Couch to 5K starting July 11 Who wants to do it with me

ephes614

Okay, so i need support... let me say that again... i need lots of support. My soon to be Husband and i are going to start the Couch to 5K this sunday and we thought we would see if there are any takers. I would love to find people who want to go on a 9 week journey together. Here is a link to the program http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml the best part is it wont cost you anything. Find a local park, school or just head out on to your street. I will be doing Sunday, Tuesday and Fridays as my days but start any time next week and join me.

Thanks Tara

TaraArriola

I am in. We should just be finishing by the time school starts, which would be nice to be able to move around campus without worrying about how close I can park.

Your Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday is good for me.

debwilson

I wasn't planning on starting the couch to 5K until August 1st , but what the heck why wait!! Count me in!! I have a 5K race that I want to run with my adult daughters on November 6 in Chicago called the Hot Chocolate Run. Have you bought your running shoes yet?

French140

I've been wanting to start C25k! I'll try it!

dford5

I'm in! I would love to start jogging.

Jenks

I just started today (again). Today went well, next day will be Thursday.

DanOhh

As a recent graduate of C25K, I want to wish you all the best. It's hard to find your breath at first but stick to it. It was about week four for me and I found my breath and knew that I would be able to do it. Stick to it guys, I know you can do it. Good luck!

ksetzekorn

Sounds like a great idea! I'd like to be included.

Scncartist

I'm IN! :-)

plumeria913

I would love to do this! I had never heard of this program, so thanks for the link!

plumeria913

I went to the site, and it says it costs $20?

goal30Lori

I'm in! But - I am not sure if I can start July 11th. I'm a bit of a nerd so I wanted to be sure I could track my runs. So- I ordered the Nike+ Sport kit and am waiting for it to arrive! I will be starting as soon as it gets here though! I've never been a runner, so I admit I am a bit afraid that I won't even be able to jog for 60 seconds! It doesn't matter though, because I plan on repeating week one as many times as it takes, if I need to!

Here is a podcast I downloaded to run with - it tells you when to change pace so you don't have to look at your watch or anything:
http://www.ullreys.com/robert/Podcasts/page4/files/rss.xml

And here's a link to the Nike+ info, if anyone is interested:
http://nikerunning.nike.com/nikeos/p/nikeplus/en_CA/

I can't wait to start!!

HaleyAlexandra

I'm in!

ephes614

The plan is half way down the first page... you don't have to download the online training program....

dford5

I'm doing W1D1 today! :happy:

dford5

OK, instead of doing the week 1 program, I skipped to week 3 since I feel that I'm fit enough. I used the treadmill since I find it easier on my body than running outside. This was my plan:

1) Walk at 3.5: 0:00-5:00
2) Jog at 5.0: 5:00-6:30
3) Walk at 4.0: 6:30-8:00
4) Jog at 5.0: 8:00-11:00
5) Walk at 4.0: 11:00-14:00
6) Jog at 5.0: 14:00-15:30
7) Walk at 4.0: 15:30-17:00
8) Jog at 5.0: 17:00-20:00
9) Walk at 4.0: 20:00-23:00
10) Walk at 3.5: 23:00-30:00

Wasn't too bad.

dej082174

I'm in.... now I'm off to see if I can talk my sister into it!

mia66

I am in. I started to jog last week and this looks like a great program to follow.


Mia :bigsmile:

aippolito1

I'm definitely in! Been wanting to start but have been enjoying my runs on my own but I really want to run a 5k on Halloween so this gives me plenty of time and hopefully I'll be able to focus on my time the months in between finishing C25K and the race.

pressica

I am in! I was just telling a friend that I am starting on Sunday so this works out perfectly.

Jenks

OK, instead of doing the week 1 program, I skipped to week 3 since I feel that I'm fit enough. I used the treadmill since I find it easier on my body than running outside. This was my plan:

1) Walk at 3.5: 0:00-5:00
2) Jog at 5.0: 5:00-6:30
3) Walk at 4.0: 6:30-8:00
4) Jog at 5.0: 8:00-11:00
5) Walk at 4.0: 11:00-14:00
6) Jog at 5.0: 14:00-15:30
7) Walk at 4.0: 15:30-17:00
8) Jog at 5.0: 17:00-20:00
9) Walk at 4.0: 20:00-23:00
10) Walk at 3.5: 23:00-30:00

Wasn't too bad.

Wow, your walk, is pretty much my jog. Well I can get up to 4.5, but I have short legs so they don't go as far :laugh:

ktcarr82

I am in. I have always wanted to be able to run but never had the stamina. Maybe starting out this way will help increase my ability to run longer distances without the feeling of passing out

MissSusieQ

I'm in! I was just looking through the boards to see if anyone had done it and lo and behold I found myself a whole bunch of people who'll know exactly what I'm going through!
I'm probably fit enough to skip the first week or two, but don't think I will because I think I need the 'this isn't so bad' boost.
day 1 run 1 tomorrow morning. fingers crossed.

Jenks

I'm in.... now I'm off to see if I can talk my sister into it!

So did you talk her into it?

ephes614

Wow, I am so glad so many of you are interested in doing this with me. We have a few days before we start (for those of you who havent yet) so make sure you have everything you need. Good running shoes, good music, and will power. I will be posting each weeks running plan here so it will be easy for everyone who wants to follow. Good luck and cant wait to see how everyones first week goes.

aippolito1

Thanks so much for organizing this, Ephes614 :happy: I, too, will be running Sunday, Tuesday & Friday. May run Thursday also just for the hell of it. hehe We'll see! I did a trial run last night... warm up for 5 minutes, run 1 minute, walk 1 minute, run 1 minute, walk 1 minute, run 1 minute, then did cool down for 10 minutes. Oie. It was rough, so HOT outside at 5 o'clock pm! lol

SoUnafraid

I'm in too! I really want to start running without feeling like I'm gonna die after a couple of minutes. I've only done really one day of C25K previously, so it'll be interesting to see how further I can run from start to finish.

thisisit2

I too am interested. I have started this before but never stuck with it. This time, with all of this support, I think it wil work.

MissSusieQ

for those of you with iPhones, I really reccommend the iPhone app. I got the alex stankovic version, It's only a few dollars, and it tells you what to do for each run, gives you audio cues over your music telling you to walk and run, and let's you enter how you felt etc after. Really helped me to just go without having to think about timing myself etc.

Day 1 run 1. Definately manageable.

dford5

OK, instead of doing the week 1 program, I skipped to week 3 since I feel that I'm fit enough. I used the treadmill since I find it easier on my body than running outside. This was my plan:

1) Walk at 3.5: 0:00-5:00
2) Jog at 5.0: 5:00-6:30
3) Walk at 4.0: 6:30-8:00
4) Jog at 5.0: 8:00-11:00
5) Walk at 4.0: 11:00-14:00
6) Jog at 5.0: 14:00-15:30
7) Walk at 4.0: 15:30-17:00
8) Jog at 5.0: 17:00-20:00
9) Walk at 4.0: 20:00-23:00
10) Walk at 3.5: 23:00-30:00

Wasn't too bad.

Wow, your walk, is pretty much my jog. Well I can get up to 4.5, but I have short legs so they don't go as far :laugh:

:laugh: How tall are you? I'm 5'5"

CRUISINLOSER

I am in also, I am a fan of this program on facebook for awhile and have been wanting to start! Hopefully everyones support will be that extra help to get me going on it!