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Starting Monday, Oct 10th

guest — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:41:11 GMT

My last post was over a month ago. Unfortunately I'm still right where I was. I started the Faster 10k training, then I went through 3 weeks of migraines coupled with a seminar for work. I tried restarting after that, but am having trouble getting past the two mile runs that make up the first week. Sunday I was supposed to do 4 miles and didn't even manage 2. I didn't make Tuesdays run at all. I'm finding it hard to run during the work week. All I can do at this point is try to get started again.

Glad to hear the surgery went well, ssregatta!

Starting Monday, Oct 10th

guest — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:35:57 GMT

I'm still running. I continued to have crappy runs, but have now started a new training program designed to get my 10k under 55 minutes. Considering my 5k was 35 minutes, that would be an accomplishment. Unfortunately I had to skip today's run but will be back on schedule on Thursday.

My weight loss hit a plateau. I'm hoping this new plan will kick start it again. I'm going on vacation the first week of August and will be spending a lot of time on the beach. I'd prefer to be in better shape than the last two summers I went.

Starting Monday, Oct 10th

guest — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 05:47:33 GMT

Great pace!! You definitely beat my 5k time!

My last few runs have been epic fails. The last run I did I only managed 12 minutes. There were 30mph winds and I just couldn't compete with that. I'm going out in the morning. I'm shooting for at least a half hour, but am hoping for a 60 minute run.

Starting Monday, Oct 10th

guest — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:46:14 GMT

Not bad - 7.69km. I definitely need to work on my pace. I went out again yesterday but only ran for 37 minutes. I got tired of fighting the wind. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

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guest — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:02:47 GMT

Thanks ssregataa!

Yesterday was 2x 30 minute runs. It went extremely well. So well in fact that when I had 2 minutes left I attempted a sprint. I think I kept it going for about 20-30 seconds. It felt weird simply because my body was not used to moving like that. Tomorrow is my first 60 minute run. If I can, I'll try to sprint near the end again. My achilles tendon is a little sore today, so we'll see how it feels tomorrow.

Starting Monday, Oct 10th

guest — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:38:18 GMT

Today was Week 5 Day 2 for B210K. I'm glad I checked my RunKeeper app before I ran. When I set up the program I added an extra 25 minute interval. Oops! The 2x 25 minute runs went really well. I've been having an extremely stressful couple of days, so clearing my mind for nearly an hour was most welcome. Even though I had the app set to give me updates every 5 minutes, the last run ended earlier than I had calculated. I could have actually gone for another 5 minutes. That's a good thing because the next run is 2x 30 and next week is 60 minute runs with no breaks. That's the last week for B210K. After that I'm just going to work on getting my 10K under 60 minutes. If I do that I should definitely be able to kick *** on a 5K.

Starting Monday, Oct 10th

guest — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:07:36 GMT

I did Week 5 Day 1 of Bridge to 10k yesterday. It's 2x 22 minute runs. It was also my first run in wind and rain, but I had slacked off the last two days and couldn't put it off anymore. I now know I do not like running in the wind and rain. It was tough going, especially the second 22 minutes. I just kept pushing through even though I really wanted to stop. I'm glad I kept going. Week 5 is a different run every day, and I want to stay on top of it. Tomorrow is 2x 25 minute runs.

One of my sisters sent a message to me on Facebook yesterday. She's thinking about starting C25K. I just wish we didn't live on opposite coasts. It would be fun to run with her.

Re: Starting Monday, Oct 10th

guest — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:44:18 GMT

First of all, good luck on the interviews! Running helps me block out all the crap for a while as well. I have a job interview on Monday and this morning's run was a welcome vacation from my spinning brain.

I wish I had gotten my 5k under 30 minutes before moving on to the B210K program. I don't think I would be struggling so much, so I think you're smart to do that. I have two more weeks left to the program. My next goal is to get my 10k under an hour.

Re: Starting Monday, Oct 10th

guest — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:59:06 GMT

I ended up bumping this morning's run to the afternoon. My phone was completely dead and it was raining. I've discovered that I have much more energy in the morning. The last 18 minutes were rough. Actually the whole run was rough, but I finished.

Re: Starting Monday, Oct 10th

guest — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:00:59 GMT

Ouch! Sorry to hear that, regatta!

Great job, Strawberry!

I had another productive run yesterday. I forgot to start my RunKeeper app when I started running, so what should have been 3x 17 minute runs became 23/17/17. The last couple of minutes were brutal, but the rest went very smoothly. I have one more 3x 17 run this week, which probably won't happen until Sunday. Next week isn't much different at 3x 18 minute runs.