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Re: Starting C25K Monday, August 23, 2010, who is with me!?

guest — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:03:31 GMT

Despite it being 90 degress outside last night and feeling so tired that I wanted nothing more than to just crawl in bed at 8:00 pm and call it a night, I made it out for W3D1 and ran exactly as the plan called for. It wasn't pretty becasue my shins were acting up, as was my knee, but I managed to get through it at a little less than a 13 minute average pace, which I guess isn't too bad considering I had to slow drastically a couple times for oncoming traffic.

For what's worth, my diet has gotten somewhat sloppy over the last few days (put down nearly a case of PBR over the holiday weekend) and I think that's what's making me so lethargic, but that changes TODAY. I made a commitment to finish this program and that's exactly what I'm going to do, come hell or high water.

As per usual, I blogged about it at www.runjimmyrun.com.

Re: Starting C25K Monday, August 23, 2010, who is with me!?

guest — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:36:33 GMT

I completed W2D2 last night and I have to say, it was one of the best runs in my entire life. I initially had some minor joint pain in one of my toes, but as I got further into the run, I realized that I actually had some built-up energy (for once!) and decided to test out my speed...or what little I have left. To my surprise, I was able to clock a 7:15 average pace for one of my run segments! Granted, it was less than a quarter mile, but as we all know so well, you have to start somewhere!

Anyhow, I blogegd about it if you'd like to read more:

http://www.runjimmyrun.com/2010/09/03/turnin-up-the-juice-couch-to-5k-w2d2/

Keep up the great work everyone!

Re: Starting C25K Monday, August 23, 2010, who is with me!?

guest — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:57:09 GMT

I finished W2D1 last night and for the first time since starting C25K, I actually felt pretty spent. Granted, I saw a very attractive woman sitting on her front porch toward the end of the run which involuntarily caused me to pick up my pace (some kind of built-in "guy thing" I suppose), but I was surprised at how tender my legs felt after the run.

Still looking forward to tomorrow's run however and this time around, maybe I'll run with blinders on.

Re: Starting C25K Monday, August 23, 2010, who is with me!?

guest — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:10:32 GMT

Wrapped up week 1 yesterday and still feeling great after a dealing with a broken toe injury since May.

Being that it was the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a Dream" speech, I decided to run through the MLK National Historic site and get some pictures for you guys. I blogged about it at http://www.runjimmyrun.com.

Congrats to everyone who finished week 1 strong! Here's to an even better week 2!

-Jimmy

Re: Garmin, no sound?

guest — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:50:42 GMT

I noticed that as well yesterday during my run. About a mile and half into it, the sound faded to the point that I could barely hear it and for the rest of the run, it kind of just came and went.

When I got home, I realized that the back of the unit (near the speaker) was completely drenched with sweat, so like you said, I assume that has something to do with it.

I wiped it off as best I could and today it sounds fine, but I hope to god this doesn't become a bigger issue - My Garmin is my lifeblood!

Anybody else have similar experiecines or additional insight?

Re: Starting C25K Monday, August 23, 2010, who is with me!?

guest — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:47:02 GMT

For those of you who have been fumbling wtih your phones and all the various C25K / running / GPS applications on your runs, you might want to consider looking into a GPS running watch like the Garmin Forerunner. While the upfront cost may turn some off (about $125 for an entry-level model), the convenience and amount of statistical data you gain from it are mindblowing (pace, distance, heart rate, gps, elevation, alerts, virtual partner, much more) - all of which are plotted and charted via Garmin's excellent website. Now that I've run a few times with it, I could never imagine running without it. To me, it really makes running fun again.

Best of luck to all!

Re: Starting C25K Monday, August 23, 2010, who is with me!?

guest — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:57:12 GMT

Just wrapped up W1D2 and LOVED every second of it.

I was initially in a pretty foul mood since my wife called and asked me come pick her up from school (which was unexpected), but I decided to kill two birds with one stone by driving to her school, dropping off the car, and completing W1D2 on the way back home (we obviously live very close to the university she attends).

My only two complaints are the fact that I forgot to wear my heartrate monitor and a couple of jerks sped by me with the windows down and yelled something at me at the top of their lungs which nearly gave me a heart attack. Hopefully they got in a car wreck after I turned the corner .

Re: Starting C25K Monday, August 23, 2010, who is with me!?

guest — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:55:44 GMT

Wrapped up W1D1 last night and felt like a million bucks afterward! I'm still a bit sore and tender in my left foot that I guess is still partially recovering from my fourth toe breaking in May, buut other than that, everything went really well. Okay, not counting the fact that I ddin't program the run correctly in my Garmin ...

Anyhow, I worked up a nice little sweat and am looking forward to getting back out there tomorrow night for W1D2.

For those who are interested, I blogged about the run at: http://www.runjimmyrun.com/2010/08/25/run-report-couch-to-5k-w1d1/

Keep up the great work guys!

Re: Starting C25K Monday, August 23, 2010, who is with me!?

guest — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:19:04 GMT

I'm in as well and plan to start with W1D1 tomorrow night (I've decided to do my runs on Tuesday & Thursday evenings and Saturday morinings).

I'm actually in pretty decent shape, but I injured myself a couple of weeks ago when I had the bright idea to try to run 4 miles when it had been YEARS since I attempted that distance. Various tendons and joints in my left foot have been a wreck ever since, but they're slowly healing and I'm planning to use the C25K program to acclimate my feet (and the rest of my body) to running again.

Anyhow, good luck to all and I look forward to seeing everyone's progress.

-Jimmy

Re: Shame on Nike/Apple

guest — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:15:36 GMT

Wow calbiker - I'm sorry to hear that you and so many others have had so much difficulty with Apple and the Nike + System. Thanks so much for getting the word out.

I have to admit, I was originally lured to the Nike + System for the seemingly simple operation and low price point, but ended up going for the Garmin Forerunner 305 (a couple of friends absolutely RAVED about it) and after reading your post, I thank my lucky stars that I did. The Forerunner 305 works FLAWLESSLY and it hasn't given me the slightest bit of trouble yet. Granted, I haven't had to contact Garmin tech support yet, but as long as it keeps doing what it's doing, I shouldn't ever have to.