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Luvs 2 Curl said:No pain no gain indeed! I ran 2 miles last night (that's the farthest I've ever run in my life!). I probably could have gone further but I accidentally hit the emergency stop button on the treadmill and deleted all of my progress. I took it as a sign that I had done enough for one day Today is my day off, I'm hoping to go for 3 miles (5K) on Sunday. It will probably take me about 40-45 minutes judging by my pace last night but that should improve over the next couple of weeks. Then I'll go back to 2.4K and try to reduce my times for that.
troopersgirl if you can find a Pilates DVD that focuses on abs I highly recommend it. Mine really helped me with situps and basic core strength.
Keep up the great work ladies and have a wonderful weekend!
L2C
Congrats on the personal best run L2C, and to the rest of you keeping up your fitness. One piece of advice though. Running on the treadmill for X amount of miles may make you think everything is peachy, but it's about twice as easy as running on pavement. See the treadmill is actually moving the ground for you, you just need to move your legs to match, but you don't actually put any resistance against the ground as it is moving already. When you get out and start running for real, it is going to feel a bit tougher, so I recommend heading out and seeing what you can do on a nice flat easy stretch of pavement. Pace yourself, take it easy, and run for time, not distance. See how long you can run at a decent base pace (If you can't hold a conversation, you are running too hard). Don't be afraid to take 1 minute walking breaks either. The best running routine starts off with X mins of running followed by 1 min of walking, then running again.
Keep up the good work.