Week 3, yet again.
Apr. 30th, 2013 07:33 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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c25kHello!
I've been lurking for a while, but now that it's warmer, I'm back to running, and I thought I'd pitch my two cents of experience in.
This is my third pass through C25K. Two years ago, I started too late in the season to get through the whole program, but worked through every week on schedule up to wherever I quit. Last spring, I started over again, possibly on week two? I actually made it to week seven, and then Hurricane Sandy arrived and conveniently placed trees and downed power lines all along my route.
So, year three. I jumped in at week 3 (90/90sec, 3/3 min, repeat) and while my legs are totally complaining, I didn't feel like I was dying during any point of the run, and found a few songs for my running playlist to help me push my pace a little faster when I'm ready for it.
Last year's week seven was the longest I had ever run in my life, by a metaphorical mile. My previous continuous max was a literal mile for one anomalous Presidential Fitness test in middle school. I'm having a hard time imagining running ever being more than a chore, but I'm enjoying the accomplishment, and might aim for an actual 5k this fall. Maybe.
I've been lurking for a while, but now that it's warmer, I'm back to running, and I thought I'd pitch my two cents of experience in.
This is my third pass through C25K. Two years ago, I started too late in the season to get through the whole program, but worked through every week on schedule up to wherever I quit. Last spring, I started over again, possibly on week two? I actually made it to week seven, and then Hurricane Sandy arrived and conveniently placed trees and downed power lines all along my route.
So, year three. I jumped in at week 3 (90/90sec, 3/3 min, repeat) and while my legs are totally complaining, I didn't feel like I was dying during any point of the run, and found a few songs for my running playlist to help me push my pace a little faster when I'm ready for it.
Last year's week seven was the longest I had ever run in my life, by a metaphorical mile. My previous continuous max was a literal mile for one anomalous Presidential Fitness test in middle school. I'm having a hard time imagining running ever being more than a chore, but I'm enjoying the accomplishment, and might aim for an actual 5k this fall. Maybe.
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Date: 30/04/2013 01:50 pm (UTC)It sounds as though you're doing well, so far. It'll be good to see you complete.
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Date: 30/04/2013 04:35 pm (UTC)