Hi everyone! I have been slowly completeing my C25K program. I am currently on week 5 day 3 which I hope to get out tonight and run. I think my allergies are really kicking in lately and I've been overly tired and not wanting to get up early and head out! Then if I wait too long I get hungry and eat and then I can't go out since I'll then get cramps! I need to get out of this funk and get out on the road more often! Hope everyone is doing well!

Had a lovely run in the rain today. A nice refreshing rain, not the nasty, cold chilly rain - it was great. After a busy weekend hosting my parents, it was nice to get out on my own (and feel like I was burning off some of those decadent restaurant meals we ate!!) Hope everyone is well and healthy!

Hello all! I took a week off... something I'm not too happy about, but it just had to be done. I had so much going on this past week I couldn't get out. So I am just happy that is done so I can get back into the routine. On Friday I watched a few friends run this huge 5k in town that has about 1,400 runners and it was so inspiring. That race gets so many spectators it's just fun to see how much support everyone gets. It really made me want to work hard and finish the program so I can run that 5k next year. On Saturday while I was driving to see a friend for the weekend, my husband was running the half marathon that was in town which had about 6,500 runners. He did awesome for his fist half, and it made me want to run even more. He is always inspiring becuase now he is talking about running the full Marathon next year. He is just always striving to do better. Today was the first day back and my legs were really tight but I pushed through it. The whole time I was thinking to myself I am never going to skip running like that ever again!! I am repeating week three becuase I missed last week. It was 75 degrees today too which is quite hot for here so that didn't help. I did decent for not running all last week... but I will make sure from now on I will always make time to run.

W5D1 all done! Really slow today but I did the recommended times...legs were a little sore.

Jenni, nothing like a run to help pull one out of a funk. goddess9, nice to see you found us! unlapsing, I love running in the rain too! Jb, smart woman! Sounds like a good call not to push your body too far. I'm glad you are sticking around too; I want to hear how that bike training and ride go. Mimi, it does become a lifestyle doesn't it? I can't imagine skipping a week but I totally get how busy life gets. Way to get back out there! Way to go, Quot! Chimera, slow is still getting out there to run. Better to get out and have a slower day than to not go. Yapper, nice work. Slowing down is hard for me too. My pace creeps up even though I don't have the gear to track on my run. I can just feel it. Looking forward to the run tomorrow.

mimi - glad t see you are back out there again. quot - you are doing great! chimera - slow is better than on the couch. You're doing fine. theyapper66 - you are fast! Meg - thanks for the encouragement. It was a tough realization - but I don't want to jeopardize the biking by pushing too hard on the running right now. turtlechick - great job getting started and trying to quit the smoking. I think there is also a group of ex smokers around here.

Hi guys! For the past almost year I've been running about 3 mi twice a week but I've gotten a bit lazy about it and I'd like to kick my butt back into gear. I was following the one hour runner program before, and got almost all the way to the end, actually I may have completed a few 1 hour runs on my treadmill but those days are gone and once I hit 3 mi I have a mental block that tells me I'm tired and I should stop. Since I'd like to run further though, I'm back. I was thinking of either doing the one hour runner program or hal higdon (sp?)'s spring training program which is a 12 week program I've got taped to my wall at work. Can I still join in for the motivation and support either way?? I think it would really help. Gellabell