Screamin Knees - 5k Run - Week 5, are you still alive?

Hey Everyone,

I got my DH through hip replacement surgery and you would think I was the one on the table  I swear it's the family members that don't have surgery that feel worst.  We don't get any sleep and they do, and they get the "good" drugs

When in the hopsital I was not able to run as much but did take on the stairs several times a day.  People must have thought I was nuts or in training

Here is week 4 that was last week and week 5 that I am finishing up this week.

Week4
Monday                     Rest
Tuesday                    30 min tempo run
Weds                         cross-train
Thurs                          3 mi run
Friday                         2-3 mi run
Sat                              Rest
Sun                            3.1 mi @ 5k pace

Week5
Monday                    Rest
Tues                         3 mi run
Weds                       cross-train
Thurs                       7 x 400
Friday                       Rest
Sat                           4 mi run
Sun                          4 mi run

Come on in and let's check in and find out how everyone is doing and where we are  Don't forget to go to your "GOAL" area and be sure and click complete once  you run your 5 k,  rather it's a race or if you are doing it yourself

Take care,
Kathy

I was doing pretty good for the first few weeks and then I totally got off of track by coming down sick last week :(    and I'm still not feeling all that great right now either but I'm going to get my butt on my treadmill here in a bit and walk/run. I've been trying to walk for five minutes and then run for two to try and build my body up to it slowly. My short term goal with this is to eventually make the 1.5 mile run  for my physical agility test for work in less than 16 minutes. When I was 256 lbs, my time was 28 minutes (how embarassing I was the last person to finish). I want to say that when I did the run 6 months ago, I was at 18:18 and I finished somewhere in the middle. Then, when I was finished I went and helped a friend finish so she didn't feel so bad that she was last. I really want to make and complete a 5 k run just so I can prove to myself I can do it (I can walk it but it would be a major major accomplishment if I could run it). When my dad was alive he ran every single day and my mom did too but had to stop when her knees wouldn't let her do it anymore. I've  never been a runner but too, I've never really tried. Thanks for putting this goal together :) It's nice to have support and someone to talk to about it. It looks like you are doing fabulous!! GREAT JOB!!!!!!!

I am up to jogging 2 miles without stopping. We were going to go to a run on Oct. 4th but it's my husband's 50th so not sure we will. I will keep training though!

Diona