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!), so funds have been a little tighter this month. I'm still wanting to start my c25k on the 1st, and I would hate to put it off over shoes, so I will probably just start it out with my old shoes (which I've literally had since PE classes in HS...eep!) for the first week or so. I will still want to get new shoes before getting too far into it, though, so Ill be trying to make my way to the store ASAP.
How have you been liking the program so far? Has it seemed manageable/difficult/etc?
Eeek, sorry about the dental problems! Those aren't ever fun. If you do get to the store for shoes before I do, please post and let me how it goes!Originally Posted by opheliaphoenix
Chickadee - Thanks! And, no...I still haven't made my trek up to the city yet, either. I had some unexpected dental stuff come up this week, and DH got a speeding ticket (!), so funds have been a little tighter this month. I'm still wanting to start my c25k on the 1st, and I would hate to put it off over shoes, so I will probably just start it out with my old shoes (which I've literally had since PE classes in HS...eep!) for the first week or so. I will still want to get new shoes before getting too far into it, though, so Ill be trying to make my way to the store ASAP.How have you been liking the program so far? Has it seemed manageable/difficult/etc?
The program... hmmm. Well, I think the jury is still out for me. I think the program is a good one - I am seeing improvements already - but I'm not sure I'll ever like running or get to the point where I feel reasonably comfortable doing it.
The first day I tried it was terrible - I made the mistake of trying to do it in my neighborhood, and between jogging too fast in the first run intervals and the hills, I was just dying. I couldn't make it through all the runs. So I re-did Day 1 a few days later on the treadmill at the gym (with a slight incline), and that was much more manageable. Since then I've done both the treadmill and outside (on a mostly flat path that runs around the football & baseball fields at a local middle school), and have noticed that my gait feels more comfortable and natural (and therefore my legs don't get as tired) when I jog at a faster pace, but my lungs have trouble keeping up at the faster pace. For me, the faster pace is around 5mph (outside), and the slower pace is more like 4.3mph (on the treadmill). So still really slow either way, lol. Going from week 1 to week 2 felt ok. I liked the longer run intervals better (because there were fewer of them!
), even though the by the last one I was really beat.I feel like the program is helping to improve my cardiovascular fitness and is definitely helping me move toward the point where I could jog with more stamina, but I'm just not sure I could ever really enjoy doing this. Right now it's still too hard for me to enjoy it (especially compared to my brisk, much longer walks on the treadmill with increasing incline, which I truly enjoy), and what's getting me through right now is that I don't want to quit and really want to have the ability to run someday.
I hope I'm not scaring you off by giving you an idea of how it's working for me. I should note that I have never been a runner, at all, and always disliked cardio everything in the past. I dreaded having to run the mile in high school, and had a lot anxiety over it despite the fact that I was much fitter and thinner back then and could actually get through a mile without stopping. I just hated it. So, if you're someone who has ever enjoyed jogging at all in the past, or even just didn't mind it, you will probably enjoy doing the program a whole lot more than I am. I definitely hope you do, and I really look forward to hearing about how it goes for you.
So needless to say I have to work really hard for the rest of this week and next to get to my goal.. Still have 4 lbs to lose now. Help! Help! somebody please 
My own fault I have really been lacking the mojo lately...
crossing my fingers haha
