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Gonna Do My First Race!

guest — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:17:14 GMT

Sunday is my first race and I've taken all of your advice and slowed down. I've been doing the run walk method that many of you have mentioned. I've been super hydrating and eating properly. Things are looking good! I'm just gonna keep plugging along and doing my thang! It's all good. I've added in cycling and a lot of hiking so the physical fitness level has definitely improved over the time. I'm looking forward to the upcoming outdoor season to put all of my skills into FUN!

Pee Wee is depressed!

guest — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:22:23 GMT

I am soooo happy to get your messages. It is encouraging. After we 'wrapped' it up, somehow I thought I could continue to increase my speed and mileage as quickly as we had over the time we were together. WRONG! My body hadn't yet adapted to the 3 miles so when I pushed it, I got discouraged. My knee hurt and the bottoms of my feet hurt. I cut back majorly.

I am looking back with hindsight that I should've just kept doing intervals at a really slow speed and stayed at under an hour for a couple more months. I had signed up for a 10k on March 14th thinking that BY THEN, I can run a full 6 miles. It's humbling to be patient with my body.

You have all made me feel really really good and motivated to get your messages. I can do it. I can do it. I can do it. I am going out today and running intervals of 5 minutes or less for an hour at a really really slow speed. Huggs to you all!

Pearson Flyer

guest — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:35:29 GMT

Thanks for the link Pearson Flyer to measure my distance

I guess I'm running 15-20 minute miles covering 2.5 - 3 miles. You know... as I'm typing this... my mind is switching from "I'm so slow." to "That's amazing!!!" Two months ago, I could barely make 60 seconds!!! Yesterday I ran a full hour. Who da man? Who da man? I gotta get out my white Pee Wee Herman boots and dance on the bar, eh?

I swapped over to the new 10k thread and got really cranky with all of the 'new' people. I'm one of those folks that take a while to warm up to an internet group. It was about a month before I stopped lurking and started posting - where I got to trust you all. As a group, you all are neato kind folks, not the typical internet people. I'm thinking that it's time for me to venture out into the 'real' world and find a group that runs once a week.

I did a bit of research and Fleet Feet has three runs each week:

One Co-ed that goes 3-5 miles - This would be future for me.

One Women's that goes 40-45 minutes - This is the one I'm gonna check out and if I like it, commit to joining every week.

One I didn't write down cause it was way over my current ability.

Fleet Feet also has a training program that starts sometime in the next couple of months for training for a 5k that I think I'd like to do as well.

But for now... I've reached my previous goal of being able to run 45-60 minutes. I am way happy with my determination. Remember how many people started with us? I wonder how many of them are back sitting on the couch? I feel stronger. I feel taller. I feel thinner. I feel happier. That's what I wanted to achieve and I love when those endorphins kick in and give me that runner's high

So... how to I segway into the future now that I've completed the program? I'm confident that I will continue running, the benefits have been awesome! Rather than move onto another program, I'm going to focus on enjoying my one hour runs for the next few months. Maybe my distance will increase, maybe not.

One thing I do know for sure, is that now I look forward to my runs!!!

Re: so sorry

guest — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:21:13 GMT

deleted - don't want to cause any controversy

Message was edited by: PeeWeeHerman

Keeping On Going Going Going

guest — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:58:09 GMT

It was fun reading all of your posts this morning. Yesterday I did my run at 46 minutes. I haven't the faintest clue as to the distance I cover. I'm thinking of taking my GPS next time to see if I'm even breaking 2 miles!!! Har Har Har. I'm going to continue to add a minute or two each time I go out till I reach one hour. That's my new goal. I'm not going to worry about speed or distance, just continue to strengthen my muscles, ligaments and tendons.

When I get back after my runs, I tend to lay down and go to sleep. Another goal for me would be the ability to continue my day without a two hour nap!!! I need to be realistic here. I'm doing this to feel good about myself, not to break any records

Re: "I am excited to become a fit person who is not held back by her inactivity any longer."

guest — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:31:13 GMT

Another 45 minutes today. I took 2 days off and today I was good to go. It's now 6 hours later and I'm not yet hurting. I'm thinking I just need to keep with it. Just like those first minute runs, eh? Hee Hee Hee.

I started looking into additional training schedules such as the Cool Running 5k Training program. The suggestion is to be able to run 4-5 times a week at 2-3 miles each time. And to be able to do that for 4-5 weeks before starting that program. Has anyone taken a look at this one or any others? If I don't get a chance to say Happy Thanksgiving to you all... I'll say it now

Happy Thanksgiving to all my 'Cool' Running Buddies!

"I am excited to become a fit person who is not held back by her inactivity any longer."

guest — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:09:07 GMT

Kendra wrote that. What can I add? Maybe ditto

CR@P CR@P CR@P

guest — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:19:02 GMT

What was I thinking?!!! @$#%^&! CR@P!!!

Parts of my body that I didn't even know existed hurt this morning. I overdid it.

Run Forest Run!!!

guest — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:04:16 GMT

"One day I just felt like running..."

Okay folks. I've been wanting to tell you all day how fantastic my run was this morning! Funny. We're all strangers; don't even use our real names. But besides my hubby, it was all of you that I wanted to tell that I ran for 45 minutes straight this morning. Really really slow, almost like a trot but it was my 45 minutes! Amazing eh? I'm gonna switch my name from Pee Wee to Forest

"Now you wouldn't believe me if I told you, but I could run like the wind blows. From that day on, if I was ever going somewhere, I was running!"

LIBBY ???

guest — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:43:31 GMT

Libby - Are you doing the CU@Turley's Turkey Trot? I'm thinking of it since they have a "New, faster course!" Does that mean we run it quicker? He He He. This is the one I'm thinking of doing but the sister-in-law wants me to sign us all up for one that has a t-shirt

To everyone - Thanks all for sharing your experiences. It makes me feel better on those days when I feel like a loser. You know what I mean. I'm looking forward to the next run because I will be STRONG AND LEAN AND MEAN and I will be doing the PEE WEE DANCE with my high heeled white boots to TEQUILA