Crabapple
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Freakin' cool! I have a running belt and it is so much better to have one.
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Okay, Ninjajedi, I would totally like to see you run with a few beers in you. I know that if I tried, I would probably be very entertaining (I'm a total lightweight). Seriously, though, I agree with CleBkPkr. Also, I hope your birthday w was great!
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Just so I'm giving a clear picture here, I probably walk 2/3 or 3/4 of the time I do my runs. I can go fairly far because I can walk 3 miles, and often do. It's about one and a half miles to Walmart so I walk there, walk around the store, and then walk home. Sometimes I go to another store or two before I go home, so walking is not difficult. Running! Man, that is difficult.
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Happy Birthday. I hope it's a great day!
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Wishing you luck, Cheryl. If the runs get too difficult, you can always repeat days or weeks. I've repeated. (Thought I was around week 7, but seeing how long ago I posted this, it looks like I could easily be on week 9 or 10. I know I repeated weeks at least 3 times.)
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You're entitled to ramble because it's your thread. I agree. 3 minute runs are hard. I'm in week 4 on the app (something like week 7 or so for real) and it expects 3 and 5 minute runs. Needless to say, I just do what I can.
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Okay, I see where I got confused in regards to how long I was supposed to run. The runs this week really are 3, 5, 3, 5. It's the rest periods that are 90 seconds and about 2 1/2 minutes long. After the run, I got light-headed and it got so bad that I felt like I was going to fall down. My experience with keto led me to believe I needed electrolytes, so I took a half teaspoon of Lite Salt and a half a teaspoon of Concentrace (which has a lot of magnesium in it), then sat down. And now I'm feeling a lot better. It makes me think I should probably take those minerals before I run, especially if I run a long time. Today I went 5.5 km (3.4 miles) which I've only done once before (and I forgot to bring my water bottle, which mistake I won't make again).
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Neither am I.
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Sounds like you've got a good plan that's working for you.
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It really would.
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[cheers] Awesome!
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Thank you both for your encouragement. I appreciate it very much, and then some.
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Oops. I thought the run was 3/5 but it was more like 3, 90 seconds, 5, 90 seconds, with comparable breaks in between. I obviously didn't pay enough attention to the voice when I ran today. I might try to follow it on the other run days this week, though I know I won't get to 5 and will be lucky to hit 3.
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I would definitely miss you and a couple others. If I only accessed the forum on a computer, I think I'd be more likely to stick around. Accessing it through the app means that I might not think of coming here once I stop using the app. I am supposing the forum is available online.
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I decided to forge ahead even though I'm where the app thinks I can run 3 minutes, walk 3 minutes, run 5 minutes, and walk 5 minutes. I stop and go according to my ability, without measuring the time. Also, I'm adding distance. I hit 4k today. (C25k is set on miles, but I measure my distance with the Nike app because C25k never picks up the GPS signal. Also, Nike keeps recording until I stop it, because it is just a tracker for me, and the C25k app is my trainer. Nike is set for km because it is measuring how close I am, realistically, to being able to run a 5k, plus I'm going to use it on the 5k run day.)
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I've also thought the same thing: that people probably just disappear once they finish the c25k. There's a good chance that I might do that, but not after the 5K in April. More likely after my 10K in October.
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I suspect that taking on a project like going from couch to a 5K run probably has a high dropout rate, like you said. It definitely isn't easy, and I can imagine it's more difficult for someone with physical health problems or who has a lot of weight to lose. I really admire those people who keep on plugging on. They are such a good example for people like me who really want to give up sometimes. For example, that relative of yours is very inspiring.
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Absolute beginner to 10K: Lessons learned and tips to share
Crabapple replied to Cerelia's topic in Running Tips
I have had experiences like that when I'm walking. If alone, I'll get lost in thought sometimes. If with someone else, I'll get lost in the conversation. It makes it a lot easier to walk a few miles, especially if you're carrying groceries. -
Absolute beginner to 10K: Lessons learned and tips to share
Crabapple replied to Cerelia's topic in Running Tips
I don't think it has happened more than about 15 to 30 seconds at a time, and then only twice. Lol What it tells me, though, is that it's possible to do. I tried doing that this morning. I don't know if I did very well at that but I didn't do too bad in my run. I'm beginning to be encouraged. And I really think, with practice, I will get better and better at being lost in thought, even if it's just looking at the beautiful snow covered mountain to the north of me as I run. That's what I was looking at today during part of the run. (I'm practicing not looking at the ground as I run. ) -
I don't. My C25k always asks to be linked to Google Fit (even if I don't have it installed on my phone; btw, GF doesn't really accept C25k's input) but never to anything else. You might have some luck going to feedback on the C25k/C210k app. Click on it, and it will let you send an email to them. They haven't always been able to help me, but they have been really good at replying.
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Go for it! (thumbs up)
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Of course, you are not really falling. You are running.
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I agree. I don't think it's good to land on your toes, if that's what they mean. I've read that it's good to land lightly on the ball of your foot, that heel strikes are not good and can lead to injury. Also, that a person should take shorter strides, in essence, falling forward with your body over the foot as it hits the pavement or ground.
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It's really sad that so many of these old posts have zero answers. I often wonder if they ever found answers somewhere else, and if they even read these forums anymore.
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Absolute beginner to 10K: Lessons learned and tips to share
Crabapple replied to Cerelia's topic in Running Tips
Thanks, both of you, for the reminder that a lot of it is mental. I have been wondering that, especially when once or twice I got lost in thought, then suddenly realized I'd gone farther than I thought I could.
