The C25K program consists of three workouts per week for nine weeks. This is the results of the workout for week seven, day two, first attempt.

Program: 25 minute run.

Result: I did not complete the workout as planned. My heart rate averaged 136 bpm and peaked at 165 bpm. I did 1.03 miles in 16:37 for an average speed of 3.7 mph (16:07 minute/mile).

I woke up this morning planning to go for a run.  I didn’t make it.  I had been running a slight fever for the last couple of days and a GI bug, new this morning, told me not to try; mustn’t stray far from the little room.  So, I decided to try it again in the evening when it had cooled down some.  The two extra hours of sleep were certainly welcome.  By 7:30pm, it had only cooled down a little bit, but I tried it any way.  A couple of minutes into the run, I had problems catching my breath.  There wasn’t any pain.  I just felt like I had trouble breathing.  I stopped running, started to turn around, and then decided to try and push on.  Five minutes later, I was having more trouble breathing.  I walked for a little and tried to run again.  Not good.  This wasn’t going to work today.  I turned around and walked back home, run aborted.  This is my first failed workout since my week one retries.  It wasn’t a complete failure as I did get a little exercise.  But, I did not do what I had planned to do.

The C25K program consists of three workouts per week for nine weeks. This is the results of the workout for week seven, day one.

Program: Brisk five-minute warmup walk.  25 minute run.  Five-minute cool-down walk.

Result: I completed the workout as planned, sort of. My heart rate averaged 149 bpm and peaked at 165 bpm. For the run segment, I did 1.79 miles in 25:11 for an average speed of 4.3 mph (14:03 minute/mile).

The C25K program consists of three workouts per week for nine weeks. This is the results of the workout for week six, day three.

Program: Brisk five-minute warmup walk.  25 minute run.  Five-minute cool-down walk.

Result: I completed the workout as planned. My heart rate averaged 149 bpm and peaked at 168 bpm. Including the warm-up and cool-down walks, I did 2.42 miles in 37:43 for an average speed of 3.86 mph (15:33 minute/mile).

The C25K program consists of three workouts per week for nine weeks. This is the results of the workout for week six, day two.

Program: Brisk five-minute warmup walk.  10 minute run.  3 minute walk.  10 minute run.  Five-minute cool-down walk.

Result: I completed the workout as planned. My heart rate averaged 143 bpm and peaked at 173 bpm. Including the warm-up and cool-down walks, I did 2.31 miles in 37:19 for an average speed of 3.72 mph (16:09 minute/mile).

The C25K program consists of three workouts per week for nine weeks. This is the results of the workout for week six, day one.

Program: Brisk five-minute warmup walk.  5 minute run.  3 minute walk.  8 minute run.  3 minute walk.  5 minute run.  Five-minute cool-down walk.

Result: I completed the workout as planned. My heart rate averaged 135 bpm and peaked at 159 bpm. Including the warm-up and cool-down walks, I did 2.22 miles in 36:31 for an average speed of 3.65 mph (16:26 minute/mile).