Anyone given up on running?

ejwme

This:

I've done week one day one of C25K four times now and I still can't complete all the running. I started running only every third time it came up which resulted in a whopping 3 minutes of running...which is 3 minutes more than I have done in as long as I can remember. And the first time I did that I thought I was going to die. Today I managed to do 4 minutes and felt pretty good. Next time I will try to run every other time it comes up and eventually I'll complete W1D1 and move on to day 2. Don't give up!

You never start training where you want to be. You start training where you are. Slow down, walk more, but do what you need to do . It's not going to be as comfortable or easy as sitting on the couch. If it was, it wouldn't be called a WORKout.

You CAN do it. It's a matter of whether you WILL do it.

LoosingMyLast15

when i first started running (in 2010) i could only run for 30 seconds. seriously that is not an exaggeration. since i didn't know c25k programs existed, i made up my own. i would run 30 seconds walk 5 minutes, run 30 seconds walk 5 minutes (for 45 minutes). it took me almost a month to get up to 1 minute runs. i spent months building up my running time. when i got to 5 minutes running i signed up for a race (granted it was an 8k - what was i thinking) and i completed the race in 1:14 and quit running. fast forward to 2011) another friend asked me to run a mud race with her (a 5k) so i agreed. that was last year and i haven't stopped. june will be my first half marathon.

why are you going to let some dumba$$ computer program win? you ARE letting it win because you're quitting. listen to your body not a program. if you can run 30 seconds then do that and congratulate yourself on RUNNING 30 seconds. you can do this!

BrunetteRunner87

Everyone has to start somewhere.

teamAmelia

Thanks for the encouragement. I will take your advice and work at my own pace. I found a few other plans on the app and think that I will start off w the 30:60 or 30:120.