Ok, need to share. So, I ran 2.01 miles straight this am!!! 25 minutes... but whatever, speed will come with time, I'm so amazed by the distance! Is it wrong that I might be in love with the C25k lady?? LOL If she were real, I would have kissed her this morning when she announced I was done and had run 2.01 miles!!!

I literally remember at the end of day 1 thinking "there's no freaking way... I can't do this".... and now I'm thinking "uh oh... I just completed week 7, what am I going to do when I'm done after week 9?" It's amazing how true "trust the training" is!!!!

Great job!!!

You can do the 10k training after week 9

Ok, need to share. So, I ran 2.01 miles straight this am!!! 25 minutes... but whatever, speed will come with time, I'm so amazed by the distance! Is it wrong that I might be in love with the C25k lady?? LOL If she were real, I would have kissed her this morning when she announced I was done and had run 2.01 miles!!!

I literally remember at the end of day 1 thinking "there's no freaking way... I can't do this".... and now I'm thinking "uh oh... I just completed week 7, what am I going to do when I'm done after week 9?" It's amazing how true "trust the training" is!!!!

Great job!!!

You can do the 10k training after week 9

That's what I was thinking... but then got scared LOL guess the mind still has to catch up a little!! I am definitely going to do it though. Figure what better way to buid up my speed for a 5k than to build up enough edurance for a 10k

I've been doing the Zen Labs c210k app since the first 8 weeks are the 5k training. I'm done with the 5k portion now and moving on even though I'm only at 2.5 miles instead of a full 5k, but I figure if I can get through the 10k training, I can definitely do a 5k.

Week 6 Day 1 of C25K done. Found it tough going, maybe because it's so humid? Pouring with sweat by the end!

Finished Week 6 Day 2 last night... had a little pain in my foot and I stupidly ran through it because I thought I was just being lazy. Nope...

First 5k for the summer is tomorrow and I hope I wake up with a perfectly healed foot in the morning! Wish me luck! :drinker:

Completed Week 5, Day 1. Ran a lot slower than usual because of the heat, but still managed no problem. Looking forward to the next podcast.

Completed W7D3 tonight. I ran D2 slower than D1 but had heat/humidity issues to deal with, tonight I didn't have that issue but really struggled and was just able to match my D2 distance. This was as close as I came to walking - still not sure how I made it. Hoping this was just one of those days - W8 should be interesting.

I did it! Finished w9d3 today!

Now to find a 5k to run!

Congratulations!! :bigsmile:

I should have graduated today. But my running partner was being a stinker, so we did a lot of walking. I think I'm going to finish solo tomorrow.

Week 8 day 3 done. I got further than I did in the other two days. I'm trying to plot it out on google maps and it's just a few feet short of two miles. I didn't want to use runkeeper because it tells you the time every five mins and I'm not up for that yet. It started raining on the walk back and it felt good :happy:

You should be able to go into the runkeeper settings and turn off the voice cues so that it doesn't tell you the time. I used to have the cues on my MapMyRun app turned off, but now that I'm in the straight running portions, I set it to announce every half mile.

Week 8 day 3 done. I got further than I did in the other two days. I'm trying to plot it out on google maps and it's just a few feet short of two miles. I didn't want to use runkeeper because it tells you the time every five mins and I'm not up for that yet. It started raining on the walk back and it felt good :happy:

You should be able to go into the runkeeper settings and turn off the voice cues so that it doesn't tell you the time. I used to have the cues on my MapMyRun app turned off, but now that I'm in the straight running portions, I set it to announce every half mile.

Thanks. I was hoping there was a way to kill the voice. I haven't played with the app yet, just the website. Once I get through week nine, I'll start using it.

I finished C25K last week and am going to start 5K-to-10K on Monday, so this morning I used the free run option in my app and ran the 5K course I'm signed up for in August just to see how long it takes me. I was hoping to make the loop in 38 minutes and finished in 34:33. The start & finish lines must be staggered slightly for the race because according to my app I didn't quite go a full 5K, but still I was really happy with my time. I ran 2.05 miles on Wednesday at a pace of 13:00/mile and today went 2.94 at a pace of 11:45.

That's awesome! I think I'm going to sign up for a 5K that's basically behind my house (like, I can walk out my back door to go to it and walk home after) in a couple weeks, and I'm hoping to get it in under 40min. Good for you!

Im 45 yrs old and always hated running. I started the c25k because I finally accepted the fact that you never see fat runners. They are healthy! I just finished w2d3. I already look forward to my next day with c25k. I want to do it everyday....shouldnt of course sobi am patient and wait through the day of rest. Its really so easy! I think that's why I love it already. The running is short intervals with time between to recover. And every 60 seconds of running is rewarded with 1.5 min of walking as well as the satisfaction that I DID IT! the sense of accomplishment is fantastic! I accomplish 1 interval at time...one day at a time...one week at a time. EMPOWERING!
JUST TRY IT for 2 weeks before you put it down. Good luck!

i've thought about trying this program many times. I like to work out , but running has never interested me. My friends say it's one of the best ways to lose weight. I've enlisted my husband this time. He says he'll do it with me, but i have my doubts. We are starting on Monday.

This is me, except I'm not married. Everyone here walks or runs, and I finally figured I'd give it a try. To my surprise, I'm really liking it. I've never run more than a mile before, and that was twenty years ago. It's a great challenge, it's not easy, but not impossible and I say this as someone who has a lot to lose and is not athletic. I just finished week 8. 28 straight minutes of running. I remember week one's intervals being hard. Now that makes me chuckle..

You'll probably be right on 30 for the race.

Week 5 day 2. Was hard going as the sun was hot at 9am, and my earphones really irritate me. Should probably invest in an armband to hold mp3 player. Anyway, with all those distractions, I still managed to complete my run. Next up, 20 minutes without stopping. It will be a challenge, but it will be worth it I am sure.