Week 7 of C25K is in the books! Am I a runner now?
No more week 7! Say buh by!
This evening I completed W7D3 with Jack out in front of me in the jogging stroller. I would have to say that it added quite a bit to the workout to take Jack with me in the stroller. He's 50lbs that I was pushing in front of me, along with my own 255lbs (which is 25lbs lighter than when I started 7 weeks ago). It was a really nice evening here in the 55060; 79*, and only 45% humidity! Quite a bit of bugs, but who cares, there's always bugs in MN. Hell, there's even bugs in the winter around here!
At what point can I call myself a "runner"? I think NOW! I am able to run 25+ minutes without passing out at the end, no throwing up etc! It feels great. I have the most amazing wife who has encouraged me big time these last 7 weeks! She is awesome! Without her support, I wouldn't still be running. I have only 2 weeks left of C25K at which point I should be able to complete a 5k (3.11 miles) w/o stopping for a walking break I can't wait to get out there and do my 5k race in October! I will OWN it! I am totally pumped up about it. Once I am done with C25K, I will have a week and a few days to train before my first race at which point, I will focus mostly on bringing up the speed to hopefully reach my pace of just over 8 minutes per mile, for a total time in the 5k of 24 minutes.
If you are overweight and thinking about getting in shape, YOU CAN DO IT. I was classified as obese when I started this program at 6'1 280lbs, and today I can run for a good length of time, not be tired, not hurt much and feel GREAT! I'm well on my way to being healthy and you can be too!
This evening I completed W7D3 with Jack out in front of me in the jogging stroller. I would have to say that it added quite a bit to the workout to take Jack with me in the stroller. He's 50lbs that I was pushing in front of me, along with my own 255lbs (which is 25lbs lighter than when I started 7 weeks ago). It was a really nice evening here in the 55060; 79*, and only 45% humidity! Quite a bit of bugs, but who cares, there's always bugs in MN. Hell, there's even bugs in the winter around here!
At what point can I call myself a "runner"? I think NOW! I am able to run 25+ minutes without passing out at the end, no throwing up etc! It feels great. I have the most amazing wife who has encouraged me big time these last 7 weeks! She is awesome! Without her support, I wouldn't still be running. I have only 2 weeks left of C25K at which point I should be able to complete a 5k (3.11 miles) w/o stopping for a walking break I can't wait to get out there and do my 5k race in October! I will OWN it! I am totally pumped up about it. Once I am done with C25K, I will have a week and a few days to train before my first race at which point, I will focus mostly on bringing up the speed to hopefully reach my pace of just over 8 minutes per mile, for a total time in the 5k of 24 minutes.
If you are overweight and thinking about getting in shape, YOU CAN DO IT. I was classified as obese when I started this program at 6'1 280lbs, and today I can run for a good length of time, not be tired, not hurt much and feel GREAT! I'm well on my way to being healthy and you can be too!
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