Couch to 5K Running Program (C25K)

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The scary Wk 5...Day 3.....

racerchick31
racerchick31 Posts: 91 Member
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is OVER!! =) I did it!!! I'm soooo very excited I'm still talking about it!!! I have stalked these boards like a crazy person for motivation and just want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone on the board. :-) Reading all of the encouraging posts really helped me make it today. I just kept thinking...I can do this...I can do this...my body is ready it's alllll in my mind. LOL

YAY!!!!! :bigsmile:

To others who have this week coming up....YOU can do this!! YOU will making it! PLUS you will feel absolutely fantastically amazing after you do!! I never ever ever thought I would run (okay really a slow jog) for 20 minutes at once...ever! Yet...TA-DA! I did!! LOL :happy: Of course while I was finishing up I was thinking...hmmm when a horde of zombies emerge from the wooded area behind me & start across the field I will be able to run for at least 20 minutes now. LOL

(I'm a teeensy bit happy in case no one has noticed HA HA!)

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  • kvossandrews
    kvossandrews Posts: 210 Member
    is OVER!! =) I did it!!! I'm soooo very excited I'm still talking about it!!! I have stalked these boards like a crazy person for motivation and just want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone on the board. :-) Reading all of the encouraging posts really helped me make it today. I just kept thinking...I can do this...I can do this...my body is ready it's alllll in my mind. LOL

    YAY!!!!! :bigsmile:

    To others who have this week coming up....YOU can do this!! YOU will making it! PLUS you will feel absolutely fantastically amazing after you do!! I never ever ever thought I would run (okay really a slow jog) for 20 minutes at once...ever! Yet...TA-DA! I did!! LOL :happy: Of course while I was finishing up I was thinking...hmmm when a horde of zombies emerge from the wooded area behind me & start across the field I will be able to run for at least 20 minutes now. LOL

    (I'm a teeensy bit happy in case no one has noticed HA HA!)

    Big Well Done.....
    It is an amazing feeling....
    Here is to week 6. Nothing looks as hard anymore... Yay
  • racerchick31
    racerchick31 Posts: 91 Member

    Big Well Done.....
    It is an amazing feeling....
    Here is to week 6. Nothing looks as hard anymore... Yay

    Soooo proud of us!! Here we come week 6! :bigsmile:
  • AmazonRDH
    AmazonRDH Posts: 203 Member
    LOL i did this yesterday, YAY for us!!! i go by the minutes, not the distance, and i go way less than the distance says (LOL!) but i have a gimpy left leg/foot so just doing it turtle speed for 20 mins straight still made me one proud girl! :bigsmile:
  • anne2605
    anne2605 Posts: 482 Member
    Brilliant, all of you. I'm due to start wk 7 tomorrow and I KNOW I can do this and beyond (I hope to take part in a 10k run in October).

    If you're programme is like mine, day 1 of week 6 confused me 'cause it felt like it did a sudden reverse gear change (10 run, 5 walk, 10 run) after running for 20 mins at wk 5. Don't let this unsettle you. It's important to allow yourself to adjust to what's ahead on day 3 of wk 6, which is a 25 min run. Good luck.
  • melissafawnw
    melissafawnw Posts: 67 Member
    Way to go!!!

    I am still at Week 4, but have been running through some of my walk sections to "test" if I can jog for longer. I feel so proud whenever I push through. Go as slow as you need to and build the stamina!
  • hdlb
    hdlb Posts: 333 Member
    Woohoo!! Good for you!!

    My program is way different then everyone else it seems....I don't do a 20 minute run until W7D1, so I sitll have 2 runs before I get there.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Awesome! I'm so happy for you. Way to give yourself the chance to meet and overcome a new challenge!
  • racerchick31
    racerchick31 Posts: 91 Member
    Thank you everyone!! :bigsmile: Today I did D1 of WK 6 and anne2605 you were correct...It felt weird going back to the walking and running again! LOL However, I used today to push myself a little harder and improve my form! In the end it felt GREAT!

    LOL i did this yesterday, YAY for us!!! i go by the minutes, not the distance, and i go way less than the distance says (LOL!) but i have a gimpy left leg/foot so just doing it turtle speed for 20 mins straight still made me one proud girl! :bigsmile:

    Congrats to you too!! :happy: You should be super proud! Us turtles are wayyyy awesome!! LOL We are lapping those that are still on the couch (one of my favorite things I have read around here! LOL)!!! Hope your Week 6 is going well!!
  • lisa799
    lisa799 Posts: 79 Member
    Congratulations! Great job!
  • maynger
    maynger Posts: 6 Member
    I am set to do this on Thursday......Great job!!!:happy:
  • houlenberg
    houlenberg Posts: 107 Member
    I just finished Week 5, Day 3 today! I can't believe I even did it. I kinda wanna die, but I did it! :)
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    You go, houlenberg! Awesome job!
  • houlenberg
    houlenberg Posts: 107 Member
    Thank you!
  • loril13
    loril13 Posts: 320 Member
    I actually liked it better when the intervals ended with W6D3 and it was all straight running. I could get into a groove and just go. Cue up my running mix on the iPod, hit start on C25k and .... she's off.

    Congrats to all of you for getting half way through. Finishing was an amzing feeling. I was the girl who tried to hide at gym rather than run. I am now on W6D3 of 5k to 10k. My stretch goal is 10 miles in under two hours by October. ~phew~
  • houlenberg
    houlenberg Posts: 107 Member
    I will say I'm slightly terrified of week 6. LOL
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
    I love reading people's posts when they are high....(endorphins hehe)....

    Awesome job! Keep pushing.

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