I did it! C25K completed! (PIC)

Jme2209
Jme2209 Posts: 24 Member
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This is where my story started, 22 years old and morbidly obese. I ate terribly and I put on weight, no need to say more than that regarding why I put on the weight, it doesn't really matter. What matters is that I determined that I wasn't going to let the weight stay. On January 1st of this year I decided to change my life. After losing 20 lbs, I decided that I should really try C25K. Life-changing decision right there.

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I finished the 9 week program (I used the timed version not the distance version). 1 week after finishing the program I ran my first 5K! Here is a picture of me after I finished. It was an exhilarating experience!

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I have only ran a 5K twice and my best time was 35:35. I really want to run a sub 30 race, and I hope to get there eventually. This wasn't easy, I won't lie and say it was. I still use sheer will power to plow through that last half mile, but I do it and it makes me realize how strong I truly am. I didn't stop. I won't say I love to run, not yet, I still struggle to complete 3 miles, but I'm hoping that I will learn to love it.
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  • WhateverYouDoDontBlink
    WhateverYouDoDontBlink Posts: 14
    You look amazing! Such an inspiration! Way to go!
  • CuteMonkeyGal
    CuteMonkeyGal Posts: 138 Member
    You inspire me!
  • wcrathbun
    wcrathbun Posts: 85 Member
    Great job! And great story! I am about 3/4 though a modified (16 wk) C25K program. I will be finished with it about 2 weeks before my first 5K i on August 30th so this is very inspiring! Thank you so much for sharing :)
  • flfelice
    flfelice Posts: 5 Member
    Fantastic! So happy for you. Keep it up!
  • drmcglone
    drmcglone Posts: 80 Member
    Good for you!!!! You look so happy and healthy...keep up the good work!!! :happy:
  • BehindBlueEyes988
    BehindBlueEyes988 Posts: 433
    Absolutely amazing! I'm just starting now and hope to have similar results and run some 5k's this fall!
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    Awesome success!

    35:XX is a great first 5k time!

    Whats next? more 5ks or up it to 10k? That means either interval work or more endurance work.
  • lewandt
    lewandt Posts: 566 Member
    Good for you!

    Congrats!
  • knitwit0704
    knitwit0704 Posts: 376
    Wow! I want to be like this!
  • Stampyou67
    Stampyou67 Posts: 1
    Wow that is awsome WTG
  • KayRisTee
    KayRisTee Posts: 31 Member
    That is so awesome, very inspiring. Way to go.
  • HelenDootson
    HelenDootson Posts: 443 Member
    Awesome work, fantastic change and oh my goodness doesn't it feel good to run over that finish line :)
    Still chasing the sub 30 min 5k myself, so I know where you are coming from - You will do it and the love of running will one day hit you! All of a sudden, mid run, you will realise that you are loving where you are and what you are doing, your feet just fall into the right rhythm and it all comes together :)
  • Dollfun1
    Dollfun1 Posts: 42 Member
    What an inspiration.... You look amazing!
  • JenToms80
    JenToms80 Posts: 373 Member
    Amazing transformation - and amazing time!
  • Tuesday20
    Tuesday20 Posts: 93 Member
    Wow... wow...WOW!! What a transformation! You look great! (More importantly you FEEL great!) Well done, really!! :D xx
  • SuMcP
    SuMcP Posts: 244 Member
    Well done C25K is a great programme and you look great! Do your 5k a few times a week and your stamina and pace will improve, but 35 mins is pretty good - I've been running for a while, but have recently done C25K with my neighbour to get her going and the best she has managed is 36. Keep jogging :flowerforyou:
  • kirsteenmabon
    kirsteenmabon Posts: 4 Member
    awesome!!!!!! you look amazing xxxxx
  • bernied262
    bernied262 Posts: 882 Member
    excellent job! Well done, you look great!
  • dedicationandcommitment
    dedicationandcommitment Posts: 222 Member
    This is where my story started, 22 years old and morbidly obese. I ate terribly and I put on weight, no need to say more than that regarding why I put on the weight, it doesn't really matter. What matters is that I determined that I wasn't going to let the weight stay. On January 1st of this year I decided to change my life. After losing 20 lbs, I decided that I should really try C25K. Life-changing decision right there.

    103e637.jpg


    I finished the 9 week program (I used the timed version not the distance version). 1 week after finishing the program I ran my first 5K! Here is a picture of me after I finished. It was an exhilarating experience!

    1z3ov0j.jpg

    I have only ran a 5K twice and my best time was 35:35. I really want to run a sub 30 race, and I hope to get there eventually. This wasn't easy, I won't lie and say it was. I still use sheer will power to plow through that last half mile, but I do it and it makes me realize how strong I truly am. I didn't stop. I won't say I love to run, not yet, I still struggle to complete 3 miles, but I'm hoping that I will learn to love it.


    Congratulations you look amazing...how much did you do in total?
  • laddyboy
    laddyboy Posts: 1,565 Member
    Awesome Job. You look great.
  • MyJourney1960
    MyJourney1960 Posts: 1,133 Member
    amazing job! you are very inspiring - thank you for posting!
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    Congratulations! :drinker:
  • SleeplessinBerlin
    SleeplessinBerlin Posts: 513 Member
    I love how happy you look in your second pic. Congratulations on your success!
  • wdeidra19
    wdeidra19 Posts: 30
    THATS WONDERFUL KEEP IT UP YOUR DOING SO WELL!!!
  • jteets88
    jteets88 Posts: 10 Member
    Wow you look great. What a inspiration to get off my backside and get moving.
  • miracole
    miracole Posts: 492 Member
    Everyone who runs knows the struggle of plowing through that last half mile from time to time, the big success is that you got it done! Fantastic work! Keep it up, the more you run the less of a struggle it becomes :)
  • jonnyman41
    jonnyman41 Posts: 1,032 Member
    well done, it has clearly worked well for you. I think the C25K programme is just such a great thing that everyone should try it. Made for all beginners, can be worked on at the level that suits the user and though challenging, it is so easy to work through if you push yourself. It is also free to download and needs very little in the way of resources to do it, can be done anytime to fit around commitments and is just great lol. It should be shared with all school kids too.

    You look really well on this.
  • skinnybearlyndsay
    skinnybearlyndsay Posts: 798 Member
    You look amazing! Congrats on completing C25K and your 5K's! I am looking forward to finishing and looking as happy as you!
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    What an inspiration! Thanks for sharing your story! :flowerforyou:
  • Hadabetter
    Hadabetter Posts: 942 Member
    That's great. The smile on your face says it all.

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