Couch to 5K - Week of 04 ? 10 November

[losingjusme 12]

Hi everyone,

this is our fourth week in the Couch to 5K program. This is designed to be a 9 week program, but you can repeat weeks (as I will be doing) until you are comfortable moving on. However, you are not supposed to skip weeks.

It has been strongly suggested by trainers and runners alike to NOT run on consecutive days and to only run 3 days a week.

More information can be found here: http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

Attached are the first thru fourth weeks in detail

Anyone is free to join, no matter where we are!! J

This is the place to check in and support with each other and see how it is going.

What week are you doing?

How is it going for you? Is it too difficult / too easy?

Any comments??

Good luck everyone!

[losingjusme 12]

i ran week 3 / run 1 today. that 3 mile run went OK. for some reason, the 2nd time was easier.

good luck everyone!

[KarenG. 0]

Losin- I feel like the first time you increase your running time seems harder then the second interval of the same time. I think it is becasue you anticipate it being so hard so once you get through it you feel more confident and it seems easier.

I am trying a spinning class today (yikes) becasue I did the running 5 times last week and I don't think that is good for your body when you are starting out. Have you guys done spinning? Friends of mine LOVe it. I will try week 4 tomorrow that will be after 2 days off.

[losingjusme 12]

im chicken to do spinning for some reason. one being i dont want my butt to hurt (yeah, i know - pathetic).. the other being that the classes are the days i see my trainer and heaven forbid i change that ...

i am probably going to do week 3 this and next week.

i may do a step class tomorrow after work ... i dunno ... i am such a chicken! i did step when i was 340-350 lbs+ and now i'm chicken. i just dont want to get injured....

[KarenG. 0]

The classes with all the choreography doesn't appeal to me or I would try step. Makes me nervous too!

[trystelle 3]

Run 1-week 4-I did the 5 minutes!!!!!! Today is my 46th birthday and if you told me a year ago I would be out running (voluntarily) . I would have laughed. So far so good, but I am afraid to even look at week 5!

:faint:

[losingjusme 12]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY and congrats on the 5 mins!

[jmarruda 22]

Run 1-week 4-I did the 5 minutes!!!!!! Today is my 46th birthday and if you told me a year ago I would be out running (voluntarily) . I would have laughed. So far so good, but I am afraid to even look at week 5!

:faint:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!

[jmarruda 22]

Losing, do you know how JulieNYC did in the marathon???

[losingjusme 12]

JM - it was just a tad over 4 hours ... i posted her official time in one of her PS threads ... she did simply amazing!!

[jmarruda 22]

I love reading about her because she is such an inspiration to me. I can't believe she started this program in January and she ran in the NYC marathon. I am so impressed by her tenacity. I hope next year at this time I feel like a runner!

[jmarruda 22]

Oh yeah, by the way, THANKS! I'm going to check out the PS thread!

[losingjusme 12]

me too!! i've actually looked into Boston and you have to pretty much pre-qualify, so i'm thinking the disney marathon 2009.

[jmarruda 22]

ooohhhh, disney would be fun! I live really close to Boston, but I don't think I'd ever have the balloons to run it! The best go to Boston, I'm far from!

[losingjusme 12]

the qualifying time for my age was CRAZY ...