Marathon Training Thread for May 24.....

[pixiechick]

Hi everyone!! Hopefully everyone is enjoying the holiday weekend.
I just came in from running a 5k (my second one) and I'm really proud of my progress. In the 2 months since I ran my first one, I shaved 3 and a half minutes off my time. I still finished near the back of the pack, but not at the end.

Welcome Tara! Good luck with the house!


Have a great week everyone--drink your water, walk/jog your miles or minutes, and smile! We can do it!






edited to fix my improvement, I thought I had only gotten 2.5 mins faster, turned out to be 3.5!

 

[Cheryl N. WI]

Hey pixiechick GREAT job shaving off 3 1/2 minutes on your 5K!! :thewave: That is inspiring me to keep up with alternating my jogging with the walking. I WILL do some jogging with my walk today! I really don't like jogging but I know I need to do it to keep shaving off time and I want that Donald medal!!!!! I will not be swept up!!

drink your water, walk/jog your miles or minutes, and smile! We can do it!

This is going to be my inspiration for the week! I am going to magnify it and hang it with my motivating pictures in front of the treadmill!

Cheryl

 

[lmhall2000]

Congrats on shaving 3.5 minutes...that's HUGE!!!! I did my 4 mile walk today...it was actually 5 minutes longer than usual...my legs are sooo sore from all day gardening on Saturday. But I was glad I got out there...I am consistent with a 17 minute mile and need to get it down some. I'm not a jogger by any stretch of the imagination..but I'm with the rest of you who may have to break into a jog to have a Donald.

Hey, the best way for me to keep pace is with music...is anyone putting together a 16 minute mile pace CD? It could even be Disney music, just something where I can turn it on to charge me back up if my pace starts to slip. I would volunteer to wear a boombox on my back if it would help others. I might try to come up with some fast pace songs with a strong beat for strides.
Let me know if anyone's interested or has song suggestions!
Tara

 

[LittleMissMickey]

Started new thread for the new week! Hop on over there, everybody!

Thanks,
Ashley