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Re: Was terrified of week 3, day 1 complete and now I'm so scared of next week...

guest — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 04:10:07 GMT

Hi.

I have been on week 5 for I don't know how long. Finally decided to just get it out of the way. I was terrified of the 20 minute run.

Today, I RAN FOR 20 MINUTES! My previous longest run was for 8 minutes with a rest, and 8 more minutes (W5D2).

I cannot believe I did it. I cannot believe it.

Maybe it is all mind games.

I tell you, right now I am just as pleased as can be.

History: Never been a runner, have never done sports. Found this program and thought it might work. I thought I was going to die of the effort of running one minute at first, and also die of the frustration and embarassment that a one minute run could almost best me.

And now I ran for 20 minutes.

I am so proud of you SeattleGirl for starting on this program. I think it rocks. It certainly has rocked my world. Congratulations to you.

Wow, this is great.

GoodOldGirl

Re: Will running reduce high blood pressure?

guest — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 03:07:27 GMT

Hi.

I don't know if it will reduce BP but I am committed to running, feeling it can't hurt, well in my case at least, and I DID ask my doctor.

For now, I am still on the blood pressure medicine.

Also my bones are weak.

But I've been running for a couple of months now. Haven't complete the program, have refused to do the 20 minute run. I guess I will just have to suck it up and DO IT. I started out and could barely complete the 1-minute runs, thought I would die.

I would recommend that if your doctor okays you for this, DO the C25K. I have never been a runner, was brought up in the day when ladies didn't work out, etc. This is my FIRST time as a runner, and I really like it. And yah, I am a True Boomer, that means I am pretty old....

I am excited to go back to my doc and see if I can come off the blood pressure medication. It is my mantra when I run: "stronger bones, stronger bones, better BP, better BP."

Glad to see you here, keep reporting back. Um, if I HAD kept reporting back, I am sure I would have tackled the 20-minute run sooner, just to avoid the embarassment.

Oh well. TOMORROW'S THE DAY.

GoodOldGirl

Re: I'm so frustrated

guest — Thu, 19 May 2011 03:25:09 GMT

Hi Julie:

I am so happy that you are trying the program! I am in Week 5, I think it is.

I am by no means an athlete and never have been, so I don't have much to suggest, except what the other person said, to maybe check with your local running store. I live in a pretty small town and believe it or not, we DO have a running store here. They were REAL nice to one of my kids with a running problem.

I've heard that shoes make a good bit of difference, too. But then the running store will be able to help you with that, too.

If the running store doesn't have any out-and-out advice for you, ask them for the names of a couple of people who could coach you.

If you don't have a running store near you, maybe the local high school coaches could take a look and see if they notice anything "wrong."

Good luck, and congratulations for starting!

Good Old Gal

Re: W4D1

guest — Thu, 19 May 2011 03:15:51 GMT

Hi. I just noticed your thread.

I had a really hard time with week 4. I kept trying, though. I think I did week 2's three days for 5 or 6 days.

I really like the program, well, so far. I just finished Week 5 Day 2, and am absolutely about ready to bust my buttons with pride that I ran 8-1/2 minutes, and TWICE! The 1/2 a minute EXTRA is because I use a timer, and I forgot to look at it in time. Compare this with Week 1 Day 1 when I must have looked at it 5 times before I finished that first ONE MINUTE run. Heh. But anyway, 8-1/2 minutes because I want full credit.

I have been taking the program very slowly though, not advancing through the days to the prize at the end, as quickly as I they have it planned. Meh.

So in honor of my doing the program so slowly, I do believe my next run will be W5D2 AGAIN. Because the next planned day, W5D3, is a twenty minute run? WHO CAN DO THAT? Oh, wait, I know, with training and leadership, I CAN. Well, I'll give myself an extra training day to ponder that before I do it.

This is an incredible program.

I am so very proud of myself and I am proud of each and every one of you who tries it. Congratulations to you on this!

My fervent hope is that this will get me off my blood pressure medicine AND strengthen my Gumbie bones. But if it doesn't, I'll keep doing it because it is FUN and I love the Smug Feeling I get from being able to do this.

I really am excited that I am now able to run for 8 minutes. And then I will run some more. THIS IS SO COOL.

Good Old Gal.

Re: Pre Run Snack Idea's Please!

guest — Fri, 13 May 2011 05:50:54 GMT

Just a comment on your problem with the banana.

My dad used to say that bananas must have a enzyme in them that some people don't use very well.

When I used to eat a banana, I would get a raging stomach ache.

Then I learned (from my dad) to nuke the banana for 10 seconds in the microwave. In the peel.

It doesn't "do" anything to the banana. Doesn't even make it warm. It toasts the ends of the peel very so slightly.

It must neutralize that enzyme, if that is what it is, that makes the banana BAD for me.

So THEN eat the banana. I can eat a nuked banana and have NO stomach ache whatsoever.

Maybe I'll get some bananas and have them as a pre-run treat. Nuked of course.

Try it -- it may fix your banana problem. I have no idea why this works, but it works for me.

Good Old Gal

Re: Never run before, can i do it?

guest — Fri, 13 May 2011 05:42:36 GMT

Hi there Jays:

I really hope you will do it. I was SO anxious when I started, and completely afraid of failing. I had always wanted to be a runner, but never had been one. How I envied the runners. So now, I am a runner! It is something I look forward to. I am a bit stuck on W4 but going along. I will probably finish Week 4 day after tomorrow, take a rest day, and move to Week 5.

Week 1 almost killed me, I was so mortified that I couldn't really run very far at all.

My family bought me running clothes for Mother's Day! How sweet!

I plan to do this for the rest of my life. I LOVE it. I always make a point to "save some" so I have enough strength to come running past the house in my last running bit. I am putting on a show! And yes I do walk for a cool down and all that as they recommend. No injuries so far!

DO come running with us!

Good Old Gal

Re: Another C25K newbie, ACHIEVED the impossible!!!

guest — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:36:33 GMT

Good for you! GOOD for you! I am sure you are very happy with your accomplishment of finishing the C25K training program.

I am right behind you. Well, not right behind you. WAY behind you. And huffing and puffing. But I am progressing, and that is probably the most important thing. I like it, too, which is also very important.

I like it because I was encouraged by your story and similar. I felt like I could do it and I no longer felt that there "runners" and "non-runners" but rather, just people like me who had not run before, and then had wanted to become runners and had tried too much too soon, and gotten injured or frustrated, and gave up. I LOVE the proper mentoring on this site.

I'll be running again tomorrow. Today is my day off, I ran yesterday and did 3 minutes at a time. I suppose it will sound silly to some, but it was big news to me to run for 3 minutes, and I was very proud of myself, and I look forward to longer runs.

Again, congrats, and keep at it. I am proud of you.

Good Old Gal

Re: 60+ yrs,beta blocker,brandnewrunner

guest — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:22:34 GMT

I thought it was time for me to report back in, so you wouldn't think I had gone away.

I've felt too -- I don't know -- "exercised" once or twice, plain worn out and almost injured, a few times, so just added an extra day off and then got back on it.

I am I guess supposed to be on W3D2 which is to run 90 sec/rest 90 run 2 minutes/rest 90 sec. Something like that.

Today, I decided to just RUN until I could not, and then see how long it had taken. I lasted for THREE MINUTES on the first burst! So I did 3 sets of 3 minutes, with 90 second rests in between each.

I RAN FOR 9 MINUTES TODAY (in the 3 minute bursts).

Also, on the run a few days ago, I noticed that I "felt" like I was running nicely, instead of lumbering along. That was NEW and it was kind of cool and fun, frankly! Then today, I was back to lumbering along, with no rhythm at all to it. Odd. I kept going though.

Ah well. I just love the smug feeling, and a third thing for this post, I think I am "missing out" when I don't run, I really WANT to do it! This is truly strange and very unlike me.

I hope everyone else is enjoying their running as much as I am. Well except for the parts I hate. This is very cool.

GoodOldGirl

Re: Anyone interested in a slower program than C25K?

guest — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:39:16 GMT

Tell you what, this last week I had to take TWO days off instead of ONE in between W2D2 and W2D3 and am considering doing that again as I approach W3D1. I'm not overweight and I am LOVING the running but it is doing a number to me in various ways.

I wonder if it is "legal" if I just put an extra day off of running in there occasionally. I'll keep trying and then maybe drop back and join you-all if C25K isn't working for me. I do NOT want an injury.

Good Old Gal

Re: 60+ yrs,beta blocker,brandnewrunner

guest — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 01:50:02 GMT

Hi there, FELLOW RUNNERS:

I had some problems getting my run in today. I wonder if it was just a whole lot of excuses.

So while I was dithering and NOT running, it started to rain. It then commenced to POUR. I did NOT want to run in the pouring rain, and it looked like it would just keep pouring for hours and hours. We get that here.

And then about 3 hours into it, the rain lifted! I threw on my special shoes and my big sweatshirt and even my gloves, and off I went.

This was the RE-DO of W2D2.

I knew I would feel better, emotionally at least, if I had "done my run" today, than if I didn't. I did great! I was still very whupped at the end. And then I had to spend several minutes in, yes, pouring rain, but the rain DID hold off for most of my 20 minutes. I laugh at the rain.

I have decided to change what I had stated: No more will I state "I am going to be a runner." TODAY, I AM A RUNNER. I did great. I will do even better next time and the time(s) after that. And after all, there are 48 hours of smug until I have to run again. Yeah. I am a runner.

Thank you all for all the help. I didn't have a stopwatch yet, but I was pretty accurate because at 90 seconds, I was ready to fall over, and then my recovery time for one minute I could keep an eye on my kitchen timer. I did FIVE sets of 90 second runs. Well, the 4th one was 60 seconds but the last one was a full 90+ and you know why, because I AM A RUNNER.

This is pretty cool.

Good Old Gal