Terapin
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- Aug 20, 2007
Had a good Walk/Run tonight.
I'm also sporting an awsome new picture in my signature, as I managed to be the biggiest loser for team Donald last week. Very exciting.
Good job!
Had a good Walk/Run tonight.
I'm also sporting an awsome new picture in my signature, as I managed to be the biggiest loser for team Donald last week. Very exciting.
Good job!
I'm going to try bumping it up a bit to 1 min run and 1 min walk intervals. We';; see how that goes
Monday: walk or XT
Tues: run 20 mins (10 intervals)
Wed: walk or XT
Thurs: run 20 mins (10 intervals)
Fri: off
Sat: 2 mile
Sun: Swim
Did the full 10 intervals of run 1 walk 1 tonight It was a challenge.
Including warm up and cool down it was 1.7 miles in 35 mins.
I think for my 'long' run on saturday I'll do run 1 walk 2, as I don't think I'm ready for more than 10 intervals at 1 and 1!
at this point I can't even imagine 13.1, as I haven't mastered 2 yet. eek!
Just one step at a time. Many of us started where you are and over time built it up. You are doing great! Just follow the plan, and it is ok to challenge yourself! You may surprise yourself to find that you ARE doing it.
My Learn to Run started like this last year:
Week 1: 1 min run: 2 minute walk x 6 sets (do three times in one week)
Week 2: 1:1 x10 sets
Week 3: 2:1 x6 sets
Week 4: 3:1 x5 sets
Week 5: 4: 1 x4 sets
Week 6: 5:1 x3 sets
Week 7: 6:1 x3 sets
Week 8: 8:1 x2 sets + 2:1 x1 set
Week 9: 10:1 x 2
Week 10: 10:1 x 2
Week one was hard but doable. Week 2 felt like a lot and thinking forward to 10:1s I was sure I couldn't do it. I found Week 3 to be brutal, and weeks 7 and 9 to be really hard. But I was able to go up each week if I did 3 runs in the week at that pace. But I was able to go up just barely: it was not comfortable.
The best advice I got was this: it won't get any easier.
At first I though, "that is terrible advice!" but now I think about it a bit differently. I had to get used to the idea and sensations of working hard. Of working near my maximum effort. And that I survived each time. And while each step got easier, I upped my goal and worked at 90-100% of effort to meet that new goal. Now I am comfortable in my head with working really hard, of huffing and puffing and feeling wiped out. Some days I enter this zone more than others - somedays I just want a good workout and other days I want a challenge. But that is usually in my head as a response to emotional stuff - my body is usually game for a hard challenge. Even marathon runners are working HARD. It isn't easy.
If it wasn't hard it wouldn't be great.
The body is stronger than the mind. Your mind will tell you to stop, that it is too hard, that you won't make it. With a sensible plan, you CAN do it. I was a very unfit 265# woman when I started. Watched my weight climb to 270 with the new muscles I built and watched as each week I could do more.
Take your time to build this up. Tell yourself you can do it. Don't think too far forward. And don't listen to your brain. Watch how you body responds to the activity each time and how you have some reserve left. Feel your muscles getting stronger.
I've been following your progress and you are doing great. Congratulations! 1.7 miles is LONG!!!!! Drive it in a car sometimes.
Hope this helps.
Well, what I mean is that running is hard - but you get better and run faster and longer. Most people want to progress and so keep up the intensity level, but are seeing so much better performance. Sure, if I ran 1:1s at a slow pace my heart wouldn't get very excited, so in that sense it is easier. But, for most runners the experience stays intense. But you like it more!!!!
Thanks!Looks like a great schedule.