So..how is everyone this fine morning? Today is my first 6 mile run since like....2002 lol....Can't wait. Hope everyone has been keeping track of their mileage....you will be suprised how far you will have gone by the end of this.

Have fun! I'm getting ready to head out for my first trail race. Only 4 miles but some big elevation changes and challenging terrain.

Heading out for my run, and I'm going to tack a long walk on the end of it, since I ate at the Melting Pot yesterday. The weather looks gorgeous so I can't wait to hit the pavement and undo some of the caloric damage.

You use a lot more than just legs when running. Your core is involved to maintain posture, so yes it is normal to feel aches in your sides if you are not used to this.

Finished my trail race in 2nd place overall. My wife was first! It was supposed to be 4 miles but came out to 4.39 miles. I finished in a little over 40 minutes. Their official time is messed up for just about everyone (I won't even go into how unorganized the event was). I'm happy to be done and very proud of my wife. The last mile included a brutal uphill climb and I was pretty spent by then. I started the race a bit too fast and lost steam later. My data with lap time below:

Summary Total time: 40:10.0 Distance: 4.39 Average Pace: 9:05
Mile 1 Pace: 8:08.6
Mile 2 Pace: 9:17.1
Mile 3 Pace: 9:07.3
Mile 4 Pace: 11:01.4

I just finished Week 1 Day 3. I'm really slow but I completed it!!!

Awesome job on your race!!

Just finished w5d2.... The infamous w5d3 is next, and I'm not ganna lie. I'm nervous but I plan on gettin through it just like I have every other run. When I think I can't run any more I'm just going to keep running haha. Wish me luck!!

Thanks!! Best of luck to you!! Just take it easy and you'll get through it fine.

Congrats on starting! That's the headrest part. Hopefully you will find the people here as encouraging and supportive as I have

W1, D1 today. Here I go!!!

I only ran once last week, I have just been really tired. I am in week 8, so it sucks that I had to take so many days off so close to the end.

I felt tired around week 8 and then into week 9 I thought it was due to muscle and body changes the runs seem to make me tired in a good way! Don't worry the end of the program will come soon enough! You've built up some great stamina up to this point so feel good about that! Good luck getting back 'in' the zone

I finished week 2 yesterday and my next C25K day isn't until Tues., but I did an 80 min. walk today with some short bits of running in the beginning. It felt so good. Only bummer is I wore my new shoes, which are identical to my usual pair that are like clouds on my feet, but the new ones rubbed a small blister on my left toes. I think it might actually have been the sock. Hopefully that won't cause an issue on Tues. I never would have run voluntarily before, but even in the near 90 heat it felt good to run a bit.