Like many people, I started running as a solo runner. Every time I went for a run, I always ran at about the same pace. I never pushed myself to run harder. I was finally introduced to interval training when I joined my first run crew in 2017. Every week, our run crew did one …
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The first time I did strides was when I raced a 5k with my coach. We did a warm-up together and I basically just copied what he was doing. We did a 2k jog and then did 4 sets of strides before heading to the start line. At the time, I had no idea what …
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Ever since I met Ravi back in the Spring, he's been trying to get Lisa and I to pay more attention to our heart rate, zones, intervals, blah blah blah... Until now, all this has just gone in one ear and out the other. It's hard to understand it all when I don't care that …
I am sore today. My quads hurt when I roll them and my big toes and pinky toes all hurt. Why do I run again?? I've been trying to recruit new people to join us for the Monday night run/walk at The People's Church. Despite the heat and humidity, one mom from the group came …
Lisa and Susan planned to go for a run/walk today so I decided to crash their party and bring my kids for another C25K run. I also invited Parm because his doctor said he is only allowed to run short distances for now. Day 3 of the program is still painfully slow but I guess …
We were runchatting with Roger today on our way back to the store. He told us that he turned 50 last year and started running with the C25K (Couch to 5k) app. He never ran before that and next week he is doing his first half marathon! This inspired me. I've known about this app …
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