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I "ran" today!

ThinLizzy
on 8/22/12 12:18 pm
VSG on 08/14/07
My daughter is a runner and very fit, so for the last 2 days, I have gone "running" with her instead of doing my usual step routine. It's in quotes because we're doing the whole run for a minute, walk for a minute, run 2 minutes, walk a minute, etc. thing. We went for 45 minutes and today I managed to run for 5 minutes straight. Very slowly, but for me it's huge! I actually am pretty fit cardiovascularly but I've just NEVER been able to run. Very cool NSV for me...

Lizanne



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Crabadams72
on 8/22/12 12:36 pm - Silver Spring, MD
VSG on 06/10/11
Thats so cool! I think I will drag my daughter out her bedroom hideout and do that tonight!
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Ms Shell
on 8/22/12 4:28 pm - Hawthorne, CA
VSG on 11/26/07
How cool is that.  I'm doing (for the umptenth time) the Couch to 5K program with interval running.  This is week 2 woot woot)

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ThinLizzy
on 8/22/12 5:38 pm
VSG on 08/14/07
I've heard of that--I should look in to it. How long does it take to get up to running steadily?



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MacMadame
on 8/22/12 7:09 pm - Northern, CA
VSG on 09/24/08
It's a nine week program and you run for 20 minutes for the first time in week 7 or 8. Up until then it's all intervals.

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Ms Shell
on 8/23/12 8:56 am - Hawthorne, CA
VSG on 11/26/07
Yeah what my cohort said.  I'm nervous but since I plan on doing a Half Marathon in October I ummm well yeah...

"WLS is only for people who are ready to move past the "diet" mentality" ~Alison Brown
"WLS is not a Do-Over (repeat same mistakes = get a similar outcome.)  It is a Do-BETTER (make lifestyle changes you can continue forever.)" ~ Michele Vicara aka Eggface

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ThinLizzy
on 8/23/12 9:01 am
VSG on 08/14/07
A half marathon--wow--you GO! I will be so excited if I can ever run one stinking mile without stopping, lol...



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Ms Shell
on 8/23/12 9:39 am - Hawthorne, CA
VSG on 11/26/07
 Me TOO...I'm currently walking and/or interval walk/run the marathon!!!

"WLS is only for people who are ready to move past the "diet" mentality" ~Alison Brown
"WLS is not a Do-Over (repeat same mistakes = get a similar outcome.)  It is a Do-BETTER (make lifestyle changes you can continue forever.)" ~ Michele Vicara aka Eggface

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loverofcats
on 8/22/12 7:33 pm
VSG on 08/30/10
 Lizanne, That is so cool and a great NSV. I remember the first time that I did that on a Treadmill. It is a great feeling.

Your area has frequent 3K,5K, 10K walk/run activities. 


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Lee ~
on 8/22/12 7:43 pm - CA
VSG on 02/17/10
 I'm so excited for you Lizanne. It's great to feel the wind isn't it?  I've been adding some sprint intervals at the end of my hikes.  I feel more accomplished about that than the hike. I'm doing very little and wnt to build up.   I just found my misplaced iPod that has the Couch2 5k so no excuse now.

Bravo for your NSV!

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