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guest — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:20:57 GMT

Well I ran in my second 5k, I was 17 seconds slower, but to be fair, I was home sick all of the week of 3/25 with a horrible case of the flu and I was really congested still, I probably should have walked most of it. But I ran about half and I'm pleased. I got a really bad pain in my hip, kind of near my inner thigh between mile 1-2, so that slowed me down some, I found myself dragging my toe a couple of times. But my son went out and won 2nd place in his division, so now he's finished 1st and 2nd in his first two races. Figures!

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guest — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:14:41 GMT

CGT-

I have the Asics 2170 and I love them. I tend to strike on the back edge of the ball of my foot and roll outside, and these are very comfy. I've been down all week with the flu. So I'm stalled at W5D1. I'll get at it again. I also have finals this week at school, but my next 5k is this Saturday and I'm going to go out and do my thing and enjoy myself.

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guest — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:07:11 GMT

Fluffy-

I'm in St. Petersburg, FL so I'm constantly trying to find fun 5k's, early in the year or at night for the summer since it gets so freaking hot down here. Also trying to drag people out with me has become hard, no one wants to run in May. Go figure? It's only 90 by 10 am. LOL

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guest — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:28:33 GMT

Ogr- That's awesome news that your knee is not giving you any pain. I stopped weighing myself because it was discouraging that every time I got on the scale, my weight was different by 3-5 pounds. Finally realized it's water weight after I run, so I'm laying off the weighing and just working the WW program. I'll start weighing myself every month, that should be better.

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guest — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:58:05 GMT

Absolutely!!! Be very proud of yourself. Congrats!!!

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guest — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:35:41 GMT

Steve-

Congrats on quitting!!! It's been 8 years for me and it does get easier. And congrats on C25K, that's amazing progress. The lungs take time to heal, especially after that long of a habit, but keep at it and it will get easier. Your pace is awesome and I can't wait to hear your results!

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guest — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:35:48 GMT

Jody & Glori-

Walking a 5k isn't a small feat, it's still 3.1 miles, so if you only run 5 seconds of it, it's still more than you've done before, right?

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guest — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:28:21 GMT

Stacy- Welcome! And you'll definitely be ready for that 5K in June. My next is 4/6 and I can't wait. I actually ran before going to a hockey game last night. I don't know who this new me is, but I think I like her.

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guest — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:47:34 GMT

Joan-

I weigh 223 on a good day and I completely ruptured my right ACL, tore the meniscus and strained the MCL and it's totally doable to run on it. Just stretch really well afterwards, especially those negative stretches to get the back of the knee down to floor. And rest when necessary. I can tell when I run too much and cause too much swelling, my knee won't bend right and the kneecap pops a lot. When this happens, I work on strengthening my quad even more.

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guest — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:50:53 GMT

Fluffy-

I don't know what happened, I really thought I was going slow!!! But I found my comfy pace, so that was awesome. And I finished those 3 and 5 minute runs without getting a stitch in my side which is always a sign of success. But my husband had aggravated me before I went to run, so maybe I was running out frustration????

That's great that nothing is broke and I really believe in the power of stretching. I completely ruptured my right ACL on 10/10/10 and stretching is the only thing that allows me to run. I make sure when I get home I stretch for 10-15 minutes, it's cut down on the broken down body feeling.