Couch to 5K Running Program (C25K)

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  • jessiekanga
    jessiekanga Posts: 564 Member
    Just did my first 5k race yesterday! I started c25k in early November and completed in late January. I worked on my own with the NHS 5k+ podcasts. Happy to say that I met my goals - not to stop running and to come in under 45 minutes. I didn't stop and finished in 39:43. Now to keep on going and find my next race!!!

    Congrats to you that's AWESOME!!! Yippee!!!
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Great job AggroAce! What a wonderful share.

    hlsc - I have my first running 5k on Sunday and under 40 mins is my goal, so I'm pretty impressed by your time. Fingers crossed!
  • bttrthanevr
    bttrthanevr Posts: 615 Member
    Vardaeml-Can't wait to hear how your race goes! Good Luck!!!!
  • jessiekanga
    jessiekanga Posts: 564 Member
    Great job AggroAce! What a wonderful share.

    hlsc - I have my first running 5k on Sunday and under 40 mins is my goal, so I'm pretty impressed by your time. Fingers crossed!

    Good luck! You'll be awesome! And I'll be sending a slight wind at your back!
  • sixpacklady
    sixpacklady Posts: 582 Member
    I did it! I graduated C25K !!!

    Now I have to find a 5K to run. I will be running 30 min once a week and want to take it outside once the weather warms up!!
  • jessiekanga
    jessiekanga Posts: 564 Member
    I did it! I graduated C25K !!!

    Now I have to find a 5K to run. I will be running 30 min once a week and want to take it outside once the weather warms up!!

    Congrats that's fantastic! Woo hoo!!!
  • dogladytwo
    dogladytwo Posts: 97 Member
    Graduated! Completed at a 5mph pace, now I work on speeding up the pace. I run my first ever 5K on April 6th!. :love:
  • sixpacklady
    sixpacklady Posts: 582 Member
    Graduated! Completed at a 5mph pace, now I work on speeding up the pace. I run my first ever 5K on April 6th!. :love:

    Awesome , congrats!!
  • dogladytwo
    dogladytwo Posts: 97 Member
    Graduated! Completed at a 5mph pace, now I work on speeding up the pace. I run my first ever 5K on April 6th!. :love:

    Awesome , congrats!!

    Same to you! fantastic feeling, isn't it? :flowerforyou:
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Yay dog- and sixpack- ladies! Can you believe it? 99.9 percent of the people around you can't run for 30 straight minutes.
  • dogladytwo
    dogladytwo Posts: 97 Member
    Yay dog- and sixpack- ladies! Can you believe it? 99.9 percent of the people around you can't run for 30 straight minutes.

    thank you! yes, I am floored that I can run that long! I have had steady progress in my fitness this past year and this is the icing on that proverbial cake. thanks for being such a great cheerleader and on your own accomplishment! PROOF THAT WE ALL CAN DO THIS! (If I can, anyone can!):drinker:
  • jlmed
    jlmed Posts: 226 Member
    I forgot to post this but on Sat March 9th I completed the C25K program running 35 minutes straight. A great accomplishment and I am pretty proud of myself :) I am running my first 5K in 2 weeks so now I just need to figure out the best way to do my runs for the next 2 weeks.
  • jessiekanga
    jessiekanga Posts: 564 Member
    I forgot to post this but on Sat March 9th I completed the C25K program running 35 minutes straight. A great accomplishment and I am pretty proud of myself :) I am running my first 5K in 2 weeks so now I just need to figure out the best way to do my runs for the next 2 weeks.

    Yay!!! Congrats to you and good luck! If you're doing 35 minutes, you'll be FINE :) Keep doing what you're doing.
    Nice!!!
  • pandoraw
    pandoraw Posts: 143 Member
    I did it! I completed the C25K Today! I ran for 30 min today and ran 2.2 miles.
    It took me 12 weeks.
  • jessiekanga
    jessiekanga Posts: 564 Member
    Yay!!! Congrats to you, fantastic!!!!! Woo hooo!
  • anne2605
    anne2605 Posts: 482 Member
    Woop woop! I graduated today. I started on 6th Jan and other than 1 week where I had an ear infection, I managed to run every other day. I feel exhausted and giddy, a bit like the feeling I had when I gave birth to my first born! :happy:
  • jessiekanga
    jessiekanga Posts: 564 Member
    Yay! Nicely done!!! So very happy for you!
  • wadedawg
    wadedawg Posts: 315
    Just completed the program. I ran 3.1 miles continuously for the first time in my life. It took me 40 minutes or so, but i did it. I could definitely not have done it in this short a time period without this program.
  • meredithfp
    meredithfp Posts: 104 Member
    Yay me! I graduated last week and completed my first 5K race today. So. Much. Fun. And I was disappointed when it was over! Now I'm on to improving my speed!
  • jessiekanga
    jessiekanga Posts: 564 Member
    Congrats to both of you, that's fantastic! Nice perseverance, and glad you're having fun too!
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
    I was too scared to post this before because I wasn't really sure if I should post this before or after my actual 5K race. My race isn't until Saturday, but I am posting this now because I just ran 5K down by the river and at the end I was hardly tired. I think I am ready to start moving on up and doing bridge. I have the 5K this weekend and then will be shifting to running a 10K.

    Thank you everyone for your support!

    Oh...and a quick you know when you are a runner when:


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    You walk/run 70+ miles in a month! Woot!
  • bttrthanevr
    bttrthanevr Posts: 615 Member
    WOOT WOOT!!! That is so awesome!!!! Congratulations, rduhlir!!!
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Wow! Look at all the graduates!!!!

    I've had a sick kid, so I haven't been able to check in as regularly. But I'm so excited for you all. I was reading that, like learning how to ride a bicycle, it's never as difficult to get back into condition as this first time.

    I totally agree with Anne about the birth experience too.
  • davidbronkalla
    davidbronkalla Posts: 28 Member
    I finally finished last night! I started January 17th, so I ended right on time. On my last day, i completed 3.38 miles including the warm up and cool down. Throughout the program, i went 65.6 miles in 14:54:30 for an average pace of 13:38 per mile. Now it is time for the weather to warm up and I can finally start running outside and complete a 5K. This was a big accomplishment for me as I started the program at 245 lbs but ended at 230.
  • pkrichar
    pkrichar Posts: 228 Member
    Very happy to say that today I graduated. Started the program in January completes the three mikes this morning. Registered for first 5k the 21 of April. Thanks all for the motivation to keep going.
  • sarahhorrigan
    sarahhorrigan Posts: 64 Member
    I graduated yesterday - 30th March. Am still blown away by the fact that I can manage 30 minutes of running non-stop when I could barely get to 45 seconds back in January. The fact that I really enjoy it and want to keep on running... plus ran 3 miles for fun today is amazing to me as well.

    LOVE C25K - would recommend it to anyone. I was obese when I started, I'm not now... and I can feel how much fitter I am and it's brilliant.

    Sarah :)
  • jessiekanga
    jessiekanga Posts: 564 Member
    Wow, congrats to all of you! Holy smokes, it's been a busy couple of days. Congrats, congrats, congrats!
  • Froody2
    Froody2 Posts: 338 Member
    Fantastically well done to all the recent grads ....you all ROCK! :flowerforyou:
  • fitfunk
    fitfunk Posts: 119 Member
    I finished over the weekend - 30 minutes straight. It felt good! All last year I trained for distance, using walk/run intervals. Having completed the C25k, I'd like to continue running 3x per week and work on getting stronger/faster.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Congratulations to our four new runners! Like all commencements - this isn't the end of C25k, it's the beginning of a lifetime of running! I wish you joy!

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