couldn't do it until a couple of weeks after I completed C25K and still can't do it in 30 minutes. My best time is 34 minutes for 5K. I finished C25K in December. I can now run over 70 minutes on a good day, but that doesn't equal 10K either. I finally stopped worrying too much about it. Everyone tells me the time drop…

I say do it! I was never a runner before last fall. I started out just walking for 3 or 4 weeks and then started C25K. I made sure that I got good running shoes and I followed the advice of never running more days than the program called for, although I sometimes walked on my off days. I believe I was still in the obese…

Thanks for the post! It was only in the 80s here this week and I could tell that I was going to need to change how I prepare for my runs but, being pretty new to this I wasn't sure how.

There was a thread posted a few months ago that detailed what to do and expect for your first race. I bumped it so that I'd have it for later. Maybe try the search feature in community for first race advice?

In January 2011 I hit 207. I started to diet and lost 20 and then started to gain it back, just like a million times before. In July I decided that was enough. I finally get the relationship between eating healthy and exercising. I started out with walking and then after a couple of months decided to give C25K a try.…

I started C25K last September and ran my first 5K in January. I'm 58 years old and had never run before. And now I'm sorry I didn't discover that I like running many many years ago. It has helped me to lose 60 pounds, shrunk my legs and hips, calms me if I'm cranky and motivates me to eat better. I've spent the last 2-3…

I am so going to try some of these!

We went to visit our daughter for Christmas. She still lives where we used to 3 years ago so we still have lots of friends and acquaintances there. I went to a school function with her and to Christmas Eve services at our church and there were people that didn't even realize who I was until I stood next to my daughter. It…

Finally! I had a wonderful run tonight! Went 63 minutes without stopping except when I had to cross the street and there were cars in the way! I don't know why those cars have to get on my running road. :laugh: It was a bit cold, which is the way I like it and it just felt good to finally have a run where I wasn't worn out…

I like Flat Out but I've found something else that I like better if you want an actual tortilla. LaTortilla Factory Smart Delicious Tortillas, Low Carb, High Fiber. They're whole wheat and 80 calories for the large. 3g Fat, 300 Sodium, 18g Carb, 8g Protein. It's all I buy now. They also come in a small size and I found…

Finally did another decent run today!!! I took 3 breaks instead of the 2 (don't like hills at the end of a long run), but I got the total run time pretty close to what it's supposed to be and I'm pleased with how it went. The other thing I'm pleased about is that the Body Pump class I did last night didn't seem to affect…

I'd like to join! I'm getting lazy on my non-running days and 10% puts me just 1 or 2 pounds under my goal weight, so that's perfect!

Never mind. I should have used the search option first. It looks like I'm gonna have to use the GPS on my phone to calibrate the Nano properly. So the next time I run I'll take my iphone with the GPS on and running, the nano clipped to my shirt and my HRM watch strapped on. Hope this works.

Congratulations! Doesn't it feel wonderful to say you're a graduate? I moved on to Bridge210K after finishing C25K and I'm very glad I did. I'm not nearly as fast as you are, but training for a 10K brought my 5K time down. Still on Week 3 of B210K, so I'm curious to see how it all plays out at the end. And there is a B210K…

I did Week 3 Day 1 while in Las Vegas over Christmas and was very pleased with how it went. I went out for another run on Christmas day but cut it short so I'm not counting that one. The run that really annoyed me was last nights. It felt great and I knew I was going faster than my normal pace, but I wasn't getting…

Even though i bombed Week2 Day1, I'm calling tonight's run Day 2. I think I'm starting to figure out how my body runs best. I have to just keep going through the first 10 to 15 minutes. After that, even if it's a hard day I don't want to quit. I'm also not taking my one minute walk at a specific time. Today I did my 5…

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Bees - I try to only run outside. The treadmill makes me crazy! You don't go anywhere! And the last time I ran on a treadmill my knees hurt, but that may have been because I ran the day before. I did think that it was interesting to see what a 5 mph, 6mph etc. felt like though.

Hey everybody! Be careful out there! We don't need any new injuries!! Glad to see that you're all persevering even when it's tough.

Week 2 Day 1, Attempt 1. Not so good today! I felt achey before I started and just never hit a comfortable rythmn and then the front of my right thigh started to cramp up (whatever that muscle is called :) ) So I ended up walking more than 1/3 of it. I won't have time to spare until Thursday, so I'll give it another go…

Tonight's run felt great!!!!! I started out and then immediately turned around because I realized my phone was almost dead and that would mean no app and no music. Plugged the phone into the wall and the shuffle into my ears and decided to rely on the watch on my HRM to figure out the intervals. Only problem was it got too…

I'm thinking it may take me a bit longer to complete too. You're right, the amount of time B210K takes to complete is tougher to fit in. I have to run after work and that sometimes leaves me running on into dark, which is part of the reason I stay in my neighborhood. Vanessa, I'm thinking that one day of 5K and two of…

It doesn't always feel great when I go out either, but knowing that I finished anyway (there were a couple of days when I didn't manage to run as much as I was supposed to) still leaves me thinking that I've really accomplished something. It's like you've conquered something and THAT feels great!

The not-so-fantastic part is this: my right knee swelled up like an easter egg after my run last night, for no apparent reason. I know I felt a couple of slight twinges in it last night, but nothing really painful or I would have stopped. Went to the doc today (for that, and my hip issues) and he said I have bursitis in my…

I am SO relieved! Tonight went much better than last Saturday! I ate a little more earlier in the day and put my phone/GPS in my pocket and didn't look at my pace or time until I was on the last 10 minutes and just took it easy. It looks like everyone is doing great! Geeksrule - I haven't even looked to see what Week 3 is…

Congrats to everyone for getting through the first of the week!

Well there's good news and there's bad news. The good news is that I started B210K today and got in a good workout. The bad news is it was NOT pretty. I've run at least 39 minutes without stopping before so I'm not sure why I found today so difficult. I'm either coming down with something or I've just hit a wall of some…

You look amazing!