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  1. Crabapple
    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.
  2. Crabapple
    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.
  3. Crabapple
    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.
  4. Crabapple
    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. )
  5. Crabapple
    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.
  6. Crabapple
    Go for it! (thumbs up)
  7. Crabapple
    Of course, you are not really falling. You are running.
  8. Crabapple
    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.
  9. Crabapple
    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.
  10. Crabapple
    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.
  11. Crabapple
    I took a yoga class two or three years ago and I have to agree. It is a lot harder than it looks.
  12. Crabapple
    That is so true. I have been working out for two years and thought I was in fairly good shape. I knew that I'd be lucky to run a full minute initially, but thought I'd follow the running schedule better. For example, I should be able to run 5 or 10 minutes or more by now, but I am lucky to run 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.
  13. Crabapple
    It's probably good to take a break after a run like that. I don't even know what a foam roller is or how to use one.
  14. Crabapple
    Me, too.
  15. Crabapple
    I call Arizona home, but I've been living in Utah for the last 4 years.
  16. Crabapple
    That's great! I'm glad you beat your previous time.
  17. Crabapple
    It's easier to run after having coffee. Not because it gives me energy (it doesn't. It relaxes me), but because after I drink it, I'm not hungry for several hours. The main reason I drink coffee is for brain health, though.
  18. Crabapple
    Yeah. One place I read said you had to drink 4+ cups of coffee every day to have a problem. I drink about 12-14 ounces, 3-4 times a week (2 6-oz cups, approximately). With a lot of almond milk.
  19. Crabapple
    Kudos to you for doing this. I keep repeating, so you are definitely better than I am.
  20. Crabapple
    Definitely layers. Maybe a backpack to carry any layers you take off?
  21. Crabapple
    On some thread that I can't find now, I posted that coffee leaches calcium from one's bones. Turns out that the amount is negligible. (Sorry for the large font below. It's a copy and paste from an email I sent this morning.) If 1-2 tablespoons of milk offsets the negative effects of caffeine/coffee, then it really is nothing to worry about, so I'm back with drinking coffee on my run days. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/12204390/
  22. Crabapple
    Pockets in leggings! You lucked out. None of mine have even a hint of pockets.
  23. Crabapple
    Thanks for posting that. That's very encouraging to all of us who struggle to keep the pace that the c25k wants us to keep.
  24. Crabapple
    Good vibes coming your way. I hope it warms up a little there. For us, today makes two days in a row that we had sun. That hasn't happened for maybe a month or more.
  25. Crabapple
    Heck, it will be like only half a day's work.
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