Couch to 5k Group - Starting Monday April 13th
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Week 5 Day 3 finished! I ran outside today and I'm so glad I did...it was beautiful out there. I didn't make the 2 miles I was supposed to, but I did the 20 full minutes, yay me! I think I'll need to stick to flat land or the treadmill to make the distances, but making the time running down a hilly street and back up is pretty impressive. I think I made it through about 1.5, so I'm calling that a win.
On to Week 6!0 -
Four more miles down!
W2 D2 in the books. My first mile I shaved off 30 seconds from Wednesday!
I just have to set some goals, or I get lazy - I'm not sayin' I'm speedy:laugh:
I'm doing C25K for 30 min, then dropping back to 1min run, 1:30 rest for the remainder of the exercise. It was harder today, but I stuck to it for my 4 miles. Time = 58:26 / 4 miles.
Wed 4/14 = 1:00:25
Fri 4/17 = 0:58:26
OMG - I just figured the distance in kilometers. 4 miles = 6.4 kilometers! Whoa. :noway:
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Week 5 Day 3 finished! I ran outside today and I'm so glad I did...it was beautiful out there. I didn't make the 2 miles I was supposed to, but I did the 20 full minutes, yay me! I think I'll need to stick to flat land or the treadmill to make the distances, but making the time running down a hilly street and back up is pretty impressive. I think I made it through about 1.5, so I'm calling that a win.
On to Week 6!
AWESOME!
You're my hero! The wind and the hills about killed me today. But it was sunny here too! Great job.0 -
i did it!!! week 1 day 2 down! even though i was very sore starting out I already feel much better and I was majorly surprised at how much easier it was today than day 1!!! I am lovin' this!!!0
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Hi could I still join? I found the Couch to 5k about a week ago due to another Mfp member, and would love to do it with a group!!!
I actually havent started yet.. I want to start Sunday though! I need to get myself out of this rut i've been in. haha.
HI lauryn! good to see a fellow sixer! ^_^
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Happy saturday my fellow runners to be.
I am on day two of week 5 but I am feeling like it's time for a test. When I went home for easter I went out to a public park I grew up near and while i used to walk the bike path in that park I was NEVER a runner. Well I gave it a shot and ran the full 2 miles in 15 mins. (I felt like I was going to die, but I did it.) So the weather is good today so I think I will head to the bike path here in brunswick and go for a "see how far I can go" run. It's 2.5 miles one way so we will see how it goes. I know I should probably just go to the gym and do day 2, but I am feeling adventurous today. wish me luck! lol
wmcnicol-WTG! ran right through that soreness. It's amazing how much stronger you get on this program.
Shaunte-that's some awesome outdoor running. the path I am tryin today is pretty hilly so this might get ugly. lol I am so proud of you.
You guys are all doing such an amazing job. Now get out there and get running!
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Happy saturday my fellow runners to be.
I am on day two of week 5 but I am feeling like it's time for a test. When I went home for easter I went out to a public park I grew up near and while i used to walk the bike path in that park I was NEVER a runner. Well I gave it a shot and ran the full 2 miles in 15 mins. (I felt like I was going to die, but I did it.) So the weather is good today so I think I will head to the bike path here in brunswick and go for a "see how far I can go" run. It's 2.5 miles one way so we will see how it goes. I know I should probably just go to the gym and do day 2, but I am feeling adventurous today. wish me luck! lol
wmcnicol-WTG! ran right through that soreness. It's amazing how much stronger you get on this program.
Shaunte-that's some awesome outdoor running. the path I am tryin today is pretty hilly so this might get ugly. lol I am so proud of you.
You guys are all doing such an amazing job. Now get out there and get running!
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thanks!!! yeah i heard people saying that the second day was much easier than the first and after the first i was like nooo way. its not going to be that easy. but the second day was actually easy and fun and now today I'm not sore at all!!!! I'm looking forward to day 3!! I wanna do it today... but i wanna follow the plan so i don't get a head of my self.
congrats on running 2 miles i can't wait till i'm there!!! 0 -
Hi could I still join? I found the Couch to 5k about a week ago due to another Mfp member, and would love to do it with a group!!!
I actually havent started yet.. I want to start Sunday though! I need to get myself out of this rut i've been in. haha.
HI lauryn! good to see a fellow sixer! ^_^:drinker:
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Yup, feel free to join! We have people at all levels of c25k! 0 -
Well I got out there and ran and phew my legs feel like jello. I managed to make it two miles down the 2.5 mile path before I stopped. Still feel like I should have gone longer. The fun part is that I had run 2 miles one way so my car was two miles behind me. So I deceided that I was going to push myself on the walk back and did 60 second walk/run intervals to get back the two miles. Did the four miles in just over 30 mins. Then again I am almost 6' and have legs like a giraffe.
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I need to sit down phew!!!0 -
Well I got out there and ran and phew my legs feel like jello. I managed to make it two miles down the 2.5 mile path before I stopped. Still feel like I should have gone longer. The fun part is that I had run 2 miles one way so my car was two miles behind me. So I deceided that I was going to push myself on the walk back and did 60 second walk/run intervals to get back the two miles. Did the four miles in just over 30 mins. Then again I am almost 6' and have legs like a giraffe.
lol
I need to sit down phew!!!
Way to go Andrew!
I finished Week 7 today. Worked on trying to lengthen my stride, only 5'3" so there is not a :laugh: lot to work with, but I did it. Program says 2.5 miles in 25 minutes, I did 2.2. Getting there slowly but surely.
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Well I got out there and ran and phew my legs feel like jello. I managed to make it two miles down the 2.5 mile path before I stopped. Still feel like I should have gone longer. The fun part is that I had run 2 miles one way so my car was two miles behind me. So I deceided that I was going to push myself on the walk back and did 60 second walk/run intervals to get back the two miles. Did the four miles in just over 30 mins. Then again I am almost 6' and have legs like a giraffe.
lol
I need to sit down phew!!!
Great Job!
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Well I got out there and ran and phew my legs feel like jello. I managed to make it two miles down the 2.5 mile path before I stopped. Still feel like I should have gone longer. The fun part is that I had run 2 miles one way so my car was two miles behind me. So I deceided that I was going to push myself on the walk back and did 60 second walk/run intervals to get back the two miles. Did the four miles in just over 30 mins. Then again I am almost 6' and have legs like a giraffe.
lol
I need to sit down phew!!!
Way to go Andrew!
I finished Week 7 today. Worked on trying to lengthen my stride, only 5'3" so there is not a :laugh: lot to work with, but I did it. Program says 2.5 miles in 25 minutes, I did 2.2. Getting there slowly but surely.
Week 7......bobbi, your my hero! lol That's some amazing work you've done there! at 5'3" that's a great pace. you probably need to go two strides for every one that I have to do. Pretty soon you'll be running as fast as those horses! I am so proud to be your pal.:drinker: :flowerforyou:0 -
week one day 1... let u guys know how it goes..
andrew & bobbi great job supporting each other!!!!!! plus great job on ur couch to 5k work outs! ^_^0 -
Well I got out there and ran and phew my legs feel like jello. I managed to make it two miles down the 2.5 mile path before I stopped. Still feel like I should have gone longer. The fun part is that I had run 2 miles one way so my car was two miles behind me. So I deceided that I was going to push myself on the walk back and did 60 second walk/run intervals to get back the two miles. Did the four miles in just over 30 mins. Then again I am almost 6' and have legs like a giraffe.
lol
I need to sit down phew!!!
Way to go Andrew!
I finished Week 7 today. Worked on trying to lengthen my stride, only 5'3" so there is not a :laugh: lot to work with, but I did it. Program says 2.5 miles in 25 minutes, I did 2.2. Getting there slowly but surely.
WTG Bobbi, that's so awesome! You go girl!0 -
Well I got out there and ran and phew my legs feel like jello. I managed to make it two miles down the 2.5 mile path before I stopped. Still feel like I should have gone longer. The fun part is that I had run 2 miles one way so my car was two miles behind me. So I deceided that I was going to push myself on the walk back and did 60 second walk/run intervals to get back the two miles. Did the four miles in just over 30 mins. Then again I am almost 6' and have legs like a giraffe.
lol
I need to sit down phew!!!
That's awesome! Way to push yourself on the way back to your car!0 -
week one day 1... let u guys know how it goes..
andrew & bobbi great job supporting each other!!!!!! plus great job on ur couch to 5k work outs! ^_^
Have fun and thank you!!0 -
Than you Shuntae!0
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Well I got out there and ran and phew my legs feel like jello. I managed to make it two miles down the 2.5 mile path before I stopped. Still feel like I should have gone longer. The fun part is that I had run 2 miles one way so my car was two miles behind me. So I deceided that I was going to push myself on the walk back and did 60 second walk/run intervals to get back the two miles. Did the four miles in just over 30 mins. Then again I am almost 6' and have legs like a giraffe.
lol
I need to sit down phew!!!
Way to go Andrew!
I finished Week 7 today. Worked on trying to lengthen my stride, only 5'3" so there is not a :laugh: lot to work with, but I did it. Program says 2.5 miles in 25 minutes, I did 2.2. Getting there slowly but surely.
Week 7......bobbi, your my hero! lol That's some amazing work you've done there! at 5'3" that's a great pace. you probably need to go two strides for every one that I have to do. Pretty soon you'll be running as fast as those horses! I am so proud to be your pal.:drinker: :flowerforyou:
Thank you Andrew! I am proud to be your pal:drinker:
I run with my hubby and he's 6'2". Two steps for every one he takes.0 -
I had to take a second recovery day. Bad pair of shoes....hadn't worn them before....won't be wearing them again.:laugh: rats.0
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Week five day two in the books. Got through it easily cause I was filled with inspiration from my fitness pal Marla. Huge shout out to her for running her first five K today in a time of just over thirty mins. Way to get my butt motivated!!!!!
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Just a heads up to everyone, I've been doing some research and from what I'm seeing is that couch to 5k seems to leave out some very important information. See, it ends at week 9. Weeks 8 through 12 tend to be the ones most prone to injury. Your muscles are becoming stronger and stronger, however the ligaments and tendons are still not catching up. The downside is people can run a 5k and want to push it farther because they feel like they can with ease (and the MUSCLES can). This leads to a ton of issues with injured tendons and ligaments. Make sure once you're done with week 9 that you stick doing the same distances for a month or two until you know your legs have been more conditioned to running. The last thing I want to see is someone injured!
I'm starting to get concerned about myself though, I'm genuinely excited for tomorrow's run!!!0 -
Okay so I did the first podcast today and it went wonderfully, I sweated and worked out pretty good, but i did my brisk walk at 3.5 and my jog at 5.0 and when the podcast was through I didnt want to stop running so I did half of the podcast a second time with my brisk walk at 4.0 and jog at 5.5.
I regret doing that even though I felt GREAT afterwords, It is only 11:30 and I am already feeling massively sore. Although I didnt just run while I was at the gym, I did over an hour and half worth of weight and strength training.
So tomorrows the day off then I get to do week 1 day 2! ^_^ I am loving the podcasts...0 -
Week 2 day 1 down! Not a bad run... the weather wasn't the best but it worked out pretty well. It was overcast with a light drizzle, which was actually kind of refreshing. I thought it would be much worse but that was before I realized that you have a two minute walk between each 1.5 minute run, as opposed to just 60 seconds.0
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Looks like Week 8 waits for tomorrow. Its pouring down rain ( better than snow). Oh well, I think I can make myself handle another rest day.:laugh:0
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I wanted to start week two today but my internet access is still restricted so I'll have to start week two on Weds. In the meantime today I did my run on a hill. Heh. WOW, that was interesting. Going down was just as hard as going up, to my surprise. Mainly because it takes a bit of effort to remain upright when going at a very steep incline.0
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I wanted to start week two today but my internet access is still restricted so I'll have to start week two on Weds. In the meantime today I did my run on a hill. Heh. WOW, that was interesting. Going down was just as hard as going up, to my surprise. Mainly because it takes a bit of effort to remain upright when going at a very steep incline.
What did you need online? The schedule? I don't mind reposting it for you if that'll help.0 -
I wanted to start week two today but my internet access is still restricted so I'll have to start week two on Weds. In the meantime today I did my run on a hill. Heh. WOW, that was interesting. Going down was just as hard as going up, to my surprise. Mainly because it takes a bit of effort to remain upright when going at a very steep incline.
What did you need online? The schedule? I don't mind reposting it for you if that'll help.
Yeah, I just needed the schedule but I can get it here at work. I neglected to get it Friday so couldn't start this morning, I couldn't remember what week two entailed! Thank you. I've got it now. :happy:0 -
Looks like Week 8 waits for tomorrow. Its pouring down rain ( better than snow). Oh well, I think I can make myself handle another rest day.:laugh:
Did week 8 day 1 as planned. Man the size of those poodles...oops puddles.:laugh: 28 minutes wasn't that bad...sure if it wasn't raining might have been a lot different.:huh:0 -
Looks like Week 8 waits for tomorrow. Its pouring down rain ( better than snow). Oh well, I think I can make myself handle another rest day.:laugh:
Did week 8 day 1 as planned. Man the size of those poodles...oops puddles.:laugh: 28 minutes wasn't that bad...sure if it wasn't raining might have been a lot different.:huh:
Me too! Once again I was amazed at being able to do it. :laugh: I was also thrilled to see the number of calories burned in that time...392 according to my treadmill!! Strictly walking on varying inclines for the same amount of time I'd be lucky to hit 200. Loving this!0 -
OK, so I'm a little late to the party, but thinking I want to get in on the action. I went to my iTunes to download the podcasts, and they're not cooperating. I tried both Suz's Couch to 5k Running Podcasts and Couch 2 5k podcast by Zach Snyder and neither have any content. Can anyone point me in the right iTunes direction? I'll be outside as opposed to a treadmill, so someone barking times to me would be very helpful!0
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