Not sure how nice that will turn out, finished W4D3 today. Man it was still tough, My garmin forerunner came in, heart rate was through the roof, and man does this thing track everything. The webbased one is much more limited then the one at my house, but here is the actual stats for the run. Web based one only shows max speed, but the one at the house tracks minimum speed every step of the way. Im considering repeating a day or two of week 4, not sure yet though.

I wish I ran it at 10.2. As i said before, that was my max speed recorded, i remembered on the treadmill and tried to speed up.. boy was that a mistake! I slowed right back down.... my average run if i remember from the house was 6, while 3 - 4 was my fast walk... which averaged out to 5.2mph or 5.3mph for the whole run. So, no the 10 was almost a sprint, and didnt last long... average run was around 6 but ill have exacts when i get home later and open up the training center. Don't feel discouraged, I felt like i was dying after that 10mph! lol

*just checked the gps unit, i averaged 6mph on the lap 2 (5 minute run part 1). Max was 10.2.. but didnt last long.*

snipey, glad you clarified that. I was looking at those stats, and thinking to myself: this guy is doing a C25K training course, and throwing in a sub-6 minute paced 1/2 mile run in the middle of a 2-mile workout???? Something's gunna give, and it's gunna give in a big way.

A sub-6 face-plant is nothing to sneeze at. I've BTDT, stepped in a gopher hole while dodging some tourists who refused to move while "walking" as a group down a runner's pathway.  The result, a severely twisted ankle, some skin loss on shoulders, elbows, and assorted other body parts, and a whole string of words those tourists never thought to hear on their trip to America.

Be careful on that treadmill at those speeds, that surface can be very abrasive to human tissues not covered in shoe leather.

I DID IT!  I pushed through the pain and discomfort and did it...ok, I stopped a tad bit short but come on...considering my terrible performance the past 1.5 weeks I'm proud of myself.  My shins started burning and I was ready to give up, my body said NO......But then a certain quote came to mind, "HOW BAD DO YOU WANT THIS?"  I want it BAD!  How Bad?  I want this REALLY BAD!  So I kept pushing through the pain and am SO GLAD I DID!  I was in less pain after I pushed through than when I felt like giving up. 

But as a precaution I am icing my shins right now but I'm so glad that I kept going.  I just realized that I did 1.83 miles this morning!  WHOA!  I guess I'm not doing too bad am I?  Plus I did 3/4 of a mile tonight!  WoW!  Maybe I'll take tomorrow off, I was going to run tomorrow night and walk in the morning....either way I'll listen to my body.  

Thanks for RunswithWhales quote Blue!  How bad do you want it people? 

Anij....

Anij, good on you for seeing it through. Walk proud, you earned it.

A word of advice, though.... when icing a muscle after a workout, put the ice in a plastic bag and add some water. This keeps the ice from coming in direct contact with your skin-- that's too cold. Plus, the water in the bag lets the bag conform to the curves of your body and spread the cooling affects around, instead of only the points where the ice makes direct contact with your skin.

Wait until you get into marathon training, and take your first ice bath. Nothing gets your attention like dumping 60 lbs. of crushed ice into a bathtub, adding enough cold water to cover your legs, and then sitting down in the tub with your legs stretched out. It's an experience to which the written word cannot do justice. 

Hi all--

I'm in week 2 of the C25K program and was hoping to join this group--it seems so supportive and a great way to keep motivated!

I have started running as a complementary training to my figure skating training since I let myself get out of shape at grad school.  I have to admit, I don't particularly enjoy running but I enjoy the results so I keep doing it!

I look forward to running with you!