Week 8 Day 2

I'm doing good now...maybe that break was good for me. Today's run was even better than the last. Not too shabby! I think I'm going to keep doing week 8 this week too and start week 9 the week of June 9th. Week 8 has really been a hard week for me to get through...hopefully week 9 will be easier.

My run went like this....

5 minute warm-up at 3.3MPH for 0.27 Miles
32:30 run at 5.0MPH for 2.75 Miles
5 minutes cool down 3.3 MPH for 0.27 Miles
Pace: 11:55

Week 8 day one ...Again...

Well my Vacation went a little longer than expected, but I got my run in today. I feel so much better about today's run. Apparently the little break did me some good, this run was much faster than lasts weeks attempts. That gives me some confidence again...I was really starting to get down about the whole thing, now I'm feeling hopeful again.

Today's run went like this....

5 minute warm-up at 3.3MPH for 0.27 Miles
32:50 run at 5.0MPH for 2.75 Miles
5 minutes cool down 3.3 MPH for 0.27 Miles
Pace: 11:55

Vacation from running....

Well I was supposed to run Friday...and I didn't... shame on me. But, it's a holiday weekend and since I plan to do week 8 over again I just figured I'd take this weekend off. Maybe what my body really needs is some recovery time. Okay, I know that's weak...lol. But oh well, I'll be back to running on Tuesday...yes Tuesday...I'm even taking a long weekend...lol... Hopefully next weeks runs will go better otherwise I'll be running with this guy

Dang He's Fast!!

lol...

Week 8 Day 2 ... this again...

Another day, another bad run. I'm not sure what my deal is...I'm definately doing week 8 over again to see if I can do better. I did get my 2.75 miles in but this time I was even slower...it sucks. Hopefully my next run will go better.

Week 8 Day 1 ~ Pretty Pitiful

Today was W8D1 of the Couch-2-5K

and it was Horrible....

I don't know what was wrong with me today. The whole time I was running it felt like I was wearing a jacket made of bricks or something. I just felt so dead! I forced myself to eek out a mile...that's right just one mile. After that every tenth of a mile was murder. I stuck it out though and got my 2.75 miles in.

I wonder why that happened? Maybe it was the yogurt I had 20 minutes before my run...that's not very substantial? I had gotten a decent amount of sleep, so I don't think that's it. I'm gonna have to pay closer attention to my pre-run rituals, cause I don't want that to happen to me on race day.

As for how the run went... lets just say my pace was 12:45, and that's all I have to say about that.

Thursday and Friday...A Recap

I didn't feel good Tuesday or Wednesday so I took those days off. Then on Thursday I was feeling better so I started back up running again. I did W7D2 on Thursday, and W7D3 on Friday. I had a busy few days and wasn't able to squeeze a blog in so now all you get is a recap...lol.

Thursday May 15th went like this...

5 minutes warm up 3.5 MPH for 2.8 miles
31:00 minutes at 4.9 MPH for
2.5 miles
5 minutes cool down 3.5 MPH for 2.8 miles
Pace: 12:10

and Friday May 16th went like this...

5 minutes warm up 3.5 MPH for 2.8 miles
30:00 minutes at 5.0 MPH for 2.5 miles
5 minutes cool down 3.5 MPH for 2.8 miles
Pace: 12:00

Tomorrow is the start of week 8 of the couch-to-5k, hard to believe I'm almost done!

Week 7 Day 1 ...... and I feel miserable.

I talked myself outa running today, then I talked myself back into running. I really feel crappy today. Cramps, Headache, really a number of good reasons not to run. But, I got on the treadmill and pulled a forrest gump...

" Forrest Gump: That day, for no particular
reason,I decided to go for a little run. So I ran to the end of the road. And
when I got there, I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. And when I got
there, I thought maybe I'd just run across Greenbow County. And I figured, since
I run this far, maybe I'd just run across the great state of Alabama. And that's
what I did. I ran clear across Alabama. For no particular reason I just kept on
going. I ran clear to the ocean. And when I got there, I figured, since I'd gone
this far, I might as well turn around, just keep on going. When I got to another
ocean, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well just turn back, keep
right on going. "

I promised myself that if I just got on the treadmill I wouldn't have to go fast, just walk even just to get the 2.5 miles in. But as I got on the treadmill I figured, well I can walk at 3.5Mph and once I had 5 minutes in, I figured...well I can jog for a bit...that bit added up being 30:30 minutes and 2.5miles....that's how I tricked myself into running today....lol. I still feel pretty sick, but now I have a bit of pride too.

So here is how my run looked today...

5 minutes warm up 3.5 MPH for 2.8 miles
30:30 minutes at 4.8 MPH for 2.5 miles
5 minutes cool down 3.5 MPH for 2.8 miles
Pace: 12:11

I did something a little different today. I fartlek'd...for those of you who may not know a fartlek is....

"A fartlek is almost as fun to do as it is to say. "Fartlek" is Swedish
for "speed play" and consists of bursts of speed in the middle of a training
run. Essentially, it's an unstructured interval session, the track without the
rules. Fartlek gets your legs used to a variety of paces and in the process
gives you an enhanced awareness of your ability to keep up those paces at
various distances.
After warming up, run at an easy training pace, throwing
in bursts of speed for various distances throughout the run. Vary the speed and
times of the speed sections, from as short as 15 seconds to as long as two or
three minutes. Between these bursts, allow yourself enough recovery time to
match roughly 2/3 of the effort time. The recovery pace, though, should be
faster than the recovery jog you might do during intervals on the track; keep it
moving at an easy training pace. "

That was interesting, I struggled to keep my breath undercontrol and was able to hold 8.0 MPH for one minute. In the running world I'm sure that's laughable but for me, I think it's something to be proud of. Here is exactly what I did...

5:oo minutes walk 3.3 MPH
0:45 seconds run 8.0 MPH
5:15 Minutes Walk 3.5 MPH
1:oo Minute run 8.0 MPH
5:00 Minutes Walk 3.5 MPH
1:oo Minute run 8.0 MPH
7:00 Minutes Walk 3.5 MPH

That ended up being about 25:oo minutes of running and I went a distance of 1.67 miles.
Then I did a little light yoga too!

WoW - Week 6 Day 3

Well I made it, 25 minutes straight! C25K estimates that in 25 minutes you would run 2-1/4 miles. I only managed to get 2.15 miles...how'd I lose that 0.10? Oh well, I was almost dead when I got done so...good enough! I actually didn't think I was gonna make it through... I had to hold on to the treadmill several times during the second mile. My legs seem like they can handle the workout...it's my cardio that can't keep up. Toward the very end it's nearly impossible for me to keep my breathing under control, and my poor little heart is just pounding. But when I got done, I felt great...even if I did have to cheat a little and hold on.


According to the C25k week 6 day 3 should be this...
Brisk five-minute warm up walk, then:

jog 2-1/4 miles (or 25 minutes) with no walking.


Here is what I did...

First a paced 5 minute warm up walk at 3.3 MPH for 0.28 miles

Start Time: 11:50 PM
End Time: 12:15 PM
Time Taken: 25:00
Pace: 11:37
Average Speed: 5.1 MPH
Distance: 2.15 Miles

And Finishing with a Brisk cool down walk at 4.0 MPH for 0.33
miles

Week 6, Day 2...

I made it...I lived... that's what I thought today getting off the treadmill. It wasn't that bad. The first mile went great I even felt like I could go further...but I stuck with what the C25K program had laid out for me and walked 0.25 miles then picked it up again for the second mile. The second mile was much more difficult but I kept on it and made it through...YeaY! Every time I get on that treadmill I think, "I just don't know if I'm woman enough to complete this...it's so Hard!" But every time I complete it I cool down and stretch thinking...wow...look at me go...I'm stronger than I thought!

According to the C25k week 6 day 2 should be this...
Brisk five-minute warm up walk, then:
Jog 1 mile (or 10 minutes)
Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
Jog 1 mile (or 10 minutes)

Here is how it went for me...

First a brisk 5 minute warm up walk at 3.6 MPH for 0.3 miles

Start Time: 12:10 PM
End Time: 12:37 PM
Time Taken: 27:10
Pace: 12:04
Average Speed: 4.9 MPH
Distance: 2.25 Miles

And Finishing with a Brisk cool down walk at 3.8 MPH for 0.45
miles

Week 6

Today is the first day of week 6 of the C25K. It went pretty well, I had to hang on to the side rails once during the long run of it but that's all. I'm getting better hopefully I'll be ready for my 5K this summer.

Today run went like this...

First a brisk 5 minute warm up walk at 3.6 MPH for 0.3 miles

Start Time: 12:15 PM
End Time: 12:40 PM
Time Taken: 25:00
Pace: 12:30
Average Speed: 4.8 MPH
Distance: 2.0 Miles

And Finishing with a Brisk cool down walk at 4.0 MPH for 0.34miles

Finally feeling better

Now that I'm finally breaking through the addiciton to diet coke, caffeine, asparatame, whatever...I'm finally starting to feel good again. It should probably be known that I came off diet coke like junkies come off herione. Major headaches, increased fatigue, shakes, iratiblity...anything that can take hold of you like that...can't be good for you. But now that I'm on the other side of that, I decided it would be a great time to resume my C25K.

Today is workout 3 of week 5 and that is suposed to go like this...

Brisk 5 minute warm-up walk then jog 2 miles (or 20 minutes) with no walking.

So here is what I did...

First a brisk 5 minute warm up walk at 3.4 MPH for .28 miles

Start Time: 1:05 PM
End Time: 1:25 PM
Time Taken: 20:00
Pace: 11:37
Average Speed: 5.1 MPH
Distance: 1.72 Miles

And Finishing with a Brisk cool down walk at 4.0 MPH for .33
miles

Next up is the begining of week 6.