WIGuy - Fantastic time.  I also picked up a timex watch to record my miles.  Much easier.

Today was a tough run, thighs are still sore, and heels are still tender.  Could only run 2 miles today at 14 minutes each mile.  Had to walk the remaining two miles knowing I still had to mow the grass, rake the yard and pull weeds.  I'm soooooo tired!  I may do a little on the stationary bike tomorrow, but it will be easy.  No running for me tomorrow.

Hope you all do well today.  Keep up the great work.

Haven't checked in here lately. Just got back from the gym where I attempted W5D3 - the 20 minute monster. Sadly, I was not able to go all 20 minutes non-stop. I did so good on W5D2 I even ran 5 extra minutes. But today I ran 10 minutes, then had to walk for a few and stretch out my calves. Then I ran 5 more minutes, walked another 2, then ran 5 minutes. So I got 20 minutes of running in, just not all together.

Should I continue on to W6? Or try to master W5D3 again? My first thought was to just power on to W6 but the 25 min run at the end of the week has me nervous since I couldn't even do 20. Thoughts? Advice? General cheering on?

I completed the last workout of my 're-do' Week 1....on to Week 2 on Tuesday   Man, the mind is so powerful!  I noticed that during most of my run I kept having negative thoughts that I can't do this....the funny thing is...I HAVE been doing this.  I am so freaked out that I have to add another 30 seconds to my runs next week...why does that seem like such a big deal?  "I know I can do this, I know I can do this, I know I can do this."

My knees are pretty sore today. I think it's time to buy another ice pack so I can ice both knees at the same time ;0    I've been running on concrete sidewalks so far.  I think next week I'm going to move it to the track at the middle school.  That should help on the knees and also to help keep a better idea of distance, since I've been using time measurement.  The only issue to using the track is that I'm going to have to run in front of about 100 other parents who are watching their kids practice (football/cheer).  I'm a little nervous about that...I'm sure I'm a pretty pathetic sight!  All I'm going to do is to keep thinking that maybe I'll inspire one person to say to himself...."Wow if SHE can do this, so can I."  Who knows, maybe we'll start a running club...what else is there to do while we wait for 2-1/2 hours while our kids practice

Good luck to all this week (and keep me in your prayers)!!

Wow 11 miles; that is awesome!

2 miles is great!  Sounds likes a busy day after. I am taking a rest day today too; might go for a walk with the dog and then jazzercise later after work.

You are doing this!! Great job!

I run on asphalt roads around my neighborhood; I used to have to run really early and was embarrassed if seen. Now I run all times and in front of all even school buses picking up high schoolers. No one has said anything mean that I have hear. I just keep plugging along and they wave and give me thumbs up. I think they are saying "go donna go". LOL

Good morning from NW Oklahoma!  I started W1D1 today and I am feelin okay about it.  I had a hard time dragging myself outta bed and then when I got outside to go, it was dark.....and....there was lightning all around me.  The negative thoughts in me had me thinking that I was in the middles of a horror movie and I was about to get whacked by some faceless monster.  The positive side in me had me thinking this could be beautiful, doing this in the middle of watching the lightning show.  I trudged through my negative and went to my positive thoughts.  It was beautiful!  Instead of the 80-90 degree weather we have been having, it was probably between 65-70 degrees this morning.  I started my run and look down and I have a running buddy!  We have a stray cat that landed at our house a few years ago that I felt sorry enough to feed and then was sorry I did it.  We call her "Slutty Sue" so you all can figure out the rest.  BTW does anyone need a kitten?   LOL  Anyway, she was running right along with me.  Now if Jason jumped out from behind a weed, I know she would have protected me!  I had a harder time towards the end of the run and I may need to go see the chiropractor tomorrow.  I still did it and looking forward to D2W2 on Wednesday!   I did not eat/drink too well over the weekend; okay, my habits were abhorrent!  Went to Tulsa with friends to check out the Hard Rock Casino there and I don't like them.  As a matter of fact, I wonder if they will refund ALL the damn money I lost there. 

Haha!  I drank way tooooo much beer.  Hey I wonder if they will refund that too.......Y'all have a wonderful week!

@wg : To the question of running for time and distance, for me I started to run for distance after I discovered I could run for 20+ minutes.. I would say that if you have enough energy to go the full distance and you overshoot the time by a bit then you should just go for it. At week 8 I think I was running 30 minutes at a shot at any rate, so technically it was beyond what C25K was suggesting.. If one day you're feeling like you can just push the time but not the distance, then do that.. I think I started working on speed during week 9 and ever since then I'll do some fartlek once a week. I'm noticing that if I focus more on my posture and relaxing, I can keep a faster pace naturally...and even then, it's maybe 15 to 20 seconds faster per mile.

@4beanandtwinkles : You ran 20 minutes straight! Awesome, that is a really cool feeling huh?! Congrats!

@babsalotta : Congratulations on graduating the C25K, that's really awesome! I'm definitely interested to hear what you've got in mind for the post-C25K running!

@donna914 : 4 miles in the bag, that's awesome.. great feeling to see what mile post go by huh!

@jondot : Congratulations on your 5k, that's a nice quick pace you've got going there.. is that just under 11min/mile? Nice! Hey, I'm curious if you might share with me the stretches that has helped your IT band tightness and knee pain?

@wiguy : Dang, those are some impressive stats for a week of running! Congratulations, wow!!

Everyone, keep up the great work and enjoy your successes along the way! Thank you all for sharing your success and challenges along the way, it's so much help to be able to learn from everyone and share our experiences!

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Had a great weekend on a sailboat in the San Juan islands this past weekend so it turned out to be a few rest days, but did sneak just a little bit of barefooting in there. We did a brewery tour on the Schooner Zodiac (schoonerzodiac.com) which I highly recommend.. wow, what an experience! I set my alarm to 3am this morning and was up and at it.. I felt a little odd at first but broke the rust off my bones and was right back into my rhythm finishing 5k in just under 35 minutes. I used my Vibrams this morning along with a pair of Injini toe-socks to help avoid blistering. This combination was surprisingly comfortable and I certainly did not get any new blisters!

Happy and safe running to you all!