C25K Check In - Week 8!!!
Well, this isn't exactly a week 8 check in. Because I bypassed week 8 and went right to week 9.
Today I ran my first 5K! Four months from my surgery date. Four months from 294 pounds. And I ran 3.1 miles in 29 minutes and 50 seconds! I am so thrilled.
I thought this accomplishment was still 5 weeks away (my originally planned first race), but that's not the way this worked out. Instead, with cajoling from a partner in this crazy online group, I signed up for today's race as a precurser to a 10K in 3+ months.
This week's runs:
Sunday: 3 miles outside (first run outdoors). Not sure on the time, but I know it was slow.
Tuesday: 3.1 miles running outside + .5 miles walking (warm up and cool down). Did this right at a 10 minute mile pace: 31 minutes for the running.
Thursday: 3.4 miles on the treadmill, 3.1 miles running. Did most of it at 6.0 mph, but did a few short spurts at 6.8 mph. Finished the 3.1 miles in 30:20.
Then today!! Saturday's jogforacause: official 5K race and I met my personal goal of coming in under 30 minutes. Even with a couple minutes of walking. First mile time: 9:05. Second mile: 9:49. Third mile: 10:03. Considering I've been training at a 10 minute mile pace, I'm excited to see that I took off as 'quickly' as I did. Was tough to maintain that pace, but I didn't fall off too drastically.
Thanks again to all here for your support and encouragement.
Chad
Today I ran my first 5K! Four months from my surgery date. Four months from 294 pounds. And I ran 3.1 miles in 29 minutes and 50 seconds! I am so thrilled.
I thought this accomplishment was still 5 weeks away (my originally planned first race), but that's not the way this worked out. Instead, with cajoling from a partner in this crazy online group, I signed up for today's race as a precurser to a 10K in 3+ months.
This week's runs:
Sunday: 3 miles outside (first run outdoors). Not sure on the time, but I know it was slow.
Tuesday: 3.1 miles running outside + .5 miles walking (warm up and cool down). Did this right at a 10 minute mile pace: 31 minutes for the running.
Thursday: 3.4 miles on the treadmill, 3.1 miles running. Did most of it at 6.0 mph, but did a few short spurts at 6.8 mph. Finished the 3.1 miles in 30:20.
Then today!! Saturday's jogforacause: official 5K race and I met my personal goal of coming in under 30 minutes. Even with a couple minutes of walking. First mile time: 9:05. Second mile: 9:49. Third mile: 10:03. Considering I've been training at a 10 minute mile pace, I'm excited to see that I took off as 'quickly' as I did. Was tough to maintain that pace, but I didn't fall off too drastically.
Thanks again to all here for your support and encouragement.
Chad