Got started with one of the things I want to do this year and did my first #CouchTo5K run/walk.
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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!
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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!
@jamie that’s still great progress.
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@jamie that’s still great progress.
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@jamie @therealahall time slows down.
Not really but you will be feeling cold all the time
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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!
@jamie Gotta listen to that body first and foremost. A day or two setback is better than an injury that resets you back to day 1
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@jamie Gotta listen to that body first and foremost. A day or two setback is better than an injury that resets you back to day 1
@therealahall Yeah 100%! Had that in the back of my mind when I eased off, although I’ve been feeling it today! So will give it at least a few days before attempting again I think.
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@therealahall @jamie
and it's... different! It seems like it is coming from the inside -
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!
@jamie Just double checking, are you stretching after your runs? As a rule of thumb I set aside at best 30 mins (at worst, 15 mins) of time for stretching afterwards- really cuts down on soreness, less chances of injury and speeds up recovery
