Cool Running and Walking - Yes, that means you - for the Week of April 13th

[BigRunner]

Welcome EVERYONE. Whether you run miles a day or walk to the end of your street and back, this thread is for you.

Post your daily exercise. Whatever that may be.

Lurkers we would love to hear from you.


Off my podium. 4 miles in today.

6 weeks from my 6th marathon. Seems like only yesterday that I struggled walking a flight of steps.

Have a great week everyone.


RichF

[julirama723]

Yay, Rich! I'm glad you posted that.

Sunday 4/13--14 mile run

[sadie147]

Was supposed to be a run day for me..but took a rest day. Legs still sore from friday

How many rest days do you guys take? is there a recommended amount?

[mitzimarie]

Originally Posted by BigRunner

Welcome EVERYONE. Whether you run miles a day or walk to the end of your street and back, this thread is for you.

Post your daily exercise. Whatever that may be.


RichF

Hi, Rich

This sounds like a good place for me! Today, I am repeating the 2nd week of the Couch 2 5K program on www.coolrunning.com - I had to take a week off after the 1st session of week 3, so I am going to repeat Week 2, to get back into the swing of things. I don't want to re-injure myself by overdoing it.

So, for today:
10 minute warmup walk
alternated jogging 90 seconds, then walking 2 minutes, for 24 minutes
Including the 10 minute warmup walk, total time was 34 minutes and distance covered was 2.5 miles.

Today was the first day using my new running shoes. So far, so good.

[mitzimarie]

Originally Posted by sadie147

How many rest days do you guys take? is there a recommended amount?

Jen, since I am brand new to running and following the Couch 2 5K program, I am only running 3 days a week. Part of me wants to do more, but I've learned not to push it at my stage of the game.

I am curious to hear about rest days for the others, too.

[julirama723]

Jen--as far as rest days go, I only have one "rest" day per week from exercise; however, I only RUN 3x/week. I noticed that when I ran more often than that, my IT band really tightens up and I have big problems with it. So I guess it might be kind of strange that I only run thrice weekly even though I'm training for a marathon. My current class schedule (at the gym) also governs when and how often I run.

This is what I do each week:
Sunday--long run
Monday--cross train (weights or bike or yoga)
Tuesday--rest
Wednesday--medium run/hillwork
Thursday--2.5 hours of yoga (I teach 2 classes)
Friday--short run/speedwork
Saturday--strength training

[sadie147]

Thanks Juli, I was thinking for now i'll try to aim for 4-5 days a week and aim for wed and sunday rest days...i'm not doing much other cardio.

I saw you guys discussion IT bands in another thread. i've had knee problems in the past (related to nike shoes) so i wonder if it that could also be why. I'm going to start those stretches too....

Thanks for your input juli!

Mitzi, I definately agree with not pushing it..especially when starting out..i'm terrible for doing that...and i worry i may end up with an injury. The C25K program is great..i couldn't run 30 secs straight when i did it...6 weeks later i could run 5k!

[fowlergirl]

Good morning everybody

Monday April 14th - 3 running miles

[sadie147]

Monday: 3.2 miles

[ttdriver]

GREAT thread starter, Rich, and I totally agree. Whether you run, jog, or wog ... this thread's for YOU!

Jen, I rest 3 days a week. I run on Mon, Wed, Thurs & Saturday.

Rest days are your STRENGTH days .. yeah, I know, sounds weird, but its true. When you rest, your body RECOVERS and gets stronger. HONEST.

Betty