couch 2 5k

shemyg06
shemyg06 Posts: 84
in Motivation and Support
just started, well finished day 2 week 1 today, anyone else doing it as well.
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  • caffeinekandie
    caffeinekandie Posts: 40
    I started last week but opted to do week one again this week as my endurance and lungs are weak (I had a collapsed lung last year) and even just this second week 1 in I've noticed an improvement.
  • ChantalD75
    ChantalD75 Posts: 680 Member
    will be doing WK7 day 2 tonight.
  • forestbecca
    forestbecca Posts: 6
    I have 3 work outs left to go. LOVE it! :D
  • KatC_88
    KatC_88 Posts: 101 Member
    I am on week 3 day 2! I love it! I can notice improvement with my endurance!
  • CosmicBella
    CosmicBella Posts: 195 Member
    I'm on week 3 day 3. Love C25K !!!
  • shemyg06
    shemyg06 Posts: 84
    I started before myself, but got distracted and was making up my own workouts, but I wasn't really improving from my own workouts so im going back to this, day one again
  • spartania
    spartania Posts: 88
    I'm week 3 day 2...Loving it!
  • mandylgibbs
    mandylgibbs Posts: 185 Member
    Finished the program last week! I love it. It has completely transformed my body!
  • nolongerXXL
    nolongerXXL Posts: 222 Member
    Week 3 Day 3, tomorrow. I re-did this week, because I wasn't ready to move on. I totally revamped my running style and am going strong again. :)
  • shemyg06
    shemyg06 Posts: 84
    congrats on the completion,
    im not too worried about it changing my body, just want to increase my endurance, and I'll do the rest from there
  • LauraHasABabyJack
    LauraHasABabyJack Posts: 629 Member
    I'm supposed to do w3d2 today but it's so hot I'm thinking about going for a swim instead. I've been running on trails and aside from the ticks, I love it.
  • shemyg06
    shemyg06 Posts: 84
    I run on a track at a local park, no ticks
  • MrsJ1105
    MrsJ1105 Posts: 34 Member
    I just started...I am on W1D2. I live in CO and have not been outside in a few hours, but I hear the smoke from the fires is getting thick. :-(

    I'm so excited to do it though. I'm also doing 30 day squat/crunch/plank challenge.
  • shelleycolton
    shelleycolton Posts: 400 Member
    I'm on week 5 day 3. I'm enjoying it but its tough x
  • meghan6867
    meghan6867 Posts: 388 Member
    I did c25k last summer. It has literally changed my life.

    You folks are AMAZING! Keep up the good work! :smile: After completing it you will feel such an overwhelming sense of accomplishment!
  • CaseyBee
    CaseyBee Posts: 163 Member
    I just finished W5D1 today, and it feels AWESOME. I tried it last year and only got as far as W4, which I repeated over, and over, and OVER... and then I hurt my knee, got busy, got sick, and quit. I can't even tell you how amazing it felt to smash through the W4 glass ceiling on Monday, and again to head into W5 today. I seriously talk about C25K aaaallllll the time. My friends and family are tired of hearing about it, but I LOVE IT. :)
  • crista_b
    crista_b Posts: 1,192 Member
    Join the MFP group! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/30-couch-to-5k-running-program-c25k

    Lots of people are doing it. :flowerforyou:
  • crista_b
    crista_b Posts: 1,192 Member
    I just finished W5D1 today, and it feels AWESOME. I tried it last year and only got as far as W4, which I repeated over, and over, and OVER... and then I hurt my knee, got busy, got sick, and quit. I can't even tell you how amazing it felt to smash through the W4 glass ceiling on Monday, and again to head into W5 today. I seriously talk about C25K aaaallllll the time. My friends and family are tired of hearing about it, but I LOVE IT. :)
    Wow... That's like almost EXACTLY my story. lol I was doing it last summer and got to week 4 multiple times, but it got too hot/humid, and I started dating my boyfriend and spent too much time with him and stopped running. I just did W5D1 yesterday, and it felt great. I actually LIKE running now, and never in my life did I think I would say that. Not even when I was doing it last year.
  • CharlotteRegan1
    CharlotteRegan1 Posts: 5
    Week 5, love it!
  • shemyg06
    shemyg06 Posts: 84
    well lets keep it going guys, im loving it as well so far, but again just getting started, cant wait for Friday, day 3.
    but I will keep my rest days in because I haven't been running a lot and fear it will be bad on my knees
  • faith_76
    faith_76 Posts: 199 Member
    I'm on week 7
  • shemyg06
    shemyg06 Posts: 84
    today was my rest day, so went for a 30 minute walk on the treadmill
  • MrsJ1105
    MrsJ1105 Posts: 34 Member
    Ready to do W1D2 today. I just counted the weeks...if I do not repeat any weeks, I will finish on my birthday. MORE motivation. I'm stoked!
  • shemyg06
    shemyg06 Posts: 84
    lets see it happen then MrsJ, im behind you
  • literatelier
    literatelier Posts: 209 Member
    I also just started, today I am doing day 3! Really liking it so far, I'm surprising myself with actually being able to doooo it!
  • dougii
    dougii Posts: 679 Member
    I completed C25K last summer and now run 7 - 8 miles everyother day. It is a great program and I found my passion for running by the time I had completed it. My hat is off to all of you! Stay healthy, run strong!
  • shemyg06
    shemyg06 Posts: 84
    thanks doug, im trying
    and lets go literateliar, my day 3 is tomorrow
  • mattdsoares
    mattdsoares Posts: 13
    If you've looked ahead you've probably seen Week 5, day 3 looming ahead of you. 20 minutes running, non-stop. It looks impossible. Before this the most you'll have done will be 8 minutes at a time. 20 minutes is 4 minutes longer than even the longest running day you've had so far if add up the running (8+8, 3+5+3+5, etc.).

    Well I just got back from that run and am happy to report that what everyone else says about it is absolutely true. It is 100% mental. Physically it feels about the same as running 8 minutes...just...for longer. Your body will get into a rhythm and if you keep your pace steady you can do it.

    To put this in perspective, I'm a 27 year old male, 6'1", and nearly 300lbs or 136kg. Yet, I was still able to do it. Your body will absolutely be ready for it. Trust the program, and trust your body.

    Also another tip for the program, is don't worry about your pace per km/mi. If you use an app like runkeeper turn the audio prompt for pace off. The key to c25k is simply to run the time/distance they suggest, regardless of how fast you are. I have no experience running and like I said, am 300lbs and I run about a 12 minute mile. Some beginners run a 13, 14, or even 15 minute miles. Some run a 9 or 10 minute mile. In c25k that is completely irrelevant. Once you're able to run a 5K in distance then you can start worrying about improving your pace.
  • russellbrand69
    russellbrand69 Posts: 132 Member
    mattdsoares post is great. Just want to add one thing - by the end of C25K, I wasn't running 5K, just 4K, but I was running for 30 minutes, as the program requires.

    I finished C25K a couple of months ago, and I run 6km now, 3 times a week. I love it, it's changed my life totally.
    I was very much on the couch end of business when I started, but now I eat better, drink far less booze, and go to bed earlier because I want to give the best I can to running, so I've lost lots of weight and feel healthier than I ever have in my life!
  • WRXymama
    WRXymama Posts: 342 Member
    I completed it, then slipped on my running routine :/ I started back again yesterday on Week 6 Day 1 working back up again.

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