Couch To 5K Starting June 6th, Join Please!

chickadee2010

One of my mini goals is to be able to jog/run longer distances so I am def in! Guess I will start tonight since I am heading out to the gym in a few minutes. Good luck to everyone!

Great! Have fun!

Just came back from W1D1. Couldn't quite jog for the whole 60 seconds. I will def be working on get that up this week!

At least you tried! That is the main thing. You can do this!

Smurfette64

Just finished W1D1 :drinker: It was easier than I remember it being last time I didn't even check my ipod for the time every three seconds :laugh:

Great job everyone who finished their first day and good luck to everyone who is going to start tomorrow!

As for music while running/walked I listened to: Christmas by theTrans-Sibreian Orchestra (Clicked the wrong playlist at first) For a Pessimist I'm Pretty Optimisic, Gives You Hell (Glee), Suddenly I See, Secret, and She Will Be Loved.
When I finished I listened to We Are the Champons
In general, currently I am loving me some Boyce Avenue they cover songs but sometimes change the lyrics too like the song Teenage Dream they made it from the guys POV and sooo much cuter!

Love the music selection - Is that the Xmas song they use at Disney for the Osborne Lights - its great - but don't know about running to it All the other would have kept you motivated though. Last time I ran I clicked on shuffle and ended up listening to a mix of country and rock, definately different :blushing:

I found starting this time a lot easier than last time I tried C25K too, maybe because for the past 2 weeks I have been building it up with walk/speed walk stinits - although I still haven't been able to run all the run stints this time yet - maybe tomorrow :drinker: :

Was supposed to be resting today but thought I'd do some core exercises on the Wii, well silly me clicked lower body instead and ended up doing a step workout with a little amount of core, oh well the thought was there :flowerforyou:

sherrillg

Looks like everyone is off to a great start! I actually ran W1D1 yesterday when I found out the hard way that our new Y doesn't open until 9am on Sundays! I not only completed the program but continued and finished a 5K (pure fluke that I picked a park to run at that was hosting a 5K later in the day) and finished in just under 40 mins. I was pretty pleased with myself.

As for music, Adele's Rolling in the Deep really gets me ready to GO!! It's been playing frequently when I'm in the car and I just downloaded it this afternoon. I LOVE the beat.

Keep up the good work!

irishblonde2011

Count me in. I will start today or tomorrow.

Good luck everyone

minni2906

W1D1 done! I'm soo proud of myself. I wanted to give up a couple times, but I just kept telling myself - "you CAN do this. keep going!" and I finished it. Walking speed of 2.0-2.5 and jogging speed of 3.5. I'm still new at this so hopefully my speeds will increase as time goes by. :]

Congrats to all who have checked in before me!! :]

As for music, I just go with whatever comes on my ipod, which ranges from rock, to 80's, to country!! If it's got a beat, I'll take it!

irishblonde2011

Why put off tomorrow what you can do today
So W1D1. My calves are tight even after stretching but i did it.

I told my boyfriend i was going to do it and a hour later he was at the door in his shorts ready to go with me. Awww.

Hope everyone is well.

Well done to everyone.

Ps I shattered my knee cap 4 years ago so this is hugh for me. My new motto- Feel the fear and do it anyway!!

KasandraKristine

I'm on w4 but would love to join the group! I've never been a runner but have fully enjoyed this program so far. I'm signed up to run my first 5k thelast weekend in July I can use any motivation or support!

p.s. Is anyone else's butt and thighs extremely sore?!?

irishblonde2011

How does everyone log C25K?

journey2size10

Good job to everyone who has done their first day already!

I did mine this morning. W1D1 completed. 1.56 miles down.
warmup & cooldown 2.5 mph, walk 3 mph and jog 4 mph

was not bad at all, I will probably up the jog to 4.5 for the rest of the week.

journey2size10

How does everyone log C25K?

Not sure if you're referring to logging it for exercise?
If so, I add up my times and log each mph individually
like I did 2.5 mph for cooldown and warmup so I listed it as 2.5 mph for 10 mins
walking was 3mph for 8 intervals (90 secs), so 3mph for 12 mins
jogging was 4 mph for 8 intervals (1 min), so 4 mph for 8 mins

hope this helps

chickadee2010

Good job to everyone who has done their first day already!

I did mine this morning. W1D1 completed. 1.56 miles down.
warmup & cooldown 2.5 mph, walk 3 mph and jog 4 mph

was not bad at all, I will probably up the jog to 4.5 for the rest of the week.

You know, I never thought to do my warm up and cool down at a lower speed than my walk. I usually do all three at 3.0. I'll so try that tonight when I do my first C25K workout. Good job today!

minni2906

I'm on w4 but would love to join the group! I've never been a runner but have fully enjoyed this program so far. I'm signed up to run my first 5k thelast weekend in July I can use any motivation or support!

p.s. Is anyone else's butt and thighs extremely sore?!?

YES!!!! Omg! That is what hurts me the most.. and I thought my legs were already pretty well toned. Guess not. Haha.

pearlsgonewild

I started c25k on June 1, and i'm about to start week 2 tomorrow night.

MommyAleong

Hi ladies I would love to join this group! I will be running my first one tonight.

MommyAleong

Hi ladies I would love to join this group! I will be running my first one tonight.

Chika_2015

I just wanted to wish every one good luck in their C25k journey. This is an awesome program i am currently on week 6 Day 3 and i ran my first 5k and it was awesome.

One piece of advice is to work on your endurance and the speed will come later.
2nd piece of advice, try to do your traning outside, treadmills are bad on your knees because it pulls on your legs, but if you don't have a choice, you don't have choice.
3rd piece of advice - try to run at most 3x a week, splitting up the days i.e. Mon, wed, Fri.
4th piece of advice - have FUN

I can"t stress enough how awesome this program is. Keep in mind this program does not get easier, it challenges your every being and it's up to you to meet that challenge. There might be some day that you want to give it up, but don't, it's only 30mins and you can go at your pace. If you don't complete a day, just repeat it until you can finish that circuit. DON"T GIVE UP!

If I can do this, anyone can, trust me. I don't hate running, nor do i love it, but I have learned to appreciate it.

They also have an FB page >The Couch-to-5K Running Plan.

Good Luck Everyone. YOU GOT THIS!!

tncmom

I did my w1d1 yesterday. It was pouring rain here, so I went to the gym and did it on the treadmill. I did 3.0 for walking and 3.5 for jogging - but I don't really jog, my knees are awful. But, it got my heart rate up and I didn't do too bad. My warm up and cool down were at 2.5, so I just logged it as 35 minutes at 3 mph.

i downloaded the podcast from one of the websites that alternate the bpm and give you the chime to increase or decrease, it was perfect. Tomorrow is w1d2 and I am going to try to attempt it outdoors, as long as we don't have pouring rain.

ginmo333

way to go evreryone!!! oh how i wish i could run out here in this hot az heat!!! even at 5am it's already in the 90's. crazy!! with that said, i finished w1d1 yesterday... I had started this program a few months ago but bc of my knees and ankles I had to stop at week 5. I really hope I dont run into that problem again.

I started with a warm up for 5 min at 3.0, then ran at about a 4.9...since this was my first day I wanted to see how far I could go just jogging and I was able to go 10 minutes straight without having to stop! I really couldnt believe it. So I went my 10 minutes...walked 2 min and then ran the last 3. I felt soo good afterwards. I think I will still work up to it though bc I dont want to start off too fast! I am excited to see where and what I can do in 9 weeks )

chickadee2010

Grr. So I just typed out a really 'long' message about my workout, and it didn't post so it erased. Let me try again... I finished my first C25K workout today! It lasted 30 minutes on the treadmill. I burned 198 calories. I thought it would be more, but it wasn't, and that's okay. My mile time was 1.658, I think. I did 5 laps. I actually had to redo it. At 10 minutes in I got a phone call, so I took a 5 minute break to talk. So when I got back on the treadmill, I started it over. At about 22 minutes, my side started hurting, but I didn't let that stop me. It quit after a few minutes. I think it might've been because my water bottle was getting hot. I like drinking ice cold water, not warm water. It's more refreshing. I hope you all had a great day! :happy:

mexisteffi

Hello everyone!
I'm new to MFP and I am really enjoying it. I like having goals and being accountable so the boards are ideal!
I'm starting the c25k a couple of days late (it is the 8th here in NZ ) but I am in! I walk about 5k most days and I think it's time to up the ante! I am really bad at running though, I've tried, so I quite like the programme and hopefully I'll be running my 5 k!

chickadee2010

I'm on w4 but would love to join the group! I've never been a runner but have fully enjoyed this program so far. I'm signed up to run my first 5k thelast weekend in July I can use any motivation or support!

p.s. Is anyone else's butt and thighs extremely sore?!?

Welcome!

chickadee2010

How does everyone log C25K?

I logged mine as Couch To 5K Week 1 Day 1.

chickadee2010

I started c25k on June 1, and i'm about to start week 2 tomorrow night.

Awesome!

chickadee2010

Hi ladies I would love to join this group! I will be running my first one tonight.

Great! Good luck!

chickadee2010

I just wanted to wish every one good luck in their C25k journey. This is an awesome program i am currently on week 6 Day 3 and i ran my first 5k and it was awesome.

One piece of advice is to work on your endurance and the speed will come later.
2nd piece of advice, try to do your traning outside, treadmills are bad on your knees because it pulls on your legs, but if you don't have a choice, you don't have choice.
3rd piece of advice - try to run at most 3x a week, splitting up the days i.e. Mon, wed, Fri.
4th piece of advice - have FUN

I can"t stress enough how awesome this program is. Keep in mind this program does not get easier, it challenges your every being and it's up to you to meet that challenge. There might be some day that you want to give it up, but don't, it's only 30mins and you can go at your pace. If you don't complete a day, just repeat it until you can finish that circuit. DON"T GIVE UP!

If I can do this, anyone can, trust me. I don't hate running, nor do i love it, but I have learned to appreciate it.

They also have an FB page >The Couch-to-5K Running Plan.

Good Luck Everyone. YOU GOT THIS!!

Thank you! This is very good advice. Very helpful.

chickadee2010

I did my w1d1 yesterday. It was pouring rain here, so I went to the gym and did it on the treadmill. I did 3.0 for walking and 3.5 for jogging - but I don't really jog, my knees are awful. But, it got my heart rate up and I didn't do too bad. My warm up and cool down were at 2.5, so I just logged it as 35 minutes at 3 mph.

i downloaded the podcast from one of the websites that alternate the bpm and give you the chime to increase or decrease, it was perfect. Tomorrow is w1d2 and I am going to try to attempt it outdoors, as long as we don't have pouring rain.

Great job!

chickadee2010

way to go evreryone!!! oh how i wish i could run out here in this hot az heat!!! even at 5am it's already in the 90's. crazy!! with that said, i finished w1d1 yesterday... I had started this program a few months ago but bc of my knees and ankles I had to stop at week 5. I really hope I dont run into that problem again.

I started with a warm up for 5 min at 3.0, then ran at about a 4.9...since this was my first day I wanted to see how far I could go just jogging and I was able to go 10 minutes straight without having to stop! I really couldnt believe it. So I went my 10 minutes...walked 2 min and then ran the last 3. I felt soo good afterwards. I think I will still work up to it though bc I dont want to start off too fast! I am excited to see where and what I can do in 9 weeks )

You are awesome! That's amazing.

chickadee2010

Hello everyone!
I'm new to MFP and I am really enjoying it. I like having goals and being accountable so the boards are ideal!
I'm starting the c25k a couple of days late (it is the 8th here in NZ ) but I am in! I walk about 5k most days and I think it's time to up the ante! I am really bad at running though, I've tried, so I quite like the programme and hopefully I'll be running my 5 k!

Glad you can join us!

celticcateyes

Okay, so I want to do this but I am going to be starting a week late If others could add me as a friend for mutual encouragement, that would be great!!!

Thanks!

pinkstapler

Just finished W1D1 :drinker: It was easier than I remember it being last time I didn't even check my ipod for the time every three seconds :laugh:

Great job everyone who finished their first day and good luck to everyone who is going to start tomorrow!

As for music while running/walked I listened to: Christmas by theTrans-Sibreian Orchestra (Clicked the wrong playlist at first) For a Pessimist I'm Pretty Optimisic, Gives You Hell (Glee), Suddenly I See, Secret, and She Will Be Loved.
When I finished I listened to We Are the Champons
In general, currently I am loving me some Boyce Avenue they cover songs but sometimes change the lyrics too like the song Teenage Dream they made it from the guys POV and sooo much cuter!

Love the music selection - Is that the Xmas song they use at Disney for the Osborne Lights - its great - but don't know about running to it All the other would have kept you motivated though. Last time I ran I clicked on shuffle and ended up listening to a mix of country and rock, definately different :blushing:

I found starting this time a lot easier than last time I tried C25K too, maybe because for the past 2 weeks I have been building it up with walk/speed walk stinits - although I still haven't been able to run all the run stints this time yet - maybe tomorrow :drinker: :

Was supposed to be resting today but thought I'd do some core exercises on the Wii, well silly me clicked lower body instead and ended up doing a step workout with a little amount of core, oh well the thought was there :flowerforyou:

I'm not sure about the Osborne lights I've never seen them but they sound cool! Yea it wasn't the best song to run to I have to check the playlist before I start next time :laugh:
Congrats on finishing your first day, you'll be able to run all the run parts in no time!
Do you do your Wii exercisies with the WiiFit or is it a different program? I have the WiiFit but I can't find any targeted exercises just cardo, yoga, balance, and strength.