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Date: 12 Aug 2006 08:21:14
From: Beginning runner
Subject: Week 3, day 1
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I attempted to do week three of the Couch to 5K again today. I almost
made it.
My attention wandered during the second 1.5 minute walk, and I walked an
extra twelve seconds. No big thing, but I'll have to pay closer
attention next time.
There's a short hill on the out-and-back route, it's uphill on the
return portion. I'm terrible at estimating times and distances, but I'd
guess that it's about a three percent incline. In previous jogs, it
always came during a walk; this time, though, it's in the middle of the
second three-minute jog. I had to walk it. It took me about 20 seconds
to do that.
I tried to add that twenty seconds to the split, but managed to do only
five of them.
Otherwise, I did the full week three, day one. (Days two and three are
the same, though.) I plan to finish week three, and then repeat it until
I can do it for an entire week. Then I'll tackle week four.
Conditions today were significantly different from previous weeks;
temperature was in the mid 70s, and the humidity was 80%. My usual jogs
are in the mid 80s with humidity in the 20s or 30s.
The following stats do not include the final three-minute walk; they are
taken from my iPod
Distance : 1 mile
Time: 15:17
Pace: 15:09 min/mile
BTW, after I finished, Lance Armstrong congratulated me on a personal
best for one mile.
My heart rate monitor is acting up; a few times when I knew my HR was
well above 130, it was reading in the 80s or 90s. Most of the time,
though, it was giving what appeared to be accurate readings. I wet the
band and my chest before starting out, and during my warm-up walks, it
appears to read properly; it's just that sometimes when my HR is high,
it gives these abnormally low readings. Think it's time for me to get a
new one?
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Date: 12 Aug 2006 16:55:05
From: Phil M.
Subject: Re: Running Software
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tay01020@yahoo.com wrote:
> I was wondering what computer programs people use most to record and
> evaluate training. Are you guys using online tool or a client based
> program. I was considering just writing my own (then I could have it
> really customized) but for the time it would take would it be worth
> paying a membership or purchasing something?
I agree with Donovan. My spreasheet is under constant revision since 1995.
Started out with Quattro Pro (Borland at the time), converted it to Excel.
Since I have a GPS, I also use the free version of motionbased.com to
upload all my training data. Most of my runs from the past 2 years have
been saved there.
--
Phil M.
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Date: 12 Aug 2006 18:24:25
From: Dot
Subject: Re: Week 3, day 1
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Beginning runner wrote:
> I attempted to do week three of the Couch to 5K again today. I almost
> made it.
>
Good job! Next time you'll get it all the way.
> My attention wandered during the second 1.5 minute walk, and I walked
> an extra twelve seconds. No big thing, but I'll have to pay closer
> attention next time.
I agree with Karen, don't sweat the details of precise seconds. Walking
hills is fine. The big thing is to maintain forward motion while
alternating running and walking. Depending on spacing, maybe you can
time it so the hill is usually in a walk section, at least while you are
starting. But just keep moving.
>
> Otherwise, I did the full week three, day one. (Days two and three are
> the same, though.) I plan to finish week three, and then repeat it until
> I can do it for an entire week. Then I'll tackle week four.
Good plan.
> BTW, after I finished, Lance Armstrong congratulated me on a personal
> best for one mile.
Definitely cool. I don't think he's ever been to my state.
>
> My heart rate monitor is acting up; a few times when I knew my HR was
> well above 130, it was reading in the 80s or 90s. Most of the time,
> though, it was giving what appeared to be accurate readings. I wet the
> band and my chest before starting out, and during my warm-up walks, it
> appears to read properly; it's just that sometimes when my HR is high,
> it gives these abnormally low readings. Think it's time for me to get a
> new one?
Not if you're just starting. My hrm seems to get funky in the spring
with more erratic readings than normal, then settles down in summer. You
might check your form for smoothness when your HR is high. When I was
first learning, the jerkiness of my transitions from low to higher
efforts used to jostle it. Also, be sure it's tight. My two bands
(different hrm) last 2-3 yrs, at least.
Dot
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"Success is different things to different people"
-Bernd Heinrich in Racing the Antelope
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Date: 12 Aug 2006 11:54:23
From: Beginning runner
Subject: Re: Week 3, day 1
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In article <t1pDg.599225$Fs1.474792@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net >,
Dot <dot.h@#duh?att.net > wrote:
> > I attempted to do week three of the Couch to 5K again today. I
> > almost made it.
> >
> Good job! Next time you'll get it all the way.
>
> > My attention wandered during the second 1.5 minute walk, and I
> > walked an extra twelve seconds. No big thing, but I'll have to pay
> > closer attention next time.
>
> I agree with Karen, don't sweat the details of precise seconds.
I know, but because I just cannot estimate time or distance accurately,
I do obsess over details like that--not just running/jogging, but in
lots of areas of my life.
> Walking hills is fine. The big thing is to maintain forward motion while
> alternating running and walking. Depending on spacing, maybe you can time it
> so the hill is usually in a walk section, at least while you are starting.
> But just keep moving.
That's what I've been doing, but with week three and the route I'm
taking, that hill (and, admittedly, it's not all that much of a hill,
but it certainly takes a lot out of me at this point) is right in the
middle of that three-minute split.
> > BTW, after I finished, Lance Armstrong congratulated me on a
> > personal best for one mile.
>
> Definitely cool. I don't think he's ever been to my state.
Of course, it was a recording, thanks to the Nike+iPod gizmo.
> > My heart rate monitor is acting up; a few times when I knew my HR
> > was well above 130, it was reading in the 80s or 90s. Most of the
> > time, though, it was giving what appeared to be accurate readings.
> > I wet the band and my chest before starting out, and during my
> > warm-up walks, it appears to read properly; it's just that
> > sometimes when my HR is high, it gives these abnormally low
> > readings. Think it's time for me to get a new one?
>
> Not if you're just starting. My hrm seems to get funky in the spring
> with more erratic readings than normal, then settles down in summer.
> You might check your form for smoothness when your HR is high.
Well, it's like this: when I'm walking or at the beginning of a jog
split, it reads accurately, but suddenly, when my HR is in the 130-140
range, the reading drops to the high 80s or low 90s; a bit later, it's
back up where it belongs.
It could be that the RF from the iPod gizmo is interfering with the RF
from the monitor. I just may leave the Nike gizmo home next time and
see what happens with the monitor.
Thanks for the encouragement and advice. :)
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