c25k graduate and another NSV!

kristypie

Today I completed the couch to 5k program! January 2, 2012 marked Week 1, Day 1. The 30, 45 and 60 second intervals were so hard for me! After 8 weeks of tears, fighting against my mind, and 48.84 miles, I am finished. I ran a mile for the first time on February 6. This was my first NSV I shared here. Today, I ran 2.4 miles without stopping in 30 minutes. I am confident that I will run a 5k without stopping within a couple of weeks.

Also, my weigh in today lets me check off my first weight loss goal. I have had an obese BMI for years (I know its a contraversal number and it is not an end-all as far as my health is measured; I have just used it as a guide for my mini goals). After my weigh in today, my BMI is no longer in the obese catagory! Yay!

tkaawa

RIGHT ON! GOOD FOR YOU. I bet you're smiling from ear to ear right now:))))))) keep up the good work and just keep pushing

divasoofly

Girl, that's awesome!! You should be proud because this is an awesome accomplishment. I am on Week 8 day 2 and I am loving it. Keep up the great work, doll!

kristypie

Thank you guys! Diva, I can't wait to read about your NSV in a couple of days!!

melpap12

Stupid question. what does NSV mean?

beeka2ked

Congratulations!!!!! That is an awesome achievement. I started the C25k program back in Jan but hurt my foot and had to stop. Im planning to try again in March. I have walked several 5k's but to run one non-stop is on my bucket list.

shopewell70

"Non Scale Victory"....It basically means that you have reached a goal in your fitness/weight loss journey other than seeing a decrease in the scales.

femme62209

What an AMAZING day for you!!!!! Congratulations! thanks so much for sharing!

kp1439

Awesome ... i am trying mine too ... C25k i mean ... but really happy for you ... Way to go ..

MandaJean83

That's an amazing accomplishment! Congrats on graduating!
I just finished Week 2 Day 2 and I'm feeling really good!

cruiser3004

Well Done, So happy for you!!

I am on Week 8 Day 2, and know only to well the little voice screaming for you to stop. why is the last 5 minutes always such torture??

MrsNelson0904

Wow! That's fantastic! You should be so proud of yourself. I've done the C25K program in the past and it got me addicted to running. After a rather lazy pregnancy last year I have lost all my strength when it comes to running so I'm trying to start up with the program again. Congratulations!!!

kristypie

To everyone on the program: Keep going! You actually CAN do this!

I don't know why, but the first 5 minutes seem to be the hardest for me. It's when the voice in my head is loudest trying to tell me I can't do it. I can't even think about what I'm doing during this time. It's not until later in the run that I can concentrate on my form or think about how far I've gone or I get overwhelmed. I guess it's because I am doing something for the first time that has always seemed out of reach for me. I hope that with persistance that the negative voice in my head will totally go away. For now, I just keep telling it to shut up!

Thanks for celebrating with me. This battle would be 10 times harder without you guys on MFP.

BradyMommy

WooHoo!! You rock!! I just finished my W5D2 run and am signed up for a 5K on April 7th. I can't wait!!!

1960lisa

Congratulations...its such a great program isn't it!!

I am 52 and I started the C25K program last october....really really struggled but the small achievements really propelled me...I have found the hardest thing is the mental challenge....like you say its that voice in my head telling me i can't do it....I still struggle for the first 10 minutes and occasionally still succumb to it.... I can't quite run the full 5k without walking but I'm working on it...my best is 26 minutes non stop running 3.2km....I always do 5km but I can't yet get under 40 minutes (I do it in about 42)....but I am confident I'll get there.

I did my first fun run last month....6.5km....and I didn't finish last!! My goal was to complete in in an hour and I did it in 52 minutes...and it was such a buzz....I'm definitely going to do another one.

To all those starting out...if I can do it...anyone can!!

LaurenHelv

Still sooooo proud of you! I bet it wont be long til you're out of the "overweight" category too! I need to get a knee brace and start c25k again. I gotta be able to run a 5k with you sometime!

lilyjay_

Well done! I just started this week, day 3 down and not sure I'm ready for next week yet hah! Will keep pushing on though

kristypie

I'm so happy to see everyone doing this program. It's been said by others, and I'll say it again, if I can do it, anyone can do it! I'm telling you, I have never been a runner. If I had to guess, I probably never ran more than 1/8 to 1/4 of a mile at once in my life until this program. I had basically decided that I could never run, I wasn't good at it, and that was going to be that. My husband is a Marine and he runs all the time. He ran the Athens Marathon without having to train for it, for crying out loud. I have always wanted to run with him, but when I would try it would be too hard and I'd give up. Finding this program changed everything. It made my goal attainable for the first time in my life. I started it probably 4 times in the last year and never got past week 3. This time I committed. I freaked out every week thinking that there was no way I could run. 4 minutes? No way! My husband was home on leave last month the first time I had to run 6 minutes. He ran with me, encouraged me, and helped me through it. It was awesome. Now my plan is to up my time little by little until I can run 5k without stopping. Then, I think I will restart the program and try to improve my speed. thanks again, everyone. Good luck to those of you in the middle of c25k. You can do this!!!

Lauren, you are on. I can't wait to run a 5k with you.

bobbi_jo2

Thanks for the support and motivation. That is awesome. I am in week 5 day 3 and it's the start of the running without stopping. Tomorrow I'm supossed to run 20 minutes with no breaks and I was feeling pretty scared about it. But this helped and I'm going to push myself and make myself do it. Thanks! I actually signed up for a 10k in June so I don't have a choice to stop. I have a long ways to go, but I'm excited. Best of luck to everyone!

Sox90716

Way to go!

Grlnxtdr0721

Way to go and congratulations!!!!!:flowerforyou:

tdegie

Awesome job!!! I'm ending week 5 and I'm running my first 5k in May. Keep up the good work and happy 5k

NCTravellingGirl

It's so great to hear about someone finishing the program. I started it a few weeks ago, and tomorrow will be Week 4, Day 1 for me, so running up to 5 minutes at a time. I didn't think I could run 30 seconds when I started so even on off days, it's been a great lesson on what I'm really capable of, even at my current weight.

Great job and it looks like they'll be a lot more C25K graduate posts coming up based on the comments

Tudrase

Great motivation!! :-) tried doing c25k today with my dogs lol not a good idea :-P want to work to do a sprint tri! Congrats to all those that have succeeded.

SarahSwimmer

I get what you mean about the obese BMI. People don't understand how nice it is just to be run-of-the-mill overweight for once! Great job though, MFP is proud of you!

amblee125

What an accomplishment!!! WAY TO GO!!

ACEgirl1

Congratulations!! I'm proud of you!!

melpap12

Oh thank you!