c25k

I just finished the first week of C25K, and it was not too bad at all. I ran a 5K back in December (very slowly haha), but then I totally stopped running once it was done. I am also hoping to add something else to my workouts to get a few more calories off per week. I would love to hear how you are doing!

Week 2 runs start tomorrow for me :-) Good luck!

Hi everyone! I am looking for support while I am going through c25k. I finished week 2 day 2 yesterday and am doing ok with it so far. It is supposed to be my rest day today but I really feel like running so I think I'm going to go since I'm not too sore.

Hi gals,
I am doing the C25K program as well, but not finding it as easy as all of you are:blushing:
I just do the best that I can do. I will be on week 1 day 3 on Monday. Sunday is my rest day from working out. I have been getting a lot of great advice in another thread I am on for women in my age group (the name of the thread escapes me at this moment). I am 46. I would love to join you guys and keep each other going in this program.
May I ?
Thank you!
Dottie

Hi there!

I was on week four but i have taken 2 weeks off because i have been doing a fitness program my physical trainer put together, but I think i am ready to do program, c25k program, day off, c25k, program, c25k lol so I would love to join your little group! And I thought the first three weeks were really easy. and then they threw week 4 at me and i died the first time, barely made it the second, and my the third i was doing okay... but i would like to start off at week 4 and maybe do it for two weeks....

How is everyone!?
B'

p.s. names B, or brittany, but most ppl call me B here on MFP!

Hi everyone!

So today I did day 3 of the C25K program( instead of waiting until tomorrow) and did all but one interval (the 7th one)! I was so proud of myself! The first day I could hardly do any of the intervals, the 2nd day, I did a little more. But...I can't believe I went from that to how much I did today. I rested two days in between this time, due to being sore. I wonder if that made the difference? At any rate, I really don't care what caused it, I'm just glad I did it! It's still tough to do, but I did it by pushing myself . Maybe I will be able to do all 8 intervals on day 4, we will see.

Sometimes it is hard to wrap around the idea that I will be doing this the rest of my life. I want to, don't get me wrong. I just feel sometimes that I am missing out on enjoying ...well...eating. I still enjoy it, but it's more because I am hungry rather than being happy just to eat something that tastes yummy. Does that make sense? I really needed to get a handle on this though as I was heading for serious eating issues. Anyhoo, just writing what's on my mind I guess.

My son and his new wife are arriving today from out of state. I have not met his wife yet so it will be nice. I love spending time with my son, I don't get to see him often, he is is the military. I am embarrassed at the fact that I am 15 pounds heavier than the last time he seen me. I plan on trying to "suck it in" a lot! I don't want him to be disappointed in me. He is in such great shape and is an inspiration to me. I have done this "healthy" eating kick before but never made a lifetime of it. I don't want it to be a "kick" any longer. I want it to be for life, and I get scard at times that I will "fall off" and not come back to it. Okay , enough rambling.

Take care ladies and have a great Sunday!
Dottie

I ended up not running yesterday because the treadmills were fall. I did the elliptical...which I HATE (!!!!) I only was able to do 8 minutes on it before I felt like I was going to die, and then I just did some different variations of squats and sits up with and without the medicine ball. I am going to do week 2 day 3 tonight when I get off work. I am a little nervous to move on to week 3....

Even though I've been exercising for months, the C25k is kicking my butt. I've actually only done it once and I'm going to do the 2nd day of the first week tomorrow. I'm still sore and I did the first one on Friday. I guess I haven't ever been a distance runner. I played soccer when I was in high school, but that was short bursts of running when the ball was close to me. My husband and son are laughing at me because I'm planning a 5 k run on May 15th. I think I'll take a water bottle with me because last time I went two miles and got this horrible stitch in my side toward the end. The last interval of running, I actually had to walk because running hurt my stomach so bad. I think I'm going to try adding some Pilates to strengthen my core. I'm also wondering if Yoga would be a good idea after my run. I remember it really helped me with flexibility when I had my arm surgery several years ago. It also really helped with the muscle soreness that I got from Pilates. Any thoughts?

I'm going to be starting this with my hubby tomorrow. Our 5K is a muddy run still several months away, but we wanted to get as much training in as possible.

This will be a challenge but we are up for it!

Week 1 Day 2 was amazing. I did some stretching before, had some toast with a little peanut butter about 30 minutes before I went out, did a 15 minute warm up walk, took small sips of water when walking and the 20 minutes went amazingly fast. Then I did a 5 minute cool down walk and stretched for 5 minutes after. The soreness is gone and I feel really good. Most of all, I'm proud of myself for finishing without pain or wanting to give up.

You have plenty of time since your run is in July. Just do what you have to do to get there. My run is May 15th and I'm a little bit nervous as I will only get 8 weeks of C25K before the run. I thought I was in good shape with all of the aerobics I've been doing but running is completely different. Just make sure you eat a little something before, stretch really good, drink small sips of water during the walking phase, stretch really well again, and eat some protein after. The other change I made was a 15 minute warm up walk before and a 5 minute cool down walk after. Five minutes of warm up just wasn't long enough for me. Good luck to you.

Did W4D1 today. It was surprisingly not as hard as I expected it to be. I survived! Next week may be a different story.