Here I am Odette, thanks for the prod . I've needed it this week.
I ran last Monday, my last of W4, then bummed out for the rest of the week. So Sunday afternoon I got myself geared up for W5R1. The last 5min run was a bit huffy, puffy but I managed it. I did another W5R1.1 last night and managed to stretch the last 5min run into a 10min run, so I'm geared up for W5R2 on Wed night now, but not looking forward to the 20mins at the end of the week.
Well done everyone for keeping up with your running, it's great to see how you are all progressing, and we've all come so far, so keep going.
Mileni, I was suffering from sharp knee pain about W3. There is an exercise you can try, if you stand with back against a wall. Lift one leg, keeping knee straight, hold it for 5 seconds, keep repeating and alternating legs. you'll feel it in your hamstring and down the side of your knee. It strengthens the muscles around it, and you should build up to holding the stretch for 10seconds. Hope that helps you a bit, I don't have knee pain now, so it seemed to help me.
Ria, welcome and hope that you keep us updated on your progress. It's a great program, it builds you up slowly, and you don't have to move on week to week, until you feel ready. I hope your DS enjoys it too.
I've converted a couple of friends over here onto the program as well, I highly recommend it.
The roads have been clear, it's got warmer and the snow and ice has melted, but we are in for another dump wed and thur so I'll see what conditions are like toward the end of the week.
BitofFun - brilliant work, 10mins, took me 5 weeks of training to get to that (well I say 5, it was more like 7 )
Trillian, def join the plan, it's painless and really works.
MissAnth, you live to run another day, keep going, you've made a great start.