Completed W3D1 yesterday and the treadmill running is really bumming me out...
Found the run easy which was great! My speed wavered down to 8.4kph for the last 3mins but it felt great! Will definitely be outside for the end of the week.
I felt GREAT when I finished. Such a feeling of accomplishment!
A bit terrified of D3 - come on, 20 min??? - but at the same time I can't wait. Not sure if I'll try it Friday morning or wait till Saturday. I have spin tomorrow, so I might take Friday as a rest day.
iamerican, you can do it! If you ever feel like stopping while you're on the 20 mins, just remind yourself that it's not meant to be a cakewalk. It's supposed to challenge you!
I just got done with W9D1. Now that I'm into doing longer, sustained runs rather than intervals, I've noticed that my body needs a two day break from running or else my next run is terrible. I either bike, walk or play tennis on my break days, and it definitely helps. Any of you having similar experiences?
I did W5D3 today! It was AMAZING. I went into it terrified, but after I realized I had crossed the 10min mark of the 20min run I knew I had it ... I just relaxed and zoned out into the music. It was SUCH a feeling of accomplishment to run the whole 20min!
I bumped my speed down today to 5.0 so I could be consistent and keep running the whole time - I felt great at the end of the run and felt like I could have kept going, so I bet I could have kicked it up a notch and run at least a 5.3 or so.
Can I jump in? I've never posted on this thread before because I didn't know it was here
Just finished W5D3, I was so worried about the 20 minutes, but I really surprised myself and I did it. Feeling confident enough to finally be able to complete the programme (This is my third attempt)!
So, I did week 3! I was impatient and on holiday to France with nice scenery and beautiful mountains. I skipped the last day of week 2 and went to week 3 and totally amazed myself. Though maybe it was cheating a little bit that I did the long parts of the week 3 runs downhill? Tomorrow I'll do another week 3 run here at home again on flat terrain. And then wednesday a week 4 run. Yikes!
Yeah, so I seem to have taken a 3 day hiatus. I really want to get out running, but the last 3 days I've been doing 12-8pm shifts and then I just feel too tired...
Tomorrow definitely! Feel like skipping W3D3 and heading straight into W4D1 to give myself a new challenge but I don't know.
I just hope 3 days off isn't going to ruin all my hard work so far.
Just did w7d1 and it was a lot harder than w6d3, even though I believe it's the same amount of time. Not sure what the difference was - hope it gets a bit easier. Finished it, though, so that's good. I'm kind of sad that there are no more intervals - they were fun. It's a lot harder to make it through one long run, I think.
I ran last over a week ago and feel hapy I finished the workout. Time off usually kills my momentum. I reached W5D3 then ended up taking a 2 week hiatus from running. Then I got back to to 2 miles and ended up taking another week off (some crazy things came up). Now I'm still at 2 miles which is a heck of a lot more than I could do when I started back in May. Just glad I've been able to stick with running. I hope to string a few good weeks together and get over this hump.
Looking forward to getting W3D3 out of the way and on to W4!
