C25K (running) question..

normusnonaliam

I kind of skimmed the rest of the responses but figured I'd put my two sense in.

I've NEVER been a runner. Never thought I could do it. I signed up for a 5k a couple years ago and did the majority of my training on a treadmill. Mostly because I worked out around 11 PM.

It is a little harder to run outside, but I find that because it's not as boring I am more invigorated and able to run further and faster. If you have bad knees I've heard the pavement can be a little more painful.

I've also heard you should ever so slightly raise the incline of your treadmill to mimic what it's like running on pavement, but I never did that.

Don't worry about time because on race day you'll be so excited and the energy of everyone there will really push you. I ran the 5k more than 5 minutes faster than my training time and that was even counting stopping to pick up my friend who slipped and fell!

shanmont

Just got of of the treadmill...after the first 10 mins, I slowed from 3.7 to 3.5 and power walked for 2 mins. Then at the last minute and a half or so the same thing. i had a terrible pain in my side, but did get through it without stopping.

I am going to take it as a "marker" to where i stand now and it looks like week 6 is similar this week with a 25 minute run on day 3. My plan this week is to do 45 minutes to an hour of power walking on the off days of c25k.

fitnfreeme

Thanks for posting this topic. I'm on week six now and plan to run my 5K on Nov. 5. So far I have done all treadmill except one day on the indoor track. These comments have inspired me to train outside a few times in these last few weeks. My only advice is keep at it! This has been an amazing journey, and I am very thankful for it. Good luck to you in your upcoming race!