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Way to go Kerry, Chris, and Lzy!!
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I'm new to running so no advice here - but sounds like a great goal! Do you bike and swim already?
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Hi Sue! Good for you getting started! I'm an outdoor runner (no gym membership, or treadmill) - so I'm determined to keep going thru the cold. Of course cold is relative and I'm in the south so not sure what your facing - but if you plan to run outside, I'd say an investment in good cold weather running layers is warranted... I'm not a fan of being cold, but the running helps keep ya warm!
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A late reply, but I wanted to chime in... Another hypothyroid girl here. I'm only on week 5 so haven't really lost any weight - and I don't really expect to til I get to running longer times regularly. But I do think energy level in general has gone up. And I feel less lumpy, so that's a plus.
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Mostly inside runner feeling embarrassed at 5K
Dart_girl replied to bookrun's topic in Introduce Yourself
How about 'slog' - as in slow jog? That's what mine feels like! I'm super slow. But going further each week. And that's the key, I think. Compare yourself to yourself alone, not to anyone else - especially when just starting. Hang in there, Jay! You can't improve if you stop trying! Keep working at your own pace and I'm sure you'll see progress. -
Hello R4L! I'm hypothyroid so I know how hard it can be to get going sometimes - I've found even just the few weeks I've been doing on C25K have been helpful for energy levels. (Along with my usual meds of course!)
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I just finished week 4 and found it quite a challenge. R2 felt especially hard, although I did note that the second 5 min interval was the first time I felt like my legs were dying, and not my lungs! It did get a little better/more do-able feeling on R3. I did it - You can do it, too, Jaquie!
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I've had some issues with the voice prompts being barely audible over my own playlist on my iPhone, even though the app voice prompt volume setting was all the way up. I checked the ringer volume in Settings->Sounds->RINGER AND ALERTS and found that volume set all the way down and I couldn't change it with the volume buttons while the headphones were plugged in (all that changed was the music volume). I changed the ringer volume using the slider in Settings and this seems to have helped a lot! Hope this helps others!