Freerunner, when my girls were that age I felt lucky to get in a shower and do a load of laundry, let alone exercise!  You are doing great - and if you only run once a week that is just perfect for right now.  You don't realize all the exercise you are getting in throughout the day, and just remember those little girls come first, chase the guilty feelings away - you are amazing!

Well she did it again. The wife beat her PB by 20 seconds on the 5k. Just 6 more minutes and she says she will run a 5k. I am rooting for her. I hope it gets easier on her because although she can get out there and do it she has quite a lot of pain durring and after due to mild osteo.

I am glad to have you all supporting us and I wish you great runs and clear skies.

Stomp On!

Well I hope everyone is doing well. I hope to hear from you chicas soon.

We did our last run of the week. It was very tough running outside because it was cold, wet and windy. We managed a decent pace but after eating too soon before running we started to feel it in our stomach. We ended up about a minute longer than Monday which was a best for her.

We are going to keep working at it and I hope you all do too.

Next week is my last run for a while I have a 5k on Mothers day and then I don't know what I will do.

Stomp On!

Sorry, bit slack on my reports. Ran for 20mins, probably at a better pace than normal on Thursday but didn't run on the weekend. Have aerobic tonight and probably won't get a run in until the weekend because of life. I'm not going to get down about it though, I'm just going to look forward to the weekend, it will be just me and the dog so it's a good opportunity.

Good to hear from you Keikirunner, best of luck in preparation for that 5K!

I've been doing more of a 30, 40, 30 lately because I have been so busy. I'm getting scared to go 60 and I really need to get one in before I totally lose it.  I'm up in Tahoe for 4 days, and think the altitude will wipe me out.  Gonna see what happens tomorrow.  Ate all day today and drank wine so I need it 

Carla,

I am so sorry to hear you are having trouble. But, I have the answer.

Here is the plan 1st off I recommend you do not run with a friend at this point because they will cause you to either run faster than your comfortable pace and/or you will have the tendancy to talk too much which makes it harder to breathe. 2nd if you don't have one already get a heart rate monitor or run on a treadmill with heart rate monitoring. 3rd get out there and run at a comfortable pace and see where your heart rate is. Once you have that pace keep it there for your whole run. If you find yourself wanting to walk, look at your HRM it will often let you know you have started speeding up too much. It will often be much higher than the comfortable pace you noted earlier. Instead of walking run slower until your heart rate returns to comfortable pace all the while breathing deeply to avoid holding your breathe or gasping in short bursts.

If that still doesn't work for you get back on the C25K plan to get your stamina back. We know you can do it, its just a matter of not letting your pride or speed get to you. Run your pace and enjoy the sights and sounds around you. I always wanted to walk until I realized that running slower is still running and I can get my breathe back at slower speeds. Once I learned that it was just a matter of getting faster at lower heart rates. I found if I sprinted I would stop shortly after 5 minutes but if I slow ran I could run well over an hour. If you need the company such as how I go out with my wife don't be afraid to ask them to run slower. Or do it in intervals run their pace for a few minutes then drop down to your pace get your wind back and try faster again. They will at least run their pace some of the time and you will eventually catch up.

I hope that helps you and everyone else.

Running slow = running further/longer. Marathoners don't run 5k pace for 26.2 miles they run a much slower pace. No one can sprint for 60 minutes without years of training and natural ability.

Stomp on chicas.

Chicas/Chico,

Oh, I really missed checking in here for the encouragement and advise.  Instead of haning my head in shame I should have came here for your support.  I truly appreciate hearing from everyone.  The pep talks really help.

Mr. Tremor, I tried running with my friends twice and to told them that I'm just not at their pace yet.  Then I tried to jog at the Y and just couldn't make myself run.  I was so disappointed because I really thought that I'd be able to keep up with them.   

Keikirunner,  You know, once I got discouraged it was a wicked spiral down.  I quit coming here, quit going to SparkPeople and quit eating healthy, etc.  Ok, so now I've dusted myself off and am ready to get back into the game.

Freerunner, Come on return with me!!!  That is great that you gave up soda...I did that for a couple of weeks.  It really does make you feel better plus you're drinking more water then.  Well, I just finished drinking a Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi but I'll try to stay out of it now.  Don't keep it at home anymore but at work we have a frig stocked with soda and water so I will aim for the water.

vgrunner, Don't let yourself stray too long...its hard to come back. 

ruralrunner, I really enjoy walking with my dog, little Westie, and she can actually keep up with me running (yes, I'm that slow).  Have a great run this weekend.

This morning I did a 5 min warm-up, 15 min jog and 25 min walk.  I'm

going to try to do 20 min on Fri and hopefully work myself back up to

where I was.   I really enjoy walking and continued doing that during

my hiatius.  I really wish I enjoyed running more.  

Stomping on,

Carla