Completed C25K!

purpleprose

I never thought I'd be able to say this but I completed Couch to 5K this morning!!

When I started, I was 38 pounds heavier, massively out of shape, and could barely run a minute at a time. I'm not up to a full 5K yet (I'm only running just over 2 miles on the treadmill) but I am going to start aiming for increasing speed and getting up to that 5K mark in time for Thanksgiving, when I run in my first 5K race!

I'm still a LONG way from my weight-loss and running goals, but I am on my way and this success only makes me more committed to continuing on this path.

PixieGoddess

CONGRATULATIONS!! Always nice to see another C25K Graduate! I finished a month ago, and I'm training for my first 5k in December!

Keep on keeping on!!

hotpickles

Awesome job! I'm about two weeks away from finishing too. I'm doing one of the runs today, and both excited and nervous at the same time. I hope I can finish it!

L.

FelipaJ

Love C25K!
Congrats :flowerforyou:

(the picture in my ticker is the starting line at my first 5k)

TammyK777

congrats!! :flowerforyou: I want to be like you someday (say, in about 8 weeks since I'm on week 2? )

Stooooo

Awesome! I am going to be starting it in a few weeks. I am on Week 8 of Insanity, so when I am done that I will be starting C25K along with some resistance training on rest days. Bring It!

purpleprose

Thanks so much y'all!

I'm still grinning from ear to ear about my success!

sillygoose1977

Great job! I'm moving on to week 2 today after staying on week 1 for WAY too long. :blushing:

You should be very proud!

UpToAnyCool

Good for you! I did C25K and never thought I would enjoy it, but I'm still running! :flowerforyou:

TheNewJessieMae

did you do it on your iphone or something else? I want to start but don't know which one to use. There's like 3 dif aps on my phone.

purpleprose

Yes, I used an app for my iPhone that let me upload my own music and stuff. There are free podcasts as well, from what I understand.

Good luck!

BobbyDaniel

Congrats and good job! I'm on week 9 right now, did my first day of it last night and managed to get 3.35 miles in 30 minutes, so i'm looking forward to my first official 5K race on Dec. 4. Keep up the the great work!

Positively_Me

what an inspiration, Congrats!!!!

melodymartinez

Congrats!! I'm in the middle of Week 2. 38 pounds is fantastic!!! Did you do any other exercise on the in between days?

AmandaR910

Great job!

triscuitsmom08

Congrats!!! I C25k! I just finished week 3 day 2 today! Can't wait to finish

purpleprose

Congrats!! I'm in the middle of Week 2. 38 pounds is fantastic!!! Did you do any other exercise on the in between days?

Oh YES I work out 6 days a week and usually talk a long walk on my "off day". I do yoga once a week, and do various strength and weight training every other day to build strength and muscle.

Thanks again for all the support everyone!

kintegra

Congrats to you! Such a great achievement isn't it? :bigsmile:

I finished C25K 3 weeks ago & am doing my first official 5K this Saturday! When I started C25K I couldn't hardly run for a minute - now it amazes me that I can just keep going!

Congrats to ALL of you that are doing C25K. :flowerforyou:

OmniDeus

Congrats!!! I am on my week 6 day 3. Keep up the great work.!! Lost 14 lbs but gain a lot of muscles on the way. Love C25k. Either version is fine for the c25k but I bought the one from the developer Alex.

tondalea

I may try this again. I plan to add in extra cardio starting November 8th and maybe I will follow the C25K plan. Its sooo hard for me to run.

Mangoaddict

Congrats...I love c25k its my fav. thing in my fitness life.

shelsab

Great job! I finished that program about 2 months ago and ran my first 5k. It was awesome! I finished and didn't stop, which was my goal. I am now training for a 10k and do not plan to stop after that. Keep it up and you will keep completing your goals!!