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  • beattie1
    beattie1 Posts: 1,012 Member
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    Tomorrow is week 8 day 3 for me !

    Almost there!! :smile: Are you doing the 8 week or the 9 week plan?
  • MaureenH39
    MaureenH39 Posts: 315 Member
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    beattie, I am doing the 8 week program :)
  • beattie1
    beattie1 Posts: 1,012 Member
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    :happy: Nearly there.....
  • vzgregg
    vzgregg Posts: 44 Member
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    W2D3...will have to repeat the day tomorrow since i plan on running 4 days this week. pace was fairly good for the runs...for me. kinda nervous about starting week 3 as it has a 3 minute run in there. i don't think i've run a full three minutes (or more) since college.
  • DMicheleC
    DMicheleC Posts: 171 Member
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    Hi guys just to let you know I managed w5d3, did the full 20 minutes on my second go, so I will be moving onto w6d1 tomorrow, wish me luck :)
  • beattie1
    beattie1 Posts: 1,012 Member
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    Hi guys just to let you know I managed w5d3, did the full 20 minutes on my second go, so I will be moving onto w6d1 tomorrow, wish me luck :)
    CONGRATULATIONS!! :happy: That's a big step :drinker:
  • mgleason01
    mgleason01 Posts: 78 Member
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    I'm on Week 5 and I mostly run outside. It's taking a while to build up my endurance - well longer than I expected. Prior to April 29th of this year, I had pretty much led a sedentary lifestyle. But since then I've been working out at least 3 days a week (except during vacation). I knew I would need longer than 9 weeks but not this long...lol.

    I am able to do Week 5 on the treadmill without having to break but outside with hills is a different story; I'm close but not there. Though I'm a little disappointed in how long its taking to progress thru each week, I am committed and I am proud of myself for consistently working out! I want to be able to run my first 5K this October but I don't know. I will wait and see how I feel at the end of August.

    Keep up the good work everyone!!
  • Joreanasaurous
    Joreanasaurous Posts: 1,384 Member
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    I'm on Week 5 and I mostly run outside. It's taking a while to build up my endurance - well longer than I expected. Prior to April 29th of this year, I had pretty much led a sedentary lifestyle. But since then I've been working out at least 3 days a week (except during vacation). I knew I would need longer than 9 weeks but not this long...lol.

    I am able to do Week 5 on the treadmill without having to break but outside with hills is a different story; I'm close but not there. Though I'm a little disappointed in how long its taking to progress thru each week, I am committed and I am proud of myself for consistently working out! I want to be able to run my first 5K this October but I don't know. I will wait and see how I feel at the end of August.

    Keep up the good work everyone!!

    Just remember you are lapping everyone on the couch! The fact that you tried and then decided to stick with it is a huge achievement by itself! Great job. :)
  • mgleason01
    mgleason01 Posts: 78 Member
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    Thank you @ Joreansarou!
  • beattie1
    beattie1 Posts: 1,012 Member
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    I'm on Week 5 and I mostly run outside. It's taking a while to build up my endurance - well longer than I expected. Prior to April 29th of this year, I had pretty much led a sedentary lifestyle. But since then I've been working out at least 3 days a week (except during vacation). I knew I would need longer than 9 weeks but not this long...lol.

    I am able to do Week 5 on the treadmill without having to break but outside with hills is a different story; I'm close but not there. Though I'm a little disappointed in how long its taking to progress thru each week, I am committed and I am proud of myself for consistently working out! I want to be able to run my first 5K this October but I don't know. I will wait and see how I feel at the end of August.

    Keep up the good work everyone!!

    You're making a super difference to your health and stamina mgleason. How long you take is neither here nor there. Why not enter for the 5k anyway? It will give you a milestone to train for and I'm sure that if you need to take a few walking breaks while you do it you won't be the only one.
  • mgleason01
    mgleason01 Posts: 78 Member
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    I'm on Week 5 and I mostly run outside. It's taking a while to build up my endurance - well longer than I expected. Prior to April 29th of this year, I had pretty much led a sedentary lifestyle. But since then I've been working out at least 3 days a week (except during vacation). I knew I would need longer than 9 weeks but not this long...lol.

    I am able to do Week 5 on the treadmill without having to break but outside with hills is a different story; I'm close but not there. Though I'm a little disappointed in how long its taking to progress thru each week, I am committed and I am proud of myself for consistently working out! I want to be able to run my first 5K this October but I don't know. I will wait and see how I feel at the end of August.

    Keep up the good work everyone!!

    You're making a super difference to your health and stamina mgleason. How long you take is neither here nor there. Why not enter for the 5k anyway? It will give you a milestone to train for and I'm sure that if you need to take a few walking breaks while you do it you won't be the only one.

    Thanks for the positive words and encouragement! I think I will sign-up and use it as a training goal. My sister-n-law has signed up so I will have some support.
  • Momma2CharlieJane
    Momma2CharlieJane Posts: 142 Member
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    W2D2 done! I actually thought I had one more 90 sec run to do and when the voiceover came on and said to start my cooldown I was surprised. Hopefully W2D3 goes just as well. Congrats to everyone moving up to the next day or week!
  • DLC1978
    DLC1978 Posts: 51 Member
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    I.DID.IT!!!!! I am officially a C25K graduate! 30 min run this morning = 2.55 miles (5 mph average). I took a little different route so I couldn't 'see' how much farther I had to go... I felt so much better than Wednesday!

    Now, I am going to pick up the 10K training program as well as work on increasing my speed. I may not quite get the 3 days/week of the prescribed program because of time constraints, but I am committing to running at least 3 days/week. I am signed up for a half marathon relay (my part is 6.6 miles) at the end of October!
  • Momma2CharlieJane
    Momma2CharlieJane Posts: 142 Member
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    Congrats!!! I am so looking forward to the day I can say the same. What an accomplishment!!! Good luck with the 10K training program and your half marathon relay. :flowerforyou:
  • beattie1
    beattie1 Posts: 1,012 Member
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    I.DID.IT!!!!! I am officially a C25K graduate! 30 min run this morning = 2.55 miles (5 mph average). I took a little different route so I couldn't 'see' how much farther I had to go... I felt so much better than Wednesday!

    Now, I am going to pick up the 10K training program as well as work on increasing my speed. I may not quite get the 3 days/week of the prescribed program because of time constraints, but I am committing to running at least 3 days/week. I am signed up for a half marathon relay (my part is 6.6 miles) at the end of October!

    Congratulations DLC1978!! I'm really impressed! It's nice to vary the route a bit - I'm glad it was better today.

    I have 2 more weeks to complete to graduate too. Do you have a link for your 10k program? Good luck with the relay marathon :happy:
  • JustMyImagiNAYtion
    JustMyImagiNAYtion Posts: 76 Member
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    I am currently supporting a burning Wildfire on my forest right now so I have been working 12 days straight 10-18hr shifts.. so needless to say i am EXHAUSTED! However, i want to lose weight more than i care about being sleepy.. so after waking up at 5am.. to attempt to do day 1 before my 7am shift... and then going back to sleep because i convinced myself- #1.. it was too dark for me to go outside alone, and #2- i was too tired to get up... i went to work .. worked a 14 hr shift.. and committed to comign home and getting it done... and all that was said to say that I....

    Completed Week 1 Day 1 yesterday!!


    Now, do I do Day 2 today or skip a day?
  • beattie1
    beattie1 Posts: 1,012 Member
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    You're supposed to have at least one rest day between each c25k session. So wait until at least tomorrow before doing your next run/jog session.

    I'm suspect that if you're working 10-18 hours a day for weeks at a time you're getting one heck of a lot of exercise (unless you're sitting down for ALL of that time) so go gently on yourself. You need your rest - extra exercise could wait til the fire's out.

    Kudos to you for starting under these conditions though! :drinker:
  • bouuncyball
    bouuncyball Posts: 10 Member
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    I just heard of this programme yesterday, and then today while doing a general "exercise so that I can eat more later" walk/run I came across a poster advertising a 5k run that's exactly 9 weeks away... seems like it's meant to be! So I've just downloaded an app and tomorrow I'll get started on this.

    It's a bit daunting, because thus far my general goal has been to become able to run 1k without stopping, something I don't think I've ever been able to do in my life. At this point 5k just seems impossible, but I'll try :)
  • CandiceChaCha
    CandiceChaCha Posts: 17
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    I just finished W7D1 yesterday!

    I can't believe I am making my body do this! It's amazing really.
    I don't think my body has EVER worked this hard! I have sweat pouring off of me by the end of these sessions, but it's so worth it! I feel amazing!
  • CandiceChaCha
    CandiceChaCha Posts: 17
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    I just heard of this programme yesterday, and then today while doing a general "exercise so that I can eat more later" walk/run I came across a poster advertising a 5k run that's exactly 9 weeks away... seems like it's meant to be! So I've just downloaded an app and tomorrow I'll get started on this.

    It's a bit daunting, because thus far my general goal has been to become able to run 1k without stopping, something I don't think I've ever been able to do in my life. At this point 5k just seems impossible, but I'll try :)

    You can do this.
    I started this program at 260lbs, and *Never* ran before in my life.. I used to fake my period to get out of gym class.
    It has taken me a little more time then 8 weeks because of set backs, but I am on week 7, and feeling SO amazing because I have proved to myself I can do this.
    You can do this.

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