I sweat. A lot. And during our hot Southern summers, I tend to continue sweating for quite awhile after an outdoor run. In fact, try as I might to cool off when I’m done, I often find myself still sweating when I get out of the shower.
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The month of May is now behind us, and we’re well into June. It’s thus once again to take a look at my weight loss progress over the past month. As I’ve noted in the past, I track my weight online with PhysicsDiet, which does a nice job of smoothing out the data and providing an estimate of my “true” weight.
Well… My first 5k road race has come and gone. All in all, it went really well. My son and I decided to run together instead of racing, though I suspect he would’ve wiped the floor with me if I had let him. Next time around, we’ll probably race for time.
And… Done. I’ve made it through Week Nine of the Couch-to-5k running program, and my first 5k is actually tomorrow (Memorial Day) morning. This past week went quite well, and I deviated a bit from the program to get myself ready for the race.
With my first 5k race just around the corner, I wanted to spend a bit of time talking about what constitutes a “good” 5k time. I now have several test runs under my belt, and have been finishing in roughly 34 minutes. Curious about how that time stacks up against other runners, I did some digging.
After having completed my first (unofficial) 5k run, along with some slightly longer subsequent runs, I just signed up for my first 5k race. The race will be on Monday (Memorial Day) morning at 8AM, and I’ll be running it with my 12 year old son.
This is just a quick note to say that yesterday, after having completed Week Eight of the Couch-to-5k running program, I went out and ran 5k. According to RunKeeper, I covered 3.11 miles in 34:24, which works out to 11:04/mile. Not as fast as I had hoped, but I’m still happy — I’ll take what I can get.
Whew! A couple of weeks ago, I wasn’t sure I’d make it this far without a long layoff. Instead, I’m just a week late. After taking time off to let my hip heal, I powered through Week Eight of the C25K running program, and am back on track.
Over the past week or so, I’ve been struck by how reliant my weight loss progress is on my exercise program. As I previously noted, I took the week off from exercise to rehab a running-related hip injury. My hip improved, but my weight loss flat-lined.
And… Here we are. Week Nine. If you’ve made it this far, congratulations! You’ve all but completed the Couch-to-5k running program. Just three more workouts until “graduation.” By the end of this week, you should be capable of running 5k (or very nearly so) from start to finish.