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lepetitfromage:

--- Quote from: bainidhe_dub on 03 Jun 2012, 17:24 ---I did a 4th day of week 1 today. We had more crazy thunderstorms last week (Friday: tornado warnings & no power after 6pm) so my "week 1" has gotten way stretched out & I wasn't feeling quite up to starting week 2. I took the dog and we did 2.1 miles avg 14:18 min/mi. Hopefully tomorrow or Tuesday evening will be nice and I can do W2/D1.

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I'm with you- last week was ridiculous so I only got to run one day- and my shins started to act up a bit. I ended up doing the Week 1 run and actually made it through. Much better to complete a slightly easier run than fail miserably and feel defeated by a harder one.

I'm planning on doing the Week 2 workout Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday this week. While I may not be following the program exactly, I learned in my last program that it's better to listen to my body and go a little slower than push myself and burn out.

...Now if only I could figure out how to chart this.
Edit: Just checked the chart and I'm following your lead, Bain. Makes sense to do it that way.

bainidhe_dub:
I figured it makes sense to do it that way since it's the week 1 schedule again. I don't know what I'd do if it was one of the weeks when the days are different... day 3.5?

Lines:
I did day 1 today and...it was hard. I had to skip two of the runs because I pushed myself too hard on the first two and I was having breathing problems. (I really need to go to the doctor and try to get an inhaler for when I exercise.) But I slowed down for the rest of them and that seemed to work. Depending on how Wednesday goes, I might repeat or do an extra day of week 1 before I move onto week 2. But the cycle itself doesn't seem so bad. I'm really thankful for that podcast, it really helped.

So far I don't have sore legs, I was worried I would earlier would, but I'm walking just fine. I did notice some stiffness when I would transition from running to walking, but I haven't felt much pain or stiffness since then. Maybe I'll wake up tomorrow questioning my existence, who knows.

bainidhe_dub:
I did w2/d1 today - I definitely noticed the added 30 seconds of running, mostly in my legs. I was a little wheezy at first but not too bad. 2.12 mi, 14:38 min/mi.

Redball:
The rest of you may be more accustomed to doing things like this with others at a distance, but I'm still bragging about being in an international running group. Also neat that you're willing to do repeats. Other folks might find it easier to quit.

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