Thanks! I know my time is still slow, but I am thrilled! I really felt great and I probably could have gone even faster. Now I'm thinking I need to pick up the pace a bit during my regular runs!

quote:<HR>Originally posted by hotitoti:
I was just curious, how often did you run before you started the 5k? What was it like from the time you started to the time you ran the race?<HR>

I just did the couch to 5k program. Around week 7 I realized I was running too slowly and not even close to running the three miles. So I slowly ramped up my time above what the C25K program suggested, so I could do the 5K distance. The week before I finally hit 3 miles.

The race was surprisingly do-able. It was easier than the 3 mile run I had done the week before (which was in wet snow!)

I will say again, I was NOT a runner before I started the program. I started out and just told myself, 60 seconds, I can do that. Every week I was nervous about the increase in time, but every week I just told myself, that I did last week, I can do this week. And I did! It certainly wasn't esay, but it was nearly as hard as I thought it would be.

I don't know if anyone watches Biggest Loser, but I kept Jillian-ing myself. I would yell at myself in my head to just suck it up and keep going! I'm not normally one who would respond to that, but it worked!