Couch to 5k?!

Not currently, but I completed it last year. It's an awesome program and SO great to help you get into running. There's a few different C25K groups out there (search groups!) That are great with helping people/there's usually a lot of people doing it!

Ive just started week one this week... attempted it once before but wasnt really into it. I cant wait to see if it works, never been a runner in my life

got to week 5 last year, restarted and on week 2 now

I only did two weeks on it, had to stop because of knee issues. I saw a marked improvement in my endurance. I'm going to pick it up again when I can afford to get some good running shoes and/or lose some more weight so it won't be as much as shock to my knees.it's too bad I really was enjoying it.

I am about to finish up week 5 on my last day today,but I was wondering on if anyone had any tips for switching from indoor to outdoor running! I can always run the allotted time on the app; however once I get outside. Not happening.

Seriously, this sounds so stupid, but I find when I have time goals (I still mostly do run/walk intervals), it's often mental. I slacked off from running for a long while, barely ran at all...then when I signed up for my first 10k for this saturday I figured I'd better get some mileage in this week. Tuesday I ran/walked (mostly walked) 4 miles....but couldnt bring myself to run for more than a minute and a half. Yesterday I did 4 miles again....for the first part of my run I couldn't bring myself to more than that again. I was just planning a short run, and then I just made up my mind to make it for 5 minutes no matter how painful. When I made it to 5, I figured to do 10, which turned into 20, which made me think...why not 30? Then it turned into....why not finish your route? ...when I got to my house at about 40:30, my ocd turned it into..you should really do 45. So I ran for 45 minutes straight without stopping. The most I've ever done before that was the 30 minute straight at the end of c25k....and since then the most was probably 10 minutes straight. So what changed? My mind did. I'm one of those people that gets pain EVERYWHERE when I run...but I've found (especially yesterday) that before I stopped, I made myself take a few deep breaths, slow down and ask myself where it hurt...was it actually my legs? was it my chest aching for breath/a slow down? or was it my mind? Almost the entire time it was my mind trying to convince me to stop. Your body can do it...often times its your mind sabotaging you..especially when you're out in the open like that and feel like you're a mockery to runners (My feelings not necessarily yours!!!) Another thing I had a hard time switching to when I went from the treadmill to outdoors was that on the treadmill I had my pace adjusted, a clear path, and could just try to zone out while waiting for the run time to end. It's harder to do that outside...you have to worry about how the sidewalk or trail is...is anything in your way? are people coming? Are there cars when you're trying to cross the street? And most importantly, you have to pace yourself. The key is to go slow. I've read that you're supposed to do you c25k time so that you could carry on a conversation while running. It's meant to get your legs used to running that time, and even if you go slow, the key is to finish the time. That's been my experience when trying to finish a certain amount of time...if i slow down, take a deep breath and just relaxx i'll be able to do the time alot easier than when I'm tense and breathing super heavily and just pushing it. Also, there's an incline difference...you're constantly changing outside where you're (probably) flat indoors. I've read that setting a 1 incline on the treadmill helps get you used to outside, but i have no idea if that's true or not. Good luck!

I just finished W1D2. It's fun, but I wish I could go faster. (I know that will come with time and more weight loss.) I'm pretty thrilled I can run for a minute without stopping with breaks in between. Last year, I could hardly get out of the recliner, and walking across the apartment made me tired.

I just finished W1D2. So far so good. Some muscle soreness in my upper legs but no real pain. I have good shoes so hope that helps! It's pretty fun actually (surprised)!

Im on week 7, add me as a friend and i'll help ya through it its great fun!!

I'm on week 7 as well!

I only did two weeks on it, had to stop because of knee issues. I saw a marked improvement in my endurance. I'm going to pick it up again when I can afford to get some good running shoes and/or lose some more weight so it won't be as much as shock to my knees.it's too bad I really was enjoying it.

I've started a couple of times and this time I'm at week 3. The last few times I couldn't continue due to knee pain. I haven't had any this time and I put it down to the strength training I've done over the last few months. I've been amazed at how much the strength training has stabilised my problematic knees.