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Re: 200+ Pound Club.... 3/1/2010 C25K thread

guest — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:28:57 GMT

Hi everyone!

Finished w2d1 today. Signed up for my first 5k as well (june 5th). I have signed up with a group of people that I know only a little bit.. not really friends, bu people in a group that I associate with. So its like I have to do it now.. I can not bail out, they are counting on me to be there! I surely dont want to explain that I am not going because I gave up..or because I couldnt finish the program, because I know I can do it! Its just a little bit more accountabily to keep me on track!

I didnt want to get on the tread mill today but I just kept telling myself "You arent going to feel bad once you do it." "You wont be annoyed that you did it, you will only be upset/angrydissappointed if you DONT." I was right. feel great now that w2d1 is behind me.

As for sp too somneones advice and slowed down, thing that might be the cause of the shin splints. I am doing 3.5 walk and 4.5 jog. It is where Ied to be right now, I think. I went over a mile and three quarters this session. More than half way to 5k

Kerry

Re: 200+ Pound Club.... 3/1/2010 C25K thread

guest — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:28:14 GMT

What a great little group!

I did w1d1 yesterday. Today I didnt do anything. I know I should be adding more cardio (walking) to build my endurance, but I really do not want to burn myself out like I always do... also my shins are sore today. Anyone have any tips for what to do for that? TOmorrow I will tackle day 2!

I am really happy this group is here, I think it will really help push me through.

What about eating? Anyone making changes there? I am having a hard time changing my habits, but I know I will have to!

Re: 200+ Pound Club.... 3/1/2010 C25K thread

guest — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:17:38 GMT

Good morning!

I am so glad to see this post on my first visit to this forum. I am going to jump right in and join you since this morning I did w1d1 of couch to 5k. I laid in bed staring at the treadmill for an hour this morning before I finally got on and just did it. It is so raining here in Massachusetts that running outside was nowhere near on my radar screen!

Anyway, I am a single working mom of two small kids. I lost about 30 lbs this past year, but the adjustment to single motherhood has not been graceful for me, apparently and I have put on a lot of weight.. I had to face the music at the dr office on thursday when the scale said 224lbs (I am 5foot6inches).

I have wanted to run a race for such a long time. Now is the time to actually do it.

Hope I can lend support to others who are trying to run their first (or first this time around) 5k and get support from others as well!

Kerry