NSV - Finished Couch to 5k!

Seanb_us

I've been thinking about getting into couch to 5k for a month or so.

So, I started yesterday. So far so good! LOL. I was walking at 4mph and running at 5.1. I intend to do this by the book, so will follow the schedule exactly.

In the past, I've gotten painful shin splints running on anything but grass, so I am nervous about even the treadmill I've started on. But, I am doing exercises for them hopefully as a preventative measure, and I got running shoes from a proper running-shoe store before I started ... so I am doing my best.

Cheers,

Sean

MarkTheBeastR

Congrats on finishing the program and running your first 5K! Isn't it such an amazing process? I love the empowerment that I feel now from running. I finished the C25K about 4 weeks and ran my first 5K on July 4th. I'm on Week 5 of Bridge 2 10K now and I plan to run my first 10K on July 30th. On August 1st I'll start training for my first half marathon which I plan to run on Oct. 23rd. Here's a blog that I wrote last week about my Couch 2 5K expereince. Again, awesome job! Congrats on a job well done. You are a runner! Isn't that so cool to say that now?!? http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/290218-my-couch-2-5k-experience

RayofSunshine73

Thanks for the ipod tip! I was thinking about starting this program soon but I thought it would be a drag to always be looking at the clock!! You just changed my mind!!

trinity77

soooo, today i finished the Bridge to 10K program. i'm now running for 60 mins straight! roll on the 24th and my first 10K!

Cccaroline

Congratulations, that's great!!
I've on week 8 of c25k. It's a brilliant programme. I'd not done any regular exercise before this, I'm nearly 50 and have never done any running before, except under duress at school! Now I really look forward to my runs and am starting to feel like a runner!
If I can do it, anyone can!

KeriA

Congratulations! Nice to see this now. I have a 5K picked out for the end of September. I completed Week 8 so that means I start my final week next week. I still run a bit slow so I need the next month tho pick up my pace and actually run 5K since I don't quite make it in 30 minutes. Still like others have said I am beginning to feel like a runner. Yes Week 4 was the hardest for me although many worry about the last day of Week 5 you are ready by then to do the 20 minute run. I older and have alot of extra weight so as many have said if this non-runner can do it so can you.

jhungate

I share my story often as I was never a runner that is now seeing some success and owe much of my weight loss and fitness level to MFP and a regular running program. I am former jock that went fat, I ballooned up to nearly 320 lbs. and started C25K about 14 months ago. I now run 40+ miles a week and bike 18-25.

If I can do it, anyone can! I just 15 minutes ago finished a 3 mile warm up run for my bike ride later (just .1 miles under the 5k distance) in 22.7.

You can do it too!

routerguy666

Good job and thanks for the inspiration!