[angeldimmon]

Follow the program even if it's easy. In addition to conditioning your heart, you're also conditioning your feet for the high impact. Too much too early will just injure you.

You're obviously in great shape to start with, but running is a whole different sport. Week 5 (2-mile run) comes very quickly I did go a little further than it said.

I had this 2 mile stretch that I would do. I'd do whatever intervals it called for for this entire distance, which usually added a couple of extra intervals.

[ftqwhbvxlcfop]

Hey fellow runners! I think you guys are responsible for getting my butt out the door this morning. Normally I wouldn't have run, but I wanted to test the conditions. I decided to go for a run this morning on the fairly flat course. I still didn't eat breakfast before I went, because I wanted to try to keep all the other variables constant. I had a great run! I ran for 50 minutes total, and didn't stop to walk until after 40 minutes. I live on the top of a hill, so it's inevitable that I'll face hills in all of my runs. I ran/walked the last 1/2 mile up to my house and called it a "cool down". So Steve, I think you were right. My awful run yesterday was probably due to the hills.

Oh, and yesterday I had about 35-40g carbs, as opposed to 20 the day before. 17 of the carbs I had yesterday were from an Atkins Endulge bar (I count the sugar alcohols). That's still fairly low, compared to pizza or pasta. I still don't know what to do before my 6-7 mile run this weekend. I'm afraid to NOT eat a high-carb meal the day before. I can't afford to screw up a training run, but I don't want to convince myself that I need pizza either. That's just absurd

[JennaJJxoxoxo]

AHHH!

You guys make me feel SO inadequate! Yesterday, after reading this thread I went to the gym, planning on doing weights only, since I have been power walking the past five days staight. However, the treadmill beckoned me and I ran an easy 2 mile - took me 24 minutes.

Gotta print out the c-2-5K program. I read it and it looked good, although I felt like I could probably jump a few steps? After reading Patty's and Steve's comments though, I think I need to start at the very beginning.

ugh.

Thanks guys - you are the best!

[drugimpotence]

NL, you run on a treadmill?! If it makes you feel less inadequate, I can only run for about 3-5 minutes on a treadmill at a 14-15 min/mile pace, and even then I still feel like I'm going to go flying off the back of it. I don't know what it is about treadmills, but I just can't get into it.

I'm curious-- have you tried running on the street?

[TopcigsCOM]

I can't run at all on a treadmill. I don't know what it is, but I only last a few minutes. If I need to use it, I'll do run/walk intervals. Part of it is the notion that you can get off any time you want. When you're a mile away from your house, you have to get back somehow

NL, I did sort of skip the first and last weeks of the program. I only ran twice the first week, but moved on anyway. When it got to the second to last week (2.75 miles), I just couldn't calculate the distance, so went straight to 3. Since you can already run 2 miles, you can probably start at week 3 or 4. It certainly won't hurt to start from the beginning, tho, to get used to the impact.

[teodaschwartia]

Congratulation Northern Lady, i'm glad we are all helping each other get off are collective butt's and excercise more.Keep it up!

[idobestbuyonlinepp]

Hey all! Thanks for the feedback -- I don't like running on treadmills - I always feel my pace is just a smidge off it's pace no matter how much I adjust. I run at the gym mostly to warm up, but I was in the mood to keep going so I did. I prefer running on the street - I seem to go further without getting bored, but my partner is a treadmill runner - he runs 4-5 miles every day.