W5D1 tomorrow. Wish me luck this week but I think I'm prepared. I just put my hand up for a half marathon in Oct next year. I'll have to find a few 5 and 10ks between then and now to keep me motivated.

How did you go?
I deliberately slowed my W5D1 jog pace yesterday and went through my music to find beats that I could use to keep with that slower pace in prep for tomorrow and then the biggie on Friday. I'm excited.

I was nervous about W5D3 all week. I made a special playlist, had my wife walk the dog so I didn't have to take him, and constantly said, "I don't know if I can do this." I was psyching myself out long before I even put my shoes on. Well after my 5 minute warm up, I started and just kept focused and kept going. I ended up finishing the 20 minutes without stopping, ran through the 5 minute cool down and half of another song for a total of 28 minutes straight. I did this only to prove to myself that I can do this and that I'm not in over my head. The way I was thinking I had been defeated before I even began. I realize now that I AM cut out for this running thing and not to doubt myself ever again. I may fail at something, but if I think like I did last week than I am going to fail at it twice.

Pixie, I just did Week 5 Day 1 today too. We can do this!

I'm also very nervous about D3. Heck I'm even nervous about D2.

W5D1 done!

Yay, hisc!!!!! You're doing great!

When are you doing Day 2? I'm doing it tomorrow......wish me luck......

I did my second attempt at W5D1 today. It's... not going well.

I have arthritis in my hips (and I suspect my knee, although that's not been x-rayed -- just my hips and pelvis), and my left side is giving me issues. I'm not having to stop because my muscles hurt, but because I'm getting shooting pains from my left hip down into my knee.

I suspect shoes have a lot to do with it, but I'm going to keep pushing until I can buy new ones (not until the end of the month, at the earliest). My first 5K isn't until May, so I have time!

Collectingblu, take care not to hurt yourself. We need you with us. Have you tried slowing down the pace a little bit? I find that helps when I'm tiring. Even the teensiest bit of speed makes a bit difference; then you can speed up again when you've caught your breath.

Hisc, I just finished Day 2. Barely. But I finished. The last 4 minutes in the last 8-minute run portion were hard and I slowed the speed by 0.2Km/hr and put the incline of the treadmill to 0. But then the last 1 minute was a breeze & I upped the speed and incline to the usual. Mentally, I knew I'd done it at that point and that gave me energy. Let us know how you do. I know you'll be reporting back a big success.

Pixie, how was Day 3? Friday is when I attempt it.

Do you mean Day 3, Froody? I'm not looking forward to it either. I have no idea how I'm going to do it. I'm just going to get on the treadmill and try.

Yea, I did W5D2 last night! Not too bad and I was really amazed at how far I was going. Those little steps really do add up to something big! W5D3 tomorrow night!

Day 3 was a beast! And it's ALL true what they say when people refer to it as a "Mental" challenge!

Great job! And don't worry about slow. I'm practically shuffling along no faster than a walk. I figure once we finish the program then I can work on time.

Absolutely! And thanks for the encouragement


I've sort of given up on C25K - the app I use has taken to stopping half way through which is REALLY annoying. Been using Zombies, Run! Instead ...this morning I ran for 30 minutes with one 90 second rest in the middle. Woohoo! Somehow I found that much easier mentally than the thought of doing W5D3 ...go figure!

Oh awesome! I've been thinking of checking that app out! How is it? My C25K app has been doing something weird also and it doesn't "register" as being completed so once I got back home, I just started the app again and oddly enough it worked that time.