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Big Difference from W3 to W4

guest — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 00:16:32 GMT

Thanks for the encouragement, guys!

Janet, my wife yells at me every time I look ahead lol. Next week is going to be the end of me lol.

I try to jog slow, but it seems like my strides are so short. It is hard to have a nice long stride and go slow. When I do, I "hop" like a rabbit lol. We will see if Sunday morning is better. Should be for my wife, since I made her jog with a cold & cough last time.

Big Difference from W3 to W4

guest — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:41:34 GMT

Thanks Serge!

Well, I finally did W4D1 last night and I did surprisingly well. With my wife's schedule and her being sick, we had 3 days off from our last training.

I felt really good going into the training, I was tired beforehand, but pumped. The last 5 minute jog, I walked about a minute or so towards the end, but finished jogging. The 3 minutes go by fast, but the 5 minutes feels like hours lol.

Big Difference from W3 to W4

guest — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:45:16 GMT

Background Info: 39, 5' 11", 230lbs. Lost 30lbs last year with diet and exercise, but gained 10lbs recently.

I think the jump to week 4 from week 3 is huge. I am suppose to start week 4 tomorrow and I am scared to death. I can't imagine running 3 minutes, then 5 minutes. My wife hates me because I am so negative toward myself lol. We go together because she wants to lose a few pounds and wants to do a 5k. My worst day was W2D2, but my best day so far was W2D3. It was so weird. I think I had my breathing perfect that day. On my last jog of the training, I fully sprinted and I actually felt great. Week 3 really kicked my butt. It felt like I was starting for the first time. I am very lucky that I have zero pain or soreness when I run, so I can't use that as an excuse.

I read through some of these threads and started feeling good about myself. It's just a mind game at this point. I just have to concentrate on breathing correctly and take nice strides.

Was week 4 a shocker to most people too?