I was excited to get to 2 minutes, but I think I just have to get used to it. It's hard to imagine running the full 5k at this point, let alone a half marathon. How do you guys do it?! I know I will get better, but I can't even imagine ever running 13 miles!
It's a patience thing--which I am not very good at.
You can push harder and try to go faster or longer, but that just leads to injury. The best thing to do is to have a plan and stick with it. It does get easier, it just takes time. And the reality is, that everyone has occasional cruddy workouts--the kind where you swear "I will never run again!" It's like childbirth though, the pain and agony fades with time.
Well, TEAM Donald won again by .3 of a pound!
TTFN
It's been amazing to me how close we've been!
I did 30 minutes on the elliptical at the y and am on target for points. 2 perfectly on-plan days in a row. Trying to string a bunch of these together.
Hi Cam! Nice to see you back. Here's hoping for another on plan day.
Thanks! I did Day 1, Week 3 of C25K on Monday night. I'm planning a trip to the gym to do day 2 tonight. I definitely need something to keep me motivated!
Woohoo! Enjoy the gym tonight!
Thank you for coaching--and thank you to everyone who has helped out this week!
yes, ma'am! i will not give up (hey remember we had that discussion about ma'am and sir at the w.i.s.h. meet? still haven't heard those two words since i've been back up here. we northerners are so rude hehe)
i got on the scale this morning and had lost a pound. so it's the right direction but still leaves me .5 up from last weigh in. water water water.
I had forgotten that conversation until I saw you typed it.
Too funny! And .5 is nothing. You can do it--and if this week you don't see a loss this week, that's ok too. You just need to keep swimming!
the school called and I had to run and pick up Hunter. His tummy is bothering him now. He came home and went straight to bed, I know that he is really not feeling well when he asks to take a nap.
Deb--I'm sorry Hunter isn't feeling well! I hope you don't get the sicky germs, too! I didn't know you had another interview coming up. That's really exciting!
AFM--I thought I might be able to drop my maintain weight a pound this week, but it doesn't look like that will happen. I will still be a maintain, though, so that's good!
I am really proud of myself--I went to zumba today.
I am really not good at trying new things, and I was nervous, but I really needed something to do besides the elliptical. And to be honest, before the Princess I was really getting burned out on my workout schedule--and then there's the knee issue. So, I went. There was a substitute teacher--which made me nervous, too, because I'd met the other instructor before. Anyhow, it was really fun and I got really sweaty! I definitely looked like I didn't know what I was doing, but I really enjoyed it! And everyone was smiling during the class, which was nice. My knee tweaked a little, but it wasn't too bad. No pain, I could just feel it. Afterward I did a mile on the elliptical to stretch things out.
So here's the plan for the rest of the week:
Thursday--elliptical, Friday--zumba and a mile on the elliptical, Saturday--off or maybe a few miles on the elliptical, Sunday--run (hopefully!)
Have a great day everyone!
I am praying that the sore throat is gone by my interview Friday morning. I really have my hopes up for this company. I think I'll work on finding someone to take my wait shift tomorrow night as the boys all had the sore throat for a couple of days.
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for being OP! Love your vacation plans! 
for Zumba! I love it myself! WISH there was someone nearby that offers it-the class I used to go to was cancelled.
