C25K Advise

I am on W8D2 and have had the same issues in week 7. I had to redo a run and it is okay if you have to do that. Try slowing down your pace and that should help you finish. I was going too fast and my body wasn't used to it and tanked quick. Once I slowed down I was able to finish.

I know that I did Week 5 day 1 and 2 and than I tried for the 20min run and I just couldnt control my breathing and my ankles felt like they where gonna break off sooo I decided to retstart week 5 Ive done this with week 3 also because I didnt feel ready to move on, maybe try just repeatin a week for one week and see if that helps. Sometimes you just need a little more time for your body to adjust, it could be so many things like the weather is different, the air is different, maybe you had less sleep that day or drank less water.. so many factors dont be so hard on yourself just see how far you have come and remember its okay to do the levels again, this isnt a race :-) Good lUck!!

Structured exercise plans like C25K will give your workouts a much needed boost if you're into that sort of thing; however, when starting any plan you should be prepared to deal with failure and have a plan of action to overcome it.

Don't worry about what the average/norm is, just concentrate on bettering yourself over time and don't give up.

Don't worry about it. I restarted week 4, and I did week 7 about two weeks in a row because I wasn't ready to move on. Just remember that you CAN do it

You are doing great! I just completed Week 5 day 2. But it has taken me many more weeks than 5 to get to this point. I had to redo week 4 several times. It's okay to repeat a day or a week. I'm nervous about Week 5 day 3 with that 20 min run, but I am going to give it a try! Best of luck to you as you work through this program.

I just finished week 4 yesterday. And today, I was talking to a friend about how great this program is and how gradually it builds you up. I was reading off each weeks workout description, and when I got to week 7, I about choked. I'm already scared of it, and I still have weeks 5 and 6 before I even get there. I know that when I get there, I'm going to make sure I get plenty of rest between days.

Good for you on your progress on the program!!! I too have been doing it recently but that is after having "failed" many times before. I used to have to spend a few weeks on each week.

I have done better this time around. But as soon as I hit week 5, day 3... I thought I was going to die! This program does a good job of building up in the first weeks and then all of a sudden they are wanting you to jog for 20 min straight! Are they nuts???? I ran about 10 min walked for 1 min and then finished the lat 10 min. It was extremely hard for me.

I think you have done fantastic to be on week 7 in only 7 weeks. Kudos!!! It is such a big jump on the last few weeks, that I wouldn't worry about it. You may have to repeat a few days until you feel ready to move on.

My husband and I are doing the C25K together but he is a couple of weeks behind me because he is stuck on doing Week 4- he just can't do it all. It is frustrating to him but he keeps plugging away at it. I am on week 6, day 2 but am not looking forward to the next few weeks - they look hard!

Hang in there, keep plugging away.... you can do it!!!

I started the C25K about 7 week ago. I really couldn't run very far or for very long when I started and each week I was nervous when moving on to the next week.

However, I have managed to keep going and on Monday I started Wk 7 day 1. I found it tough but I was able to do it..today I went for Week 7 day 2 and I couldn't manage it. I was just too tired and was not able to get my breathing or my stride going.

I am wondering if this is something that is normal.

My running days are normally Tues, Thurs and Sat. however, this week due to family commitments I went for Mon, Wed and Fri..could this have effected me?

Just wondering if anyone else found this happened to them or if any of you runners out there can advise!

Thanks
Karrie

Hi Karrie, it's perfectly normal. lots of variables affect performance, including amount of sleep, adequate nutrition,etc etc. If you find it is a struggle, there is nothing wrong at all with doing it another day or repeating until you are happy. you have come so far, so please hang in there!

when I got to my first 8 min run I felt like I was going to die (after the warm up 5 min run) I think this is week 5 day 2? anyways I was dreading it! So I decided to give up that day and just walk the rest of the 60 min workout I was doing. At this time I was running at 5mph and felt that If I ran any slower I was running TO slow and that I was not accomplishing anything. Well about 20 mins into my workout (speed walking at 3.8 mph) I decided to start jogging it, its a perfect walk/jog pace for me. I got past 5 mins, 10 mins, then 15 and finally 25 mins of straight "jogging"/Running whatever you want to call it. I was ecstatic! I had not run that long since the last time I did c25k! and I was worried about 8 mins?! Lol

The point is I had to decrease my pace, slow myself down but I was running out of fule running at the speed I was. I have since increased my speed to 4.0 mph (15 min pace) and Its comfortable for me. Sometimes I start to feel out of breath but I just raise my arms over my head and breathe in through my rose and out through my mouth for deeper breaths and it helps.

I now know that I was pushing my body to hard. a 15 min/mile is comfortable for me and when I get longer distances I will slowly (most likely without trying) increase my speed just by the endurance I will control. I have since skipped a few weeks and finished c25k and run 20 mins daily. I am now working on increasing my distance.

Hope this helps! Just keep at it!!!

I agree with a lot of what people are saying, pace is important! I have done C25K a few times now, and the first time I did it I quit because 1. I wasn't in a good state to keep pushing myself and 2. I was getting tired too fast and felt like I couldn't do it. Then one day one of my cousin's posted on facebook about running 2 miles straight without stopping to walk and she hasn't done it ever, me being overly competitive got mad because I have been "trying to" run for the past few years and I couldn't run 1 mile yet. I asked her what pace she was doing, and she was 4.0 on the treadmill. I tried it out and got 20min without stopping. I then picked up C25K again and slowed down my pace and realized I have much better success and am able to control my breathing better.

Best of luck!

Hi all,

Well I took all of your advise and rested and slowed down. I was able to go today and complete Wk 7 Day 2....yaaayyyy.

Thanks again for all of the chat, it is good to see how other people are doing, where they are having trouble and what they did to overcome it.

Karrie

Hooray!