c25K - Week 5 spam
This week was the biggest jump in difficulty and I killed it lol. Just got done with day 3.
Day 1
5:00 warm-up
5:00 run
3:00 walk
5:00 run
3:00 walk
5:00 run
5:00 cool down
This day wasn't too bad, last interval was obviously rough but i wasn't completely on E.
Day 2
5:00 warmup
8:00 run
5:00 walk
8:00 run
5:00 cooldown
First time running over 5 minutes, second one was tough, didn't have a lot left in the tank but breathing and heart rate were both pretty high.
Day 3 - CRAZY
5:00 warmup
20:00 run
5:00 cooldown
When I saw this I wondered "WTF happened to a 10, 12, or 15 minute interval? THIS IS SOME BULL****!!!". But I decided that since I did alright the last time out I was basically replacing 5 minutes of walk time with 4 minutes of run. Kept my pace steady at 5.5MPH and completed, totaled 2.5 miles, was tempted to run until I hit 3.1 miles....but my body told me to stop lol.
Thanks again for reading. Next week the difficulty actually steps down the first two days and then Friday is a 25:00 run. I'm also going to kick up the speed a little bit early in the week and see if I can handle 5.8MPH or so for a full 25 minutes. Again, this gets a little easier every time I try it, and that's with still smoking a pack of cigs a day (STUPID, I know...but hey...it's what it is). If I can do it anyone can...and it actually felt pretty good to wrap up the week on a 20:00 run.
Day 1
5:00 warm-up
5:00 run
3:00 walk
5:00 run
3:00 walk
5:00 run
5:00 cool down
This day wasn't too bad, last interval was obviously rough but i wasn't completely on E.
Day 2
5:00 warmup
8:00 run
5:00 walk
8:00 run
5:00 cooldown
First time running over 5 minutes, second one was tough, didn't have a lot left in the tank but breathing and heart rate were both pretty high.
Day 3 - CRAZY
5:00 warmup
20:00 run
5:00 cooldown
When I saw this I wondered "WTF happened to a 10, 12, or 15 minute interval? THIS IS SOME BULL****!!!". But I decided that since I did alright the last time out I was basically replacing 5 minutes of walk time with 4 minutes of run. Kept my pace steady at 5.5MPH and completed, totaled 2.5 miles, was tempted to run until I hit 3.1 miles....but my body told me to stop lol.
Thanks again for reading. Next week the difficulty actually steps down the first two days and then Friday is a 25:00 run. I'm also going to kick up the speed a little bit early in the week and see if I can handle 5.8MPH or so for a full 25 minutes. Again, this gets a little easier every time I try it, and that's with still smoking a pack of cigs a day (STUPID, I know...but hey...it's what it is). If I can do it anyone can...and it actually felt pretty good to wrap up the week on a 20:00 run.
"When I saw this I wondered "WTF happened to a 10, 12, or 15 minute interval?"
LOL. I thought the same thing when I was reading your times. Day 3 really shocked me- not as much as you. But you did it. I'm very impressed.
LOL. I thought the same thing when I was reading your times. Day 3 really shocked me- not as much as you. But you did it. I'm very impressed.
Pre-liquid diet 392; VSG'd on 6/10/11; 5'9"; SW 368/ GW 195?
Pounds lost: mth1=26.7; mth 2=21.2; mth 3=24.8; mth 4=13.8; mth 5=14.2;
mth 6=11.8; mth 7=9.2; mth 8&9= 17.2
Pounds lost: mth1=26.7; mth 2=21.2; mth 3=24.8; mth 4=13.8; mth 5=14.2;
mth 6=11.8; mth 7=9.2; mth 8&9= 17.2
Congrats on your weight loss and the running!
I have not ran or jogged anywhere in at least 6 years.
Once I get under 300 lbs I will try your routine.
Its real inspiring to see what you have done...
Regards,
Jason
I have not ran or jogged anywhere in at least 6 years.
Once I get under 300 lbs I will try your routine.
Its real inspiring to see what you have done...
Regards,
Jason
VSG Surgery on April 26th, 2011
"Get busy living…or get busy dying. That's goddamn right." ~ Red, The Shawshank Redemption
"Get busy living…or get busy dying. That's goddamn right." ~ Red, The Shawshank Redemption
Thank you. I'm amazed at how much my big man mindset still has me convinced I can't do stuff. That's how I know most of this is mental, I'm not discounting the physical side of it either, I don't think I did anything in the way of exercise until I was around 230 (6 months out).
Once I get my money together I am going to do two things I was always too big to do:
Bungee Jump
Skydive (even if it's just a single tandem jump)
In addition to running this 5K in October. I still have a long way to go to do that on real terrain instead of in an air conditioned gym on a treadmill...but 20 minutes of solid running was something I never thought I'd see.
Once I get my money together I am going to do two things I was always too big to do:
Bungee Jump
Skydive (even if it's just a single tandem jump)
In addition to running this 5K in October. I still have a long way to go to do that on real terrain instead of in an air conditioned gym on a treadmill...but 20 minutes of solid running was something I never thought I'd see.
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