C25K Starting 8/8- Open group for encouragement!

Rachel1913

Hey Everyone! Well, Week 5 Day 3 is done. I can't believe I actually ran for 20 minutes. I debated whether or not to do it yesterday, cause I wasn't feeling all that great, but decided to go ahead and try it. I figured I would walk for a little bit and if I felt good, then I would go for it. I chose a new route for the run, so that I could focus on my surroundings and not on how tired I was. At one point, I started getting a bit tired, but just then my C25K app chimed in and said I was half way done, which gave me a second wind. Before I knew it, it said 5 minutes left, then 2, then 1. Toward the end, I told myself to run to the next street. When the app told me that I could walk, I wasn't to the street yet, so I kept going, and ended up running for 23 minutes. It was definitely hard, and I was tired and running slowly, but I did it.

For those of you just starting out, this program is amazing. Exactly one month ago today, I did Week 1 Day 1 and was tired after 60 seconds of running, and yesterday I ran for 23 minutes straight. I can't wait to hear how everyone else's 20 minute runs go.

brendalyne

Rachel - HIGH FIVE!!! And I see you're another OVER ACHIEVER...running 23 minutes instead of "just" 20! :laugh:

Tomorrow is scheduled to be "the 20 minute day" for me! I plan on running exactly 20 minutes...and not a minute more! :laugh:

j_courter

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Rachel - HIGH FIVE!!! And I see you're another OVER ACHIEVER...running 23 minutes instead of "just" 20! :laugh:

Tomorrow is scheduled to be "the 20 minute day" for me! I plan on running exactly 20 minutes...and not a minute more! :laugh:

Rachel- I second that high five! YOU SO TOTALLY ROCK! maybe we need to start a post for overachievers! :laugh: I can't believe you went ahead and just put in an extra three just for the heck of it!

Brendalyne- I'm supposed to do my 20 minute run tomorrow... NO EXCUSES, right???? It's been cold and rainy here for two days, so maybe I'll get lucky and have some decent weather tomorrow at some point? here's hoping! :drinker: good luck to you! :flowerforyou:

ladyjoie

I totally killed Week 3 Day 1! Running for three minutes wasn't as bad as I thought it would be... I figured I'd try it and if it was too difficult I could repeat a day from Week 2 but I didn't need to! Just gotta keep at it. (My competition is my older sister, who made it through Week 6 and then stopped... I have to at least get to week 7 lol!)

I can't wait to be able to run as long as you ladies, you're a real inspiration!

j_courter

I totally killed Week 3 Day 1! Running for three minutes wasn't as bad as I thought it would be... I figured I'd try it and if it was too difficult I could repeat a day from Week 2 but I didn't need to! Just gotta keep at it. (My competition is my older sister, who made it through Week 6 and then stopped... I have to at least get to week 7 lol!)

I can't wait to be able to run as long as you ladies, you're a real inspiration!

if you can make it to week 7, you can run a 5k! what's 2 more weeks! show your older sister what's what and who's who! :glasses:

hey, everyone, i have to say i woke up and dawdled aroud quite a bit this morning... i kept telling myself it was because it was so cold for my monday run that i wanted to wait until it warmed up a bit, but i was really dragging my feet! :blushing: anyway, i'm happy to say the weather is back to normal and was quite lovely this morning, even a bit warm. yeah! i didn't have the podcast for week 5, day 3, so i just used my ipod... it's not too difficult to keep track of twenty minutes! :-) WEEK 5, DAY 3- DONE! i ended up running to the end of my road at the end too... it wasn't very far. after that, my kids wanted to go for a bike ride, so i walked while they rode their bikes down to the river.:happy: what a nice family time!

my average heart rate surprised me today, because it had been hanging out in the 150s and 160s, but today it was at 171! yepper, i was working hard, no doubt about it! i can't say for sure, but i think i ran right around 2 miles, so somewhere close to 10 minute miles... my high heart rate may be as a result of THE HILL which i had to run up twice and down twice. the rain had washed gulleys in the road, so it was a bit of a challenge to navigate the downhills without breaking an ankle! :noway: the dirt on the road was also really soft, so i sunk in quite a bit. i think that made me work harder too... a little like running on sand... at any rate, i got through and it feel great to be able to say that... especially since i struggled to run 90 seconds when we started this program 6 weeks ago! i am amazed (and very excited!) at the gains we have all made! way to go everyone!!! thank you all for keeping me going! you're the best!:happy:

brendalyne

I totally killed Week 3 Day 1! Running for three minutes wasn't as bad as I thought it would be... I figured I'd try it and if it was too difficult I could repeat a day from Week 2 but I didn't need to! Just gotta keep at it. (My competition is my older sister, who made it through Week 6 and then stopped... I have to at least get to week 7 lol!)

I can't wait to be able to run as long as you ladies, you're a real inspiration!

Good for YOU! You will be AMAZED at the progress you make if you just keep putting one foot in front of the other! If this ole gal can do it, you can too! You said runing three minutes wasn't as bad as you thought it would be.....well today I discovered that running 20 minutes wasn't as bad as I thought it would be either!

JENNY - WE DID IT! I saw on your profile that you got your 20 minutes in today for sure. This morning I woke up a little later than I should have and THOUGHT about putting it off until tomorrow.....but I kicked myself in the butt (mentally anyway) and hopped on the treadmill. Rachel, I literally replayed what you said about your 20 minutes in my head....and similar to your experience once I got to the half-way point the time just seemed to tick down incredibly fast. I felt GREAT, and even managed my 30 second sprint at the end. :noway: YEAH! Getting through the 20 minutes provided a HUGE mental boost....I have no doubt now that I really truly can DO THIS! My heart rate throughout the 20 minutes held pretty steady in the low 150's....I wasn't even huffing and puffing too badly.....which just reinforced to me again that it truly is 80% mental at this stage of the game.

Keep trucking kids....whatever week or day you're on! :drinker:

j_courter

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: brendalyne- YEAH!!!! i was hoping to see a post from you this morning! i was thinking about you! i knew you would get through it! WAY TO GO! that's a pretty high heart rate for you in comparison to your other runs too, isn't it? we came, we ran, we conquered... once again! :bigsmile: WAY TO GO!:flowerforyou:

Rachel1913

Way to go Jenny and brendalyne! I am so proud of you guys. Everyone that has completed C25K says that Week 5 is a game changer, and after you make it through that week, your mindset changes, and you totally believe that you can run 5K. That is so true. You guys know that I was truly doubting that I'd be able to complete the 20 minutes, but now I know that if I can run 20 minutes, I can run, 25, and 30 and 40. My HR during my 20 minute run was pretty high, peaking at 183, but that's pretty typical for me during my run intervals.

brendalyne - now who's the overachiever, doing a 30 second sprint at the end!
ladyjoie - great job! Just keep following the program and you'll be amazed at what your body can do!

brendalyne

Rachel - Getting through week 5 really DOES change your mindset! We've all testified to THAT! :drinker:

I know I'm getting ahead of myself a little bit.....but because my pace is so slow, I have decided that I am not going to stop at the end of the C25K until I know that I really can do a 5K without stopping. At my current pace of 5 mph....a 12 minute mile....it would take me 40 minutes to actually finish a 5K. So I am going to just keep going and will start setting distance goals rather than time goals. That's the plan ladies! And now that I've recorded it here....there's no going back!

Have a great weekend kids!

j_courter

:laugh: i just saw this quote and thought it too fun not to share: "No matter how slow I run, I'm still faster than my couch!" :bigsmile:

have a great weekend everyone!!!

oh, by the way, i think i've decided to sign up for a 5K Pumpkin Run on October 30 that's a fundraiser for a local hospice program. my sister said, "it'd be more like a pumpkin roll for me." (i actually invited her to join mfp with me at the end of June and she came up with plenty of excuses not to...) hopefully she'll jump on board once she sees how much fun i'm having!?

prettyfitchick

Week two of C25K come on 90 seconds of running i can think i can do it

brendalyne

Week two of C25K come on 90 seconds of running i can think i can do it

You absolutely CAN do it! :drinker:

Rachel1913

Week two of C25K come on 90 seconds of running i can think i can do it

You absolutely CAN do it! :drinker:

I second that. Just focus on putting one foot in front of the other. Sounds simplistic, but it works.

Rachel1913

OMG! I am beginning to understand the reasoning behind the C25K program. I did Week 6 Day 1 today, back to intervals. Five minute run, walk 3, run 8, walk 3, run 5, cool down. This is going to sound strange, but it was harder than the 20 minute run. At the end of the last five minute run, I was literally calling on Jesus to help me finish. I initially thought it was strange to go back to intervals after the 20 minute run, but maybe it was to get us to realize that starting and stopping is harder than it was to just keep running. During the 20 minutes, at some point during the first 5-10 minutes, you hit your stride and find a pace that you can maintain for the entire 20 minutes. Going back to intervals, each time you start running again, you have to try to find your pace again. I usually start out running fast and then get tired. Now I completely understand why some of my friends who are distance runners (marathons and half marathons) say that 5ks are the toughest races for them. They don't hit their stride until they've been running for a few miles, and a 5k is over by then.

I'll be interested to hear more thought on week 6 day 1. This is going to sound super strange, but I'm almost looking forward to the 25 minute run on day 3.

j_courter

mizzlady- of course you can do it! :-) go get em girl!

rachel- that's interesting. i wonder if we'll all feel the same way? i think you're right, though, once you get into that groove, it's SO much easier! 25 minutes, here we come!

toque_de_miel

finally this coming monday i will get to start c25k! setting up my gym membership that day and starting w1d1 of the workout. figured out i can have pandora app and c25k app running at the same time on my blackberry YAY.

skinnylizzy5

Hi! Is it too late to join this thread? I've started C25K several times and am now on week 2. I'd love to have some support/encouragement. I just finished P90X, it was great for strength building but I'm really looking to increase my cardio stamina - definitely my area of weakness.

I've been reading over the past posts and it looks like you all are doing amazing! Keep up the great work!

j_courter

skinnylizzy- welcome! it's never too late! :happy: i've heard ps90x is a killer workout. if you can finish that, you can do this! if you're looking for support/encouragement, this is the place to be! :glasses:

j_courter

skinnylizzy- welcome! it's never too late! :happy: i've heard ps90x is a killer workout. if you can finish that, you can do this! if you're looking for support/encouragement, this is the place to be! :glasses:

Sweet13_Princess

So, I know everyone is working on their running stamina in this thread, but are any of you still doing a weightlifting routine? I find that with the running, I feel too pooped to do any sort of full-length weight routine. I was curious about everyone else! 40 minute run starts tomorrow for me! Not sure if I can do it... 30 was really hard last time.

Shannon

prettyfitchick

I have run days and regular workouts like for arms and abs and stuff I do it this way so I dont wear out certain muscles and still workout very day except wed thats rest day

prettyfitchick

thats odd Well keeps us posted on your next run

skinnylizzy5

Awww you guys are so nice! I am all set up to start W2D1 tomorrow. I'm not sure how P90X will carry over to running? I found it to be really challenging but mostly in a muscle building way, think tons of push ups and pull ups. The cardio was less challenging and pretty repetitive.

Sweet13_Princess: I'm not sure what I'll do with strength training? I'm thinking maybe of doing it on the "Rest Days"? Still TBA! Good luck on the 40 minute run to BTW

I'll post in tomorrow after my run.

brendalyne

Shannon - I try to do circut training or strength training on Tuesdays & Thursdays. I don't even attempt it on days I'm doing C25K! Can't wait to hear how the 40 minute run went!

Well ladies - Week 6, Day 1 is DONE. And I must say that I had a similar experience as Rachel during the last jogging interval. I was literally speaking a "mantra" (to myself)...."I can do this"....then I'd suck air......."I can do this"....suck air....."I can do this"....suck air.....and on and on! :sick: I also decided to try to go for distance this time around, rather than time.....so that meant I jogged 6 minutes, 8 minutes & 6 minutes.....the last 6 minutes I really wondered why I decided to torture myself like that! When I was done I was literally dripping with sweat....and SO PROUD OF MYSELF! It just feels so darned good to push yourself....when it's over anyway! :laugh: I burned a whopping 544 calories according to my HRM! My average bpm was 139, and my peak was 179. I was in my heart rate zone for a little over 28 minutes. While I was jogging I was hanging in the 150's until my final little sprint. When I walked my heart rate fell really quickly. I'm not sure if I'm going to try for distance again on day's 2 and 3 this week or not.....I'm thinking still about it! I may go back to my original plan of doing some extra weeks and just tack on a couple of minutes a week until I get to the full 5K distance.

Keep trucking kids! No matter WHERE you are in this program, just keep going one day at a time! :drinker:

Sweet13_Princess

I did a 10 minute run on Saturday (warm up and cool down, basically), then did weight training. I was so tired, I couldn't even finish the entire weight routine. Sunday morning, I was so sore, I crawled like an old lady across the church parking lot. The most I got in was a 20 minute walk and some stretching. I feel just as sore today and I still haven't hit my 40 minute run. Not sure what will happen at the gym today when I get there.... I don't want to overdo it and hurt myself either.

I officially entered the Knoebel's 5K Lumber Race, at our local amusement park. I can't wait until October 8th to see how I do!

Shannon

brendalyne

I did a 10 minute run on Saturday (warm up and cool down, basically), then did weight training. I was so tired, I couldn't even finish the entire weight routine. Sunday morning, I was so sore, I crawled like an old lady across the church parking lot. The most I got in was a 20 minute walk and some stretching. I feel just as sore today and I still haven't hit my 40 minute run. Not sure what will happen at the gym today when I get there.... I don't want to overdo it and hurt myself either.

I officially entered the Knoebel's 5K Lumber Race, at our local amusement park. I can't wait until October 8th to see how I do!

Shannon

Definitely do not hurt yourself.......take it easy and listen to your poor aching body! That is awesome that you have "officially" entered a 5K! Good for YOU! :drinker:

toque_de_miel

Started C25K today, W1D1 workout on treadmill!! Burned 153 calories in 32 minutes... Used my C25K app on my phone but i'm pretty sure with my phone locking and backlit going out it may have been off a little bit but i alternated between 3.5mph and 5mph.

It actually felt really great. Gave me a good workout, according to the polar HRM on the treadmill said I was hovering between 180-190 for heartrate. Not sure how accurate that is but it definitely felt doable. Looking forward to w1d2 on wednesday!!

skinnylizzy5

I just finished W3D1! It was tough but I felt so good when it was done. I think I kind of like running for longer segments (in my mind 3 minutes is long!) and having less stopping and starting. I kind of dragged towards the end of W2 not so much because I was winded (although I was) but because I just couldn't get a good stride.

Brendalyne: wow way to go pushing yourself like that. What a great idea to try going for distance now and then, interesting how it ends up being pretty different than the time. Amazing burn makes it all worth it

Sweet13_princess: what a killer workout! Take care of yourself. Love the idea of entering a race - it gives such a concrete goal!

Arieltheblitch: congrats on day 1! I love the C25K app

Sweet13_Princess

Thanks for the positive feedback everyone. You're all so motivating!

I was too sore to workout yesterday and I've made a commitment to go to Yoga tonight with a friend. I feel guilty because I should be running 40 minutes, but it will be dark by the time I get home and I don't feel safe doing a nighttime run. Are you guys super-religious about following the plan? Do you think missing a day or two here and there will be a major setback?

I've got less than a month to go!

*worried*
Shannon

linbee83

Hooray for everyone! I wanted to tell everyone individually how great they are doing, but I am having trouble keeping track of everyone! Our group is growing so! Congrats to each and every one of you wherever you are in the program. I see so many "I didn't think I could do its!" (Mine is one, Lol!) I don't see any "I can'ts" though. Great job everyone!

Me, I'm not quite look forward to week 5, day 3. I'm curious to see if I can, but right now I am fighting my own cold. I'm at the part where it sits in my chest. I'm going to try to get to the gym and see what I can do tonight, but I'm not going to push like I normally would. We'll see!

Love you all, and keep up the GREAT work!!