NSV - My couch to 5k journey

grum84
grum84 Posts: 428 Member
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Just got done with Week 5, day 3 of Couch to 5k. It was to jog for 20 minutes straight, no stopping to walk. I was dreading it, but was able to somehow put body over mind and get it done.

I don't think I have ever in my life actually jogged for more than a mile straight, and tonight was about a mile and a half. It was slow, but steady. I feel like a million bucks right now regardless of what my scale might say.

Feeling much better about my first 5k in November...bring on that turkey trot. Just felt as I needed to share b/c I am feeling so good right now.
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  • 2hobbit1
    2hobbit1 Posts: 820 Member
    Way to Go! When you get to that point it is more a mind game than physical one which can make it hard to conquer!

    :drinker:
  • cookieluvsya
    cookieluvsya Posts: 136 Member
    Just did week 2 day 1 yesterday.. Wow 20 minutes straight???? I dont know how in the heck I am going to pull that off but glad to see you feel great afterwards!! That is a big accomplishment

    :drinker: :happy: :drinker: :happy: :drinker: :happy:
  • drecubed
    drecubed Posts: 4
    Congrats! You're doing amazing! If you want it, just keep pushing yourself and you'll reach it.
  • C00lCountry
    C00lCountry Posts: 282
    Awesome job!
  • katevarner
    katevarner Posts: 884 Member
    Great job! Keep up the hard work!
  • cassiepv
    cassiepv Posts: 242 Member
    Congrats ! I'm on week 7 :)
  • smittenkitten4
    smittenkitten4 Posts: 41
    I just did week 3 day 3 and could barely make it for the last 3 minute jog! I keep surprising myself by being able to do things I thought I couldn't, though, so week 4 here I come!
  • mmtrnr
    mmtrnr Posts: 25 Member
    I, too, just finished Week 5 Day 3! It feels great!! It has definitely been a psychological battle with me. My body can handle it... but my mind can't always comprehend that fact!
  • jocybee83
    jocybee83 Posts: 155 Member
    Fantastic!
  • mjbell642
    mjbell642 Posts: 229 Member
    Whooooo Hooooo !! You are awesome!!

    I should be starting week 7 this weekend and it looks scarey. All running aftwr the warmup walk. I am very verrrry slow too. But doing so much more tnan before.

    Hope you continue to push the limits. Come over to the group area, we have a several c25k groups over there.

    Run run run.... Walk walk walk !!
  • jwhit31
    jwhit31 Posts: 450 Member
    You should be VERY proud of yourself. That is a huge accomplishment! I know exactly how you feel. I remember when I went through the program and the dread of that 20 min jog. You'll be at a 5k in no time. Congrats!
  • StinkyWinkies
    StinkyWinkies Posts: 603 Member
    Good NSV, congrats!
  • fullofsmiles04
    fullofsmiles04 Posts: 158 Member
    This is AWESOME! Good for you! :) What an accomplishment!!!!
  • LuckyTerrier
    LuckyTerrier Posts: 73 Member
    Great job! One thing that has never stopped amazing me about this fitness journey is how much stronger our bodies are than our minds think. I'm glad you were able to prove to your mind that yes you are a runner!
  • bluefox9er
    bluefox9er Posts: 2,917 Member
    Just got done with Week 5, day 3 of Couch to 5k. It was to jog for 20 minutes straight, no stopping to walk. I was dreading it, but was able to somehow put body over mind and get it done.

    I don't think I have ever in my life actually jogged for more than a mile straight, and tonight was about a mile and a half. It was slow, but steady. I feel like a million bucks right now regardless of what my scale might say.

    Feeling much better about my first 5k in November...bring on that turkey trot. Just felt as I needed to share b/c I am feeling so good right now.

    you SHOULD feel a million bucks! this is a great achievement. you will be running the entire 5k before you nkow it...congratulations on a great achievement!
  • wendrz
    wendrz Posts: 118
    Great Job!! Keep up the good feeling and the good runs! My mind battles me the whole way, but with the power of postive thinking, I WIN!!
  • PetulantOne
    PetulantOne Posts: 2,131 Member
    That's awesome!!! Thanks for posting this. I just did week one day one, and felt like a superhero. (I felt a little silly feeling that way, but it was a huge step for me.) You give me hope that I can get to that point. Good job! :drinker:
  • Graceious1
    Graceious1 Posts: 716 Member
    Wonderful. I remember when I ran for 30 minutes straight after completing the c25k. It was a wonderful feeling and it is definitely mind over matter.
  • hanniejong
    hanniejong Posts: 556 Member
    Congratulations that is an awesome achievement keep up your good work, you are doing great!!
  • Colbyandsage
    Colbyandsage Posts: 751 Member
    Yay! Congrats! I still remember that feeling the day I did that... A year and a half later, my first half marathing is next weekend... Watch out Turkey Trot! Your going to do awesome!
  • maryinnc
    maryinnc Posts: 119 Member
    Oh that is awesome! Congratulations to you. I love that program, I am on W8. It is a miracle to me that at my age I can do this! Love that feeling, don't you??
  • RunMyOregonBunsOff
    RunMyOregonBunsOff Posts: 862 Member
    Way to go! You'll do great!
  • grum84
    grum84 Posts: 428 Member
    Thanks everyone for the comments. It is amazing to me how much our minds can truly hold us back. I also find it amazing that such a simple plan can help so many people.

    Good luck to all of you and all I can say is to keep at it. I had to redo week 4 because i started it and then had to travel for work. I have given up on way too many things in my life, so I am determined to see this to the end.
  • squigglypuff
    squigglypuff Posts: 279 Member
    Congratulations! I got to week 7 maybe a week or two ago and straight up stopped using the app on my phone. Today I jogged for nearly an hour, and I went almost 5 miles. I jogged the first 45 minutes, only stopping to wait to cross the street, and then I walked for another 15 or so minutes. The first few weeks I could barely run for two minutes at a time. This program totally works :)

    Oh, and I stopped using the app not because I quit the program, but because I don't need to waste the battery on my phone. The app was very useful for the beginning when it involved the walking and jogging intervals, but once you get towards the end it's just straight jogging for long blocks of time and I don't really need an app to tell me once 25 minutes has elapsed, I just use the watch on my HRM.
  • sandobr1
    sandobr1 Posts: 319 Member
    Enjoy this moment and strive for the next!
  • 1PoisonIvy
    1PoisonIvy Posts: 933 Member
    awesome, I just down loaded c25k this morning, haven't started it yet, scared I will fail, and wish it had music to the tempo!!

    Congratulations on your great accomplishment!!
  • JennyJStewart
    JennyJStewart Posts: 13 Member
    I started the C25K this summer and I was very scared of failing as well - but I have kept on. I am also on week five and my next run is the 20 min non stop...and it scares me. But you encourage me to try anyways. My son also stared the program and yesterday ran his first 5k!!! He came home feeling like a million bucks! I can't wait to catch up to him. :)
  • CandiceScott69
    CandiceScott69 Posts: 81 Member
    I use the Zen Labs free C25K app, it allows you to play your iPod music during the program. The music does not interfere with the cues from the program. I start week three tomorrow.
    I do have a question for those of you that have finished the program. We're you able to finish faster than 8 weeks? I want to be able to do a 5K by tithe end of the month. I am hoping that I can push fast enough to make it.
  • mommeex6
    mommeex6 Posts: 16 Member
    GOOD FOR YOU!! I'm at the end of week 1 - so this is very encouraging news for me! I am so afraid I'll lose motivation and quit. I'm a expert at justifying reasons I can't or don't have time for things.

    Thanks for posting... you just made my day! Best wishes to you!!
  • squigglypuff
    squigglypuff Posts: 279 Member
    I use the Zen Labs free C25K app, it allows you to play your iPod music during the program. The music does not interfere with the cues from the program. I start week three tomorrow.
    I do have a question for those of you that have finished the program. We're you able to finish faster than 8 weeks? I want to be able to do a 5K by tithe end of the month. I am hoping that I can push fast enough to make it.

    I used Zen Labs as well, but I didn't like it because it would "forget" that I completed some days and I would be like "wtf, I did week 5 day 2 yesterday, why is it making me do it again?" I stopped using the program at week 7 and could run 5k in about 35 minutes. I don't know my exact time because I don't really care (lol) but I do plan on eventually trying to compete in a 5k race.

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