Hi everyone,

this is our second week in the Couch to 5K program. This is designed to be a 9 week program, but you can repeat weeks (as I will be doing) until you are comfortable moving on. However, you are not supposed to skip weeks.

It has been strongly suggested by trainers and runners alike to NOT run on consecutive days.

More information can be found here: Cool Running :: The Couch-to-5K Running Plan

Attached are the first and second weeks in detail

Anyone is free to join, no matter where we are!!

This is the place to check in and support with each other and see how it is going.

What week are you doing?

How is it going for you? Is it too difficult / too easy?

Any comments??

Good luck everyone!

Ok, I just wanted to make sure I'm not cheating, even though I know for sure that I need to walk a little slower cause otherwise I'll fall over and start twitching and drooling....

JM - ummm i dont think that would be a good thing ...

I am just trying to "keep going" at this point. Not worrying about hte speed. I figure there is always time to speed up later once i have the time down.

Well I started tonight, thanks for letting me join in. Can't believe I'm saying this, but I really liked it. I could even DO it!!! I know, I know, it's early yet, but still I am pleased!! I feel great at the moment.

Thanks again

PS what's that thing you guys are talking about downloading (I'm download illiterate)

Is it something I might like?

Cindy

Ok, just got back from my "run". I hope nobody gets offended that I put run in quotations, its more about me, I feel like I'm waddling more than running.

Anyways, I really wasn't going to go tonight. I had to go grocery shopping, pay bills, cook dinner, and I may not have really wanted to go anyways. Well, after grocery shopping, I popped some Cookies in my mouth and declared I wasn't going to work out tonight. Even though I didn't last night. I said who cares!

Then I put on my running sneakers, hooked up the new HR monitor, strapped the new ipod armbad on, flopped my hat on my head and ran out the door. Reminder, the treadmill said last time that I only burned 190+ calories, if I remember correctly. Let me just say that the HR monitor PAID FOR ITSELF IN ONE RUN!!!!! On my 30ish minute "run" the walk back to my house, about 10 minutes, 100 bicycle crunches, 20 pushups, and a 10 minute total body stretch I burned 1,065 calories?!?!?!?!?

How does that happen? Now I'm really wondering how many calories are burned during spin, on the elliptical, with my trainer, etc. Are the machines really that skewed? I was figuring a number somewhere around 400-600 calories, but over 1000? That's just crazy!

Well I started tonight, thanks for letting me join in. Can't believe I'm saying this, but I really liked it. I could even DO it!!! I know, I know, it's early yet, but still I am pleased!! I feel great at the moment.

Thanks again

PS what's that thing you guys are talking about downloading (I'm download illiterate)

Is it something I might like?

Cindy

The podcast that we are downloading losing found and is awesome. Its set to the couch to 5k program and the guy tells you when to run, when to walk, warm up, cool down, etc, and there's really great music in the background. Sort of technoish. The podcast is located here:

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f81/couch-5k-42879/

JM

thats really a ton of cals burned, is your weight set correctly? great job on the run and yes, its RUN!!!

i didnt run today. my body still hurts so much ... i am going to train for an hour tomorrow and maybe run tomorrow.. sigh..

JM thanks so much. I think I'll have to go buy an IPOD tomorrow. Any suggestion? My daughters have the IPOD NANO. (They are in college). Would I be better off with an IPOD NANO or a regular IPOD? I'm only hesitating on the nano because one of my daughter's nano keeps freezing up on her. Any advice on which is best to buy?

Cindy

Losing, I think I have it set right, I thought it was really high too. All it asked for was weight and I put in 268, but then I figured my heart rate skyrocketed everytime I ran, so maybe thats why?!? I don't know.

cindyluhuk, I don't know too much about ipods. I have the regular 30gig ipod and have only had a problem once when I got it soaked with sweat (my own fault). I was looking at the cheaper shuffle, the one that has the clip and no screen for running and the gym since I find the armbands a little uncomfortable, but go check them out and see which one you like the best. I don't think there is a better one, it just depends what you are going to use it for. If you want to watch tv shows, music videos, etc, you'd have to go with the video ipod, but just for music, any of them would be fine. I don't use all the features on mine and sorta wish I had picked up the nano, but oh well!

cindy -- if your going i pod get a new style nano.

Workout 3 week 2 ! i did all 3 workouts this week already but i think i am going to repeat friday and maybe saturaday before i start week 3 next week. tried to download podcast and steal my daughters ipod but i didnt like it that much....i just grabbed some techno cd and used my cd palyer.....almost embrassing i still use a cd player! OLD school now it seems.

JM Good job last night!!!!!!!you go lady....your making me proud!!!!! Keep it up!!

I thought about putting together my own podcast for this programe just for lap banders so i could yell at you the whole time your doing it.

I thought about putting together my own podcast for this programe just for lap banders so i could yell at you the whole time your doing it.

ummmm .. dont think i'll be subscribing to that podcast :eek:

i have decided to take this week off. i did run Monday, but am just too sore to do the rest of the week so i am going to rest until next Monday and hopefully i will be able to get back in the swing of things.

i hate being such a klutz... :cry

I thought about putting together my own podcast for this programe just for lap banders so i could yell at you the whole time your doing it.

You already give us a hard time here, now we have to listen to a podcast?!?

Losing, just take it easy for now. You definately don't want to really hurt yourself.

You already give us a hard time here, now we have to listen to a podcast?!?

Lol. Yeah. Dont you want some British guy yelling at you to move your arse.