I finished W1D2 last night & (knock wood) it wasn't entirely too bad.  Of course I am trying not to look ahead to the upcoming weeks because I don't want to scare myself. 

I am thinking about completing W1D3 outside so wish me luck that the transition from the treadmill isn't too difficult.

For all those who are farther along -- what was the most difficult week-to-week transition?

Keep Running !

Carrie

Ugh. I'm sooooo upset at myself today!

I can't go on my run b/c I woke up this morning with the FLU!!  It's not even a full blown case of it. Just enough that you need to be close by a restroom (I know...TMI....) I was all set and ready to go with my hubby this morning too. It's so beautiful outside. I refuse to call it a day though. I'm just going to hang out in my workout gear and when/if I start to feel better I'm going! I refuse to be sick! 

I'm just bummed. He got to go on a beautiful run on trails and here I am stuck in the house. This was the last time we'd be able to run together too for at least 4 days. It's always more fun and distracting when we go together.

I'm just bummed, bummed, bummed. I don't want to give in and not go. I hate being sick!!!

Hey all,

I finished W2D3 this morning.  I'm excited that I've made it through the first 2 weeks, but those 3 minute segments in week 3 have me scared.  I was planning on starting week 3 on Saturday, but I am now heading down to Kentucky tomorrow to see my grandma, who is very ill.  I'm going to pack my running gear and see if I can't find a park or trail to run while she's sleeping or something.  Hopefully, I can post again soon, but I'm not sure when I'll have access to a computer.

Have a great weekend everyone!

cynthesis: You can definitely do it.  Once you get through W5D3 (which you've already done) you've proven to yourself that you can do the longer runs, and then it's all downhill from there (so to speak), and once you finish W6D3, W7 is really no big deal. Who needs walk breaks anyway?!  =)

Did W7D2 this morning, and while there's still that point around minute 15 where I question my sanity, overall, I have to say that it's not that bad.

Hi, all.  Looks like everyone's starting to enjoy the spring weather.  It's turning out beautiful here in Cincinnati!

I missed a day early in the week, and didn't quite feel up to starting W5.  I did W4D1 yesterday, and I'll do D2 tomorrow.  Yesterday's run was great!  I took a different route, and found myself running uphill with a headwind during the first half of the run.  But I was able to make it easily through the running segments without stopping.  And the downhill on the way back was a breeze!  I checked my breathing by talking to the squirrels, and sure enough they thought I was a nut...

I've signed up for a 5K on Aug. 1, but there are a few more between now and then.  I'll look for one in June.  I'm hoping to get my speed up a little bit before I run another one.  I don't mind finishing toward the end of the pack, but I'd like to move to the middle.

jivetoke

<span class="jive-thread-reply-body-container">Sorry you are sick, Cinnamon!</div>

Thank you! I'm feeling much better. I'm hoping it was a viral thing. But I DID go for a run today!! It may not of been my best or my fastest run, but I got out there and did it! I'm so proud. I thought those last 5 minutes were going to be the end of me but it helped that I was listening to some really good music on that last half.

I'm thinking I should repeat a day for W4 before I fully move onto W5. I'm on W4D2 now, but I really want to be comfortable with the longer time frame of running before moving onto W5. Especially since during that week (W5), I'll be  running 5 min intervals and on the last day run for 20 minutes.

Everyone is doing great!! It's so inspiring to hear how many of us have put our minds to it and gotten out there!! WTG everyone!

Message was edited by: CinnamonDolce b/c I can't get the stupid quote thingy to work. Grrr!

maeberryboo wrote:Hi everyone, today is my off day so no running but I did have a question. Has anyone switched from going by time to going by distance? I am doing it by time right now but I am thinking about switching to distance around W3. I run very slow so if I only go by time I will never be able to complete my goal of running a 5K. Has anyone else thought about this? Thanks, have a great day!&lt;/quote&gt;

I run by time, but it's kind of the same thing. Just increase your time until it matches the distance you want it to cover. That way you are still running time, but you cover your 5K. I cover over 5K distance every time I go out. I'm still walking more than you all on the group here, but I go out for over an hour