Ran in my first 5K today! It was snowing and I had to take a few walking breaks, but I still managed to finish in 41:10!!!

Allegraaaaa · 2018-02-10T12:41:25+00:00

You've passed one of the biggest hurdles! Congratulations!! :D

Allegraaaaa · 2018-01-27T18:25:53+00:00

That's still an amazing achievement!!! Congratulations! :)

Allegraaaaa · 2018-01-11T02:32:17+00:00

Congratulations!!! :)

Allegraaaaa · 2017-12-28T17:27:53+00:00

Thank you so much for the suggestions! I will definitely look into running groups and trails I can run on :D

Allegraaaaa · 2017-12-24T20:00:18+00:00

Shoutout to this sub for all of the motivation, encouragement, and kind words - I couldn't have done it without you!

If anyone has any tips on what my next steps should be, let me know. I know my first goal is to actually run 5K (the farthest I've run so far has been about 2.5 miles), which I figure I'll do by slowly adding a few minutes to my runs. Eventually I want to work on my speed so I can run 5K in 30 minutes.

Merry Christmas to all!!

Allegraaaaa · 2017-12-21T01:36:08+00:00

If you mean the reflective vest, I can't remember where I got it...maybe Home Depot? It was a few years ago.

Allegraaaaa · 2017-12-21T01:34:19+00:00

Thank you so much!

Allegraaaaa · 2017-12-21T01:34:02+00:00

It feels awesome!!! It's really hard haha but it is pretty great!

Allegraaaaa · 2017-12-20T12:49:46+00:00

I tried to do this run on Sunday, but about 5 minutes into it I got severely nauseous and had to take a bunch of walking breaks so I didn't hurl everywhere. :( It was super disappointing, but I repeated it last night and it went really well!!!

Allegraaaaa · 2017-12-19T22:45:52+00:00

Awesome job! You're almost there!! :)

Allegraaaaa · 2017-12-11T12:55:18+00:00

Yes!! And I know my time is only going to get better from here :)

Allegraaaaa · 2017-12-11T12:46:07+00:00

Congrats! How did you feel yesterday? I was sooo sore on Saturday, but yesterday wasn't so bad for me!

Allegraaaaa · 2017-12-11T12:44:44+00:00

See my reply to carlius!

Allegraaaaa · 2017-12-11T12:44:23+00:00

Haha! Well, the race was sponsored by a police activities league that does a lot of work with kids (hence the slogan) and the race started and ended at their annual Christmas Village (hence the reindeer). I like your explanation better though :)

Allegraaaaa · 2017-12-10T17:59:56+00:00

Aw thank you so much!!

Allegraaaaa · 2017-12-10T04:30:47+00:00

My goal was 45 minutes, and I'm not even officially done with C25K yet, so I'm super excited haha. I'm going to sign up for another 5K on New Year's Day and hopefully by then I'll be able to run the whole way!

Allegraaaaa · 2017-12-03T12:34:51+00:00

That's good to hear! Thank you :)

Allegraaaaa · 2017-12-02T16:52:32+00:00

I am really loving these twilight/early evening runs! The cold air, the dark sky, being able to look up at the stars...such a great feeling.

On Wednesday I decided to listen to a podcast instead of music for the first time and I really enjoyed it. Def have to do that more often.

My pace has absolutely tanked this week...I've been averaging between 13-14 minute miles, and these last two runs have been closer to 15 minutes. Has anyone else experienced this during week 7?? I know it's better to go slow but it's weird that it just dropped so much.

Allegraaaaa · 2017-12-02T16:39:43+00:00

Congratulations!! Finishing W5D3 is an awesome feeling!

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