I took it to mean, going further with each stride, rather than bouncing up and down. Although I’m sure my husband enjoyed watching that.
Well shoot, I’ll have to work on that. Obviously I have no idea how to run properly. Thanks for clearing that up.
And if your husband was enjoying watching you bounce up and down, you need a better sports bra! 
I went to the doctor today. My BP is 98/64. Of course, high BP has never been a problem for me, but it was creeping up to 112/72 and a bit more. My resting heart rate is 72. Much better.
I can only do 1.4 miles tomorrow-busy day, ending with having to go to work in the afternoon. I feel great and haven’t been napping or even lying down this week after my runs, but I’m afraid to push it until I’m a bit more in shape. I will do a “long” run(2.3 miles) on Saturday to make up.
Foot doctor tomorrow. Congrats to all here who are “staying the course!”
jsgoddess–so you take a day off. That’s ok. You’ll start up again tomorrow or Thursday. 
It’s harder if your 67 year old mother is pushing your pace. Thank god it rained this morning.
The daughter and I did W2D2 tonight. We tried to do the course we’ve been running, but backwards (the course, not the running), which got us a bit turned around, but it worked out okay in the end. I realized during the run that we’re covering close on 2.5 miles in 26+ minutes, which works out to a pretty good clip when you consider quite a bit of that is at a “brisk walk”*. Good news is that my bad calf held out. Both calves are a bit tight, but I didn’t get that twinge of pain like I have the last few runs. I’m quite encouraged by that. This was The Girl’s first shot at the 90 second runs and she said it was easier than the first week, although it did look like she had to exert more effort.
*Anyone else find it weird that the same adjective, “brisk”, can modify a walk, a day and an iced tea?
And a manner. Don’t forget a manner.
I think that’s brusque. 
But one can be brisk in manner, too- so, never mind…
What IS brisk iced tea, really? I know it’s been longer steeped, but why not just say that?
Something to ponder on my run tomorrow! 
I had considered doing this program before but I thought “How on earth will I keep track of when to run and when to walk?” Realising that this was simply impossible I settled back on the couch. But it was this thread, and in particular those Robert Ullreys MP3s that made me reconsider it. I’m half way through week 2 at the moment but my week 2 is just repeating week 1. I didn’t feel like I was up to the week 2 change but I think that was just me being unsure as I have had no problems with breathing or pain when doing the week 1 set. Mind you my “running” is definitely more of a slow jog. But I am going by the old “have enough breath to talk” rule. I figure the speed will come eventually.
So far I’m enjoying it. I like the feeling you get when you finish your run. I know that I would just have spent that time watching rubbish TV.
My running form isn’t the best so I need to work on that. But hopefully I will stick with this and start to see the benefits.
I suck at math, so help me out here. I ran 1.4 miles. I think I did this in 14 minutes of running (not counting my walking).
I ran from 0649-0653, then walked for 1. Then I ran from 0654-0700, then walked for 1. Then 0701-0705 (1.4 miles completed here) and cool down. Ok, so I ran 1.4 miles in 14 minutes (more or less–or should I count the walks? They do contribute to the distance). So, does that make my pace a (roughly, very roughly) 10 minute mile?
It felt great. It was a bit nippy out there! It’s 45 and sunny today–welcome to October.
I found an old pair of #2 son’s yarn mittens, cut the tops off and had an instant pair of handwarmers for this morning. I didn’t need them by the end, but they made all the difference comfort-wise at the start.
Hooray, and welcome! I’m a very slow runner, too.
Eleanor, 45? Brr. BRR.
W2D2 down for tdc and myself. I think he’s having an easier go at it than I am, as I’m not able to complete the last two bits o’ running. Monday it was due to an ill feeling in my stomach, today it was soreness up and down the front of my legs. I’m going to make sure I stretch those muscles better Friday morning and work on the forward motion issue Ginger mentions.
Also, I’m trying very hard to have a positive mantra going in my head during the whole thing, otherwise I obsess and look at my shadow and wonder why it looks like there’s a loveseat on my backside. Utter motivation killer, that. :mad:
This morning I had a wardrobe crisis (not a wardrobe malfunction, just a crisis) - I’d gone on a laundry rampage and, typically, haven’t finished, so there is NOTHING to wear. I spied a size 10 skirt I haven’t been able to fit into in a year and tried it on in desperation.
It fits.
I ain’t sayin’ it’s the running, but I can’t imagine what else it could be.
This is absolutely and positively insane (and totally like me in the Impossible-Dream-and-then-give-up arena), but when we run our 5Ks we’ll have right around a year until marathon season where I live is. Honestly, I find it more impossible to get my brain around starting running than running a marathon, and I’ve already started! Of course, the training would be a huge, enormous time commitment. But would anybody want to try and run one with me? We could actually run one together if anybody’s up for it - I’d go as far south as the Disney one and north into North Carolina. There’s Atlanta, Kiawah Island, Jacksonville, Myrtle Beach - there’s even one here in Columbia, although I can tell you it goes up some pretty bad hills. Run the 5K in November/December, work on distance and speed for half a year (10K? Half marathon?), and then I found a well-regarded 18 week novice marathon plan. I mean, we’d have a year. You can make a whole baby in less than a year.
Good on you, Zsofia. I’m a dude, so I’m not sure what a size 10 skirt is, but I infer it’s an improvement, so congrats.
Not sure I’ll be getting to a marathon, but I think they do have multiple events at Disney, which might be achievable. Let’s take it slow, though, okay?
BTW, I am on a redo of week 4 of the pushup thing, and did day 2 of that one (middle column) today. I tried to push for 35 on the fifth set but only made about 33 or so when my head started to hurt, so cut it short there. These are a real sombitch.
Week 1 day 2 down. It’s realllly dark at 5:30 in the morning. Thank God the streetlights aren’t too far apart. I did see two women out walking together.
I had a bit of knee pain, so I might dig out my patella band and see if that helps. Once I was done running, though, I was done with the pain.
10 is smaller than 12.
After four days off I was finally able to get to week 4 day 1. I thought I would have a tough time of it since it goes from three minutes of running to five. The running wasn’t a problem, the figuring out when to run and when to walk was more difficult. I ended up having to write on my hand the times when I would have to switch. I actually didn’t have any real problems except I decided to run through a different neighborhood and ended up getting turned around a bit and instead of 25 minutes it turned into 45 minutes. At least it was a nice night for a walk.
I would have thought that they would have made it a bit easier to figure out while you’re running. Week 3 was 90 seconds run 90 walk 3 run 3 walk repeat. Week 4 was way to hard to figure out and would have been impossible to remember.
What’s scary is that I was tempted to say yes. But I’m not going to say yes. I’m going to say, “Let’s get through this training and then we’ll talk.”
Ed, are you using the podcast at all? I would be totally lost without them. I understand it’s going to get a bit more convoluted when I reach your stage, but am hoping he’s got that more or less covered in the podcast.
I’ve finished W2D1 yesterday. I really need to figure out what to wear because it was 58 and damp and my legs and arms never really warmed up. The first interval seemed to last forever. The jump from 60 to 90 seconds was more noticeable than I expected. But I finished and I’m not too sore or tired today.
I’ve been running on the roads near my house and my choice is either the asphalt or the gravel shoulder. I’ve been switching back and forth and trying to decide which would be better to run on. The gravel would be easier on my knees but with the loose rocks, I’m afraid of twisting an ankle. Which would be better to run on?
Nope, no podcast or anything but a watch. I ended up writing out the times to figure out everything then just wrote that on my hand. I don’t know if I’d like music or anything when I run, never have before so I’m not sure if I’ll start now.