DonnaK Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Need some advice - Week 5 day 3 is kicking my butt - have made a run at it the twenty minutes twice now, haven't finished and as you know when I stop the workout then it goes back to that day (as it should). Next time should I let the clock run no matter if it's all run or interval and just move on, or stay with it till I get it? Other question, what are some good alternate day things to do to build my endurance? swimming or biking? thanks. First 5K 5 weeks from tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvincent78 Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 I've done biking on my alternate days, helps with the leg strength. On the 20 minutes, how far are you getting? TThere's times for me right now where I'm at (10K trainer, running 3 sets of 15 minutes solid) that in the last set my legs tell me I've got to walk for a few seconds. I will mentally pick a section between trail markers or trees (I run out in the forest preserve) and tell myself "OK, I'm going to keep running to that tree...then I'll walk between those two trees, then I'm running again." Keep at it and you'll get it. Once I broke down that 20 minute barrier, I felt like I could accomplish anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest donna.kennedy@yahoo.com Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 One day I got 10 minutes total, the other day 8 (humidity was awful) and then a bit more. Cool front came in last night. Will get back out there Sunday or Monday and give it another crack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Emily Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Keep trying... I would be inclined to keep the app running and just work on endurance... You can always go back and keep trying that run. So what if you have a few seconds (or even a minute or two) or walking in there? Keep plugging away at it... Once you get it the other days do get easier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvincent78 Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 One day I got 10 minutes total, the other day 8 (humidity was awful) and then a bit more. Cool front came in last night. Will get back out there Sunday or Monday and give it another crack. I know how that humidity can be. I was in FL for 2 weeks on business beginning of August, and I made myself stick to the C25K program. But that meant a couple of afternoon runs on the hot pavement. When I got back here to Chicago there was a cool front and almost no humidity and I felt like I could run forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRACE28 Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 I've been using the ZenLabs c210k app for 8 weeks now. I'm just joining the boards now. I came looking because I'm struggling with the week 5 goals and thought I might find some help/pointers/etc. It has been very comforting to come on here and find multiple posts from people also stuck on week 5. Keep up the good fight. Glad to know I'm not alone!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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