I've just updated the list. How has everyone else gone starting today??
FabFiona - Congrats on starting! I'm not using an app. I just have a pedometer (with timer) on my phone that I'm using to keep track of when I need to run/walk. I like this as then I can easily see how much longer I have to run (great when I'm feeling tired - 'only 20 more seconds' lol)
Kelebek - Sorry for not congratulating you on starting before! It's a great feeling hey!
Still sick here, but I'm going to start tomorrow. Can't wait forever Kelebek I would try just to walk, perhaps not running. Exercise can relieve the pain from periods - hopefully it will for you, if not give it a miss.
Well done to all the starters! I hope I am doing this right - I googled it and found a program - so for week one I brisk warm up for 5 mins walk, 1 min jog, 1.5 min rest and repeat for a total of 20 minutes? And only 3 days per week with a day rest in between (I still went for a walk though just no jogging) - does that sound like what everyone else is doing?
I am amazed by the places I am sore today - wouldn't have thought 9 minutes of jogging would exercise so many parts!
Yep that sounds right. Mine was 5 minutes walk to warm up, walk for 90 secs, run for 60 secs, repeat for 20 minutes and then warm down walk for 5 minutes. I was out for a total of 30 minutes.
I didnt get to start today as DS has been unwell (= velcro baby!), so hopefully I can get out there tomorrow & do it. I want to do it when DP is home on break in the arvos so I dont have to take DS along in the pram. I think I will die enough on my own let alone with the pram in tow too! I did use my cross trainer tonight though .... and undone any good work with a bit of cake (darn the free samples DP bought home from work!!) haha
I didn't end up running yesterday but I am going to today - it's a lovely drizzly day here so I'm going to get out of the house and do it after school drop-off - looking forward to it!
Help! It's pouring rain here today! I don't have a treadmill or access to a gym - so how do I do day two? I do have a mini trampoline - could I just walk around the house and do the runs on the tramp? Hopefully the rain will have stopped enough to go by this afternoon!
Morning ladies! I didn't end up running yesterday - about 5 minutes in the rain started and I ended up turning around and coming home. I really loved being out there again - boy could I feel my extra weight when I jogged!!!
Going to the gym this morning and will finish the whole first run again - looking forward to it!
I was going to go as the rain had stopped, then we had a torrential downpour - I just couldn't work out how to do it inside - so I figured it said 3 days per week - I skipped an extra day and hopefully this afternoon will be more favourable!
Bloody rain lol i got soaked from just being in it for a few minutes - but the warm shower afterwards felt so good!!
Hope your run goes awesome today!!!
chody47 - Started 3/10/11 - Finished week 1 8/10
Ausgirl - Started 4/10/11 (and survived )
FabFiona - Started 5/10/11
Kelebek - Started 5/10/11
doubletrouble - Started 6/10/11
Hunter Mum - Started Couch to 10K 8/10/11
Ash - Will start 5/10/11
MamaPan - Will start 5/10/11
Shan23 - Will start 5/10/11
Zap - Will start by 5/10/11 - Hopefully starting 7/10/11
kimmi -
Has anyone else started/joined that I've missed?
Ash - How did your run go today? Did you manage to finish it?
AFM - I did day 2 on Wednesday but think I"ll wait til tomorrow to do day 3. DD and I just got back from a BIG walk (we decided to take a train into the city to have lunch with DH). The trip from home to the train station was 25 mins each way as it was, let alone all the city walking!
Last edited by chody47; October 8th, 2011 at 10:50 AM.
Great to see so many motivated people. I didn't get up at 5am to start today. Needed to be back before 6am so DH could go to work. But I felt guilty (which is great!) like I was letting down our little team by not doing it so I got on my cross trainer for half hour Better than nothing. Tomorrow I've not got any concrete plans so I will get DD in the pram and go for a walk/run. Found lots of awesome quotes on pinterest (anyone else use that?) about goals, running, exercise last night. I can't wait to feel good running again and I thank you for helping inspire me! Two of my favourite quotes were: "No matter how slow you are going, you are still lapping everyone sitting on the couch" & "Sweat is fat crying" haha.
Hunter Mum - Great work on the treadmill! TBH, if I had to get up at 5am to do this I probably wouldn't do it either! As for the quotes - they are great! You can be our team motivator
Back from day 2 - slightly harder for me than day one! I did have a 2 day gap, don't know if that makes a difference or not. Braved the leggings today - stuff it, I've seen far worse figures than mine sporting them so pffft to anyone who has an issue and I actually ran around the streets, not out where I couldn't be seen. Who knows what I look like to the passersby! I found it harder to judge how far to go for my time today though - so cool down walk was a bit longer than 5 minutes. Got a shocking pain in the tum just as I got home - thought I had burst my appendix~! Wnet to the loo and pain eventually went away - weird!!
Reply With QuoteKelebek I would try just to walk, perhaps not running. Exercise can relieve the pain from periods - hopefully it will for you, if not give it a miss.
BellyBelly Member
Bookmarks