C25K is it too soon

katrinas626

Hi! I started C25K on August 12th. I am about to start week 4. Do you think it is realistic that I could be ready for a 5K on September 29th. It will be right at the end of my training. Will I be making a fool of myself?

AwesomeSquirrel

No you can do it! Don't expect to run it in 30 minutes but you will be fine Running with a group will really push you to perform your best, and there will be people walking the entire thing so don't worry about finishing last either.

SteveTries

Oh you'll absolutely be ready. Firstly you'll surprise yourself at how effective the plan is and just how adaptive your body is. Secondly signing up to that event will keep you so motivated to stick to the plan. Finally on race day itself you get a major boost from the event. You definately won't make a fool of yourself, you'll achieve something and you'll feel very proud afterwards.

Sign up, good luck and enjoy!

kittenmcgowan

DO IT DO IT DO IT!! I'm running 5km tomorrow, aiming for 45 minutes, and I'm at week 6 of C25K. I bet you can

postrockandcats

DO EEET!!

Even if you don't run the whole thing, the experience will be worth it!

waterwing

You can definitely do it! It's great incentive to stick with the program by having a race at the end of it! You'll definitely be able to run it and run well. Enjoy!

lynda155

I am starting week 4 tomorrow... Definitely YES DO IT!!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

katrinas626

Thanks for the encouragement! I finished week 4 today and felt pretty good at the end. Is this a breakthough week? Does the transition from week 4 to week 5 discourage?