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Happy New Year! Just checking in for a little moral support. I have been fighting knee problems and did W4D1 without a lot of problem but then my knee starting bothering me again. So I did W3D3 on Saturday and then did a walk/run sort of thing yesterday to see how the knee was holding up. So far so good. Technically I should be W5D3 but I'm thinking I should stick with a modified W3 with maybe a five minute run in the middle until my knee feels better. Any thoughts? Tomorrow I go to Annapolis to get some good running shoes, hopefully that will help. I do love being able to run without a whole lot of heavy breathing 
but something tells me I am so not ready for a fifteen or twenty minute non-stop run yet. For those of you who are counting calorie, there is a great website www.caloriecount.com that keeps track of everything that goes in your mouth and all the activity you do. It gives a great daily analysis of your vitamins, sodium, protein, and carbs that really makes you aware of the intricate balance of your diet and activity. I'm sure you guys are already on it but I sort of stumbled upon the website and have really learned a lot about my eating habits and foods in general. Fascinating stuff.
Happy New Year everyone!
I had THE best run this morning.
It was w5d1 - 3 runs of 5 minutes each - and 3 minute walk between.
I chose a stretch of dirt road nearby with some hills figuring it would help me a little with endurance for the upcoming longer runs this week.
As I parked I was a little dubious about the hills... I thought 'am I setting myself up for a setback adding in these hills?'
But no! The first two 5 minute runs were on the uphill and the third, downhill - I figured the third would be a little reward. But actually I found the uphill runs felt much better and also probably pleasantly distracting. I went as slow as I comfortably could and kept my stride very short (as recommended in various running videos on YouTube).
It felt really great - I could have gone on and on.
I'm starting to look forward to the longer runs rather than worry. I hope I'm not tempting fate!
I forgot to mention that I ate a cookie right before I left the house this morning - its probably all down to the cookie. Chocolate covered wheatmeal, it was... Yum.
It was a beautiful morning here in Vermont - still no snow though! Unreal. I'm attaching some pics. I hope they are small enough...
Welcome to all the new people I see - enjoy the program - the benefits are phenomenal!
Oh - one word on motivation. I enjoy watching c25k-ers videos on YouTube - one young woman has two
little girls and she has to do her runs pushing a stroller! That's motivation for me...
W5D3 is in the books!! Much to my surprise it also went good, just like offmycouch said! I ran on the treadmill at 5 mph with an incline of 3%, and I resolved not to look at the clock. Before I knew it, the voice on the app told me I was halfway. I was starting to get tired toward the end of the run but nothing overwhelming.
Here's a new issue, though, which I had not encountered previously: the art of taking a sip of water while running. Does anyone know how to do this? 
I took a drink from my bottle during this run and lost my rhythm, breathing, etc., spilled on myself... I couldn't figure out if I should drink on the inhale or exhale....Maybe I'm thinking too much about this 
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