congrats GoRunIrish - that is awesome!

finished Week 1 today - feel good, so i'm probably gonna do W2D1 tomorrow and then take my day off on wednesday.

also, after seeing AFMR talking about the 100 Pushup program, i checked it out and decided to try it as well.  i did my initial test at the end of last week and am starting the actual workout program tonight. thanks for bringing up that program AFMR - and thanks to you and everyone else for the C25k inspiration, as well. (BTW .. my 100PU inital test results: 34, starting me at Week 3 of the program)

(accidentally posted this in last week's thread earlier - doh!)

Anyone out there who's finished C25K before? Did any of you find yourself down afterwards?

I had a rough, stressful weekend with grad school work and, of course, Halloween (getting the kids ready and out and the 45 lbs. of candy they collectively brought home). We also have an N1H1 sickie at home (on Tamiflu, even), and others, including me, are starting to cough.  I just found the end sort of anti-climactic and a little depressing, especially when I realized that I will need to work this hard at being healthy for the rest of my life.  That was almost worse than peeking ahead to the next week when just starting--it's almost too much to comprehend.

That's why I really liked C25K.  I only needed to worry about beating the plan as laid out for that specific day.  I wasn't facing the behemoth of do-this-for-the-rest-of-your-life-lest-you-surely-die! I just needed to finish W1D1, W4D2, or W9D3.

My brain wiring also tends to get hyperfocused on things--I'm certifiably ADHD (without the hyperactivity, so ADD).  While doing C25K, that was the primary thought on my mind all the time.  Now, as it has ended and my studies have resumed, I'm finding it hard to think about anything but the chapters I need to read, the topics bouncing around in my head, and the content of the papers I need to write. Oi! ADD surely lends to my spontaneous, funny, and creative personality, but it sure can making doing things consistantly an absolute bear.

Although I planned to take today off, I might joing Mrs. F for a two-mile run.  I'll need to get my head into the game to do that, and I'll need to be careful with my right leg (definate shin splints starting after the last two runs in W9).  I know what I need to do.  The problem I've most often had in my life is that I don't ever want to do what I need to do. I just want to do what I want to do, and right now, that is to sleep (after having a large bowl of Breyer's Vanilla Ice Cream drowned in a shot of Amaretto).  Good thing I'm at work! I can't act on what I want to do!

Keep running, all! Don't let my mood pull you down.

I'm new to the community and so glad to find more new runners with a little extra weight!  I'm on W5D3 of C25K - I'll be doing my run tonight after work.  My first 5K is scheduled for 11/22/09 and I'm pretty nervous!  Glad to see that there are so many others that have the same feelings!  Keep up the good work everyone and wish me luck!!

AFMR- Did you ever think 2 months ago that you would be talking about "just" doing a nice, easy 2 mile run? LOL!  I think that you and the Mrs need to have a graduation week of 3-4 nice easy runs, to collect your thoughts and make your plans for the next phase of your training program.  With sick kids and intense grad school pressures, you both need to give yourself a break before you plunge ahead.  Research the different training plan options and schedule a few potential 5K and 10K runs in the next 3-4 months.  This weekend, add a long run, and next week have a few "training" runs in preparation for the 5K race with your sons. Then on to Phase 2- with your new training program and the expert advice of your sons to guide you.