Couch to 5k day 1

TdaniT · May 2013

I loved c25k! I graduated May 2nd and finished my first 5K on the 8th. Good luck to all of you! If I can do it, you definitely can!

Wrenbot87 · May 2013

I have never run in my life and I'm on week 7 day 2. It's crazy. I'm running 25 minutes straight with 11:19minute mile pace and doing over 2 miles. It works, but you have to push yourself and keep working at it.

Flab2fitfi · May 2013

Well done.

i started this last year and ended up with terrible shin splints ( even though i got running shoes fitted) and have just started up again - just done W1d2.

This time I'm doing Zombie run instead as it maps your run and is a bit more fun.

Dancesintherain75 · May 2013

I started this week as well and am doing the M/W/F plan and I love it. Don't get me wrong, It's really hard...and I'm totally exhausted, red faced and out of breath when I'm done, but I just pushed through it and the feeling when I finished was awesome. I just felt so good about myself and finishing the run. That good feeling lasted from Monday until today and it's what allowed me to put on the sneakers and head out the door at lunch today knowing that I would be a hot mess again when I was done. The good feeling is well worth pushing through the pain, never mind the physical benefits I'm getting!

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thrld · May 2013

It does get easier. And it will never get any harder than week 1.When I started C25K, around week 4 I looked ahead and it seemed crazy to me what the chart wanted me to do in week 7. But it turns out that the effort it takes for your body to progress from week 6 to week 7 is less than the huge effort it took to start week 1 and continue into week 2. By the time you get to the last few weeks, you will be amazed, really amazed at what you can do.

bgardiner49 · May 2013

I've just finished week 6. It is hard, but great! Stick with it

aliciaaw · May 2013

I'm on week 3

jeshhh · May 2013

Today is Week 5 Day 2 for me! 8-minute intervals, woo. Looking forward to it.

beattie1 · May 2013

I finished week 1 & did week 2 once, then got a massive cold - been ill over a week & still not able to do more than a little walking. Guess I'll have to start at the beginning again when I'm over the wheezing and spluttering :ohwell:

Edited to add - there's a version of the c25k on the nhs website
http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/c25k/pages/couch-to-5k.aspx

There are free podcasts to download and "Laura" who has a nice British voice tells you when to walk and when to run - or do a "light jog" in the early days. There are tips for beginners and more podcasts for people who have finished the c25k and want to improve further.

Ghlt4 · May 2013

I completed W3 This week. It felt so good!

Couch to 5k day 1

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