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Thinking of training for 5k
Hi everyone, I have been off connect for awhile. Got email invite from Colleen to engage on connect. Well I have become an expert uber driver since have been gone. Its nice to get out and make airports runs and other trips. Keeps me busy. Well I have been thinking of training for a 5k. The Twin Cities Marathon is a few months away and there are shorter races the day before the marathon. There are half mile, mile, 5k, and 10k races. So I have been playing with the idea of running the 1 mile or 5k race. I have never run a real race before. But I am thinking about it.
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I went jogging in St Paul today. I practiced on part of the 5k route. So I went 2.2 miles really really slowly. Like walking speed but in jogging motion. I read somewhere that slow jogging is healthy way to lose weight and help with diabetes. It doesn't put as much impact as running. So I am trying slow jogging where I can still talk if I need to. I am trying to jog and not trip and fall and hurt myself. I have to be able to go 3.1 miles to finish 5k in Oct.
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1 ReactionHot day for a jog! You’re supposed to have perfect weather and fall foliage this time of year.
That's why I had to go back today. It was like 90 degrees yesterday. So I went back earlier today and it was 73 degrees. That was more doable. I do feel a little weird jogging so slow. But nobody seems to be laughing at me as a jog by at a slow pace. My goal is the keep jogging and not stop to walk. That means jogging slowly so my body can keep going. Its like being a turtle.
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@ihatediabetes, with all of my joint issues I have had to learn how to adapt things to work for me. As a result, I know for certain that the way I do certain exercises looks funny, but I've always had the mentality that any person in a gym or out walking is already ahead of those who do not! If you are familiar with the show Friends, I always think of Phoebe going for runs in Central Park and how it embarrasses Rachel, but Phoebe doesn't care because she is having fun.
Haha. This is where I started my slow jogging in St. Paul. This is on route of 5k. Its all concrete and not too pretty. But then there's a left turn on Summit Ave and it looks nicer. This was total work for me even though I was going slow. So my goal is to finish in one hour and not get hurt. I am supposed to feel my body moving and that's supposed to be fun. But so far the only fun is after I am done. Running does seem to improve my mood.
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1 ReactionHi everyone, I am happy to report that I was able to slow jog the 5k course that I am attempting in October. I bought a garmin forerunner 35 from target and it has built in gps so I don't have to carry my phone. I can also read my distance time and pace on the watch face. I loaded screen shot from garmin connect. I jog pretty slow but I was able to keep moving with my jogging for the whole 3.1 miles. It took a little over an hour.
Hi everyone, I finished my 5k today. I did it in 58 min. I had a great experience. I signed up for three more races today. They are halloween 5k, Turkey trot 6k, and Reindeer Run 5k. If I can do these races I get a plaque that would hold the medals. I got my first medal today.