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Time to start running again...GO!!
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12-04-2010 11:47pm#1Hello there! I started the C25K a few weeks ago and I'm absolutely loving it! Who knew that jogging was so enjoyable! So, its about time that I started my own fitness thread! I'm on week 6 now so I'll just give a quick summary of the first few weeks:
Week 1: I found this week really hard as I didn't have the podcast (I didn't know any existed) and was trying to count out the time as I jogged which isn't very easy!
Week 2: This week I found a bit easier as I had the podcast.
Week 3 + 4: These were the weeks that I enjoyed the most, so far anyway. I had really got into a good rhythm and pace and found that I was able to sing or think away to myself without worrying about the length of the run. For some of the runs in these weeks I felt I could have run a bit further than I was supposed to but I didn't as I didn't want to overdo it!
Got my new proper runners during week 4 and the difference they made to my jogging was amazing! They have gel cushions and that makes them more bouncy which helps loads when I'm jogging!
Week 5 started off slightly bad, I had a bit of an akward run for W5D1, I just wasn't comfortable for some of the runs. It was the day after Easter Sunday and while I hadn't indulged much, I had gone for a 2 hour walk and went out clubbing that night and did plenty of dancing (sober) so my legs were probably not happy!
W5D2 went really well though so I got back to normal pretty quickly. I was worried about the 20min run on W5D3, as I didn't feel ready for it but as usual it went really well and I really enjoyed it too!
(For more background on moi, head on over to my food diary thread '10stone in 2010')
Stats: Female, 5foot 5, 10 stone 120
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Monday 12th April
Morning-9am (before breakfast): W6D1 (walk 10mins, [Jog5,w3,j8,w3,j5], walk 20mins).
Got out for my run this morning (W6D1) in the gorgeous sunshine.
Was a bit cold still though which was grand as I prob wouldn't be able to do it in the heat! 
The first five min run was hard, I got out of breath really quickly and it just felt uncomfortable. I was glad of the break when the walk came. The 2nd and 3rd runs were great though (8min and 5min) so enjoyed myself overall
Day 1 Firm abs, Flat tummy programme (10 ab tilts, 20 back extensions)
Afternoon ~3pm-1min jumping on newly bought Trampette (Testing out my new toy!)
Evening After 8pm 20-30min semi gentle walk 0 -
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Friday 21st May
Week 1 Day 5
Aim:3 mile jog
~3.1/5K jog in 34:17.34 (new PB)
Got up early this morning to avoid the heat but amazingly it was still quite humid at half 7/8am! Again I found this run tough, not on the legs but mentally, I think its that I don't have a podcast telling me when to run/walk and there's less defined structure to the runs. I guess it'll take a while to adjust to the new program. Kept myself going though by making mini goals along the way-just keep going to the next lamppost etc In the end I added a small bit on to the end of the run to get to the 5K mark, just to show myself I could do it!0 -
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Friday 28th May
Week 2 Day 5
Aim 3.5 mile run
3.53 mile jog in 40:58 with ~20 mins walk (warm up and down)
Today's run was bloody hard (at the start anyway!), was a bit worried about the run as its the longest i've done so far and included a bit of a hill. It was fine in the end and the second half of the run was great, could have kept going for a minute or two afterwards, but didn't cos I didn't want to overdo it! The sun came out aswell which was nice after yesterdays rain and it wasn't too hot at all. (Though I was sweating buckets afterwards)
Will be in London next weekend so will have to modify my plan for next week a bit. Going for a run tomorrow, I know I shouldn't be running two days in a row but tomorrow will only be 20 mins (doing W5D3 of C25K with a friend) so that will do for my 2 mile run for Week 3 (i usually run 2 miles in 22:3X so its only 2 and a bit mins difference)
Hal Higdon's Week 3:
Mon: Stretch & strength
Tues: 2.5 m run
Wed: 35 min cross
Thurs: 2 m run + strength
Fri: Rest
Sat: 50 min cross
Sun: 4m run
My plan for week 3:
Sat: 20min jog
Sun: Walk
Mon: 2.5m jog
Tues: Walk/Yoga
Wed: Walk
Thurs: 4m jog
Fri: Walk (somewhere in London)
Sat: Walk (London)
Sun: Walk (London)0 -
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Great to see you back Brainy! Are you starting the 10k Hal Higdon again?
How did the 2.5 go? Its hot out there these days
Thank u! Was planning on just repeating week 3 but will see how I get on for the long run (4 miles), if I can't do it I'll just do the 3 miles and that'll be week 1. I don't mind too much as long as I stick with this and actually finish the program!
It was really warm and a bit humid! Had to sit down for a little bit after the jog cos I felt a bit light headed, I prob didn't drink enough water for the amount of sweating I was doing! Other than that, most of the run was good, the last half mile though I was struggling a bit but am glad I stuck at it
How are you getting on in the half marathon program? When are you off on your holliers?0 -
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Well done for doing it! 2.5 is a long distance if you've been on a break!
I'm heading next tomorrow week so I am keeping up the running but I'm not sticking to a plan as such. When I get home I'll get straight back into the half marathon plan and I think I'll start from scratch again. I'm actually looking forward to the discipline of it all again!
Haha yeah was really surprised that I finished it without any strains/pains in my legs but got up this morning and was a bit stiff. Nothing too bad though.
Thats cool, you're going to Tokyo? Not exactly a week in the Algarve!
What made you think of going there? V jealous! 0 -
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