New weekly thread. Hope everyone has great runs this week! We ran the Komen Race for the Cure 5K this morning. The weather was not great for a run: close to 80 degrees with humidity upwards of 80%. Despite the weather and the foot traffic that slows down any charity 5K at the beginning, we still came in at 31:00! We've already signed up for our next 5K, right about a month from now. We feel like runners now!

New weekly thread. Hope everyone has great runs this week! We ran the Komen Race for the Cure 5K this morning. The weather was not great for a run: close to 80 degrees with humidity upwards of 80%. Despite the weather and the foot traffic that slows down any charity 5K at the beginning, we still came in at 31:00! We've already signed up for our next 5K, right about a month from now. We feel like runners now!

Where??? I was in Central Park!!! Unfortunately, I had to walk most of it...I got some funky trots or something. DH ran it in 35 min...his first race ever!!! Then we tacked on another 2 or so miles walking back to the car.

OMG the crowds were nuts and the mix of runners and walkers made it hard to maneuver! And today was terribly humid. Great experience, though, and a wonderful cause!!! Here's to next year!

I finished up Week 7 yesterday...I think it was the most challenging so far. I'm hoping the extra 3 minutes per run in Week 8 are not that big a deal...the weather is cooler this week so I'm hoping to get more road running in! Hope everyone has a good week!

congratulations to dani, cyndi, and olivia- such great accomplishments! olivia- it's been such a challenge for you to keep going, but the fact that you've kept at it is evidence that you're really committed to becoming a runner. whenever i have those thoughts of not running because of some excuse like weather or convenience, i think of how many hurdles you've overcome and you still go running regardless. that makes me HTFU and get out there! our run this morning was pretty darn good. decided not to do intervals today, but just go out and run 30 min in anticipation of our 5k this weekend. my legs, knees, etc felt great, and i think running 3mi last weekend helped me clear the mental hurdle so now it's a matter of getting in enough cardiovascular shape to be able to keep going strong for 30min (and beyond!)

Just did W5 D2. Wasn't bad, really wanted to go for another interval of it but these stomach cramps set in again. And then when I mapped it, between a warm up walk and the runs, my pace is horrendous!!! Tell me it gets better!!! I am not giving up but I am starting to think that maybe I suck at this. No, seriously, I am slooooow!!! Tell me it will get better!

Just did W5 D2. Wasn't bad, really wanted to go for another interval of it but these stomach cramps set in again. And then when I mapped it, between a warm up walk and the runs, my pace is horrendous!!! Tell me it gets better!!! I am not giving up but I am starting to think that maybe I suck at this. No, seriously, I am slooooow!!! Tell me it will get better!

It will get better. Your goal now is to run the distance, not run fast, right? I thought I was pretty slow, but then I ran with my husband, and he thought I was too fast for him. I didn't realize I could go slower, but I did to keep pace with him. We all go at different paces, whatever works for us. As I was doing C25k I noticed that I would try to go faster during the second half of the runs because I wanted to get it over with. But running faster was making it harder for me to finish. So I made a conscious effort to not run faster, to just keep a slow steady pace. And that helps me to finish. If I do that, I can run 3 miles without taking a walk break (on a good day). Now if I am planning a run that is only a mile I might try to go slightly faster than usual, but I still consider myself pretty slow. I feel bad sometimes when I hear others talking about running 9 minute miles and doing 5k in under 30 minutes. I don't know if I will ever be there, but my goal is distance, and I'm not going to worry about speed right now, if ever.

I did W1D2 on Monday and have just done W1D3 and feel very good to have completed the first week of C25K! I just wanted to check that it's okay for me to start Week 2 on Friday even though I only started the programme on Saturday and therefore a full week hasn't actually elapsed? I prefer to run more often than 3 times a week, but should I stick with the W1 training schedule until Saturday or just press on?