edit: though... the music is terrible.
I could probably get over it, although it's not quite as hard as I like my running music. This site (http://web.me.com/iestynx/Couch_to_5K/Podcast/Podcast.html) has a music-free version so you can run to silence or add your own tracks in a music editing program. I used to have Adobe Audition and I really enjoyed using that, but I don't remember where the disk is and don't feel like shelling out more money for a new copy. I just found Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/) so I might give that a try.
A thought: Are there any charting tools available on the forum permitting us to, at a minimum, check off our weekly participation? Would the poll mechanism or some other work for this? Would this reveal more about each of us than we might prefer?
A thought: Are there any charting tools available on the forum permitting us to, at a minimum, check off our weekly participation? Would the poll mechanism or some other work for this? Would this reveal more about each of us than we might prefer?
Chart off your participation here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AozrBvNXfeOndEVHNk1tbnoxZnFVQlNZdTJzYkVNelE#gid=0I'd wondered if we could keep it in the forum, but this'll work if others are interested. Thanks! And fun? The best part of it is the feeling when it's over, IIRC.
Player 1, the preview explains it all. Green is run, black is to run, the week player 1 is in is week 2. He has run the first day of week 2.
Have fun :)
I've used a Polar HRM in recent years, and for other things, own a handheld GPS. The iPhone has the potential to converge those uses, but the sticking point for me was the requirement for a dongle on the iPhone to connect to the HRM belt. Haven't checked the state of the art for a few months.
I use sports-tracker. (http://www.sports-tracker.com) Requires (?) a smartphone (or whatnot) with a GPS-receiver. You can upload your exercises to your account on the site, review the workouts on google maps, share them with your facebook friends and all that. If you are of the techie type, you can also collect data from a compatible heart rate monitor.
I think it would provide everyone a bit more extra motivation if you all signed up for 5k's a few months from now. Nothing like an upcoming race to keep you motivated.If we all get through this and graduate, maybe the same 5k? Considering the roster so far, an event not far from the Channel?
It is possible to connect a smartphone to a HRM via Bluetooth. ST's own HRM apparently is not compatible with iPhone (not a concern for me, as I'm using an "oldish" device running on Symbian) nor Windows phone (may become a concern when I upgrade), don't know about Polar HRM. Hmm.I've used a Polar HRM in recent years, and for other things, own a handheld GPS. The iPhone has the potential to converge those uses, but the sticking point for me was the requirement for a dongle on the iPhone to connect to the HRM belt. Haven't checked the state of the art for a few months.
I use sports-tracker. (http://www.sports-tracker.com) Requires (?) a smartphone (or whatnot) with a GPS-receiver. You can upload your exercises to your account on the site, review the workouts on google maps, share them with your facebook friends and all that. If you are of the techie type, you can also collect data from a compatible heart rate monitor.
Chart off your participation here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AozrBvNXfeOndEVHNk1tbnoxZnFVQlNZdTJzYkVNelE#gid=0
Player 1, the preview explains it all. Green is run, black is to run, the week player 1 is in is week 2. He has run the first day of week 2.
Have fun :)
I don't have a smartphone, so it would be good if we could use a tracking system that is either multi-platform, or web-based.For a group chart, DrPhibes' will do quite well. It's an anyone-can-edit spreadsheet, although I hope that means you have to be signed in and your edits are tracked. Take a look at it.
a tracking system that is web-based.
Otherwise "dot com" was left out from the address, so no wonder it didn't work.
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Yep barrymoo, you are the only one, Linds has run but has not updated the information sheet.
there are also powders that you can mix into shakes.
I haven't run yet! I am holding off until June to start. When I won't be freaking out about how my time should be spent doing work on my thesis. I thought about starting today, but I know I'll spend the whole time freaking out about how I should be working. So I'll be a few weeks behind everyone, but I will do it!There's a possibility that the 1 1/2 hours a week will clear your head and unjangle your nerves.
How far did your run end up taking you? I'm trying to plot a route around the neighborhood that won't leave me a mile from home when I finish. I usually average about 3.5mi/hr when I walk the dog, but I have no idea what jogging would do to that. Plus I think I'll be running alone today, because it's raining, and a certain big scary dog is considerably less scary when faced with the prospect of getting his feet wet.As I recall it, the C25K program gives you an option of working by distance or time. Distance requires measurement, maybe GPS, etc., but 5 minutes of this and 60 seconds of that means you can simply use a watch, second hand not required, and head back when your half hour is half done. I used a C25K track in the iphone that told me when to walk and when to run, and also told me when I was halfway done. Since I was walking along a dead-end road, I simply turned around at the halfway point. I also walk at about 3.5 mph, and from my jogging memory, I may increase to 4.5-5mph. My feet at this point don't entirely leave the road; a shuffle jog, which I'm OK with for now.
I don't know why 'm still reading this thread, but... I did do a little research on starvation mode.
Your body doesn't go there until you're below 50% of caloric intake (so the 1000 or so was pretty closse). 200 calories shy won't do it.
My legs hurt.Rest? Or walk it off?
How far did your run end up taking you? I'm trying to plot a route around the neighborhood that won't leave me a mile from home when I finish. I usually average about 3.5mi/hr when I walk the dog, but I have no idea what jogging would do to that. Plus I think I'll be running alone today, because it's raining, and a certain big scary dog is considerably less scary when faced with the prospect of getting his feet wet.I didn't answer your question: Monday took me just about 1 1/2 miles.
Be careful as summer comes on - they're nowhere near as efficient at dispersing heat as we are from under that fur coat!
I think I'm going to go for my first run tonight! There's some residual anxiety from the last running disaster, but I'm determined none the less! I'm going to give it a shot today without my compression sleeves and see if that helps my calves any. I bought new running shoes a few weeks ago, so hopefully that will help too.
Looks like the plantar fasciitis from last winter has returned. ... A lot of painkillers in the near future.
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I need to work out a route that doesn't make me run up every hill both ways.
I need to work out a route that doesn't make me run up every hill both ways.
You shouldn't go via Escher Road.
Anyway, I could always run on different days now anyway - since morning prayer has been moved, there's no reason it has to be on those days. So perhaps I'll go tomorrow, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday or something.Whatever works for you. Hope you don't fall behind. I think I read on the c25k site that the third week is rough for some.
No, I just crash even harder three hours later. I just have to accept that I need more sleep than most people, and not wear myself out. Certainly I don't want to be on a caffiene high during exams, that definitely wouldn't help me think properly! Also, interestingly, caffiene is thought to be a contributor towards fatigue disorders, as in it makes them worse.Then take your time. If you bump into your friend, tell her we said hi.
Personally I'm not all that bothered about hitting 5k by the end of the 9 weeks. I'm rather hoping that by that point, I'll actively enjoy running and just keep going out and running for fun. If we do decide we're all going to enter a race, then I'd start training a bit more seriously for distance, but for now I just want to get fitter and lose some weight. It's working so far :)I agree, and I seem to be losing some weight too. Funny to think that we'd all enter local 5K races.
Running is easy to do anywhere and I need to get over my distaste for it.My morning commute to high school was a mile or so by bike, 3 miles by school bus. My mother used to send me out of the house with, "Look around you!" I think of it often as I jog and try to notice changes. Now if I could recognize birds and birdcalls....
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.
Maybe I'll wake up tomorrow questioning my existence, who knows.
Did it! That was so good! It is the first time I got to the end of the run and thought "What, that's it?!".
About a year ago, my wife and I started going for a walk once or twice a week. After a few weeks, we tried to run "just a little." At first, we would pick a mail box maybe 100 meters away and we'd run to it.
About a year ago, my wife and I started going for a walk once or twice a week. After a few weeks, we tried to run "just a little." At first, we would pick a mail box maybe 100 meters away and we'd run to it.
Does anyone remember doing something like that in childhood? I can recall walking on the sidewalk down a tree-lined street at the age of 8 or so, hearing a car coming up behind me, and running as fast as I could to get to yonder tree before the car did. It was suddenly Extremely Important, a matter of Life or Death.
I was already fairly concious of what I ate because I started using MFP (a calorie tracker) at New Year, but it's not consistent and some days I'm perfectly aware that I'm over my calories and I still eat the ice cream.The key to healthy eating is in the shopping basket. If you don't buy ice cream in the first place, it won't there to tempt you. That way, you only have to be strong once at the supermarket, rather than every time you open the fridge door. :police:
The key to healthy eating is in the shopping basket. If you don't buy ice cream in the first place, it won't there to tempt you. That way, you only have to be strong once at the supermarket, rather than every time you open the fridge door. :police:
You can change the units, but for some reason weight loss in my head is always in pounds. A pound a week is the healthy rate. I have no idea what that is in kilos.Technically, it is 0.453kg, or near enough half a kilo. I'm not sure that bathroom scales are even accurate (or readable if they're old-fashioned analogue dial) to that fine a measure.
Unfortunately I started feeling unwell in the last 8 minutes or so, so when I got homeHope you weren't running on a full stomach.
I always liked orienteering,Verbing with a vengeance! Is that vengeancing?
I've heard of people plateauing at this point.
That would be, or be like, my metoprolol -- since my stent. I take it in the morning and if I start out without it, my heart rate's a good deal higher.
The heart rate/exercise charts say 180 is a good aerobic rate in your 20s. Take a look if you haven't recently. It might ease your anxiety. I have a vague understanding of being unable to run more slowly to lower your heart rate. I wish I had a better understanding; it might mean I'd have the same enviable problem.
[I'm sure it would do me some good to research this a bit more.
Did week 3 for a 4th day tonight, it went much better than Sunday. We went 1.94mi at 14:25 min/mi. It was pretty warm I guess (about 85F) but cooler than sitting in my car with the broken AC, and definitely better than tomorrow will be, with a high of 96F and a heat advisory from noon to 8pm.
I haven't run since Friday and I feel like I can't be bothered - but I am going! This morning! Right now! Week five here I come.Do you two have an option to run early in the day? At this point, I won't run after it seriously warms up.
Phew. Did it, and I'm roasting. Sweating and red and out of breath but I did it!
I did run early in the day, I went out at about 8.30 but I usually go earlier. It isn't that hot here, the highest it's meant to reach today is 19c. It's the running which makes me so warm!If I'd looked at the edit time, I'd have seen that. Despite heat and pain and disability, it's cool that you're all hanging in, taking it seriously, even if the schedule gets delayed.
Decided on a new post because it's unrelated to the previous one.Steep hill = great path for power walks. I read your post at 6 a.m. But I couldn't find my wallet (what if I collapse on the street in a strange town, hey?). Couldn't find my iPhone (although I could have used my wristwatch; W5R3 is pretty simple). I finally found everything and decided to go, worried a little about getting too far out in front of my international pack as to discourage. So walk as you can during the week. And hope to hear from you -- and the rest, too!
I'm taking a week off from the programme, because a) my headphones don't work, and I'm finding it hard to run by time alone, b) I'm really busy this week and trying to find time to run is stressing me out, and c) my weight-loss has plateaued, and sometimes stopping exercising and then starting again can kick-start the metabolism again. I might go for a run a couple of times just for the sake of it, but I'll restart week 5 when I get back next Friday from my mum's. There's nowhere to run at hers anyway, she lives on a steep hill full of cow-mucky, windy narrow roads with tractors lurking behind every bend.
I'll update if I go on any random runs. I sort of want to go today, so I'll see how I feel later.
Hmm. So possibly the guy is right in refusing the return? How should I store the wires to avoid them being damaged, but also avoid them being tangled?
We lost a minute or two around the end of the first walk when we stopped to meet a little pit bull...
I use sports-tracker. (http://www.sports-tracker.com/blog/about) Requires (?) a smartphone (or whatnot) with a GPS-receiver. You can upload your exercises to your account on the site, review the workouts on google maps, share them with your facebook friends and all that. If you are of the techie type, you can also collect data from a compatible heart rate monitor.Somebody very nice bought me a Garmin Edge 200 (http://www.cyclingnews.com/reviews/garmin-edge-200-gps-computer-first-ride-review) GPS cycle-computer for my birthday, and I've been messing around with the "free" Garmin Connect (http://connect.garmin.com/features) web-based tracking tool. It has the usual tracking, analysis and sharing tools. The biggest drawback is that it is strictly proprietary, and only works with Garmin devices.
Doing = producing the display?Yep! Building, shooting, and breaking down the shows. So it's not so much a matter of finding a time or place to run, as whether I'll have any energy left.
It all sounds slightly forboring.
Those are empty tubes, I assume, so I don't have to imagine the sight and sound of igniting damp powder and oxides.
my choice of underwear today was not right for riding a bike :-/I strongly recommend cycling shorts and no underwear at all to avoid chafing. You can always wear baggies over the cycling shorts if you are shy.
I asked enough questions to understand the concept. We hiked, saw some of the stations with their punches or stamps. I was fascinated, enough to buy a book about it, but not enough to engage in it. My army basic training 20 years before was far too limited to teach overland navigation. And the indistinct beige on the man's shirt? I'm pretty sure he'd collected burrs as he bushwhacked.
I haven't managed to run once yet, but I've done so much walking that I think my fitness won't have suffered too much and I can start running again next week. Hopefully I'll have acclimatised to the heat by then!In this climate, it definitely helps to be an early riser. At 6:45 a.m. an hour north of Ft. Eed, it's 23C.
It has such low intensity. It might show a benefit (e.g. burn a lot of calories) if I did at least an hour and a half at a time.You need to find some hills!
Bob, The Boy rows sometimes and does yoga with me, but I don't think he runs. What he does is lots of science. He shames me into working more, without meaning to (or probably realising it).That much impact? That's a relationship!