c25k

WOO HOO!

Well, I did it. C25K done. 3.11 miles at 11:02 mi/min. Good enough for me.

I couldn't have done this without Nancy's help. Her running insanity paved the way for mine, and it's definitely been a great experience.

So, next. I think I'll do a couple weeks of running at around the same distance (5K), and then start Bridge to 10K. Oh yes. I'm hooked.

http://www.sportstracklive.com/track/detail/jamyles/Running/trail/357729

Running in the rain: officially ain't no thang. I'm always a sweaty beast by the end anyway, so it's probably hard for anyone to deduce that it wasn't raining on any given run.

I ran on Sunday, but I wasn't happy with it, so today is a do-over. It was still pretty fast, but there was a few minutes of walking involved (BOO). Speaking of...

I did a couple of 30-second walks today. For some reason, I just couldn't get enough air to keep going. It probably didn't help that my pace was a little agressive at first. Average was 10:49, including the walking. Fast is fun, but my cardio isn't quite there yet.

Anyway, 3 solid miles of running. I think my last C25K run will be a slightly slower full 5K, no walks. Here I come.

http://www.sportstracklive.com/track/detail/jamyles/Running/trail/355475

Perfect running weather. Good run. I managed a 10:57 for 30 minutes, which is slow but fast for me. Pretty happy about that. Check out the last few minutes there. Like a boss.

Plus, my dork-o-visor worked pretty well. That's a Sansa Clip+ with Sennheiser CX300 'phones. I need to swap them for something with less isolation; I can't hear anything with them in. Except bluegrass.

http://www.sportstracklive.com/track/detail/jamyles/Running/trail/350321

Nice and cool, ain't no thang. The last five minutes were a mental battle, but my whiny brain was outvoted by my less-whiny body. I still feel slow, but at least it's getting better.

http://www.sportstracklive.com/track/detail/jamyles/Running/trail/346686

Ahh, a really nice run tonight. It felt faster than it was, but I'm not too torn up about it.

I think I'm starting to feel the difference in effort between running with more controlled movements instead of sloppily. Feels easier when I'm not wasting energy on flopping around.

I can't decide whether I like running with music or not. Singing along to something (mentally) seems to make the time go faster, but I know I don't pay as much attention to form or breathing that way. And tonight was pretty quiet and kinda neat to just listen to my foot falls.

Oh man, I think this is getting to me.

http://www.sportstracklive.com/track/detail/jamyles/Running/trail/344136

Welp. I intentionally went slower today, but had to slow down a bit more when my right leg started getting sore and then a bit numb. Not sure what happened there, but Nancy says it's happened to her before. And she's not dead yet or anything.

Hmm, I guess that's it for now.

http://www.sportstracklive.com/track/detail/jamyles/Running/trail/338922

Today's run would have been pretty fast (for me). I was set to do a 10:32 for the run, but had to walk after about 21 minutes or so. My body just turned to jelly and I couldn't make it go. Not sure what happened, but I picked it back up and ran the rest of the way.

Kind of discouraging, but things are getting better. I still have shin soreness, but it doesn't get worse while running.

http://www.sportstracklive.com/track/detail/jamyles/Running/trail/334808

Seriously, no running at 80 degrees or above. It was 82 at 20:00 and the sun was going down, so I didn't really have any choice. My legs felt fine, but I just couldn't stay cool. My shirt was completely soaked. My skin was wet before I even started sweating.

I think this would have been a fast run, but I was just overheating by the halfway point. Still, it's the fastest 25 minutes I've done yet.

tl; dr - Waaah it's hot.

http://www.sportstracklive.com/track/detail/jamyles/Running/trail/331491