Jaye Waye - Day 1-3 and today Day 4

Sep. 22nd, 2008

06:57 pm - Day 1-3 and today Day 4

I've started jogging, the couch to 5k program.

Here is a summary so far:
Day 1 - This Sucks
Day 2 - This Sucks
Day 3 - This Sucks, but maybe I'm getting better
Day 4 - Burning Pain (this is a milestone, 90 second jog intervals vs. 60 seconds)

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From:	dethbuni
Date:	September 23rd, 2008 12:38 am (UTC)

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I hate running. I'm kind of hoping that I can ease into it by doing all the biking and exercising in the the gym. I'm working on my endurance, which has always been really weak.

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From:	jessinader
Date:	September 23rd, 2008 01:43 am (UTC)

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C25k is awesome. It definitely gets easier.

Here's another good one:

www.hundredpushups.com

Good luck! It's worth it!

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From:	attickah
Date:	September 23rd, 2008 02:31 am (UTC)

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It really does get easier with time. I did a similar program to that via the fitness center at work, which had a very nice ramp rate that didn't really hurt until you got to the "run 5 minutes" week.

The one thing I found interesting (and still do) is that when I got to the sections of "run X distance - walk - run X+Y distance - walk - run X distance" (like week 4) I was better off doing the longest one first. Otherwise, I'd run out of steam before I finished that longest distance.

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From:	skorpi
Date:	September 23rd, 2008 02:38 am (UTC)

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stick to it, Jaye! I used to hate running with a passion, now I'm about to do my 3rd 5k and a 10k in the next month.And I actually look forward to my runs.
You'll be amazed at how much easier it gets within just a couple of weeks.

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From:	life3
Date:	September 23rd, 2008 12:54 pm (UTC)

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This post rocks.

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From:	overbo
Date:	September 23rd, 2008 07:45 pm (UTC)

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It's slow going. When I was running I didn't even notice the improvements until one day I stopped and said "Holy crap I just ran 5k in 22 minutes". I always found running unpleasant, but in the later months I got past wanting to throw up afterwards.

My preferred strategy was just to set a distance target and always run that far, even if it was just a slow jog. If it took me 45 minutes or an hour, so be it, so long as I wasn't walking. I only did it once or twice a week, but that was enough to get the job done.

Good shoes are really important.

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