Rest day today!

[ashishkulkarni]

I was itching for a run. But a rest day is a rest day.

Rest is important for muscles to grow and get stronger.

So despite a lot of urge to go out and run, I am waiting for tomorrow to do W8R3.

Good luck to everyone who is running today (y)

[poppypug Graduate]

Very true Ash !

Thats the wonder of this programme I think. It uncovers parts of you that you didnt know existed ! I wonder how many of us a year ago wouldve been miffed because we couldnt go out for a run !

Good Luck for tomorrow ! xxx

[ashishkulkarni Graduate in reply to poppypug]

Thanks Poppy xxx

[JoolieB1 Graduate]

Even on a rest day, I think about where I will run next and plan my route, check out the forum a hundred times but it is still hard not to run! Today is a run day for me so I had my fix already, now two rest days and then hope it will b parkrun!

[ashishkulkarni Graduate in reply to JoolieB1]

Thanks Joolie.

On my rest days I do walks and CrossFit...so some cross training.

But yesterday I just rested and looked back upon C25K progress so far!

I am doing the marcothon in December so also, been planning routes. Need more than one route in case one is flooded or it snows.

Fingers crossed!

[jedi_d]

What works for me is to run on Mon, Wed, Friday, during lunchtime. the weekend is for rest and all the other essential stuff like shopping.

[ashishkulkarni Graduate in reply to jedi_d]

That sounds like a good plan indeed.

I do Mon, Wed, Fri too...and sometimes also Sun if I am feeling particularly strong. If not, I just sleep, rest and do as little as possible

[jedi_d in reply to ashishkulkarni]

To be honest, I go swimming during the weekend. I dont count that as part of my exercise, I get about 30 mins of pure length swimming

[ashishkulkarni Graduate in reply to jedi_d]

Excellent!!!

[Curlygurly2 Graduate]

Yes, rest days a re very important! You could do something else though, a nice brisk walk in the fresh air for instance. XX

[ashishkulkarni Graduate in reply to Curlygurly2]

I have got a totally waterproof Ronhill Goretex jacket...so I can walk or run outdoors even in pouring rain.

Looking forward to doing more of that after graduation

[Rignold]

If you did todays Crossfit WOD and still have energy to spare you are a machine!

[ashishkulkarni Graduate in reply to Rignold]

Sadly, the traffic was too bad Rignold. So I didn't get back in time for the WOD

[misswobble Graduate]

It's true, and we should revere the rest day. It's not a rest day for our body though as it's when it does it's best work, and gets busy healing

[ashishkulkarni Graduate in reply to misswobble]

Thanks Miss W

[Jeleybelly Graduate]

I'm on a mile a day at the moment so no rest days but I know when I was doing 30 mins *3, I walked on the non-run days and it felt so odd 'just' walking!? Who'd have thought it?!

[ashishkulkarni Graduate in reply to Jeleybelly]

Good luck JeleyBelly