C25K--Starting August 1

The iPhone app is awesome!!!! Good Luck :flowerforyou:

I will bump and think about it. I've been thinking about it...just haven't made that final decision to do it. So, I"ve got 3 weeks to make the decision. I do need running shoes first though.

Hi Tammy! I'm thinking of starting the C25K in the next week or so because there is a 5km run on Rottnest Island here in Western Australia at the end of October. I'll start with you on August 1st! My boyfriend might join us but I'm yet to convince him to sign up for MFP Will also be using the iPhone app to track since I've had such great success already tracking nutrition with MFP. Starting to wonder what life was like before iPhones

Hi Tammy! I'm thinking of starting the C25K in the next week or so because there is a 5km run on Rottnest Island here in Western Australia at the end of October. I'll start with you on August 1st! My boyfriend might join us but I'm yet to convince him to sign up for MFP Will also be using the iPhone app to track since I've had such great success already tracking nutrition with MFP. Starting to wonder what life was like before iPhones

I think a goal like this is just what I need to kick myself into high gear. I've been chugging along so slowly as of late, the beginning of the summer was just about maintaining my weight, but I haven't lost any. I'm starting to lose my enthusiasm, however, which is never a good sign. I have started walking to my part time job, a nice 10 minutes each way, but I work at an ice cream parlor.. big temptation there sometimes.
I've been (mostly) good though, and have made a deal with my boyfriend: We'll split one shake or one medium ice once a week from my job as a summer time treat.
Now I just need another cardio workout to throw in, since i work 4 days a week and the walk is enough to energize me, but not enough to help my weight loss endeavor.
Hopefully i can find my enthusiasm again. I have told my parents (whom i live with) that I'm going to cook dinner 2 nights a week, since cooking in my zen, and it lets me control what i eat, and can also give me time to prep breakfast for the busy mornings of the week.

Good luck everyone with your journeys!

I'd simply be happy with being able to run/jog for a full half hour. Once I can do that, I'll probably work on improving my speed/distance. I wouldn't mind running the BolderBoulder one day, but it's 10k, so it'll probably be a year or two. Maybe I'll find somebody who's willing to just walk it with me next May....

I would also like to reach my goal weight this year. I've lost 20lbs in the last two years, going up and down a bit, but I've mostly been stuck. It's SO hard to lose the last 5-10!

I completed Week 1 Day 2 this evening.
Anybody else out there?????

Very sore but proud that I made myself do it. Hopefully soreness will subside before I do Day 3 on Wednesday.

There are some links to podcasts on the C25K website http://www.c25k.com/ Just scroll down and look for the Podcasts header. I use the ones by Robert Ullrey, the first one listed. I really like them. Upbeat techno music, and Robert tells you when to run and walk, and even gives a couple of motivational phrases.

Well, I finished Week 1 for the second time this weekend, and feel ready to move on to Week 2 tonight! I'm very excited! I was also looking at the BolderBoulder website and found out they have a 5k ColderBolder in December so I think I'm making that my goal! Even if I take 2 weeks for every week, I'll still finish the program in time. My run time probably won't be that great if I DO take 2 weeks for every week, since I won't have extra time to work on speed, but it'll still be nice to run it and finish a race, plus it's only $25!

woohoo, I did my first C25k workout last night and didn't die!! i actually did the whole workout just like they said! I was very surprised I did it all! It was awesome and made me feel like I can acheive this goal!!! Thank you God for answering my prayers and giving me strength to finish my workout!

I'm doing W1D3 tonight! My legs were killing me yesterday, not as bad today. While I was doing D2, it wasn't that bad, it was afterward that was rough! I need to get a pedometer so I can see how far I'm going. I know around my neighborhood is 1.4 miles, and I have to go up and down another street after going all the way around, so it's probably close to 2 miles. I'm slow

Finished Week2 this morning but I think I'm going to try and squeeze in an extra run on Saturday evening before starting Week3 on Monday - my performance is still weaksauce. :embarassed: I think it's because I had to run the last 2 days in the mornings due to evening plans, and my morning runs are never as good. I can't eat beforehand, and don't have an entire day's worth of hydration behind me, so my performance suffers, not to mention the d*** sprinklers make my run near-miserable. :grumble: Oh fall, how I long for your cool afternoons!

Great job everyone! Keep up the good work! It'll all be worth it! :drinker:

Did W1D2 yesterday, It went great!!! Gonna do W1D3 tomorrow! I feel great!!

Albury/wodonga is a lovely part of Australia Tammy! What was the conference for?

I'm a week late starting due to some seriously awful pelvic pain last week. My boyfriend and I did W1D1 tonight, 3.6kms, 31min (incl 5min w/up + 5min c/down) along our local beach after I got home from work. Was a beautiful sunset tonight and just reminded us how lucky we are to live where we do. Can't wait for warm summer nights to arrive!