Couch to 5K Running Program (C25K)

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bostonwolf
bostonwolf Posts: 3,038 Member
edited January 10 in Social Groups
I've done the entire program before but hurt my knee/calf and had to stop. Gearing it up again. No problems at all with week 1. Will probably slow down my running pace a wee bit this week to make sure I can handle 90 seconds, but I think I will be fine.

Anyone else starting up?

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  • MJ0214
    MJ0214 Posts: 36 Member
    I just started the program and I just finished Week 1 Day 2 a little while ago. I love it so far!
  • bostonwolf
    bostonwolf Posts: 3,038 Member
    Yeah it does a great job of easing you into things. I'm doing it on a treadmill right now but will be moving outside soon. I find the cold weather actually keeps my body temperature down and helps me run faster!
  • bostonwolf
    bostonwolf Posts: 3,038 Member
    No problems so far. Little bit of knee soreness, but not unexpected given I've had a few surgeries on it. Ice and ibuprofin to the rescue!
  • bostonwolf
    bostonwolf Posts: 3,038 Member
    Finished W2 yesterday. no issues, except one of my pairs of sneaker sucks. Should have stuck with the Brooks Beast. Lesson learned, will be buying a pair this week so i can switch off pairs of shoes.
  • loril13
    loril13 Posts: 320 Member
    Since it should hit the upper 30's tomorrow, I am hoping this snow doesn't amount to anything. I want to go for my Tuesday lunch run along the Charles and not on the treadmill! I am now doing 5k to 10k and 40 minutes on the treadmill will be mind numbing.

    Congrats on finishing Week 2. Keep up the good work!!
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Great work!
  • bostonwolf
    bostonwolf Posts: 3,038 Member
    Two runs into Week 3. I fell behind a bit but am going to run every other day to catch up. First W3 training was brutal. For some reason my calves were very sore afterwards. Made sure I stretched thoroughly and did an hour of elliptical the next day. The next W3 was so easy that I did three reps of 3 minutes long each. I hope that trend continues!
  • laural007
    laural007 Posts: 251 Member
    I did Week 2 Day 1 last night and although I survived I was having side pains. I'm assuming I was running too fast to keep up with the ladies next to me that were running at 7.5 on their treadmills :laugh: I will slow it down tonight because my knees are pretty sore today. Are you running 5x a week? I didn't realize that your supposed to do it 3x a week to allow rest periods....
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