Timed myself in a 5k for the first time just to see.  Tried to run 1mi, walk 2 min of the top of the 2nd and 3rd mi. My time was 44 min, well thats a place to start. Still trying to decide weather or not to do the race on nov 18th.  It actually took me  3.4 mi to get home and as I was walking up to my house It dawned on me in Aug I was the person who looked for the closest parking spot to the store because I couldn't walk very far.   what a difference in just 2.5 mo.

Good luck tomarrow Shelly!!!    Hope it is as much fun as Nicolette had on her run!!

You should definitely do the race! It really is amazing how accomplished I felt when I finished my first ( of many ;-) ) 5K. I am going to make a shirt that says Newbie across the back like a jersey the put the times from my first three races on it to keep forever. So next year and the year after that I will be able to look at that XL shirt and think, if I could do that then imagine what I could do now ( in a small ) lol !!!!

My daughter (in yellow), niece and I at my first 5K. My niece won overall female with 24:??. I won 3rd in 25-29 age group with 34:07! I can't wait for the next one!

Hello everyone!

I completed my first 5K this morning so this officially ended my company's C25K program for Sept.  I can't believe I really did it. It was so hard. but the setting was beautiful. Not sure how many Clevelanders are on this space, but we ran at Edgewater Park, right on the lakeshore. Although I really struggled to get over a sinister hill and my feet went numb, I enjoyed the overall experience. My teammates were incredible and I recovered very well. I didn't pass out.  I'm so glad everyone was there to support a great cause...a shelter for homeless teens. Anyway, thanks for all the support!  You guys are great. Remember to run your own race!   I'll probably stick to shorter distances in the future until I can increase my endurance level. I tell you, being lapped by walkers, a lady pushing a stroller, little kids, and people w/dogs is humbling!  Although, an English bulldog gave up early!  LOL!

peace, shelly

I'm proud of you!

Hi all,

Haven't been on for a few days, so I have some catching up to do...

Shellyruns5: Congrats on your first 5K! 

AlmightyD:  Congrats on your weight loss and on your increased time for running a 5K!  I still can't believe you are running so far.  I mean, I believe it, but I still have such a hard time with running.  I am in awe of you that you are running 3.5 miles!

Jeb6294:  I'm so relieved to hear that someone else feels the same way that I do about running.  Hopefully in the not-too-distant future we will find running a 5K to be easy and enjoyable!

Finished W8D2 this morning.  It was perhaps a tad easier than W8D1, but not much.  I should probably just stay at week 8 for awhile, until running gets easier, but I'm so close to finishing that I just want to finish week 9. 

Have a good week, everyone!

Shelly, I just signed up for a 5K on nov 18 in Strongsville but I may be walking most of it as my knee just can't loosen up! Yesterday I tried to run and I could go for about 2 minutes and then either it was hurting too much or I was walking to avoid a mud Pitt on the road.  I joined a running group that is very advanced and they run at the "normal" pace which is too fast for me. Where in the Cleveland area are you? Maybe we could run together sometime.

W8d1 is in the books.  My trick for this one was to take my usual route but start just a little earlier and move my turn around point out a little bit so I tacked on the extra three minutes but it didn't seem too much different from my 25 minute runs last week.

The Base is having a Veteran's Day 5k next week on the 12th.  I think there are probably some other Corps guys doing it so I thought about signing up, but I don't know that I'll make it.  Ironically enough, we don't get Veteran's Day off here so I will be working.  Actually, I could run it but the only reason why is because they start the race at 0500 and since they do it on the other side of the base I would have to be out the door by 0430 which is waayyy to early.  They do quite a few 5k's here and not all of them start at such an ungodly hour so there will be plenty of opportunities before I leave.