Rochester at least you know it will be kind of hard to back out now.
Exactly!
And thanks everyone else for encouraging me to do this race!
I'm not sure what week/day of C25K I did this morning. It should have W4D3 but I skipped the 90-second walk between the 3-minute run and the 5-minute run, so what I did was 9.5 minute run/2.5 minute walk/9.5 minute run. I covered about 1.5 miles, so I just have to work this week on doubling that, and I should be able to do the 5K in about 45 minutes. I really cannot believe how much I love running!
And I love C25K! In just 6 weeks, I've progressed from not being able to run for 60 seconds to being able to run almost 10 minutes. That's freakin' unbelievable!
Yay! I completed my repeat of W2D3! I expected to have problems with it because I didn't get much sleep last night and I have lots on my mind that's causing me tons of stress. But I didn't have any problems getting through the run. So I'll be moving on to W3!
I realize that's basically how I react every time I get through a new challenge in this program, but this... THIS is a big deal! W5D3, the dreaded 20 minute run... I MADE IT! It was amazing! I felt great, I managed not to get rediculously out of breath, I more or less kept at my pace... And I made it the whole way through! I can't begin to explain how happy and downright proud of myself I am! I seriously shouted when my app dinged and told me the workout was finished... "YES YES YES!!!"
But it wasn't like, "Thank god it's over" or anything.... It was just "YES!!! I really did it!!!"
So, I'm supposed to be working on this massive paper for school that's due tomorrow, but instead I'm putzing on iTunes and adding songs to my MP3.
I found the perfect runner's song...Reason to Believe (Dashboard Confessional).
I have reason to believe that I have victories to taste
I can feel them on my teeth, upon my lips and in my chest
I can roll them on my tongue, they are more supple than defeat
I feel the tension in my lungs and every move is fueled by my resolve to
Breathe, don't you want to breathe?
I know that you are strong enough to handle what I need
My capillaries scream, there's nothing left to feed on
My body needs a reason to cross that line
Will you carry me there one more time?
I didn't run as much I wanted to; I had to do quite a few walk intervals. My legs were aching so badly it was almost like they were numb. But I still made the time I was shooting for, and I sprinted the last 2 or 3 minutes. I crossed over my imaginary "finish line" and let out a war whoop!
Oh, yeah, baby, I'm ready for the race next Saturday!
I've been doing the Walking Away the Pounds 2 mile videos with ease for awhile now and decided it was time to challenge myself, so I downloaded a C25K app and did W1D1 today. It was easier than I anticipated, but I was good and sweaty and exhilarated when I finished.
I decided to do this for lots of reasons. I'm extremely overweight and have type 1 diabetes. Have 2 young children I'd like to see grow up, and I want to improve my fitness and diabetic control. I always want my kids to have a positive role model when it comes to fitness/nutrition. Of course, I'd like to lose weight but more importantly I want to be healthy.
Like many of you, I would also love to run a 5K. I've always been uncoordinated and athletic, envying the fit runners I see. I'd love to prove to myself that I can do this.
did day 1 this week and no more...hubby decided that we should take vacation to cut wood the hottest week of the year so far with temps of 100 degreess...will begin week 4 again tomorrow...switching my days to Mon-Wed-Fri
Thank you ninepaw and pink sparkle for the support! <3 I probably should get some new shoes (the ones I own are pretty new... but they costed like $20 at Payless or something).
I feel SO rejuvenated! I'm still taking a week off of C25K to let myself heal, but I used the elliptical today... and Oh my GOSH, I blew myself AWAY! I did a 5k on the elliptical at 5.3mph (the "running" speed I do for C25K is 4.5mph) with the resistance at 5 (out of 20) and I lasted the WHOLE time! 3.1 miles! 35 minutes! I could NOT have done this a couple weeks ago (heck, I could barely do it today). At 1 mile, I wanted to give up. At 1.5 miles, I wanted to give up. At 2 miles, I was like, huh, maybe I can do this. At 2.5, I wanted to give up. At 2.85, I still didn't think I could do it. At 2.93, it hit me how close I was. At 3.0 I was so excited, and at 3.1 I shut the machine off, jumped off (literally) and felt SO incredibly proud of myself that I wanted to scream. WHAT an accomplishment! What a mile stone! How INCREDIBLE! I felt so good. I FEEL so good! I had to share!! The best part was after I got off... and how good it felt to just breathe... Mmmm. Oxygen never felt so good.
I'm now rejuvenated that I can complete C25K... I just need to fix whatever problem I'm having with my ankle.
Exactly! 
It should have W4D3 but I skipped the 90-second walk between the 3-minute run and the 5-minute run, so what I did was 9.5 minute run/2.5 minute walk/9.5 minute run. I covered about 1.5 miles, so I just have to work this week on doubling that, and I should be able to do the 5K in about 45 minutes. I really cannot believe how much I love running! 
