Well, I got really derailed in the last week. Posted about it on weight watchers.com, but not here... here's what I had posted.
9/10/2007 12:58:31 PM
So, I'm doing 2.5-3 miles on the treadmill, with a 1.0 incline. Sometimes I get bored and check the clock but otherwise it's fine. No pain, I'm not tired... just wondering when I'll stop running in place.
I had planned to do the Komen 5k race for the cure yesterday and just register onsite. We went to be early Sat night and everything, and I was excited because DH had the day off work and would be there to cheer me on and maybe even get a pic of my first 5k.
We overslept. I missed it. Grrr.
So I decided to go running in the park at 10:30am. It was in the mid 80s, and hot. And after a little over a mile, I was really tired and broke down and walked a few minutes.Why can I go 30 minutes on a treadmill and only a mile outside without wanting to shoot myself? I didn't carry a water bottle, but everyone says you shouldn't "need" water. I felt overheated and tired.
I now want to switch to running outdoors so I'm not fooling myself about my endurance, but it's not easy. I'm not a morning person, and by evening it's dark. Even if I commit to running outdoors, I wonder how long it would take me to build up to the distance I did nonstop on a treadmill?
I feel like this is SUCH a setback.
Please encourage me. I feel defeated.
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Update, I went back to the gym tonight, and did a 5k in 37 mins on the treadmill. Certainly not competitive, but at least I proved to myself that I CAN do the distance and I just need to condition myself outdoors.
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I started running outside, and can't handle the treadmill. In my past attempts at running I tried the treadmill and it just didn't work for me.
I'd suggest trying to run at least once a week outside- maybe on the weekends, that way your body will start getting used to it!
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