Got started with one of the things I want to do this year and did my first #CouchTo5K run/walk.
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3rd run and “Week 1” done!
All of the 3 runs I’ve done so far have been 60 seconds of running with 90 seconds of fast paced walking inbetween. Today felt the easiest for me. Guess I’m ready for the next stage.
️It took a little longer to complete “Week 2” of #CouchTo5K because of life things getting in the way, so those runs were more spread out. I’ve just completed the first run of “Week 3” now though!
Run - 90 seconds
Walk - 90 seconds
Run - 180 seconds
Walk - 180 seconds
Run - 90 seconds
Walk - 90 seconds
Run - 180 secondsThe last run felt the most difficult but honestly didn’t feel that bad. So much so that I was finished a little earlier in regards to distance on my usual route for this run, so I added another 180 second walk followed by another 90 second run at the end.
Feeling good!
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It took a little longer to complete “Week 2” of #CouchTo5K because of life things getting in the way, so those runs were more spread out. I’ve just completed the first run of “Week 3” now though!
Run - 90 seconds
Walk - 90 seconds
Run - 180 seconds
Walk - 180 seconds
Run - 90 seconds
Walk - 90 seconds
Run - 180 secondsThe last run felt the most difficult but honestly didn’t feel that bad. So much so that I was finished a little earlier in regards to distance on my usual route for this run, so I added another 180 second walk followed by another 90 second run at the end.
Feeling good!
@jamie Nicely done!
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@jamie Nicely done!
@WTL Thanks!
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It took a little longer to complete “Week 2” of #CouchTo5K because of life things getting in the way, so those runs were more spread out. I’ve just completed the first run of “Week 3” now though!
Run - 90 seconds
Walk - 90 seconds
Run - 180 seconds
Walk - 180 seconds
Run - 90 seconds
Walk - 90 seconds
Run - 180 secondsThe last run felt the most difficult but honestly didn’t feel that bad. So much so that I was finished a little earlier in regards to distance on my usual route for this run, so I added another 180 second walk followed by another 90 second run at the end.
Feeling good!
Well that felt much harder. Started “Week 4” of #CouchTo5K today!
Run - 3 minutes
Walk - 1.5 minutes
Run - 5 minutes
Walk - 2.5 minutes
Run - 3 minutes
Walk - 1.5 minutes
Run - 5 minutesDidn’t help that the majority of my last two runs were uphill.
I did it though!
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Well that felt much harder. Started “Week 4” of #CouchTo5K today!
Run - 3 minutes
Walk - 1.5 minutes
Run - 5 minutes
Walk - 2.5 minutes
Run - 3 minutes
Walk - 1.5 minutes
Run - 5 minutesDidn’t help that the majority of my last two runs were uphill.
I did it though!
@jamie Well done!
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Well that felt much harder. Started “Week 4” of #CouchTo5K today!
Run - 3 minutes
Walk - 1.5 minutes
Run - 5 minutes
Walk - 2.5 minutes
Run - 3 minutes
Walk - 1.5 minutes
Run - 5 minutesDidn’t help that the majority of my last two runs were uphill.
I did it though!
@jamie Yeah I remember there being a point in the C25K program where the difficulty ramped up quite a bit. Keep it up though!
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@jamie Yeah I remember there being a point in the C25K program where the difficulty ramped up quite a bit. Keep it up though!
@therealahall Yeah already looked ahead at next week. The last one out of the three is just a 20 minute run.
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@therealahall Yeah already looked ahead at next week. The last one out of the three is just a 20 minute run.
@jamie Oof. It’s like that how to draw an owl meme. Draw a circle, now draw an owl.
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@jamie Oof. It’s like that how to draw an owl meme. Draw a circle, now draw an owl.
@therealahall Yeah exactly!
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Well that felt much harder. Started “Week 4” of #CouchTo5K today!
Run - 3 minutes
Walk - 1.5 minutes
Run - 5 minutes
Walk - 2.5 minutes
Run - 3 minutes
Walk - 1.5 minutes
Run - 5 minutesDidn’t help that the majority of my last two runs were uphill.
I did it though!
Week 5 Run 2. Hardest run yet but I pushed through and did it!
Run - 8 minutes
Walk - 5 minutes
Run - 8 minutes -
Week 5 Run 2. Hardest run yet but I pushed through and did it!
Run - 8 minutes
Walk - 5 minutes
Run - 8 minutes@jamie congrats!
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@jamie congrats!
@alex Thanks!
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Week 5 Run 2. Hardest run yet but I pushed through and did it!
Run - 8 minutes
Walk - 5 minutes
Run - 8 minutesWell if that’s not a sign that my running since the start of the year is doing some good, I don’t know what is.
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@jamie Heck yeah get it
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@jamie Heck yeah get it
@therealahall @jamie and wait until you reach under 60! That will be fun
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@therealahall @jamie and wait until you reach under 60! That will be fun
@alex @therealahall What happens under 60?
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@jamie Nice to see the change!
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@alex @therealahall What happens under 60?
@jamie @therealahall time slows down.
Not really but you will be feeling cold all the time
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@jamie @therealahall time slows down.
Not really but you will be feeling cold all the time
@alex @therealahall Oh I welcome that then. I prefer feeling cold to hot.
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Well, I had my first setback on my #CouchTo5K.
Today was supposed to be Week 5 Run 3, which is a 20 minute run. In the first couple of minutes I felt a lot of tightness and pain in my right calf (cramp maybe), so I slowed down to a walk. I was going to pack it in, but it loosened up again so I pushed on and started over. I had to take a couple of walk breaks in the middle, so I think I’m going to keep trying this session again every 2/3 days until I can nail it.
Still decent today though. Probably did about 18 minutes of running in total, with about 4 minutes of walking, so not all bad. It’s really stepped up a gear this week so just got to keep pushing myself!
