Couch to 5k...start today?

horseryder77

W4 D1 is done! actually, the 3 minute intervals weren't bad.. and I only had to stop after about 4 1/2 minutes each time.. for about 30-40 seconds then I picked up the run again. This is crazy.. i can't believe I can pretty much run now!
Well.. for three minutes haha.
I feel like it's a lot easier to breathe now too! Only thing that's feeling a bit of wear and tear is my knees.. so I might have to invest in a brace.

Good job everyone! Don't be too afraid of week 4, you can do it!!!

Lavmann

Thanks for being understanding. I'm here and reading what you're writing, but I just can't respond with my phone! Keep up the great work and check your inbox in a few!
Ash : )

Glad to hear that you are ok...was wondering where you had gone!

Ping_A1C2U

Week 3 finished, on to week 4, i think. Fingers crossed.

smitchell37

I did w4d1 on sat I am still alive. This one has been the hardest for me so far

TheMrsBee

I finished W3D3 on friday and was going to so W4D1 tonight (monday) but i have to get home and LOADS of ironing! (sucks!) so it will have to wait till tomorrow :-( i might be able to get out tonight after ironing and cleaning my house but i was shattered after just cleaning my kitchen yesterday! lol

Good job to everyone! you are all doing fabulous! Also my left knee is killing me, i was told to do strength exercises and and stretching to strecth out the hamstings and quads, as this is very painful and i cannot keep my leg straight and ben forward, i think i will concentrate on that more too!

jmacaroni

I finished week 3, but i had to take a week break due to pain throughout my legs whenever I ran. I'm hoping a week break has helped and that I can start running again. I'm going to try week 3 again tonight, so I'll see how it goes. I might have to take another break though if my legs still hurt.

dontstopnow

week 4 day 1 kicked my butt this morning!! I jogged the first 2 runs fine (even if i had to push myself through the five minute one) but then I had to walk most of the second half. :[ i did have a nsv of sorts though.. finished a mile in 14:12. I know that's not very speedy by any means but I'm pretty sure that's my personal best so far. i also ended up finishing a second mile right before 30 minutes was up. here's to hoping i can get through all the jogs on wednesday!!

keep up the great work everyone, you're all doing wonderful (:

cobylea

week 4 day 1 kicked my butt this morning!! I jogged the first 2 runs fine (even if i had to push myself through the five minute one) but then I had to walk most of the second half. :[ i did have a nsv of sorts though.. finished a mile in 14:12. I know that's not very speedy by any means but I'm pretty sure that's my personal best so far. i also ended up finishing a second mile right before 30 minutes was up. here's to hoping i can get through all the jogs on wednesday!!

keep up the great work everyone, you're all doing wonderful (:

that's awesome!! I'm getting back on the wagon and starting week 2 AGAIN tonight too many breaks so may as well start over.

481471

I did w4d1 at stupid o clock this morning cos the puppy kept me awake all night and I was like "hmmm, what can i do? only an hour till i have to get up for work?"

surprisingly easy than expected with the 3 minutes, and even managed to keep going for all the next 5 and 3 minute runs!! We have all come so far! I dont know if you were like me, but boy did i struggle on that w1d1 with just the 60 seconds running lol!!!

i wasnt so great on the final 5 minutes, stopping at about 4 mins, but took a walk for 60 secs and then did another 3 mins on the run to make up for it. Challenge is to make all runs non stop this week!!

aash28

Hello, everyone! I've sent the updated spreadsheet for every week so far. I'm getting ready to leave my parents' home, so once again, I will only have limited access to MFP via my phone. Remember, I can read what you're writing, but I cannot reply! : ) Keep it up; this will all be so worth it in the end!

dontstopnow

ahh, it's too big to see the whole thing, haha. i didn't want to resize it too small! oh well. just copy and paste this in your browser and it should come up fine: http://i.imgur.com/l9EtG.png

Ping_A1C2U

Wow. I completed W4D1 today, even though I was almost 100% sure I would have to walk after maybe 4 minutes of jogging - but NO! I did it, every second of the jobs, and even jogged the final 3 minutes of cooldown! I had tears in my eyes, I cannot believe how far it's possible to have come in such a short amount of time. I've never been able to run more than maybe 60 seconds if i pushed it to the point of hyperventilation, even since I was a kid.

I am so excited!!!!!

cobylea

Well I FINALLY finished W2D1 tonight. I might have to do a few consecutive days but I'm hoping to catch up with the rest of the group. I gotta say it was tough though after having so many days in between. I'll be doing my best not to let that happen again so I can keep my endurance level up!

cobylea

Wow. I completed W4D1 today, even though I was almost 100% sure I would have to walk after maybe 4 minutes of jogging - but NO! I did it, every second of the jobs, and even jogged the final 3 minutes of cooldown! I had tears in my eyes, I cannot believe how far it's possible to have come in such a short amount of time. I've never been able to run more than maybe 60 seconds if i pushed it to the point of hyperventilation, even since I was a kid.

I am so excited!!!!!

That's awesome! Keep up the good work!

TheMrsBee

Well done everyone who did W4D1 and for those who are re-starting. I will hopefully do W4D1 myself this evening as i managed to get majority of my ironing done last night! wahoo lol

I have a client at 7pm so i probably should have bought my gym kit in to work to to the gym straight away but i was limited for time and quite frankly i couldn't be bothered. But reading about all you guys really makes me ant to stick with it, so THANK YOU for that!! Hopefully tomorrow i will be updating that i finished W4D1 too! (I will be doing thison the street though, so i will have no idea how fast i am walking/running like i do on the treadmill) eeek!! x

phillytle

W4D1 done. Barely. I finished it last night and I am still sore this morning. I hope it gets easier the next two days this week. I'm not sure I can do that again.

QUETA2212

I start week 4 today and I am terrified! lol I can run 3 minutes, no problem but 5 minutes? Wow, WHEN I make it through this I am going to scream! Yall wish me luck! : D

smitchell37

I did w4d2 yesterday....I didnt make it. I was good till the 5 min intervals about killed me. The last 5 mins I only ran 4 mins but after walking a little I did another 2 mins. I may be doing week 4 again next week or atleast an extra day

charmainecurrie

Hey there
I just started yesterday..thought that i would die...i hope that it will get better
went for a walk today -slow
tomorrow will be the walk-run with a friend
good luck
i'm in

weeziews

W4D1 completed yesterday and I have to say it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Good job everyone. I really did complete weeks 2 and 3, even though the posted doesn't reflect it. My emails don't seem to be making it through. That's okay, I have my progress noted.

Keep up the good work everyone. It's exciting seeing everyone's progress.

otr12

W4D1 done.
My Dr. told me I shouldn't let my heart rate go over 170, which means going really slow on the 5 minute one. I think I was actually walking faster than I was running. If I still have to go that slow to keep my hr down by day 3 I might repeat this week. I HATE being slow. Fast is in my blood. I need it.

horseryder77

W4D2 done. Why is it easier for me to do the last 5 min run? It's odd. I think it may be because my body is officially warmed up (even though I always do some stretching and do the 5 min warm up before hand). Maybe i'll start doing some jumping jacks before hand as well.

Ate kinda bad tonight though. Not quite sure why, but I was craving all of these bad foods. Fortunately, I was still under my calorie limit. Then again, I don't plan on letting this become a habit.

cobylea

W2D2 done...making my way back to the rest of the group! Although I gotta say this one had my legs a burning and I was quite winded...I better get better!! lol

481471

w4d2 completed!! I agree with horseryder77, that last 5 minute run is soooo much easier!
must be psychological, cos i know its the last bit and i put my all into it?
anyway, one more day for week 4...!!!

otr12

W4D2 done. After that nothing was hurting (except my lungs) so I did a day from W3 too. I'm hoping this extra effort will get me a little closer to running a little faster without breaking a heart rate of 170bpm.

Does anybody know if this will work? I posted this question but got no response.

weeziews

I started today. Never jogged before except to cross the street. And I'm a smoker.

Burned 311 calories in 32 minutes and went 2.1 miles.
I got the C25K Pro Android app for $1.99. Pandora does run successfully at the same time. I was also running CardioTrainer to track my distance and speed.

AWESOME JOB OTR12!!!! That really is great progress!!

weeziews

W3D3 done yesterday!! feels great might do an extra day over the weekend and start week 4 on Monday! feeling nervous for next week going from 9 min of running to 16 is scary!!! but i never thought that i could of run for 3 min straight so i suppose i never know unless i try :D

Everyone is doing so well, keep it up !!!!

On other news, i have just brought new scales this week and sadly they are weighing me in 3kg (6.6lb) heavier ;..( shock to the system and put me on a downer for the week, but my goal is to break even this month, wish me luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NZhoagiebear - it is hard not to get discouraged but hang in there and drink A LOT of water. You may be retaining it, and if it is the TOM then stay away from the scale, it's always worse for me. :-) You're doing great!

Ping_A1C2U

W4D2 done. After that nothing was hurting (except my lungs) so I did a day from W3 too. I'm hoping this extra effort will get me a little closer to running a little faster without breaking a heart rate of 170bpm.

Does anybody know if this will work? I posted this question but got no response.

Not sure...have you tried slowing down to control your heart rate? Even jogging slower than you walk is still jogging

otr12

Thanks for the reminder Weeziews! I shouldn't complain about not getting to run faster for 5 minutes when just a month ago I thought 1 minute was going to kill me.

weeziews

W4D2 completed. It was little rough, but I was determined to stick to it. I did it very early this morning, and I think there is something said about fueling your workouts! I better fuel it next time. :-)

Good job everyone!

You're welcome OTR12! I know what you mean though, I never thought I would run, period. HA.