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Decided not to do it anymore.
Motivating stuff.
Don't worry. I'll do it enough for both of us.
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Decided not to do it anymore.
Hey! I'll run again once I can go two minutes without snot running down my face.
But the old dudes (Wetvet and myself)are slowly jogging in a distant 3rd-ish.
What's the website to sign up again? I'm lazy and don't feel like thumbing through all the pages to find it.
168135 said:
"What's up with SH showing up as 168135?" Yeah, noticed that in another thread too. Weird...
Everyone here is posting five miles, ten miles, wanting to run marathons. That's awesome. I know that I just started back running this week, but how long can I expect before I won't completely be out of breathe after only a mile? Any suggestions?
Everyone here is posting five miles, ten miles, wanting to run marathons. That's awesome. I know that I just started back running this week, but how long can I expect before I won't completely be out of breathe after only a mile? Any suggestions?
Oh, what the hey, I'm in. Though, I implore you all not to laugh (at least not loudly) at my pathetic times/distances. I've never been a good runner/athlete. The only sport I'm good at is horseback riding, but I'm trying to find something to replace that in the hopes I get into AVC and have to leave my horse behind.
Have you looked into the Couch to 5K program that was discussed towards the beginning of this thread? C25K will have you running 3 miles in 10 weeks. And trust me, as someone who never ran before doing the C25K and isn't very athletic, it WORKS. Give it a shot!
I'm trying not to compare myself to some of you guys...slow and steady wins the race?
So honestly one of my favorite things about running is being in competition with myself and my own personal records. Sometimes competition is important (and fun), but not to the point where it's depressing to look at other people's times.
Case in point: The satisfaction of beating a girl in my first marathon who wore a tutu and crown (so I always recognized her), but more importantly, that feeling of triumph seeing (and crossing) the finish line.
Second workout done! Seemed harder than the first, maybe because I upped my running speed a tad. even though I felt like I was having a heart attack, a couple hours later I feel gooooood.
I'm trying not to compare myself to some of you guys...slow and steady wins the race?
Compare yourself to me. You'll feel great.
Off for Week 2, Run 1!
Sounds fine by me.I think my elliptical should be allowed in this club
Axel123 I went by the PRR tent after the marathon. I was like I am looking for a woman, I think she has a horse named Axel, she is a coach, ...they were like huh?? Then I said vet school?! "And they were like ah!! That is so and so but she left a while back ...she did the half." I did the full marathon...so you were probably long gone before I got to the finish line. So how did you do???? I must say I did not have a stellar performance. My best time was 3:38 in 2004 when I qualified for Boston. But now I am slower and older and not as well trained... and I finished 4:21. I had hoped to be around 4:00 hours but I started out way too fast....b/c I felt really good up to mile 15...I was actually ahead of the 3:45 pace group...and then from mile 15 to the finish it seemed to go downhill for me. The 3:45 pace group passed me, then the 3:50, then the 3:55 then the 4:00...and then as I was close the finish line I saw the 4:15 pace group and I was like help me bring it home 4:15 group!!!! Oh well, not my best but certainly no my worst performance either!!! I hope you did well!!
I'm trying not to compare myself to some of you guys...slow and steady wins the race?
So, today was day 1 of C25k Week 0.
(I added my own week of 30 minute walks without jogging, because I have a history of shin splints and it has been a while since I could classify myself as fit.)
Congrats Tambotie and Alex on the race this weekend!!!
I am trying to find a schedule where I can keep my weekends free, not sure how long that will last, but right now I am trying to keep to MT and ThF. Going from 3x a wk to 4x has been a little bit more difficult than I thought. But I definitely find this thread motivating! Good luck to all those who start this week!!!
Awesome!
Somewhere deep inside me is lurking an evil scientist who has this vague notion to run a study investigating a link between exercise and academic success........
My high school cross country team had the highest GPA average of any of the athletic teams at my high school.
It's unfortunate you can't log gym workouts though.
Seriously though, if you can maintain your HR around 160 for 45 min, you'll probably have already run several miles w/o noticing!
Sounds fine by me.
.... C25K, Day 4 complete. Was supposed to wait until tomorrow, but decided one day's rest was enough, even for my old out-of-shape body.