C25K: Week 9! (Anne)

(Yes, I am alive. Busy, but alive!)

So… it’s week 9 of the couch-to-5k program, and I’ve actually switched training programs (eek!). If you’re still sticking with the original plan, you should be doing 18 minutes of running (out of 30 total, plus 5 warm-up and 5 cool-down). I actually don’t know that anyone is still on-plan with that, so if you are — speak up! As for me, I was getting tired of counting my running in terms of minutes, so I switched to an 8-week Novice 5k training plan that was distance-based. This week’s running is 1.5 miles, which is perfect with regards to transitioning from the original plan. (I’m running an 11-12 minute mile right now.) I did my second run for this week today — and I did the whole 1.5 miles at once! It was very exciting, since it was the first time I’d run that far before My goal isn’t to always run each distance all at once, but it sure did feel good today!!

I also have to say a huge CONGRATS to Missy, who ran a full mile the other day! Woohoo — you are doing great!

As for everyone else, how are you? Anita, how have your workouts changed from reading the heart rate training book? Bekki, are you still biking a lot? Leann, how’s your running going? Bethany, did you start back to running last week? Bird, have you seen the light and started exercising yet? Blair, what about you — how’s the new treadmill treating you? Blest, how’re the podcast training workouts going? When does that competition end? CJ, how’s the working out 4 times a week going so far this week? Debs, Elly, how’s the working out going over there on the other side of the pond? Are you gently encouraging one another to move more? Leann, are you out of school for the summer? Are you running more now? Missy, how’s it feel to run now that you’ve conquered the mile? Does it make you want to run more? Tami, what’s going on there? For anyone I left out, how’s your exercising going?

Is anyone else noticing huge results from their exercising? Even results that aren’t necessarily showing up in weigh-ins?

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Thanks for asking. I had a really great swim on Saturday. I’ve been trying to walk briskly with my toddler while I wait for my ankle to heal, but he is in a stage where he wants to get out and push. Great for his feelings of independence, not so great for my workout. I think I am going to try to ease back into running gingerly, but I am not sure how much to baby my ankle.

Comment by CJ — June 5, 2007 @ 8:41 pm

A LOT. you should baby your ankle a lot. don’t run on it until you can balance on that foot alone and do 20 calf raises (holding on to the wall or a chair or something) with that leg only. one thing you can also do to build up your ankle is to sit with your leg out and “draw” the alphabet with your big toe. but don’t run until you can do the 20 calf raises. (um, hi, i’m accident prone. and have been through therapy for ankle injuries. it’s worth the wait to give it time to heal).

*ok, stepping down off my soapbox* good luck!!

Comment by Anne — June 5, 2007 @ 8:55 pm

Competition ended for me last week. My before and after pics are HILARIOUS. I have to finish getting my package together and mail it by the 11th. All told, I lost 19.6 lbs during the 12 weeks. Not too bad, eh?

Have I mentioned lately that you are a doll? Cause you are!

Comment by blestwithsons — June 5, 2007 @ 10:00 pm

Anne you are an encouragement
Debs and I are trying but it is slow work. I swam twice in the week before half term break and aim to go twice this week. In half term my hubby was off work too. He doesnt swim but we had some good longish walks.
However when I swam yesterday it was not a good time lots of people in the pool and I stopped sooner than usual as my knee was hurting so hope I havent done anything to it. I am a breast stroke girl so maybe ought to try and improve my crawl or back stroke (they are pretty awful at the moment) to use differernt muscles.

On the bright side, I do have a new swimsuit, 2 sizes smaller thatn the old one so I feel very sleek. And I think I am losing inches now even though the weight has not moved so much lately.

Comment by Elly — June 6, 2007 @ 4:15 am

Biking’s fun! I’m getting quicker, I think. Need to find some longer routes round town. I want to go swimming, just need to find the time. And it’s gone cold again, which doesn’t put me in the mood fo getting wet.

Comment by Bekki — June 6, 2007 @ 4:49 am

Blest, congrats on finishing the competition!! We’re all certain that you’re going to win

Elly, swimming twice and going on long walks is great!! Keep with it… and make sure to take some measurements — it’s fun to watch the inches melt off

Bekki, I’m glad that you’re enjoying biking! I’m an embarrassingly bad bike rider (seriously…. I fell off the other day!) but am trying to get better. Good luck finding a good pool… swimming is such a nice change and such good exercise

Comment by Anne — June 6, 2007 @ 5:45 am

Grr, getting a bit frustrated at the moment. Everything I’ve been doing hasn’t been helping the hip. And the one week that I actually spent some time running set it back again. I am seriously going to go get some PT this week. Biking is the only thing that helps at the moment.

Another frustrating thing is that even though the inches have been falling off my waist and hips, NONE have been falling off my chest. I went bra shopping yesterday in hopes that I could go down a size. Not even a chance! I did need new bras so I bought a couple. But pretty soon I’m going to look lopsided. It’s making me mad!

Comment by Anita — June 6, 2007 @ 6:54 am

Anita — good luck with the PT! I hope that it helps. And when did having more through the chest become a problem? Want to donate some this direction? (Sorry, Bird)

Comment by Anne — June 6, 2007 @ 7:13 am

*snort*!

Be careful what you wish for Anita! I was worried in the beginning that I wouldn’t lose in the chest…. Being overweight and nursing four babies… Think opera viking lady. (!!!)

Now it’s gone gone gone….

Comment by blestwithsons — June 6, 2007 @ 7:33 am

In my 20’s I wished I had more. My 30’s was perfect. I was happiest with my size in my early 30’s. But now it seems that this area of the body is like your nose and ears - it all seem to just keep growing!

It’s a problem finding sports bras with support. I hate it when I have to buy a larger size to fit the chest and then the arms and waist are too huge. Swimsuits - bottoms a smaller size, tops a larger size. My swimsuit is 10 years old! Not that I go swimming but still. Those cute tight tops look terrible on me! But then the looser ones make me look like a granny.

My mother had reduction surgery when she was in her 50’s. At least I don’t have her back problems!

Comment by Anita — June 6, 2007 @ 9:28 am

And Blest, I was thinking that you looked lovely in those photos. I wouldn’t bemoan a thing if I were you.

Comment by Anita — June 6, 2007 @ 9:31 am

Hey, Anne, thanks for the advice. I can handle the 20 calf raises, plus I talked to one of the PTs at work this morning about it (a perk of working in an early intervention agency), and I think I’ll try a short and gentle run tonight. Pointing in or out still hurts a bit, but I am A-OK as long as I’m moving in a straight line.

Comment by CJ — June 6, 2007 @ 10:10 am

Maybe you want to wear a light compression bandage while running tonight? Just to make sure to keep your ankle in a straight line? I’m overprotective of my ankles…

Comment by Anne — June 6, 2007 @ 10:13 am