August C25K challenge
MsGuMama
Posts: 17 Member
Hi all,
I am starting the C25K today. August goal is to stick to the training plan. Is there anyone else out there that would is starting or in the middle of the C25K and wants to check in every week? If so what is your starting weight, are you supplementing with other exercises, and what is the status of you C25K program?
Starting Weight: 170
Going to supplement with some walking and or strength training on days off
C25K status: Just Started
I am starting the C25K today. August goal is to stick to the training plan. Is there anyone else out there that would is starting or in the middle of the C25K and wants to check in every week? If so what is your starting weight, are you supplementing with other exercises, and what is the status of you C25K program?
Starting Weight: 170
Going to supplement with some walking and or strength training on days off
C25K status: Just Started
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I started today. Did W1D1 on the treadmill today. It wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting. I put the incline on .5 today but I'm going to increase to 1 next time. Halfway through I was like, "Am I done yet, this sucks!" but by the end, I had enough energy I did 10 minutes on the elliptical before the kids started fussing.
Starting Weight: 158 (5'6)
I also do some bodyweight exercises and yoga on days off.
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I've attempted W1D1 twice in the past and was not able to finish so today I had a huge smile on my face when I got to the 5 min cool down!0 -
I completed W1D1 yesterday and it was killer! I just ran through the neighborhood and we have decent hills, hot sun and plenty humidity. Everytime i almost gave up on jogging the little voice on my app would say slow down to a brisk walk... and I made it all the way through. YAY!!!0
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You both did great! It's hard getting started and this is a tough time of year as well.
Hang in there and keep posting your progress. You'll find a ton of support here.
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Good job on getting started. About half the people who complete C25k find that first day was the biggest hurdle of the program, so good on you!0
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Hi, I just finished week 3 of C25K yesterday and will be starting week 4 on Thursday :noway:
Pretty nervous about the jump from 3min runs to 5min, I struggled enough with the 3mins! Will give it a go though and may end up repeating week 3 if I don't feel I'm quite there yet :ohwell:
My runs have been indoors - up and down my hallway :laugh: as I'm too embarrassed to run outdoors except once when I kept crossing paths with the same dog walker and always on the walking intervals - he laughed at me being so out of breath...
I'm an ex-smoker (nicotine free since 01/10/2012 :happy:) so my lungs really feel the burn!
Not sure what my start weight was when i began C25K, but overall stats since using mfp are:
Height = 5ft 6in
SW = 153 lbs
CW = 131.5 lbs
On days off I try and do around 30mins of something else - either a fitness DVD, aerobics, exercise bike, or rowing machine
Well done on getting started, and hopefully we'll all make it through to the end!0 -
Slow downPretty nervous about the jump from 3min runs to 5min, I struggled enough with the 3mins! Will give it a go though and may end up repeating week 3 if I don't feel I'm quite there yet :ohwell:
Be *PROUD* of what you are doing. and slow down.My runs have been indoors - up and down my hallway :laugh: as I'm too embarrassed to run outdoors except once when I kept crossing paths with the same dog walker and always on the walking intervals - he laughed at me being so out of breath...
GOOD FOR YOU! I quit years ago, best (and hardest) thing I've ever done.I'm an ex-smoker (nicotine free since 01/10/2012 :happy:) so my lungs really feel the burn!0 -
Can I join you guys? I completed week2 day 3 today. So tomorrow will start my week 3 and I'm really nervous about the 3 min runs. The first week I did week 1 day 3 twice so I did it in 4 days and then took a rest. I did week 2 with no rests. My legs were sore the first week but I feel fine now. Should I really only do this every other day? I used to love running (who am I kidding I'm a slow jogger!) and doing it every other day seems soo slow to me. I have one rest day a week and I don't know what to do one my other days....walking seems like a back slide. Advice?
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Hi, I just finished week 3 of C25K yesterday and will be starting week 4 on Thursday :noway:
Pretty nervous about the jump from 3min runs to 5min, I struggled enough with the 3mins! Will give it a go though and may end up repeating week 3 if I don't feel I'm quite there yet :ohwell:
I can relate. I put off starting week 4 for a week. My running partner has had knee issues so last week I just walked with her. This week she is on vacation so I took advantage to run on the treadmill at the gym instead of outside. I made it through W4D1 no problem. I'm using the East into 5K app and the second run this week is 6 minutes. I thought there was no way I was going to be able to double my running time when 3 minutes still seemed hard. I did it though and so can you. I'm 5 feet tall and 193 pounds so yeah...you can do this.
You have to shut out the voices in your head that tell you you can't. For me, it's all mental and I just have to push through and listen to my body. If I'm not in any pain and I'm not gasping for breath, I'm fine and I can keep going. Now week 5....0 -
I just finished week 3 day 2 today. I had made it through week 4 and started over when I had to take close to two weeks off for a hurt knee. I am a former smoker too (quit April 2011) my breathing has been my biggest road block. On my days off I do workouts from fitness blender. Usually low impact aerobics, beginner boot camp, or HIIT for beginners. My starting weight on June 1st (the day I did W1D1 the first time ) was 155 and am down to 142.4.0
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Hi I am in week 2 day 2 today. I am 5'6 1/2" and weigh around 175'ish I know over the past three weeks I have lost 4 inches all over but have not weighed myself. I have struggled with very sore muscles and believe I have found what I need to do to coax them while they are strengthening. I have never been a runner in my life nor athletic. I am scheduled to do my first 5K first weekend in October. I do have a class I am taking as I go through this also that is teaching about everything from setting and keeping personal goals (not competitive), shoes, nutrition, ect. in addition to using the c25k music to workout to. I do have some medical issues, but so far the program has paced me well enough I did manage to keep up with the week 2 workout goal and powerwalk for 20 minutes more after.
I have been using MFP for a couple months, I am not sure how checking in within a group works. I do understand the friends and the feeds on my homepage.0 -
I just finished W3D3 last night.. It's my birthday today so my fiancé and I went for a late run so I could be running into my 30's at midnight. It was a great feeling! I am jealous of everyone's weight loss/inches lost. I haven't lost any pounds or inches in the last 4 weeks ( I did week 2 twice just o make sure I was ready). I am scared but excited to try W4D1 tomorrow
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SW: 217
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My runs have been indoors - up and down my hallway
Well done on getting started, and hopefully we'll all make it through to the end!
Don't be afraid to go outside. Runners are so friendly and always smile as you go by and it's so much more interesting outdoors.
You will all make it through. It'll be tough at times but you can all do this. Take it slow. As Varda says, slow down. That's the key.0 -
I have been using MFP for a couple months, I am not sure how checking in within a group works. I do understand the friends and the feeds on my homepage.
You're doing just right. Pop in here and let us know your updates. There's so much encouragement, which is very helpful on those days when you'll feel like giving up.0 -
completed W3D3 last Tuesday. I barely made it. I always take 2 days in between for rest but generally I walk one of those 2 days for 30 minutes. I started having soreness in my hip on the day I was supposed to do W4D1. I postponed and kept postponing for whatever reasons I could find. Still walking though. I hope to get in W4D1 tonight after work.
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SW 184
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Hi all!
I'm SO excited to find this group and topic thread! I'd love to check in here for the month of August as I'm just about to start week 3 of c25k. I completed the program five years ago and felt very successful, but unfortunately I stopped running and gained loads of weight since there.
So here I am again and totally stoked! I just did week 2, day 3 yesterday but feel like I really want to move forward. Is it bad to do c25k two days in a row? I'm not sore at all and slept well. Not to mention that I'm currently training on a treadmill because it's simply too hot outside for me at the moment.
So proud of everyone for starting this program!
5'4"
SW 227.6
CW 225.10 -
My runs have been indoors - up and down my hallway :laugh: as I'm too embarrassed to run outdoors except once when I kept crossing paths with the same dog walker and always on the walking intervals - he laughed at me being so out of breath...
I was a bit like this when I started - my main aim was to get back indoors before anyone saw me with my comedy red face and jiggly belly lol but do you know what? As I've started running further, I've stopped caring so much.
I've not graduated yet, still on WK7 but I think it's a confidence thing. As I'm bobbing along now even if I bump into the same person a few times (on hotter days I do loops so I can stay in the woods) I think to myself "I've just run over 2miles and I'm still going, I'm allowed to have a red face and pant a bit!".:)0 -
Id say just trip the mean dog walker..lol ok so maybe that is not the correct response but just ignore them. If anything as the weeks go by you will only be showing how much better your getting. I am 5'6", 170 and current smoker (starting to switch to e-cigarettes and cutting down on reg cigs). I ALWAYS turn cherry red when jogging and breathe hard, who cares what others think, as long as you know you are trying your best that is all that matters!
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I'm going to be starting W1D1 on August 1st, so I'm going to join in on this group. I tried C25K last year but failed miserably. However, my sister has had had incredible success, so I'm going to try once again.
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Height: 5'9
SW: 253
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I'm SO excited to find this group and topic thread! I'd love to check in here for the month of August as I'm just about to start week 3 of c25k. I completed the program five years ago and felt very successful, but unfortunately I stopped running and gained loads of weight since there.
good job on moving to Wk3, let us know how it goes! I am just starting week one, and while the switch from 60 sec to 90 sec seems like it might be alright the wk 3 jump has me wondering how i can possibly get from where I am at to week 3 lvl in only 5 more runs to go.
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completed W3D3 last Tuesday. I barely made it. I always take 2 days in between for rest but generally I walk one of those 2 days for 30 minutes. I started having soreness in my hip on the day I was supposed to do W4D1. I postponed and kept postponing for whatever reasons I could find. Still walking though. I hope to get in W4D1 tonight after work.
You can do it! Or atleast attempt to, there is nothing wrong with starting it and if you hip just isnt up for it slow it down and try it again another day.0 -
I'm on my second attempt of making it to a full 5k, last summer I made it to running 2 miles straight and got no further. I'm at week 5 day 2 as of today and it is much easier this time around. First time breathing was so very difficult but I've slowly been working on my cardio and I think I'm getting stronger with moving oxygen.
Now my legs just kill.
The issue I'm running into is even when I get to running a full 30 minutes I won't be at 5k, I'm far too slow. Do any of you use the distance vs timed runs? So glad I found this thread!0 -
The issue I'm running into is even when I get to running a full 30 minutes I won't be at 5k, I'm far too slow. Do any of you use the distance vs timed runs? So glad I found this thread!
How are you doing your runs? Treadmill or outside? If your outside and have a smart phone you can download a C25K App ( I use run double) that gives you the option of prompted runs for distance or timed. If you enable GPS you can do the timed and it will still show your distance to give you an idea of how far you are getting.0 -
Glad to find more C25kers!
I've finished w5d1 and will do day 2 tomorrow. Not looking forward to the notorious w5d3....! I've done ten minute intervals before (got a bit cheeky and ran ten minutes instead of the recommended five, just to prove to myself that I could do it) but 20 just seems so daunting.0 -
What keeps you motivated when you start feeling tired?
On the treadmill, MUSIC. I made a working out play list that I can play while using the c25k app I use on my phone. Also, a lot of it is mental. I tell myself that I am able to finish this one interval I'm working on and just focus on that. When the weather gets cooler, I find running outside in general much more motivating. Maybe because I'm actually going somewhere and don't feel like a hamster!0 -
Thank you all of you i find your encouragement amazing and your stories are similar to mine so i love to come on here and read the latest inputs from you to see that i am doing well and there are other people going through the same as me!
I started W8R1 last night, i am amazed with myself that i am still going. I run slowly but i run so very pleased. Like a lot of others i either run early in the morning or later at night so people don't see me, i have no self confidence and not losing weight so need to work harder food wise!!
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I'm in. I started c25k a couple weeks ago, but got sick so stopped. I have been "run/walking" for about a month now and need something to start to push me to have it more running then walking so I thought c25k might work. Starting again (well week 1 day 2) tomorrow (if I can stop coughing long enough to run at all!)....I have a 5k run on the 24th of August and on the 13 of September, so hoping I can run more then I walk on both of those, but for sure for the one in September I want to run the whole thing!
Starting Weight: 132
Going to supplement with some walking and or strength training on days off
C25K status: W1D20 -
The issue I'm running into is even when I get to running a full 30 minutes I won't be at 5k, I'm far too slow. Do any of you use the distance vs timed runs? So glad I found this thread!
I didn't run the full 5K in 30 minutes when I graduated either. I still don't.
My first 5K was run in 50 minutes (6k/hr on the treadmill). I'm currently running outdoors and completing 5K in 43-47 minutes (depending on how hot it is; heat really slows me down). My goal at the moment is to be able to complete 5K in 30-35 minutes, so I've got a long way to go but I will accomplish that in the fall when it cools down.
Don't worry about your speed. That will come in time. You're doing great just being out there and running.0 -
I'm trying to take breaks in between c25k. So this morning I went for a walk but didn't go very fast. I'm having a hard time coming up with something to do "in between"...if I supposed to be resting my legs I don't think a 30ds or fast walk will "rest" them. Tomorrow I do week3 day1. Wish me luck
PS..On the running inside (Do what makes you happy!!!) I run at 5:30 in the morning so I don't really have to see anyone and usually cut down a street if I see someone I know. I'm embarrassed I can't run a mile yet (my husband doesn't understand why I can't...even when he's out of shape he can) so I like being out before everyone else.....When school starts again it'll be 5am...and getting dark so I'm not sure what to do yet come Sept.0 -
Can I join in even if I'm doing my own adaptation? I went halfway through C25K and then switched to doing 5K distancewise in each session while working to improve my time. I injured my ankle, which put a temporary crimp in things, but I walked 5K yesterday and will try a run tomorrow to get back in the swing of things. I'm nearing 50, and both my parents died in their mid 50s and my brother had a devastating stroke at that age, so this is part of my plan to ensure I don't follow. I'm signed up,for the Orlando Color Run and two 5Ks that Disney this fall. Would love to give and get some support!0
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