I'm going to run tonight, no more muscle spasms and my knees feel better, so I think I'll be fine. Plus I feel a bit cagey, so I can use the outlet.

DK- Happy to hear your muscles have healed fromt the 5k.  You pushed yourself and they just needed some time, you were right to take the extra day.  In my opinion, your training pace, will always be slower than race pace - the adrenaline cannot be replaced.   Going the distance and doing the intervals is what counts. My first 5k was a few years ago, but I still get chills thinking about that finish line (and yes sometimes I still tear up)

Gilbertholings- WELCOME to the club.  Best support there is.  We would love to share in your successes and struggles with you.  We've been there, are there and understand.

Wideguy- how you feeling?  Don't rush it, just know I'm thinking about you. Getting back after respitory issues is slow.

As for me...my schedule is being juggled due to an upcoming trip and some discomfort in my popliteus (its the muscle that makes you knee bend and extend).  My long run on Saturday will be 8 miles (YIKES).  Yes, this C25K grad is going to sign up for my dream half marathon in 3 weeks, if I can survive.  These are Long SLOW runs, about a 14:30 minute mile pace.  I was confident during the 7 mile run, struggled the last quarter of mile, and then thought I was going to have to crawl to the car during the 1/2 mile cool down.  But I made it.  Getting out of the car however was the real struggle. 

And now the real news....our scale stinks if you step on it 4 times you will get 4 different readings.  However, today for the first time in more than six years, two out of four times the scale read 199.8 or 9 someting.  The other two times it was 200.2 or 3.  My BMI is still over 30 (obese).  So will you let me stay a part of the group or should I just avoid the scale so I can participate?

Happy Running,

Stephanie

Eden- YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Take the 199.9 and RUN WITH IT!! Pun intended! LOL  That's awesome and I'm so happy for you. I've decided to stop weighing myself since I seem to run the day before weigh in on WW and I'm consistently 2-4 pounds heavier than say two days after running. So I'm going with fit of my clothes and how I look in my running outfits. 

bbee42- way to go!!!!!

Awesome picture!  You look happy.

WG I am glad to hear you were able to go inhaler free.  Alot of people sick around me.  I hope you were able to get on the treadmill today.

DK  11:16  what are you a Kenyan!  That is an amazing pace!   I need to look at my schedule and see when the first run will be available for me.

Well the doctor had good news and bad news for me. Good news:  nothing broken and I should get better with anti-inflammatories and some exercises. The bad news:  well this dang heel spur has delayed my re entry into running by 2 weeks.  But I am using the time I normally would use to run and doing my exercises and stretches.  And it is weird...but they really work.  My heel already feels better but I better listen to the doc.

I'll check in with you guys tomorrow.

Hi guys,

so glad i found you here!   i too have to start doing something...was running for a while and got under 200 pounds then 2 years ago i tore my ACL - MCL and miniscus skiing and have been a real sloth.

I finally walked a 5K on 3/9/13 in just under an hour...and i started going to the gmy for days a week, using the Elyptical and weights for a hour total.

I am signing up for the 10K Tower of Terror in Oct 2013 in Florida...this will (hopefully) get me on the path i should be on. Really worried about pain/discomfort in my knee, especially at 240 pounds!  UG

Lets do this!