You know the drill, rest up, plenty of fluids, don't push it when you come back. Maybe dropping back a week would help too. Just to let your body recuperate properly before you get back into where you were.
Just wanted to let ya'll know that I COMPLETED THE PROGRAM on Thursday!!! and then today, I actually ran outside!!! Never thought I could bc I was afraid of going to fast and not being able to finish...but I warmed up for 0.2mil, ran for 1mile, walked 0.2mile, then ran 1mile! this is a HUGE accomplishment for me!!
Looks like all you guys are doing great!! Keep up the good work!! This program really does work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS for all your help & support!
Just wanted to let ya'll know that I COMPLETED THE PROGRAM on Thursday!!! and then today, I actually ran outside!!! Never thought I could bc I was afraid of going to fast and not being able to finish...but I warmed up for 0.2mil, ran for 1mile, walked 0.2mile, then ran 1mile! this is a HUGE accomplishment for me!!
Looks like all you guys are doing great!! Keep up the good work!! This program really does work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS for all your help & support!
Wow!!!!GOOD FOR YOU!!!!
What an enormous accomplishment! You are a runner!
Woohoo Krista! That's awesome. I only have 3 weeks and I'll be standing in your shoes.
W6D3 today and I ran for 25 minutes continuously and without stopping. And I'm done with the walking intervals for good, which is satisfying and scary all at the same time. But I'm here for the long haul, and at each stage I've believed that I won't be able to make it and will have to take extra time, and every single time I've been wrong. Maybe I should start having a bit more faith in myself!
Woohoo Krista! That's awesome. I only have 3 weeks and I'll be standing in your shoes.
W6D3 today and I ran for 25 minutes continuously and without stopping. And I'm done with the walking intervals for good, which is satisfying and scary all at the same time. But I'm here for the long haul, and at each stage I've believed that I won't be able to make it and will have to take extra time, and every single time I've been wrong. Maybe I should start having a bit more faith in myself!
Wow! that is so great! What an accomplishment!!!!
And you sound happy too! I kind of mourned the intervals...
I have a Morton's neuroma in my foot. It doesn't hurt when I run, but it hurts when I stop running and walk. So for me the intervals involved an episode of severe stabbing pain every time I walked, and then into the run for a couple of minutes until my foot warmed back up again properly.
I am so glad I don't have to go through that again.
Just got back from the gym where I did W7D1! Another 25min run (jog really lol) without a break, and today I did most of it at 7.3kph with 2min at 7.5kph which is slightly faster than Thursday so I'm really happy. In total during 30mins I do about 3.4-3.5k which is still a fair way away from me being able to do a 5k. I've been thinking more and more about the 5k I'm considering signing up for on 3rd July. Whilst I know I don't have to run it all, I'd really like to be able to, and as I've only run outside once so far I'm scared that it would be a real change and shock to the system. I REALLY want to do it just to prove to myself that I can and it will be a year at the end of July since I started my journey, so a great way to mark how far I've come, but I'm scared I'll disappoint myself with my performance.
What should I do, any ideas?
Loving Me, I think you should push yourself and go for it!! I can run about 2 mi. at 4.6 mph and I'm signed up to do a 5K in a month with my dad. It's something that really means a lot to both of us, and I've promised myself that I'm going to work until I can make it happen. Just knowing it's coming has been a great motivator for me.
Just do it! You don't have to do it in 30 minutes or anything, but the personal satisfaction from running 5km without stopping to walk will give you an enormous buzz, I reckon!
I have booked in for a review of my fitness programme with my fitness instructor tomorrow and I'm actually pretty nervous now.
I had my last review mid January which was when I JUST started running. He set me going on three 1min runs and I thought I was going to die at the end of those, and here I am doing 25mins without a break.
The thing is I do my runs in and amongst all my other cardio which is 10mins on the stationary bike, 10mins on the cross trainer and 6mins on the cardio wave, then a couple of resistance machines, some hand weight exercises and some ab exercises. Those days my workout takes about 90mins and according to my HRM I burn almost 1000 in that time.
I'm really just wanting to check with him that what I'm doing is ok as I know most people who do the C25K concentrate on just their run on those days.
I also want to check that what I am doing is best for me at this stage in my weight loss, to maximise it and toning. My main focus right now is to finish C25K and then start to work on speeding up my runs, and I'd like his advice on how I might go about doing that.
I think he will be impressed with how far I've progressed in just over 2 months, but I'm nervous that he might change things around and it may have a detrimental effect on my progress with the running, or weight loss. I'm wondering now if I should have waited for my review til I'd finished the C25K?
Just checking in......I am beginning week 6 of the program tomorrow. I was on vacation last week, but forced myself to wake up early and complete all of week 5 while I was there. I was proud of myself! I'm a little anxious about soon not having any walking intervals (I was liking those walking breaks, LOL) but I think I can do it. This program has been great and is pushing me to do things I never imagined I could before.
W7D1 today. I know I'm supposed to run 25 minutes, but I was nearly at the end of my lap around the block, so I just finished it off. 28 minutes. And I feel awesome.
Did W1D1 yesterday and got through it. I did not have the breathing problems like last week. Thanks for those who told me to go slow. I went really slow but got through it all. My husband thought my pace was funny but I got through. I really want to do this again tonight.
