Running Club

I did a short 2.3 miles run today. Had to do it indoors because of the winds outside. It took me 28 mins today! I'm definitely able to slow down if I concentrate on it .

I'm tired and have a headache today. I must be low on something. I'm thinking its sugars. I'm going to drink a honey/lemon tea in a bit.

Hopefully on Thursday I can run outdoors.

 

Today I ran 3.2 miles in 36 mins. Indoor track since it is still cold outside. Well for me 43 is cold. Ltd see how Friday goes. I didn't want to run today but my DH says that 4 days/week are ok since I'm not able to run 5k without gasping and panting!
I've run in the indoor track since 12/26(day 1 of couch to 5k). On that day 1, I had to run for a minute and I was running half the length of the track(track is 0.1 mile). I kept thinking that I can never run the stipulated 30 laps EVER and here I am 9 weeks later running those 32 laps and still having it in me to go further.
All these days nobody said anything to me. Except today, I finished, walked my cool down and was stretching when a lady stopped and exclaimed how fit I was. I wanted to hug her.

 

Sabitha,
I'd love a partner! Nothing like comparing notes with a buddy. Maybe we can partner up,on endomondo(I don't like the fact that the app doesn't direct me like google maps)!

On a serious note though, you do need the rest day! I'd say add a run to Wednesday if possible. Nothing major, a two/three miler. A mid week run is probably all you need. I can't imagine a pre 7:00 AM run. I'll die if I wake up before 7:00 on any given day.

I'm thinking about yoga myself. Haven't found the teacher yet. I'm going to start soon though, I'm growing bored of not having any strength training in my routine. I'm sure my shoulder will handle yoga better than strong lifts at this point.

Old age? What old age? Lets strive to be young until our dying day! Old age is for wimpies, Sabi. We have to stay young at heart. I've to learn from my mil, she claims to be 60 years young! You are right though, I keep thinking as to how long I can do all the things I do for fitness. I'm sure yoga/Pilates etc will be really helpful then. I'm even thinking of Tai Chi. My aunt goes and loves it!

I ran outside today, just for the fun of it. I just did couple of miles with a 11 min/mile pace(endomondo said that, I can never be certain). We have a park/pond/trail. Pond is just 0.6 miles and it was so cold I didn't want to be anywhere near the pond. I did the park trail. It is a 4 km run but I walked for the initial warm up and cool down. I just wanted to try outdoors. I loved running at 42. It was windy and chilly and I almost turned around because of how windy it was. I just ran anyway! After the first mile, I was more worried about my numb hands than the outdoor run. At the end of mile 2, I wanted to push through to 3 but decided not to hurt myself by being over zealous. I went running because I didn't make it into class on time
In a couple of days we are in the 70s again and I'll be gasping and gagging again!

Found a running group. Will let you know how that goes. I'm not too optimistic though.

 

Outside run with a running group. 2.75 miles @ 11mins/mile. Temps were ok 50s but it was windy and chilly. Nice group of women though. Enjoyed the run. Never felt this good about running. Miles melt when you are having a good time . Wish I found a weekday run buddy.

 

Sabitha - a hill run! Now that's something I've never tried. Good going!
salt tablets are good. How about gel packs? I'm thinking about those when I do longer runs. Saw something about it a while ago.
The group members gave me a few training plans to look at. I'm going to find one and stick to it in the next couple of weeks. Until then it's going to be 5ks and shorter runs.

 

K11 - I started from the far end of the couch in April but I have an excuse(a baby and tending to the baby). I used to do other stuff but took to running only in December.


Sabitha - I did an outdoor run today and almost collapsed. I stepped out when the temps were 77(I thought it was 60s today) and into my first mile I was dry mouthed and gasping. I did take multiple short walk breaks to run my 3.2 miles today. Afterwards, I found that my pace was too fast(9 mins/mile) and that didn't help the hydration one bit. I'm glad I took my water belt along. I finished all three bottles of water before I got home. I better start taking Gatorade and gel packs with me. I wish the running apps told me to slow down when I went too fast or navigated me when I go off course. The two I tried so far don't seem to do that. Next run is with the group, same park opp to my house! I love that one complete run end-end around the park is exactly 3.2 miles. Helps keep my 5k going.