C25K – Week 5, Day 1 – Round 3

Went out for a run today. Feels like fall out there! It’s been hot the last few weeks, probably the warmest weeks of summer. But now it feels like fall – 60 degrees or so. It was nice and sunny today – a beautiful day. Yesterday was seriously windy, so I wasn’t about to attempt to run in that.

So I ran 5, walked 3, ran 5, walked 3 and ran 5. I went just under 2 miles. It went just fine and I didn’t collapse when I was done this time. ☺ I’m trying to decide if I should do the 20 minute run or not this week. Seems too early still, but I guess it came up quick the other times too and I’ve never felt ready for it. So maybe I’ll just go for it and see what happens.

C25K - Round 3

It was too hot today to be running, but I did anyways. Our summer is just a few months late. I don't want to complain about it, because I know it's going to be cold before long, but man, it was hot out there today. I ran the same as last time and all went fine, no problems running.

But then the last 5 minutes walking home, was miserable. Not sure if I ate something funny, or didn't drink enough water beforehand, or if it was just too hot, but I was miserable for a bit afterwards. I was sweating like crazy, my face was beet red, my stomach hurt, and I was kinda dizzy. All I could do was splash cold water on my face and lay down for a bit. Felt better after a few minutes, so it wasn't terrible. Hopefully it's nothing major...

C25K - Round 3

On Sunday, I got another run in. DH came with me. Did the same as last time - Ran for 5 min, walked for 3, ran 5, walked 3, & ran 5. Felt good to run -all is going well. No sore knees yet.

C25K - Round 3

I decided to start the C25K again, but since I've already done it almost 2 times, I'm going to start part-way through. I figured I'd start about at Week 4, but instead of doing what the plan recommends, I made up my own Week 4 (Just because Week 4 seemed too easy, but Week 5 seemed to be overdoing it right off the bat...) I'm going to run 5 minutes, walk 3, run 5, walk 3 and run 5 for 3 days this week. After that, I think I'll follow the plan from Week 5 on.

So that's what I did today and it seemed to go just fine. Wasn't too easy, but wasn't too hard. Feels good to get some good exercise in. So wish me luck that I can keep running this round!

I'm back!!!

I haven't been around for a while. 13 weeks to be exact. I quit running back then, because my knees were really bugging me. They were sore almost constantly. I think my new shoes were not the right fit and were making them hurt. Then, while hiking this summer, I must have pulled some muscle in the back of my right knee, because that was quite sore for a really long time. It just didn't seem to quit hurting. I would notice it whenever I walked or hiked.

So, I figured I'd just take a break and let my knees recover and get back to normal. And I think they are finally done hurting! I tried to do lots of other types of exercise in the meanwhile, biking, walking, hiking, etc, but nothing seemed to be as much of a workout as running. I never felt that same feeling of accomplishment as I do after a run.

After sitting around all day on Sunday, I really felt like I had to get some good exercise in, and running seemed to be what I was craving. So, DH and I went for a quick run. I wasn't sure how far I could run after not running for so long, but wanted to see if I could run a mile. Well, I was able to fairly easily run that mile and it felt soooooo good! We ran the first mile and then walked back. I didn't want to overdo it right off the bat. I figured that was a good start. So, I'm back and I hope to stick around for a while again! :)