So I have to throw my fears out there...

W3D3 was okay, but it hurt during some of it. A bit laborious, you know?

Tonight we run W4D1, and I'm just plain nervous -- what if I can't do it? And in five weeks -- FIVE WEEKS -- is the Turkey Trot...how on earth is that going to be possible? I know it can be, I just need to stop overthinking it all.

There, the fears are out there. Now to get over them.

I just came back from week 4 day one.   I thought it was going to be real hard. I am a bit sore in the back of my thighs from  hiking I did yesterday.  But for some reason I had the right adrenaline today! It went great!   when I did the 3 and 5 minute runs I was able to focus on running and not stopwatch watching!  From previous work outs  I knew roughly how far I could run for 3 & 5 minutes. I focused on running to my destination instead of watching the clock so much.   My calculations were right on!    I don't use the podcasts.  I think this is about the best I've felt since I started this.  I did not feel like going out to run today  either.  But I feel so good after I do it!  Hope Wednesdays day 2 goes as well.    Hope everyone has a good week and gets your runs in!  

Libby.. Of course you'll be ready for 5k!   Even if you stay on  a week some extra days.. you can just take walking breaks at your race.  You will still do great!  Remember one workout at a time.  Think how far you have come!  I'm doing a Turkey trot Thanksgiving day too~!

Jess

W3D2--- everything great---- first off- the weather----- almost 50 degrees this morning and termendous sun.- Everything spectacular. Last week or so- every morning I think that the fall leaves must be at their peak---and then the next day they are even more spectacular.

the brilliant sunshine this morning--- just made everything all the better--- running and listening to the crunch of the DRY leaves under foot--and looking up  at the trees and noticing there are really TWO different color shows going on--- the obvious one with the tops of the leaves-- but also a cool,more subtle one if you run UNDER a tree and look up  at the underside of the leaves---saw some really cool almost salmon orange ones today-------- plus you can't beat the weather----  Yestewrday  morning had a good frost--- but almost 50 degrees this morning----and going to reach the high 60's-almost 70 tommorrow and thursday

so-- how did the run go----- in a word, GREAT!

did the 5 minute warm up walk--- then ran 90 seconds and then walked 90 seconds- which i like to do as it reminds me to focus on the right pacing------and then I ran SIX repeats of 3 minutes run/1 minute walk.- ZERO problems. I could feel my knees where getting a work out--and my  upper legs felt ever so slightly tight immediately after--- but not unpleasant--did a 5 minute cool down walk--and by then everything felt A-OK

Plus running in windpants and a T shirt was great----- heck I might even dig some shorts back out for W3D3 on thursday if it is really going to push 70 degrees!

BTW- I am glad things are working for Libby- I was kind of wondering a few days ago because she mentioned  her partner was struggling a bit and they were going to ad an extra day in W3. I t seemed like Libby was having a little better experience with this than her partner and I was thinking maybe the partner might get dis-heartened and quit the C25K plan-- hop everything continues to improve

I will finish W3 on thursday-and I think I will do it as  a series of 8 repeats of 3mx1m. I think I am gonna run it on a different section of the towpath that has some 1/4 mile markers so I have a better idea how far i am actually covering than just time guestimates.

Best wishes to all--and get out and see the leaves!

stephen

So, I did W4D1 last night!

Can you guys believe we are already at Week 4? Crazy!

Anyways, I was really nervous about doing it because, um hello, 5 whole minutes of running TWICE?! I was scared! I feel like I always have a hard time with the first jog/run of the session, my breathing feels off and I often feel like I'm struggling. By the end of the first 5 minute run, I felt more in control. After the 2nd 3 minute run, my hamstrings started to hurt and I got a dull pain in my right knee. When it was all over, I was exhausted but so proud of myself for actually doing it! I had to mentally talk to myself to keep myself going because I felt like I was struggling during the final 5 minute run. I feel like the first run of the week is always hard for me and then the 2nd and 3rd one aren't so bad.

I have found over the past few weeks that I'm sleeping better and have more energy overall. I have had chronic back pain for the past few years from 2 car accidents, which was part of the reason I stopped my old rigorous workout routine all-together. Since I started this program, I've noticed I hardly have the back pain, and I don't need to stretch or crack my back anymore for comfort. Love it!

Finished W3D1  got a bit off track last week but back to it.  Today went well. The first 3 minute run was easier than I thought.  I do the podcasts, so when he said it was time to walk again I was like...what???  Really???? The second 3 minutes was a bit tougher toward the last minute but I pushed through it.  I am just so amazed at how I feel afterwards, energized and like I have accomplished something good for myself.  Why did I not start doing this sooner?  Well, I guess better late than never right?  I have set a goal to run a 5K in Feb. So lets do this!  I think I can!