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W12D1 - another success. But it wasn't easy. I felt like this was the hardest one yet. So many thoughts of quitting that I had to keep forcing myself to NOT listen to... I mean, I know it wasn't the hardest session ever - there were plenty of times when I started that *couldn't* finish a session so, logically speaking, any session I actually finish makes it impossible for it to be the hardest one ever. In two weeks, it's going to want me to do 60-minutes straight jogging. I haven't really felt like this since I was looking at the 20 minutes of, if memory serves, W5D3...

Can I join the 50+ club too please? Medical referral 16 weeks ago to lose weight so I've been doing the gym and weight watchers. 21lb lost so far and I've just started to run and love it. Week 2 day 1 done today. My first target is to join the local park run. They do 5K in 3 laps so I thought I could go along and start with a lap. So that's my aim for the new year.

Finished week 12 with icing on the cake...hit 10K also. I'm pretty happy about this; I'm going to hang out at this distance for a few weeks until my muscles catch up.

Endomundo is nice but I sitll maintain you shoudl try Strava. All the different awards you get rule

I like mmr because it doesn't ask for personal details and doesn't try dig around in your personal info... that said... i downloaded all three and have was upgraded automatically by endomundo due to my galaxy s5...it looks like it has training plans so i might give it a go... thanks azatol... appreciate it...

w6d3 done it was hard i got stich in my side right away in first min of running but i did it all i didnt stop

So weird how one day it's easy and the next it's hard again. I need a redo. Walked about 2 minutes halfway into it...I think I may have picked up the pace on accident now that I think about it

I'm heading out in a few minutes

Best time or not, you DID it! At the end of the day, that's all that matters. I'm doing w7d3 this afternoon. Just hate that it's on a treadmill, but better than not at all.

I hate when apps f... up. Many years ago when commputers were being born the saying was garbage in garbage out. I hate math also and this sounds like a math homework problem hey great job on running further in the same time frame you should ignore the app and jump for joy

it will that stuff is warm i just hate when my fingers hurt

Did, over and done with. So that's another one in the bag, but I am not thrilled, mainly because map my run is playing mind games with me. Same runtime as W8D1 - right? If the distance I ran was greater than I did on W8D1 - then it follows than I ran faster - right? Not according to mapmyrun I sprinted twice during the run - for the last minute and a little before that too - so either my world is moving in slowmo or map my run is screwing up... I really shouldn't care at all - I know, but I do...

oh boy that is some ambition have fun and good luck have you ever used those little hand warmer things that heat up when u activate them my fingers sometimes get very painfull when they get to cold has not happend while running yet for now im using $store texting gloves. mittens keep fingers warmer cause they all together except the thumb

8 miles this morning with no discomfort(other than numb fingers in 28 degrees). I think we are getting there. I'll be ready for spring training in a month.

I'd say it depends on your physical condition. If you are a fairly athletic person, you may want to start at week 2. If you are not so much inclined, start at week 1 and just try and run your 5K before it's done. Tell yourself it's ok if you have to walk some of it. Another option is to run every other day and not the same 3 days of the week, then half the weeks you would run 4 times while still having a rest day off between each run. Then you'd finish the whole program in time.

I started running 5k 3 times a week. Then I picked one day a week and started running 3.5. Then one day I went for 4. Then held that a couple weeks then went for 4.5, then 5, then 6, then 7, then 8, then 13 LOL(that was a big jump and probably part of the reason I'm injured). Your long run is an integral part of your running. You should run long one run every week. For you a long run may be 3.5 miles right now and that's fine. You should also run easy on virtually every run and only do one fast day a week. 1 speed day, 1 long day, 1-2 easy days. RInse and repeat. It's also important to up your mileage very gradually. Increasing mileage is a high risk for the injury category. I track my mileage for each run and my weekly total. If I want to run 10 miles on Saturday, I will shorten up some other days so even if I dial up my long run a significant amount, I wont raise my weekly mileage by more than a little bit.