Just started C25K, anyone else doing this?

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  • woodwardtm
    woodwardtm Posts: 361 Member
    Just finishing week 4 here. I really like it and am suprised each week when I can finish without stopping. I have never been a runner but I really like this so far. I am doing all of my running outdoors. I hate the treadmill. I prefer trail running as I think it is easier on the joints than pavement but it also has uphill areas which can be less than pleasant sometimes.
    Stick with it! Hope you like it!
  • AJDistel
    AJDistel Posts: 93
    I completed this program a year ago, but had to stop my running when I had my baby. I'm back at it tho. Just finished W7D1 today. Almost there again. I definitely recommend this program to anyone who wants to run or get back into it.

    I use the rundouble app on my phone when I run. It tells me when to run/walk and lets me know my distance, pace, calories burned and keeps track of my runs. Love it!!!

    Good luck everyone! Please feel free to add me!
  • mmgavitt
    mmgavitt Posts: 82 Member
    I will be doing week 2 day 2 tonight! I LOVE it. My skinny running friends kind of looked at it, like wow how easy is that! BUT... For someone like me who is over weight and never a runner, it is challenging enough to make myself need to push hard but not so hard I give up! I am VERY excited for next week. I am doing the distance version not just the timed since I want to actually run a 5k at the end and I know if I just got to half an hour I would not be fast enough to finish a 5k in that amount of time... I'm slow... But I'm doing it and you are too!
  • jenbroussard71
    jenbroussard71 Posts: 279 Member
    It's a great program and you can do it! I was never a runner, but I've completed the C25K program and C210K program. I've gotten away from running (in the middle of Insanity right now), but when I find the time to go back, I will use the program to get back into training.
  • Phaedra2014
    Phaedra2014 Posts: 1,254 Member
    It's supposed to be done 3 days a week, not every day. You'll burn out if you do it every day, unless you're already a runner. Though I can't imagine most runners do this program.

    Thank you. That means I've inadvertently done it twice this week so one more day left.
  • leandw
    leandw Posts: 5
    They say do it 3 times a week. I feel like at the moment being on week one I could run more than this but I'm trying to stick to the instructions haha.
  • daniellemm1
    daniellemm1 Posts: 465 Member
    Doing Week 6 Day 1 tonight!! Great program, never thought I would actually be able to jog for 20 minutes but on Sunday I did and I didn't feel like I was going to die either. Well the last two minutes were tough but I did it. You can too!!!!
  • woodwardtm
    woodwardtm Posts: 361 Member
    They say do it 3 times a week. I feel like at the moment being on week one I could run more than this but I'm trying to stick to the instructions haha.

    I felt that way at weeks 1 and 2 so I pretty much did them back to back and finished them both in week 1.
  • wordyroo
    wordyroo Posts: 98 Member
    I'm on W7D1. I ran for 25 entire minutes. I couldn't believe it. :smile: Good luck!
  • Mom_Ellis
    Mom_Ellis Posts: 72 Member
    I am doing it with my sisters, I should be starting week 3 tomorrow, but my sisters fell of the wagon, so we started over. I love it so far! I am doing it 3 days a week and some other workouts 2 days a week, then just staying active on the weekends with the kids. SUper easy to be active with them, when they are 4 and 2 1/2. :)
  • cessnaholly
    cessnaholly Posts: 780 Member
    I did it last year and then ran 5 races over the summer/fall. It takes me about 1 hour to run a 5k.

    I didn't run this past winter so I am restarting the program. I tried day 1 yesterday but didn't even make it 1/2 way through. But I'm going to try again tomorrow.
  • jeshhh
    jeshhh Posts: 44 Member
    Tomorrow is Week 6 Day 2 for me! It's been a great program. Running a 3.5-mile race June 20!
  • xgirl451
    xgirl451 Posts: 36 Member
    I started doing 5k races May 2011 with times around 46 minutes. Since I've started, I've run three half marathons with the best time being 2:22 minutes. I can now run a 5k in around 28 minutes.

    You can do it!
  • amberd96
    amberd96 Posts: 1
    I started the program in the winter and then got away from it, I have never gotten past week 3. Last week I started again on week 3 and I have done it 3 days so Thursday I am moving on to week 4. I'm a little nervous about not being conditioned enough to move to the next week, but just getting past week 3 is my goal for now!

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