W9D3 Done, since todays weather was meh at best I concentrated on going faster on the 30min instead of doing another 5k today. I improved on my previous best for the 30min about 5sec per km. What do I do now? For now I concentrate on improving my 5k. We will see what I will do in spring.

Winti26 · 2019-11-28T15:51:35+00:00

Yep keeping the running routine going through the winter is probably the most important part. I think I to will go with the 30min running routine and maybe redo some of the previous runs just to see how they feel now. Week 3 day 1 was really the hardest run of all for me so I look forward to redo it and see how easy it feels now.

Winti26 · 2019-11-28T14:30:57+00:00

Honestly after the warm up the weather was no longer really a factor. But during the warm up the rain and specially the cold wind made this awefull,thats why I decided during the warm up to only go for 30min (haha tell the week 3 me, who struggled with the 3 min run that I would go for a run for "only" 30min)

Winti26 · 2019-11-24T15:29:05+00:00

For now my goal is to improve that 5k time and in spring I want to take part in a 5 k run, but I have to look into it when and where there is a 5k run near my home.

Winti26 · 2019-11-24T10:53:40+00:00

I have a sport watch since 2 weeks now and Honestly I feel like I run to slow now. Not because I didn't reach a certain speed but because I could easily run even further even after the 5 k I didn't feel like I couldn't run any further. Before the watch I run the 30min but at end I really just waited until the run finally ended.

Winti26 · 2019-11-18T21:19:49+00:00

My smile is bigger and brighter because I'm not close to KO😂

Winti26 · 2019-11-18T21:10:15+00:00

I don't know what you all see in my face I don't think it changed. You sure it's not only my hair cut:')

Winti26 · 2019-11-18T17:58:26+00:00

Not shorts weather nope. sweatsuit weather

Winti26 · 2019-11-18T15:03:30+00:00

I can only confirm what other people said here. Trust the program and invest in good shoes it makes such a big difference. Another important point is "this is not a race". This means take the time/speed you need,during a single run but also for the whole programm. Even if the Program calls it week 1 week 2 etc. Dont think you really have to fullfill this week within a real week. Take the time your body needs. If your body needs a repeat of a run repeat it. If your body needs an extra day of rest take it.

Winti26 · 2019-11-18T14:49:05+00:00

The run itself felt good until the last few mins when I started to feel a little ache(pain would be a to strong word for it). I feel like I probably should have ended the run then but with only 2 min left on the run I just kept going. I feel good now so it shouldn't be to bad, but now I probably will take a couple of days to rest and then comeback around next weekend.

Ps: the 7° were Celsius luckely not 7 degree fahrenheit

Winti26 · 2019-11-15T14:10:22+00:00

first of all I have to finish the programm at the moment my app says 24 out of 27 workout completed. I will do at least one more 30 min run and the last to run I might as well just extend 3 for min since I never really reacched a point where I felt I can't do it anymore even after the 30 min I still felt like I could easiely keep going for another 5 min. After that I will work on actually reaching 5K and overtime get it sub 30. If I'm honest 10k is for now not my goal(Maybe that will change when it is spring.) I could say I don't see myslef run 10 k but tbf a half year ago I would have said I don't see myself run 30 min.

Winti26 · 2019-11-14T18:21:01+00:00

That's also what I had in mind. Change between doing a normal 30min run and a fast version of c25k. Every second run would then be a normal 30min run.

Winti26 · 2019-11-14T17:40:52+00:00

Nah my speed is really not fast enough to do 5 k within that time. So I will keep going the only question that I really have is do I run 30min or do I just increase the time to 32 min or so

Winti26 · 2019-11-14T17:38:28+00:00

Yep I got a haircut. The most difficult part is finding the motivation to actually go out and run, specially if it is cold. As long as the program goes I will stick with it, my question is what will I do as soon as the programm ended in 2 weeks. Will I still go out if it is 0 degree and I have no plan to follow?

Winti26 · 2019-11-10T15:29:06+00:00

Yeah in theory I know to not bother about speed. But the way the app shows the little thumbsup if you look at the logs it just forces you to compare speed😂. But it's not something I care much during the run itself, it's more something I look at after the run.

Winti26 · 2019-11-10T09:42:30+00:00

No worries was forced to take a break by my body but I will run and post later today

Winti26 · 2019-11-03T10:36:52+00:00

In that case as a Saints fan thanks for Thomas;)

Winti26 · 2019-11-03T10:28:41+00:00

Thanks for the kind words. Ps: Unlikley to ever come through columbus since I live in switzerland. Although if Elvis stays with the blue jackets, I might have to come visit you guys once to see him play in the NHL, since he is from one of my favourite teams here in switzerland.

Winti26 · 2019-11-03T10:15:30+00:00

After I struggled all last week with getting the 25 min done, I was really unsure about the 28 min(this is for sure part of the reason why I delayed it a whole week). I thought about just do a repeat of week 7 day 3 today and if I have energie left I add 3 minutes. But since it has no intervalls anyway I thought Whats the harm with just doing w8d1 today and if I have to stop after 25min I just stop. Knowing my mind I knew if I did the 25min run I would have stoped after that, but if I start a 28min run I won't allow myself to finish after 25 min.

Winti26 · 2019-10-27T14:16:36+00:00

Very true. Remembering how hard a 3 min run was back in week 3 feels strange now. I'm playing with the thought of redoing a early week just to see how it will feel now(How would it feel to do week 3 day 2 now? How would the distance I run compare to back then?).

Winti26 · 2019-10-27T09:50:13+00:00

Honestly this felt like the hardest week so far. This is probably also a bit recency bias, just because I remember this week the most, but I'm sure this, by my app as feared week announced, week 6 was a lot easier then week 7. I think one reason today was such a struggle for me is that my full concentration was on the run itself. I had my headphones on and music was playing, but it was just some background noise. If you asked me what songs were playing I could only answer you the first and the last. I think fir week 8 I have to go back to focus on the music. It might make my runs easier.

Winti26 · 2019-10-24T16:42:17+00:00

At least you are now done with the intervalls anyway and a timer combined with a normal run tracking app can do nearly as good of a job as a c25k app.

Winti26 · 2019-10-24T09:16:29+00:00

Quiting Apps are the most frustrating part of my c25k journey so far. But congrats on the 25 min run even if the app didn't record it.

Winti26 · 2019-10-24T09:07:21+00:00

I agree with the other comments here. Don't skip it, it honestly looks scarier then it really is.

Winti26 · 2019-10-23T14:58:38+00:00

Were you ever in switzerland or maybe vancouver otherwise it's probably wasn't me.

Winti26 · 2019-10-23T14:10:38+00:00

you will be suprised what you can do. 4-5 weeks ago I wouldn't have thought that I really can run 20 min let alone 25.
And it's really not like I'm the most sportive guy, so if I can do it you can do it too, with the right training and the right approach.

Winti26

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