C25K Check In - Week 7

This week was tough. 

Three 25 minute jogs.

Mon:
3.07 miles *2.5 running
545 Cals
36:30 mins
6.0/3.3 mph

Wed:
2.95 miles *2.6 running
549 cals
31:40 mins
6.3/3.3 mph

Fri:
Made 24 minutes running...Shoe came untied, and I was too beat to restart...
2.79 miles *2.5 running
469 cals (different treadmill=different calculation)
6.3/3.3 mph

I ran into the mental aspect of this challenge pretty heavily this week.  I was not interested in running on Friday and through the whole run kept wanting to give myself reasons to stop...and did at the 24 minute mark.  Oh well.

When prompted by an email from my company allowing for early registration for the 10K Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on July 4th, I mulled it over (and sought suggestions from OH friends) and decided to go ahead and put it on the calendar as a goal.  So, that moved me to check out qualifying races.  The one that works best for me (aside from being only 7 days away) is one that is only 7 days away!  So, rather than my first 5K being in mid-April, it'll be mid-March!!

I'm sure I can do it, and will put in the training miles this week.  My goal is to not have to walk at all during the race, and if I can get myself to running 6.6 mph on the treadmill for 3.1 miles, I should be able to handle the distance outside, even if my speed isn't as regulated.

Thanks to all for the encouragement.

Chad

You are doing great! Such an inspiration! I'm sure a couple weeks ago you never imagined jogging for 24 minutes, so that's a huge accomplishment.

Can't wait to read about the races

You know I'm in here just to find this post on how your week went!

I just finished week 6 this afternoon... 25 minutes of running (I actually did 27 just so the mileage would equal 2.5) went very well. I didn't stress out over it at all and actually enjoyed it!!!! With my warm up and a little extra time on the cool down I hit 3.1 miles today. I have a month left until my 5K in April, and I know I can do it now. I just need to work on transitioning from treadmill to outside... that's the rough part!

It looks like you can totally do this 5K in a week.

I'm looking forward to the next week full of 25 minute runs. Of course it helped today that I was studying for a cardiac exam I have to take tonight. It's much easier to forget about your own heart rate and rhythms when you are too busy concentrating on learning someone else's!

You guys are a real inspiration. I am on Week 3 and am struggling jogging for 3 minutes straight. I can't imagine that I'll be able to run 25 minutes. Then again, 3 weeks ago, I was holding on as I ran for 30 seconds. Best of luck!! Continued success!