All right did day 2 yesterday still have not made it to level 1 completely yet so just gonna stick here until i can complete it

Completed Warmup and 2 jogs and 2 walks and 1 extra minute of walking

Steady and slow will have me running my 5k in December!

Is it possible you are starting off too fast? I had trouble with pacing for the first couple days, I would take off running too fast, get super winded and then walk too slow. What worked best for me was slowing down the run as much as possible and speeding up the walk so the transition back to running wasn't so harsh. (Too bad it took me until week 2 to discover this, :ohwell: )

Keep plugging away at it! You'll get there!

I started in the upper 230s. I'm down about 10lbs now, but I've finished c25k and am doing 10k training. I'm at the point where I'm running 4 miles at a time.

That's fantastic! How long have you been at it?

My biggest problem was pain in my legs. I just figured it was a result of my weight and it would resolve itself when I lost some. Turns out my form sucked, and after watching some videos and learning some tips, I worked on it yesterday and finished the workout pain-free.

I think I'll check out some videos as well. Any suggestions?

I started incorporating toe & calf raises to strengthen my lower leg muscles (and hopefully prevent shin splints) as well as some exercises to strengthen my hips into my regular workout. I read a couple articles discussing knee pain being a symptom of weak hips. I had a lot of problems with my knees & shin splints as a teen so I'm not taking any chances!

I was just under 250 when I started. I repeated some weeks a few times - once when I had a knee problem and once when I had other health issues. Now I'm on week 7 and enjoying it. I started off doing the timed version because I run in the mornings and didn't want to be late for work! But now I'm doing the distance version because I realised I'd complete week 9 - which is 30mins in the timed version on the app I have - and probably wouldn't have done 5k. 

Congrats for sticking with it! We're using the timed version as well and I was wondering the same thing about actually making the 5k distance at the end of the 9 weeks.

I started C25K when I was around 230-235 and I made it to w5d3. I got stuck on the 20 minute run, its a bear! I was in the process of restarting week 5 when we got hit with some high temperatures and then I got a knock down drag out cold/flu thing that laid me out for 2 full weeks. So here I am getting ready to restart, at 228lbs, so if you need a friend feel free to add me.

Alright! Welcome back! Are you starting week 5 again or from week 1? Not going to lie, the 20 minute run is intimidating! Monday is w3d2 for me... trying not to look too far ahead! :laugh:

I started at 202 lbs and finished this week at 193 lbs. I also have a bad right knee which I wasn't sure was going to survive. It's very possible...the 3 minute and 5 minute run scared me a lot too, but I kept pushing through and was amazed how easy they were really were to complete. I think running in the summer was the harder component since it's been really hot and humid up to this last week in the Toronto area. Make sure you regulate your breathing. Good luck, I'm sure you'll do great!

Congrats on your graduation! We had a couple of really humid days here in NS last week and I found it really hard to run those days. The 3 minute run was better than expected Saturday, here's hoping the rest of the 3's and 5's are as kind.


I'm sorry if I missed anyone else. You guys are awesome... but I really need to get some sleep!