How is doing c25k? Lets support each other

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  • abbydownton
    abbydownton Posts: 5 Member
    When I miss a day, I just pick up the scheduled workout the next time I run. But I've repeated workouts and also have done some free runs and I think I would win the prize for the longest time taken to complete this program. What fun to have your family doing this together!

    This morning at the end of the cool down, I heard "Let's jog" . Like a nightmare it was. Somehow I managed to restart the workout, so the end result is I don't have any of today's data. Oh well, just an off the record run for me. Still in week 8.
  • lrbiton
    lrbiton Posts: 5 Member
    Joining in! Ive tried c25k before but never got past week 3. I have serious back issues that I am working through. This time I am nearly 20 pounds down from last time I tried, and its making such a difference! I start week 4 tonight... breaking through my barrier!
  • morning_joy
    morning_joy Posts: 1,064 Member
    I would really like to do the C25K. Where can I get the information?
  • Nyksta
    Nyksta Posts: 241 Member
    Hello all, hips feeling a bit better so am going for the next C25K session where I was up to - W6D3 - 2.25 miles. Am planning to run down to the river and across the bridge and back (hehe not giving much away - I'll see some famous London sights along the way though!) :)...

    Will check in after I'm done.... hopefully won't be too sore.

    Nyk x

    p.s. Jul-ohare I just searched for C25K in my phone app store and came up with "rundouble" but I know there are plenty of other apps out there that do the program - you can always google it too. Good Luck!
  • Nyksta
    Nyksta Posts: 241 Member
    Yay completed it without trouble from my hip :) Found it hard though and had to slow to a walk (for between 30 s and a minute) on a number of occasions. I did run an extra few minutes during the call down as I was still a fair way from home with plenty of time to walk the cooldown. Anyways, another sessions completed - next week is 2.5 miles so going to push onto that and keep repeating until I can run it straight without needing to walk at all.

    So glad my hip seems to be ok again!

    Nyk x
  • AmyMgetsfit
    AmyMgetsfit Posts: 636 Member
    Nyksta glad your hip is feeling better.

    I started week 7 today. I ran all 25 minutes. I feel great. This week I am working on speed.
  • miclyn3
    miclyn3 Posts: 6 Member
    I'm feeling really defeated. I didn't get through my W6D1 today, ended up only half way before I started walking and eventually crying. It was hard today, I had a hard time breathing. I know people say you will have some bad running days. But I am really frustrated that since I started this 5 weeks ago, I've gained 3 pounds. I'm watching what I eating and know I need to do better in some areas. But I can't believe I'm not losing but am gaining. I was so happy that I was able to run 20 minutes straight last week then today I feel like i failed. Any suggestions? Thank you!
  • mimiteh35
    mimiteh35 Posts: 486 Member
    We haven't run in 4 days because of busy schedules and injuries! :( Hoping tomorrow will be the day for us to start week 3, I don't want us to give up now, we've already signed up and paid for a 5K! If anything I'm friggin going!! I bought new running shoes (finally actual running shoes) and they felt so great on my feet at the store that I can't wait to actually do the next day's run in them! I'm aiming for tomorrow, even if no one else goes with me! :)
  • BeckyVanStensel
    BeckyVanStensel Posts: 1
    There are free good form workshops at Gazelle Sports. They could give you some advice about your knees too. The right shoes can definitely help. I'm a 60 year old grandmother and I did a half marathon and a 25K last year. I plan to do another half marathon in October. I'm not fast at all, but I finished and ran the whole distance. That was my goal.
  • abbydownton
    abbydownton Posts: 5 Member
    I'm sorry you're having a rough time, miclyn3. I don't have any weight loss suggestions - mine is bouncing around at the moment as well. I just wanted to encourage you to keep on keeping on.

    I completed week 8 today. Still hard. But covering more ground. Hoping to run my first 5k in early November if I can get some speed going.

    BeckyVanStens, you look so young!
  • Nyksta
    Nyksta Posts: 241 Member
    How's everyone doing? I had a rough week but running my first 2.5 miles gave me a boost. Heading out again in the morning for another 2.5 miles and hopefully will find it easier! Then onto having my hair cut for the first time in about 8 months :-/ and maybe shop for a new dress ;) x
  • AmyMgetsfit
    AmyMgetsfit Posts: 636 Member
    I finished up week 7 today. Just the running was 2 miles, plus another mile for the 2 5 minute walks. I feel really good. I do stretching before and after the wu/cd. I am looking forward to Monday when I start week 8 and the 28 minute runs. I have been thinking about continuing on to the b210k after I finish up with the c25k.
  • Joreanasaurous
    Joreanasaurous Posts: 1,384 Member
    I just got back from a month long vacation where I was unable to run.... So I run again tonight. Hopefully I don't die or have to start C25K all over again.
  • Bekahmardis
    Bekahmardis Posts: 602 Member
    I finally finished my last week and last day of the C25K program, and ran in my very first 5K this morning! Background, I have chronic pleurisy and haven't run since high school because of it - over 25 years ago! I finally decided to do something about and tried the C25K. I was sooo excited! It was a Color Fun run and, although there were a TON of people walking it, I was determined to try to run the whole way.....and I did it! My goal was to do it in less than 45 minutes and I did! Woohoo! I was so tired at the end, sooo full of colored powdered, but grinning from ear to ear as I crossed that finish line in 38:02. (I'm the short one!)

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  • Nyksta
    Nyksta Posts: 241 Member
    CONGRATULATIONS BEKAH! That must have felt A.M,A.Z.I.N.G.....

    I ran another 2.5 miles this morning - was hard but did it. I realise it's only another half mile for 5k so I know I will get there eventually.

    I haven't signed up for a race yet - I have too much else going on in life but once I'm running 5K regularly then I will.

    Nyk x
  • Nikoruo
    Nikoruo Posts: 771 Member
    I'm doing C25K too but really slowly.... still on the first week for a while!

    BUT it's because ye ol doctor says i should keep it simple until i lose a lot of weight haha.
  • Bekahmardis
    Bekahmardis Posts: 602 Member
    Thanks. It really felt great afterward, knowing that I had succeeded in something I actually set out to do. I encourage everyone to keep going and you'll get there, too!!! (My next 5K is in one month and it's a costumer run...I'm going as cat woman. *grin*)
  • zsgirl1218
    zsgirl1218 Posts: 85 Member
    I've done a few 5ks already this year, but because it's so hot where I live in the summer (average of 95 every day BEFORE the heat index) I stopped running in may.... I'm trying to start c210k tomorrow bc there is a 10k mud run that I want to do in march!!!! Any tips for this endeavor??
  • Nyksta
    Nyksta Posts: 241 Member
    Hello everyone - how we all doing?

    I ran another 2.5 miles this morning and did it without stopping! Hurrah! I went out without my headphone (on pupose) and think I prefer to run without music. Felt I could concentrate more on running but also takes thoughts away from "keep going" lol - distractions of what's going on around you and you get to the end of the road without realising!

    Think I'm going to repeat this week so I'm really comfortable with 2.5 miles before moving up again. I'm so close to running the full 3 miles but still not finding it easy so slow and steady training :)

    Nyk x
  • AmyMgetsfit
    AmyMgetsfit Posts: 636 Member
    i hope everyone is doing great.

    I finished up week 8. I ran a little longer to try to get closer to 3.1 miles. I still need some work. I can do it with the 10 minute walks included, but not just running yet. On to week 9 on Monday with a 2 day rest. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.
  • bouuncyball
    bouuncyball Posts: 10 Member
    I did my first 5k this morning! 9 weeks ago I would never have thought this was possible, but somehow I made it.

    I'm a little disappointed that I had to walk a couple of times, but I'll blame that on the fact that a) the course had more hills than the almost entirely flat area where I did most of my training, and b) that I did most training in the evening or early morning, and really couldn't cope with the heat and sunshine today.

    So I've got a bit to work on before the 6k run I'm doing with my workmates mid November, but overall I'm happy to have made it this far. I'll have to go back and try to conquer this course properly some time, though!
  • sweet_blasphemy
    sweet_blasphemy Posts: 129 Member
    I just started it yesterday. I've never ran in my life (except maybe to the bar for last call or to the Chinese food joint before it closes) and the part I'm finding hardest is learning to control my breathing. I can't catch a full breath until the "slow your pace to a brisk walk" cue comes up. by the end of the 5th run segment, I felt like I was drowning.

    I'm hoping it will get easier with practice because my legs and ankles and joints and everything do just fine and I feel like I could keep going if it wasn't for my breathing. I really think I could learn to love running as soon as I figure out how not to feel like i'm slowly suffocating myself...
  • Nyksta
    Nyksta Posts: 241 Member
    Well done ladies who have completed 5Ks! WOOOP! You've done brilliantly.

    sweet_blasphe I felt exactly the same when I started out and still sometimes struggle with my breathing. In through your nose, out through your mouth is supposed to be best and keeping steady. It does get easier.

    I'm planning a run through Hyde PArk tomorrow afternoon whilst my daughter is at her after school activity. I'm looking forward to the change of scene but not running at the end of the day with so many people around...

    Nyk x
  • Joreanasaurous
    Joreanasaurous Posts: 1,384 Member
    So after finishing c25k I took a month off to go on a vacation and I am back and running once again! I did the first run of 5k to 10k. Whew. That was hard. I am so out of running shape.
  • TMLPatrick
    TMLPatrick Posts: 558 Member
    So after finishing c25k I took a month off to go on a vacation and I am back and running once again! I did the first run of 5k to 10k. Whew. That was hard. I am so out of running shape.

    Its amazing how quickly it goes... my partner and I did C25k and she got sick and had to take a couple weeks off after we finished. When she came back she was struggling to do 2k where I could easily do 5k or more.
  • lrbiton
    lrbiton Posts: 5 Member
    I just started week 5. i was worried because its been a busy two weeks and I didnt get as much running is as I wanted. I did ok on week 5 day 1... now Im try to get mentally prepared for the sudden long runs on days 2 and 3!
  • FitFunTina
    FitFunTina Posts: 282 Member
    After almost exactly 2 months (with a vacation in there), I've "graduated"! Tonight was my final scheduled run, and while I had gotten up to 2.25 miles, I was working on slowly increasing my distance. I just wanted to see if I could do it tonight, and I did! And you know what? I sprinted at the end! I was so excited to know how close I was to completion, I probably could have started sprinting sooner. :)

    For those who are starting out there - stick with the program. Don't let any voices (including yourself) tell you it's impossible. Half of it is a mental thing to overcome. I've never been able to run further than a minute before in my life, and I did it. I didn't let myself stop.

    My first 5k is coming up in 2 weeks! I'm so excited I can't wait!!!!!!!
  • Joreanasaurous
    Joreanasaurous Posts: 1,384 Member
    Did week 1 day 2 of 5k to 10k bridge tonight. You run .8 miles 5 times with a VERY short walking break inbetween. Whew. It was hard.
  • jfl5
    jfl5 Posts: 37
    I finished my first 5K this past weekend. Official, posted time was 24:36 (7:55 min/mile). I placed 11th overall out of over 360 runners, and I was 1st in the 40-44 age group.

    Here's some advice on C25K. Don't get behind! I did, and then in Week 7, I ran 4-5 days in a row in order to catch up. I wound up with some tightness and pain in my left knee, and in Week 8, I did not complete the last couple of training sessions so that I could rest my knee. In my 5K, my knee started aching badly just before the last 100 yards, which killed my finishing push. I could have run faster on a healthy knee.

    So... If you are older or if you have joint issues, my advice is to take advantage of off-days to let your body rest and recuperate. Now, instead of moving on to 10K, my goals have shifted to rehabbing the knee and running a pain-free 5K.
  • FitFunTina
    FitFunTina Posts: 282 Member
    I finished my first 5K this past weekend. Official, posted time was 24:36 (7:55 min/mile). I placed 11th overall out of over 360 runners, and I was 1st in the 40-44 age group.

    Here's some advice on C25K. Don't get behind! I did, and then in Week 7, I ran 4-5 days in a row in order to catch up. I wound up with some tightness and pain in my left knee, and in Week 8, I did not complete the last couple of training sessions so that I could rest my knee. In my 5K, my knee started aching badly just before the last 100 yards, which killed my finishing push. I could have run faster on a healthy knee.

    So... If you are older or if you have joint issues, my advice is to take advantage of off-days to let your body rest and recuperate. Now, instead of moving on to 10K, my goals have shifted to rehabbing the knee and running a pain-free 5K.

    Congrats on your first 5K That is great advice.

    After my vacation, stuff came up where I went 1 too many days without running, and brutally paid for it with my next run. I had to repeat a workout, but determined not to let that happen again.

    I'm sticking with the 5k for now, too. I got an app to help me work on speed. So I will start that tomorrow.

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