05-06-2012, 05:54 PM
Not sure if we have a thread for working out and/or running or whatever, but made one anyway. The past month I've picked up the Couch-to-5K running program at my local high school track, just to try to get in shape. I've been sharing progress on Facebook through an app, but since I don't have any of you on there (if you want me to add you, feel free to PM me!), I'll keep note of progress here too.
For those of you unfamiliar with the program, it's an interval-training method. You start off with short running intervals and longer walking intervals, but as you progress, you build your stamina and get longer running intervals. Eventually you find yourself running more than you walk, and while it gets tough, it's incredibly satisfying to finish a session.
This afternoon I did the first day of Week 4, which really ramps up the running. While I only did 9 minutes total running at maximum in previous sessions, this one has 16 minutes of running, quite a task. But I kept up a good pace and never stopped running, as tired as my legs got. I use an app (RunDouble) to track progress, tell me how I'm doing every minute of an interval, and play music in the background, so once it told me to cool down after the final running interval...amazing feeling. Managed 1.9 miles at a pace of 11:20/mile, not bad given the longer running intervals which I feared would shred my pace apart. I think I'll do Week 4 Day 2 on Wednesday to give myself some time to rest up and see how I improve on that. Looking forward to it!
Anyone else doing some running programs with the nicer weather? If you want to get in shape, I'd definitely recommend it. Just need to keep yourself motivated, and by using Facebook and telling others like you guys about my progress, it keeps me going because it kinda forces me to own up to staying in this thing. Even then, just by doing this, I've come to enjoy the challenge, and that helps too!
For those of you unfamiliar with the program, it's an interval-training method. You start off with short running intervals and longer walking intervals, but as you progress, you build your stamina and get longer running intervals. Eventually you find yourself running more than you walk, and while it gets tough, it's incredibly satisfying to finish a session.
This afternoon I did the first day of Week 4, which really ramps up the running. While I only did 9 minutes total running at maximum in previous sessions, this one has 16 minutes of running, quite a task. But I kept up a good pace and never stopped running, as tired as my legs got. I use an app (RunDouble) to track progress, tell me how I'm doing every minute of an interval, and play music in the background, so once it told me to cool down after the final running interval...amazing feeling. Managed 1.9 miles at a pace of 11:20/mile, not bad given the longer running intervals which I feared would shred my pace apart. I think I'll do Week 4 Day 2 on Wednesday to give myself some time to rest up and see how I improve on that. Looking forward to it!
Anyone else doing some running programs with the nicer weather? If you want to get in shape, I'd definitely recommend it. Just need to keep yourself motivated, and by using Facebook and telling others like you guys about my progress, it keeps me going because it kinda forces me to own up to staying in this thing. Even then, just by doing this, I've come to enjoy the challenge, and that helps too!