The best years of my life, well kinda

DigiJem

Here goes...ran loads in my teens, hadn't run a yard in well over 20 years, I started C25k on 4th January and just finished it yesterday.

Started mainly to help with weight-loss, totally enjoying it so far, a recent birthday provided all the good gear so no excuses now.

Hope to progress to run a couple of 10ks in April and May, hence the training log.

1st race is St Patricks 5k next Sun, can't wait but at the same time I wish I had another few weeks to get ready. Been reading the ART threads for inspiration and advice, mostly very helpful but a few scarly ones, mainly related to black toenails!

Anyway, every journey needs a start...tonight ran 3 miles, took 32 mins.

DigiJem

Tues 9th Mar: Rest after 2 run days, just a 40 min walk.

RubyK

Best of luck with your training DigiJem! The race next Sunday will be no bother to you, so go out there and enjoy yourself.

DigiJem

Thanks RubyK

Wed 10 Mar: 2.5 miles at 23:37mins - felt good.
Swiss ball wall squat: 24,20,18,16,20
Chair dips: 20,20,20
Reverse crunches: 20,20,20

DigiJem

Thur Mar 11th: 2 mile run, took 19:40
CrunchFu Stage 4, Day 1 : 32,24,20,16,22

DigiJem

Fri 12th:
10 mins Rower
30 mins Bike

Rest day tomorrow

dolliemix

How was 5k today?

I should be finished Week 6 of C25k today and I've signed up for a 5 k race at the end of March. I hadn't run in well over ten years when I started this at the beginning of Feb.

Looking forward to seeing how you got on! Hope it went well

DigiJem

dolliemix wrote: »

How was 5k today?

I should be finished Week 6 of C25k today and I've signed up for a 5 k race at the end of March. I hadn't run in well over ten years when I started this at the beginning of Feb.

Looking forward to seeing how you got on! Hope it went well

Dolliemix, 5k was great, had ran 30 minutes before on C25k Week 9 so was hoping to get 5k done under 30 and did it 27:21 - well happy!

Good luck with your C25k, its a great feeling when you do finish it and a then get real race under your belt.

DigiJem

Sun 14th Mar

5k race - 27:21mins

Load of stretches!

CrunchFu Stage 4, Day 2 : 34,26,22,20,28
Chair dips: 20,20,20
Reverse crunches: 20,20,20
Dumbell side bends: 10,10,10,10

DigiJem

Felt good after race yesterday. Starting week 2 of Hal Higdon novice 10k training. Target is the West of Ireland womens 10k on May 2nd

Strength & Stretch tonight:
SquatFu : 28,24,20,18,25
Overhead pulls: 15,15,15
Reverse crunches: 20,20,20
Dumbbell side bends: 10,10,10,10
Bicep curls: 15,15

DigiJem

3 mile run tonight , took 30:54.

Took a while to get going, felt sore for first 10 minutes.

DigiJem

Wed Mar 17th: Climbing Croagh Patrick isnt mentioned in Hal Higdon's training plan, however it will have to do instead of 30 minutes cross training for today.

DigiJem

2 mile run this even, in 17:27, a nice run in the wind.

Rest day tomorrow, my shins will be pleased

DigiJem

40 minutes cycle on borrowed dodgy bike. A struggle to fit in exercise today, 3.5 mile run planned for tomorrow.

dolliemix

Great Stuff!

DigiJem

Ran 3.5 miles in 33:51

Was in Dublin so had a nice run in Phoenix Park this evening, some of it on grass which was new. Felt very good, beats my usual concrete route through the local industrial estate.

DigiJem

Mon 22, Start of week 3

Strength & Stretch tonight:
SquatFu : 32,24,20,16,22
CrunchFu : 38,30,26,24,30
Bought PushfuFu : 3,2,2,2,3
Overhead pulls: 15,15,15
Reverse crunches: 20,20,20
Dumbbell side bends: 10,10,10,10
Calf raises: 20,20,20

Not enough time for a lot of stretches

DigiJem

Ran 3 miles in 28:50, felt good. 35 mins Cross training planned for tomorrow

DigiJem

5 min Rower - Level 3
30 mins Exercise Bike Program 7 (3min Lv6, 3 min Lv10)

PushfuFu : 4,3,2,2,3
Overhead pulls: 15,15,15
Reverse crunches: 20,20,20
Bicep Curl 15,15
Dumbbell side bends: 10,10,10,10
Calf raises: 20,20,20
Tricep dips: 20,20,20

All good apart from push-ups which are so tough!

Plan for tomorrow - 2 mile fast run.

DigiJem

2 miler tonight in the rain, 16:20.

Crunchfu: 42,32,28,24,35
Squatfu: 34,26,22,20,28

Rest day tomorrow.

DigiJem

Dusted down the mountain bike for my 50 mins cross training. An 11 mile cycle in 53 mins.

Crunchfu: 44,34,30,28,39
Squatfu: 38,30,26,24,30
PushfuFu : 4,3,2,2,3
Overhead pulls: 15,15,15
Reverse crunches: 20,20,20
Bicep Curl 15,15
Dumbbell side bends: 10,10,10,10
Calf raises: 20,20,20

Plan for tomorrow - 4 mile run.

DigiJem

Ran 4 miles, all flat, sunny & calm weather, took 36:29mins. Nice to get a daytime run in.

DigiJem

Start of week 4, a re-jigged plan this week to allow for a couple of nights out.

Ran 3 miles, no idea of time, forgot stopwatch

DigiJem

Unplanned off day yesterday, not good

2 miles (1.87 in Mapmyrun) in 16:10, nite out tomorrow so no training Hope to get back on track on Good Friday

dolliemix

Don't worry about off day. Everyone has them. At least you got right back on track today:)

I've started using mapmyrun as well. Can it be a bit inaccurate? I was sure I ran 5k yesterday cos I had measured it in the car, but mapmyrun said it was 4.8

DigiJem

thanks dolliemix, I find mapmyrun accurate enough so far, but I'm not long using it. I wouldn't worry too much if it's a couple of hundred metres out on a 5k

Back in the saddle after 2 days of nothing. A 55 minute cycle done today, plan is for a 4 mile run tomorrow

DigiJem

A 4 mile run, took 35:19mins.

Probably didn't run off all that chocolate from the easter eggs, but nice run anyway

DigiJem

Nice 3 hour hike in the Wicklow hills today, should have been a strength & stretch session though - need to focus on that more this week.

Plan for rest of week:
6th 3 miles
7th 40 min Cross
8th 2 mile fast + strength
9th Rest
10th 60 min Cross
11th 4.5 miles

DigiJem

3 miles in 27:47

DigiJem

Early morning workout for a change. 10 minutes on rower followed by 30min HIIT program on bike.

DigiJem

A 2 mile fast run, really pushed hard, done in 15:47, pleased with that!

DigiJem

Struggled to get Strength & Stretch done all week so tried it tonight.

Reverse crunches: 20,20,20
Dumbbell side bends: 10,10,10,10
Calf raises: 20,20,20
Tricep dips: 20, 20, 20
Bicep Curls: 10, 10 (Increased weight, couldnt do 3rd set)
CrunchFu : 46,36,34,32,50
SquatFu : 38,30,26,24 ...couldn't finish it.
PushupFu...couldn't even start it, gave up, time to watch the Masters instead!

On a more positive note, went for a run after work with 2 friends who were doing day 1 of C25k..a good laugh with them, they did well, hope they keep it going!

Tomorrows plan is for 60 minutes of cross, a cycle in the sun hopefully.

DigiJem

Great sunny day, did a cycle for a hour on the mountain bike. Hopefully will have road bike by next weekend

Tomorrow is long run day, 4.5 miles

DigiJem

First time I gave up a Sunday lie-in to go for a run, wierd that I'm now looking forward to Sundays as "long-run day"

Really warm but nice run, ran 4.5 miles in 40:59

DigiJem

Plan for week 6 of program, changed slightly to allow for race on 18th

12th Strength & Stretch
13th 3 mile
14th 60 min cross training
15th 2 mile fast
16th 40 min cross
17th Rest
18th walk 1 mile, run remainder of Great Ireland run 10k

RayCun

What is your longest run so far? You could probably run all of the GIR

DigiJem

My longest so far is 4.5 miles. I've being building up by a half-mile each week. If I feel good next Sunday, I'll probably try to run all of it.

If not, my first planned 10k is 2 weeks afterwards in Castlebar, on May 2nd.

dolliemix

DigiJem wrote: »

Plan for week 6 of program, changed slightly to allow for race on 18th

12th Strength & Stretch
13th 3 mile
14th 60 min cross training
15th 2 mile fast
16th 40 min cross
17th Rest
18th walk 1 mile, run remainder of Great Ireland run 10k

Wow you're nearly there!!

DigiJem

Strength & Stretch this evening, about 10 minutes of stretches plus...

Dumbbell side bends: 10,10,10,10
Calf raises: 20,20,20
Overhead pulls: 15, 15, 15
Bicep Curls: 10, 10,10, 10
CrunchFu : 46,36,34,32,50
Swissball Glute bridges: 15, 15, 15
Swissball leg curls: 10,10,10
Knee Pushups: 5,5,5,5

Weigh-in tomorrow, hope hard work pays off. 3 mile run tomorrow

DigiJem

3 mile run tonight, in 29:22. Lots of people out running and walking, must be the weather.

DigiJem

Missed yesterdays cycle, life stuff got in the way.

2 mile fast run this evening, away from my usual route so just ran for 15 minutes. Not sure if it was the full 2 miles but must have been close. Didn't feel great, hoping to get back into the swing of things tomorrow.

DigiJem

Good cycle today, almost 14 miles, took 1hr 18 mins

Rest day tomorrow, then GIR on Sunday, looking forward to it.

dolliemix

Good luck on Sunday!

DigiJem

Sat 17th: Rest day
Sun 18th: GIR 10k, took 57:29

Brill day, the first 5k flew by, struggled between 7k and 9k, but overall not too bad. Roll on Castlebar in 2 weeks

dolliemix

Under an hour! Thats fantastic!

asimonov

DigiJem wrote: »

Sat 17th: Rest day
Sun 18th: GIR 10k, took 57:29

Brill day, the first 5k flew by, struggled between 7k and 9k, but overall not too bad. Roll on Castlebar in 2 weeks

good doing digijem - i think everyone suffered for those k's. Hopefully castlebar will be a little more gentle. well done

DigiJem

Thanks asimonov & dolliemix.

A little stiff today from the race, only managed about 20 minutes of gentle stretching this evening.

Into 2nd last week of training, plan for remainder of week is:
20th 3 mile run
21st 45 mins cross
22nd 2 mile fast, plus Stretch & Strength
23rd Rest day
24th 65 minutes cross
25th LSR 5.5 miles

DigiJem

3 mile run this evening. Nice to get back to flat midland roads Felt good and tried to push a bit harder, took 26:58.

DigiJem

Yesterday bike ride, just over 10 miles in 45 mins
Today, a 15 minute fast run, about 2 miles. Plus a unplanned 30 minutes cycle

Skipped todays Strength & Stretch session again, maybe tomorrow! I always seem to find a reason to skip this

DigiJem

65 minutes cross, a 16 mile cycle on the new road bike. Very glad I invested in padded cycle shorts. Long run tomorrow.

DigiJem

Only managed 4.7 miles in 44 minutes. Short of the planned 5.5 miles, but felt tired and not great... no great disaster I guess.