As soon as I started walking the joint where my thigh bone meets my hip was hurting with every step...but after about 2 minutes of walking that warmed up and stopped hurting. My ankle bothered me throughout the whole workout and my knees bothered me a little during the first and last runs, but that was all. I just felt more weighed down than normal, which could be due to the fact that it was warmer and WAY more humid tonight than it has ever been during my previous workouts. I'm a little disappointed in my paces but I'm proud of myself for going out there and doing it...all of it...even though I really didn't want to.
My husband really feels that I'm overdoing it, which I agree with to an extent. My thought was to do the Crim group training every Tuesday and then, instead of doing all of the Crim training "homework" walks, I would just do the Couch 2 5K training Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. David wants me to stop doing the C25K training and concentrate on the Crim training program...which would be just walking 6 days a week. He doesn't think that I will be able to run a 5k in the time frame that I'm gunning for (July 12th). I'm not expecting to be able to run the whole think by then either, but I'd rather train for it than to just go out there and 'try' to do it...that would spell injury way more! I'd really like some advice on this and would appreciate it greatly!
Tomorrow I have to walk the 4.5 miles for the Crim group training session on my own earlier in the day because my son has his preschool graduation tomorrow night! : ) I also found out today that he will be able to go to the school district that we wanted!!! YAY!!!
Here are my splits...ugh
| Day Five | Day Five | ||
| C25K Week 2 | Time | Distance | Avg Pace |
| 1 | 05:00.0 | 0.27 | 18:40 |
| 2 | 01:30.0 | 0.12 | 12:15 |
| 3 | 02:00.0 | 0.10 | 20:46 |
| 4 | 01:30.0 | 0.12 | 12:36 |
| 5 | 02:00.0 | 0.10 | 20:39 |
| 6 | 01:30.0 | 0.12 | 12:12 |
| 7 | 02:00.0 | 0.10 | 20:13 |
| 8 | 01:30.0 | 0.12 | 12:21 |
| 9 | 02:00.0 | 0.10 | 19:21 |
| 10 | 01:30.0 | 0.11 | 13:19 |
| 11 | 02:00.0 | 0.10 | 20:12 |
| 12 | 01:30.0 | 0.11 | 13:44 |
| 13 | 02:00.0 | 0.10 | 20:46 |
| 14 | 04:00.0 | 0.20 | 19:43 |
I hope everyone has an awesome Tuesday! : )
You have to do what feels right for your body. Have you done a 5K before? You could use this first one to create a walking baseline.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking strictly from my own experience, attempting to run revealed a lot of other problems which have to be addressed before I start running again. If you are having pain, go see your doctor. For years I confused pain with strenuous effort. Actual pain is not necessary or good.
You may not be able to run a 5k by the 12th of July, but you could do it at whatever interval you're at with your c25k program. That's what I did for my first 5k. I did 6:1 intervals because that's where I was in my training program. You need to do what you feel comfortable with. I personally had a lot of the issues that you are having starting out. Make sure you are warming up enough (at least a 5 minute walk) and if you are having pains during, you should be stretching as well. Learning to run was one of the hardest things I've done. But it was so worth it. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteHi! Thanks for checking out my blog. To answer your questions: I started running when I was in the low 170's. I'd tried to run before, when I was heavier, but I just didn't have the discipline or desire to do it. I'd huff and puff through maybe a 10th of a mile and then give up. I started at the end of January, with C25K. But I gave up around week 3 or 4 because it wasn't progressing fast enough for me. I think if I'd have stuck with it, I'd be faster, but right now I'm just working on distance since my first 5k is in a couple weeks.
ReplyDeleteI decided on 366 miles because that equaled one mile a day for the whole year - this year is a leap year. :) I'm way behind on my goal, so I'm not sure I'll get very close to reaching it, but it's fun to shoot for. :)
Good luck with your running endeavor. It's not easy and I struggle with it, but I want to love it, so I haven't given up. :)