Weekly check-in

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Happy Monday Runners!

Today's quote is from Peggy Fleming:

The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.

It's been so hot here on the US East Coast that it's hard to remember that we do love running as we get up earlier and earlier in order to get our long runs in before the heat and humidity become not only unbearable, but also somewhat unsafe to exercise in.

How was your week? What is one thing you love about running?

Comments

[shanaqui]

I'm now onto the last week of Couch to 5k. I've been running on an elliptical, so I tried a gentle run outdoors and... it didn't go well. Body was mostly willing, all but my lungs, which I quickly realised were the most important part. So I'll probably do the Couch to 5k program from the beginning again to transition to running outside, and be glad for doing it on the elliptical to bring me up to a better level of health in general to make it possible at all...

The best bit about running at the moment is when I think, "I couldn't do this nine weeks ago."

[ilanarama]

Hmm, I bet you can come up with something that is a midway transition, that doesn't have you starting over totally but that lets you build on your gains from the elliptical. Do you want me to help you brainstorm a plan?

[shanaqui]

I was planning to start from the beginning but step it up faster as much my body would allow (e.g. if week one was easy, go straight to week two), but, hmmm...

(We also have a tougher elliptical which I had been planning to use to step it up, but I don't have access to it for much longer -- which is why I want to transition to running outside.)

[ilanarama]

Personally, what I would do is stick with the jog vs walk intervals given, but extend the total time/distance to what you have already achieved. That is, instead of doing a total of 20 minutes in week 1, do 30 minutes, but still with the 60 sec/90 sec intervals. And continue to add time on this base if you can.

[shanaqui]

Hmm, I think I will try that. Thank you!