KSassie wrote:
Wideguy,
Thanks for encouragement! I didn't fall through, nor did the downstairs neighbors complain! Yay! Lol I did day 1 today of C25K today. I got through 25/30mins. I drank too much water and got sick, so I had to stop. My mouth gets so dry though. Although I didn't make it all the way through, I don't see it as failure. I see it as a success, because I got off the couch and worked towards my goal! I'm one day closer! :)
KSassie: I didn't see this when I posted yesterday. I do have a suggestion for the dry mouth issue. Get a piece of hard candy (I use sugar free werther's originals) and push it to the side of your mouth so that it is tucked away. Just having it there will cause you to salivate some, but when you need it, just pull it out and suck on it a little. It will keep your mouth from drying out.
Some people also use gum for this, but I can't chew gum for long periods of time, and it doesn't seem like such a good idea to do that while running anyway.
When you get to longer runs, you can use gels the same way. You don't really need gels for a 5k run though, and they are more expensive.