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Well go me! I did W3D1 today and I really didn't find it bad at all. You only do four runs so I didn't actually go as far as in W2 and I was absolutely fine with the first 3 minute run. I'm fairly sure I could have gone of for longer (maybe even another 30 seconds 
). You get a long time to cool down for the next couple of runs and when I came to the second 3 minutes I was on fire and even put on a burst of speed at the end...then heard the helpful app voice telling me I was halfway through my last run 
. So I slowed down again but I made it 
. For the first time I really enjoyed the actual running part!
How is everyone else doing?
well did W3D1 run today. felt a little stiff at first cause of the extra day off yesterday. But otherwise not to bad. took it easy on first 3 runs then ran a little harder last 3 mins after reading your experience figured i might be able to. Hows everybody else doing on there runs? love to hear about them
Well, I am bit frustrated. I did W2D1. I did the first 3 runs ok. Then at the 4th run my left calf started to cramp up. I stopped and tried to stretch it out and then I tried to walk and
then tried to run again but it just wouldn't let go. I think it might be not enough walking before...think I walked 4 minutes instead of 5 and didn't drink any water today....
How's everyone doing?
I think I'm FINALLY going to get to start today! I tell ya, getting out of the house is HARD with five little ones running around! Hope everyone is having a great experience so far! I'll update after I (hopefully) get my run in today. Yippee!!
Happy running!
Jenn / BradenMommyof5
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Another thing to watch for is not to get tense when you do your warm up. I was having terrible ankle pains and some calf pains, and then I realized I was SO tense when I was warming up, because I was trying to walk quickly. Make sure you're relaxing, use your major muscles and NOT your calves to push off.
If the pain persists, you might look into Chi Running. It'a runnign method created by a man named Danny Dryer, and he uses Tai Chi methodology to running so that your body runs efficiently WITHOUT stressing muscles and joints. Personally, I'm not into Tai Chi, or it's philosophys as a discipline, but the actual technique he teaches is amazing. Another personal anecdote here, sorry...I was having really weird, persistent ankel pain that I couldn't shake. I bought the book read up on the technique and tweaked a few things in the way I run, and the pain was gone, and it never came back! The impact on our bodies when we run is five times our total body weight (eek!) and Chi Running teaches you to use your major muscle groups and your natrual momentumt to propel yourself, rather than using JUST your muscles to cause forward momentum. You can get the book on Amazon for under $10, and I think it's well worth the money!
Hope that helps!
Jenn
Jenn / BradenMommyof5
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