jvincent78

What I would sometimes when I was at that point of the program was go the distance, even if it meant running through the cool down portion of the workout. If it said to try and get to 2.25 miles, I'd run til my MapMyRun app told me I was halfway to that point and then turn around. The quicker times will come

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.

What I do is just go into my music app, which is the Samsung music player (or sometimes Google Play Music app) and start the music from there while I'm stretching. Then I just open the C25K app and start the workout. I've never really done my music through the C25K app. On mine, it fades the music down while giving run/walk prompts then brings it back up.

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!

Donna that's awesome! One of my motivators is that my mom is full-blown diabetic, and I see all the problems is causing her. I definitely don't want to head down that path.

Wow... Weighed in this morning and I'm down 25# from my worst weight, down 15 from my old average!

That is interesting. Our yard backs right up to the forest preserve trails so I can jump right on and go. I probably should vary my route more, but it just so happens that there's a loop that is 6.2 miles round trip from where I jump on. So now that I've been doing the 10K trainer, I tend to go that direction all the time. When I ran my first 5K, I forgot my headphones and couldn't hear the MapMyRun on my phone, so I had no clue how far along I was. For me, mentally that's a killer!

You're definitely running waaaayyy faster than those who choose not to! Keep at it! There's nothing wrong with listening to your body, if it's telling you to repeat a week. Ultimately you know it best.

I've been focusing on breathing in through my nose and out through my mouth, but also using the diaprhagm instead the shoulders (IE, push your belly out when inhaling). I've found that when I do that consistently, I can go 4 miles without huffing and puffing. My legs and hips might feel like they're going to fall off, but I can breathe!!

I did finally pick up a pair of compression sleeves because I was starting to get some pain coming back. They seemed to have really helped. I'll have to try that alphabet thing tomorrow.

The first step to getting anywhere is deciding you're not willing to stay where you are. Strength doesn't come from what you can do. It come from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't.

Yeah it's going to time-stamp it with whatever time and date your phone is showing at the time. I guess honestly I never paid too much attention to that, since I use MapMyRun along with the C25K/10K apps. That has all my runs and routes.

While I was doing the 5K trainer, I tended to not have anything except some water before hand. Then a smoothie after showering. Now that I've started the 10K trainer, I've taken to downing a can of V8 Fusion Energy when I get up. Then getting ready and stretching usually allows me enough time for it to kick in. I think the most important thing to remember is that your body is unique. Try what others are doing, but find and stick with what works best for you.

My saga continues...I've started the 10K training app! Tomorrow is Week 9 Day 3. I continue to be blown away by the barriers that continue to fall.

There's been some times when I cross-trained on my mountain bike. But mostly I just run, usually every other day. I do need to start a weight-lifting program, it would definitely help. Keep this in mind...nutrition plays a huge role. I know it's easy to fall into the trap of "I'm running, so therefore I can eat whatever I want". While it's true to an extent, putting in healthy items will speed up the loss of inches/pounds.