Originally Posted by Mimi47 (Post 5131770)

One that I'm totally afraid of trying to tackle (can you tell?). Am thinking about hiring your Laura to motivate me. Might try that out this weekend…

And thank you ladies for the congrats -- it feels good to be adding in this bit of training along with the weight loss. Love feeling stronger, lighter and more healthy. Thank you for all the support and camaraderie :)

Originally Posted by Briael (Post 5131592)

Holy cow. I did it. I ran (well, let's be honest, slow jogged) for 20 minutes. It was easier than I expected. All that energy wasted dreading it. :)

"Laura" told me at the start "You're ready for this. It might seem like a big step but if you've managed all your previous runs then have faith in yourself and the plan". At the ten minutes in mark she encouraged with "You've already done the hard work. By now you're fit enough to keep going, you're just training your mind to cope with the idea of running for a longer period of time. So stay positive and keep pushing on".

Boy, was she ever right! It really is a mental game, not a physical one. There were times that I wanted to slow down, but I kept doing a quick assessment - lungs and breathing, fine; legs, fine - and told myself I could do it, just keep putting one foot in front of the other. The call out markers were at 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 18 minutes and I was surprised by each of them. Talk about feel elated when I had done it.

Hubby came to the track with me - determined not to be left out. He claims he can't run as slow as I do or he'll end up quitting, so there he is zooming around the track. He maintains that I was doing 2 laps for every 3 of his - that I ran for over 17 laps at a pretty steady pace.

Of course, wouldn't you know it .. just as I replace the faulty strap on the heartrate monitor and get an accurate reading (average moving HR 162-163 with a max of 170) I forget to turn the blinking garmin off at the end of the run so it screws up my distance! Grrrr.

And, believe it or not, I had enough energy in minute 4 of the 5 min cooldown to sprint the last segment back to my water bottle nook. Who knew?

Next week should be interesting - going back to intervals again on Mon and Weds, 23 mins run on Friday (which I'm no longer dreading).

Hope the day went well for everyone, keep us updated on how you do, how you feel and what you notice improving during the course of the week.

Originally Posted by Lose2Win2014 (Post 5131712)

That was a great article! It answered my question about if I am running too slow. Now I just need to put on the heart rate monitor when I run and adjust my speed according to my max rate. Over time, I should run faster and faster. The article makes perfect sense! Thanks for sharing and congrats on the 20 minute run.

I finished week one!:carrot:

Originally Posted by LegalEagle14 (Post 5132989)

I would love to join this thread, and hope you guys don't mind a newbie! I did the C25k program a couple of years ago, made it to the 20 minute run, then stopped doing the program. I was pretty proud that I was able to run an entire mile without stopping, something I had never been able to do before! I have now fallen off the fitness wagon and am not in good shape. I would love to start the program again, and have been so motivated just reading this thread! I also really appreciate the pod cast and playlist suggestions, these things either weren't around when I originally did the program, or I never found them!

Hoping to join you guys soon! I don't have a treadmill, and it's fairly cold here. Not too bad though, I'll just need to make myself do it!

Originally Posted by DeterminedDieter (Post 5133495)

I did Week4 Day2 today, I found the second (final) 5 minute run a little more challenging than I did on Day 1 of this week, but I may have been feeling the shoveling I did the evening before.

I find on treadmill that I am constantly looking at and calculating how much time I have left to run and I think it makes it time slow down. I wonder if I would find it better to run outdoors. That way I can be distracted by my surroundings and not watch the clock.

Originally Posted by Lose2Win2014 (Post 5133501)

My second week seems a little tougher than the first. I've slowed down based on the article that Amanda posted. My heart rate according to that is not suppose to exceed 125. Basically, I can't run at any speed and not have it exceed 125. So I figure that if it goes to 140 when I run and comes back down during walking, then it all averages out. But I am still at it - week 2, run 2 finished. I am thinking of myself as (not fast, but none the less) a runner!