Runner's support and Accountability
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@10dedfish Great job on getting 5.5 miles in!
75-77 sounds pretty good, although that can be brutal if it’s humid. Sorry about all the bugs – yuck!@10dedfish Great job on getting 5.5 miles in!
75-77 sounds pretty good, although that can be brutal if it’s humid. Sorry about all the bugs – yuck!
@starbee I live on the coast. It’s almost always humid. :| Thanks!
@nascfan Thanks!I was on the fence about running today. But I decided to get a 5k in anyway. I didn’t leave the house until 8am and it was hot! I took a new route and had 1.5 miles downhill to start with. So my pace was insanely fast! Which meant the return was all uphill and directly into the sun. I slowed down on the return. It was 78* when I finished.
@10dedfish I hear you! Staying in the AC sounded like a much better plan?
But I was happy to get it in! We really won’t be able to get more than 5-6 miles in for much if summer, just too hot. So we will be getting our distance runs in come Fall! Hey everybody! @eeyorepoohfan and @10dedfish, you guys are amazing! Just seeing how you guys keep with it and keep a great attitude, it’s been really inspiring
This weekend was crazy, we were up in Vermont for family stuff, so we got back home around 11:30 am yesterday. I got unpacked, got changed, and hit the treadmill to get my Couch to 5k in. In keeping with the insanity that has been week 5 of the program, I open it up and it says:
Week 5, Day 3
5 Minute Warmup
Run 2 miles (or 20 minutes)
5 Minute CooldownUhhhhhhhhh
I had so many questions when I saw this, but my biggest question was if you are running a 10 minute mile, what the heck are you doing on couch to 5k?
So, even though I was crazy tired and sore from all the flying and driving over the weekend, I figured I’d give it a shot. I told myself I’d slow down to a walk if I really thought I couldn’t run any longer, and I mentally quit about every 2 minutes. But, I actually did it! I ran the full 20 minutes. My pace was really slow (4.5 mph), but I did it, and that’s what matters.
Final Stats:
30 minutes, 6 seconds
2.005 milesHey everybody! @eeyorepoohfan and @10dedfish, you guys are amazing! Just seeing how you guys keep with it and keep a great attitude, it’s been really inspiring
This weekend was crazy, we were up in Vermont for family stuff, so we got back home around 11:30 am yesterday. I got unpacked, got changed, and hit the treadmill to get my Couch to 5k in. In keeping with the insanity that has been week 5 of the program, I open it up and it says:
Week 5, Day 3
5 Minute Warmup
Run 2 miles (or 20 minutes)
5 Minute CooldownUhhhhhhhhh
So, even though I was crazy tired and sore from all the flying and driving over the weekend, I figured I’d give it a shot. I told myself I’d slow down to a walk if I really thought I couldn’t run any longer, and I mentally quit about every 2 minutes. But, I actually did it! I ran the full 20 minutes. My pace was really slow (4.5 mph), but I did it, and that’s what matters.Final Stats:
30 minutes, 6 seconds
2.005 milesAMAZING JOB!
Great work both getting off the couch (the hardest part of any workout) and making the run without stopping! I’m super dang proud of you!
Super
!Matt
Wow, @kcboston, way to go! I am so proud of you!
@kcboston Girl, if you are running 20 minutes already I think you’ve graduated from Couch to 5k! You’re leaving me in the dust! Way to go for getting on the treadmill despite a tiring weekend
@kcboston Way to go!! I know these last few weeks have been very difficult for you and your family. It’s hard enough at times to get out and run under normal circumstances. One thing I love about running is that I could run with friends or I could choose to go alone. I often prefer to go alone because it gives me the opportunity to process my thoughts, to clear my head, and/or to just simply shift my focus to a particular running goal.
Anyway, really proud of you for getting out there after all you all have been through.
Today was our cross training day. Asylum Strength=Gumby arms!!
we pushed hard today. Lots of push-ups, presses, curls, lat work, etc!!
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