<p>That is certainly one way of looking at craving and the relationship to need. Of course our bodies require certain amounts of salt, sugar and fat; IMHO, the average American is not getting these items delivered through “natural” foods. Manufacturers have focused on developing our palates so that we crave higher than normal amounts of salt, sugar and fat. We crave the diet they have created for us; not the diet we need to survive. Is the sweetness of breast milk influenced by the mother’s diet? If the mother is eating a typical high fat, sugar and salt diet, isn’t the child basically starting off craving an artificially high level of sugar in his or her diet? I honestly don’t know as I didn’t breast feed and wasn’t breast fed.</p>
<p>Now they want to add aspartame to school children’s milk to make it sweeter and more palatable. (Oh, and without labeling it as such.) That’s criminal, in my book.</p>
<p>^^What??? What about PKU or allergies (I can’t stomach the stuff)?!!! Criminal, indeed!!!</p>
<p>They are sneaking all kinds of stuff into our food. The book Salt Sugar Fat has an entire section that focuses on how manufacturers test foods on children to develop that perfect taste. Scary stuff. </p>
<p>Only 2 more C25K workouts! What’s the next step?</p>
<p>Running a 5K of course!</p>
<p>I’ve got to get over the hang up that a little bit of walking is “cheating.” I just read an article by a former Boston Marathon winner in which he talks about running a mile and walking for 60 seconds and repeating that 26 times. I think for this 5K - since it’s the Color Run where they throw color at you every kilometer - I’m going to think about it as 5 runs interspersed with a quick recovery walk at each kilometer. That makes it less intimidating. Screw the gym teachers of our youth who said that walking was cheating.</p>
<p>There is also a 5k to 10 app, sabaray. I have the app on my phone, but I’m not yet mentally ready to go there.</p>
<p>Congrats on the graduation, BCE! Last week S1’s college graduation; next week S2’s high school graduation.
Pizzagirl, walking is definitely NOT cheating! At least, not to me 
Saba, you are almost there! Did you sign up for the race you were planning on? Big birthday yet?
And KMC, wow! Happy belated -(35) party!</p>
<p>Yesterday I did a 3.7 mile run/walk, a 2 mile walk with H, and a very short bike ride.</p>
<p>Today, to the tiny gym with S2. 2.7 miles of mostly running on the treadmill, weights, and a 2 mile walk with H in the evening. It’s really heating up down here. There’s just no way I want to do runs of any distance in the heat and humidity. But that’s okay. I’m using my HR monitor and getting a good balance in the workouts, even with the walking.</p>
<p>Yes Sab, a 5k - go with only the goal to finish and have fun! No worries about time. </p>
<p>So I’ve done 2 5ks. At both, MANY people run it all and MANY do take walk breaks - so it’s perfectly ok! Sometimes walking for just a short period a little ways in gives you better control of your breathing - you get rid of the early anxiety.</p>
<p>Who has done the 10 k app ? Wondering how you start out - how long of a workout???</p>
<p>Deborah- I’m not trying to do 50 states. A lot of marathoners do that. I like to get some new states, especially states that have been important in my life, like PA where I grew up. I’ve run multiple marathons in TX, TN, CA, AL, MN, OH and single races in Utah, NY, MA(Boston (3)), IN. I may be forgetting something.</p>
<p>40 minute cardio dance class. Keeping fingers crossed that the weather will allow for some hiking over the weekend.</p>
<p>Well, I’m still not completely healed up, but it was back to the basement for me. Didn’t take long with the foam roller to find the “ouch” spot on my lat that is sore. That pretty much confirmed that it’s a muscle strain (not so bad) and not a disk issue radiating pain (bad).</p>
<p>The second workout from the new phase of this random video workout program I found on the internet. :)</p>
<p>Mostly old favorites. TRX inverted rows. Rear foot elevated split squats. Overhead presses, etc. I skipped the KB cleans (I’m pretty sure that’s how I got the muscle strain) and did swings with the 50 lb KB instead. One of the strength exercises was a suitcase deadlift. One KB (or DB) at the side. Pick it up off the floor (using a hip hinge), put it back down. !0 reps per side, not allowing the weight to pull you to the side. I used the 50lb KB for that one and was definitely huffin’ and puffin. </p>
<p>The finisher was brutal. Bodyweight squats for 20 seconds, then hold at the bottom for 20 seconds, then rest for 20 seconds. Repeat for a total of four rounds. Yeow, the iso holds at the bottom get the quads burning.</p>
<p>Saw a heart rate of 87% of max (on the rear foot elevated split squats with two 25 lb DBs), so this definitely was a workout.</p>
<p>I found a local 5k to run on July 4th. No pressure, easy course. I The next race I want to do is in August - a 4 miler. Again, an easy course. Local to me. </p>
<p>I saw the 5 to 10K app - my phone suggested it to me! Perhaps I will download that and start that next. I really need a program to keep with it. So far I am just enjoying the running.</p>
<p>Edited to add: I had been wearing my Sauconys almost exclusively for running but tonight tried my Nikes again. Huge improvement in the comfort level. We’ll see how my shins feel tomorrow.</p>
<p>Haven’t heard you injured for such a long period of time before. You sound like me managing through the injury.</p>
<p>5.12 miles today. I didn’t think that I was going to get much in today because I got into the office mid-afternoon, had a lot of work to do and generally felt crummy. But the late afternoon run was good. Indoors as it was pouring outside.</p>
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<p>I’m not sure, but I think I did it on Saturday. It’s not very serious, but I’m very cautious with anything that could be a relapse of a cervical disk impingement that I had a few years back.</p>
<p>It’s my own darn fault. I should not have been doing KB cleans as part of a timed interval workout. I’m not good enough at them to even have good form, let alone maintain it during an interval workout. I should have substituted DB snatches.</p>
<p>MOWC, I will hope that the extra travel hours translate to your being good and ready to stretch your legs at the race on Sunday! </p>
<p>CJane, yeah, this weekend is looking like a real unknown, isn’t it? Big hike or little hike?</p>
<p>Hope you see some improvement soon iDad.</p>
<p>Sabaray, that’s great on the 5K sign up! We will cheer you on!</p>
<p>A few posts up talked about splitting up a race into mile intervals. At my first 5K , the route was straight and boring - 1.5 down a long country road, 1.5 back. It seemed to take FOREVER to et to that halfway point! For my second race, there was a more interesting route and it was posted in a map pre-race. I studied that map and broke it down into sections in my mind. This helped SO much as I ran the race. Mentally, I could “see” that I was making progress and I knew what to e spect ahead. That is a strategy I would recommend.</p>
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<p>I will. I just took some ibuprofen… :)</p>
<p>That’s a serious step in hour house.</p>
<p>First you have to find the bottle.</p>
<p>Have been taking it easy. No running since the heel incident. Cautious right now.</p>
<p>Just the strength/core/strength routine plus 30 min of elliptical last three nights.</p>
<p>Extra foam rolling and icing.</p>
<p>My coworker lost 30 lbs and found it to be pretty easy. I haven’t questioned him in detail about it.</p>
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<p>I found the ibuprofen in the last place I looked. The medicine cabinet… :)</p>
<p>I think I also have a bottle in the console of my car. I usually take a couple first thing after hiking so I don’t turn into the rusty tin man during the car ride home!</p>
<p>Hey, I joined your wife on the blood pressure front. After my workout today, it was 105/69. It’s usually low after exercise, but that was really low for me. They say Vitamin D lowers blood pressure, so it will be interesting to see if that’s a trend or a fluke.</p>