Finished W1D2 today! While running (despite the short intervals), I felt a mix of wanting to die and excited.

Afterwards I felt great and can't wait to get back out there. Mostly I can't wait until the wanting to die feeling goes away and I can run longer and better.

This is my second try at C25K. I gave up after day 1 the first time bc I couldn't complete EACH lap. This time, I decided to go in w the thought that it's ok not to complete each one. I actually did complete each one this time! I ran verrrry slow, slower than my walking pace. LOL. But, I actually finished with a shorter time and more mileage than the first try. I'm hoping to go again tonight just to get into the habit.

W1D1 Jan 27th: 1.09 miles / 16:59 min/mile
W1D1 Aug 10th: 1.29 miles / 14:17 min/mile

I think that is the key to being successful. To go SLOW. Once you got that down you are solid.

I did week 9 day 2. 1 more day to go! I still need to work on pacing myself. I notice I start on too fast and am dying the first half, and then the second half I slow down and pace myself and own it.

Edit. Also I just wanted to mention I gave up after day one the first time I tried this too. This is my second time around. So if I can finish it I have total faith you can too.

W9D1 complete - 2.49m in the 30mins according to my Garmin which was a wee bit slower than usual but I started off at a slower pace to ensure I completed without stopping.

All in all, I'm happy with my progress and I've spent my morning off plotting new routes of 3.5miles to allow for warm up/cool down walks and hopefully 3.1miles of running in-between for when I graduate this week - or that's the plan!

It's almost clichéd on here but as everyone says, it's surreal to think that a couple of months ago moving up to 90sec runs was daunting but now in the final week of the programme, 30minutes is completely doable even if I still have a comedy red face lol

Thank you. I just FINALLY completed W3 and it was a struggle. I haven't given up, but I have noticed that I am not following the program like I was and my runs have gotten less and less (I realized I was just finding other ways to be active). My last day of week 3 I was actually able to do an incline and pick up the pace just slightly. I am scared about week 4 (because I don't feel like week 3 was all that easy, I was just able to toughen it up a little). Thank you all for reminding me that I will get better the more I try.

Did the dreaded w5d3 today and found it fine. I even tacked on an extra couple mins of jogging at the end to equal 22mins because I didn't feel too bad and found a nice rhythm. Fingers crossed week 6 won't be too hard.

I ran my w3d2 run today. I could ACTUALLY run for 3 mins straight. But it was not easy...by the end I thought I'd never hear her say the magic word 'walk' but still I did it!! Am a little worried about week 4 already but am determined to get it done!

If you did week 3, you can do week 4! Way to go

W6D1 in the books. I actually finished the 5k with about 1 minute left to go on my cool down. :drinker:

Great job!!! I am not quite there yet. Just did W6D1 yesterday and total distance was 2.70 miles. Great speed!

Finished W6 D3 today, three more weeks to go!! And I love that my breathing is more controlled now and I can actually say "good morning" to other runners I pass.

Great job!!! I love the exact same thing!! I am not dying anymore, but then again, I have not done W6D2 or Day 3 yet! After doing W5D3, I am pretty sure I will be able to do W6D3, but saying Good Morning to passerby's may be a challenge!! ;-) Congrats on your accomplishments!

I ran my w3d2 run today. I could ACTUALLY run for 3 mins straight. But it was not easy...by the end I thought I'd never hear her say the magic word 'walk' but still I did it!! Am a little worried about week 4 already but am determined to get it done!

Great job!!! You can do it! The hardest part is the mental part. The lazy side of the brain that tells you you can't, that you are too tired. But you have to learn to fight that and keep going! Sounds like you are doing a great job!

Finished W5D2 yesterday, the 8 minute runs weren't too bad. Trying to stay positive about the 20 minute run on Thursday. What is I keep hearing "the body achieves what the mind believes" :happy:

1.62 miles, 21 minutes, 12:59 min/mile, 4.62mph

Including warm up and cool down
2.20 miles, 31 minutes, 14:06min/mile

Great job!!! W5D3 is totally doable! Just pace yourself! It's more of a mental challenge than a physical one as your body has been training for this.

Just completed Week 9 Day 3 so technically I have graduated! Woo! :drinker:

I am amazed I stuck with the programme, more amazed how much I grew to love it and flabbergasted how much I've improved from feeling like I would die after running for 60 seconds a few short months ago!!

Today I ran 2.65 miles in the 30 minutes so I'm not done yet, I'm going to carry on running 3 times a week till I get the distance in.

I did W1D1 for my entire hour-long walk this morning. My calves were hurting so much at first, so I slowed it down. My arms no longer hurt. Normally, they're the first thing to get tired. Maybe my slower speed has something to do with it.

W1D1 (attempt 1): 1.28 miles - 14:28 min/mile Fastest:10:55 min/mile Longest: .10 miles
W1D1 (attempt 2): 1.22 miles - 15:08 min/mile Fastest:12:17 min/mile Longest: .09 miles

You are probably tensing up your shoulders. Relax everything but your core and your legs.

W4D3 completed. After mapping out all my remaining weeks until my goal of finally completing in October has helped motivate me. Fingers crossed to injury free runs!

W9D2 done this morning with dogster in tow so no personal bests set today lol (she randomly decides she needs to sniff something so even on an extender lead I have to slow off my pace and call her back to me, but she enjoys it so what the heck?)

I'll do my last run of the programme on Friday without her though as I'd like to give a big push and maybe set a PB pace to finish in style - that's the plan anyway!

I'm still in a state of semi disbelief that I now consider a 30min run 'normal' .... how did that happen? :noway:

Finished W5D2 yesterday, the 8 minute runs weren't too bad. Trying to stay positive about the 20 minute run on Thursday. What is I keep hearing "the body achieves what the mind believes" :happy:

1.62 miles, 21 minutes, 12:59 min/mile, 4.62mph

Including warm up and cool down
2.20 miles, 31 minutes, 14:06min/mile

The 20 mins run wasn't that bad, actually. Mind you, I didn't know that I was going to be doing a 20 minutes run until right before I went out for my run. I didn't like looking ahead at that point, because I didn't want to psych myself out. So, as I was locking the front door, I looked down at my phone and said, "20 minutes?!" Oddly enough, I found the words of encouragement on the app when it was explaining what my run comforting. "Don't be put off, you've been preparing for this for five weeks, just keep a steady pace and keep going".

I did go a little slower, and I didn't run as far as the previous days, but I did it, and it was such a confidence booster. That is truly when I began to get excited about each run. If I could do that, I could do anything. That's how it made me feel.

Just completed Week 9 Day 3 so technically I have graduated! Woo! :drinker:

I am amazed I stuck with the programme, more amazed how much I grew to love it and flabbergasted how much I've improved from feeling like I would die after running for 60 seconds a few short months ago!!

Today I ran 2.65 miles in the 30 minutes so I'm not done yet, I'm going to carry on running 3 times a week till I get the distance in.

Congrats! I can't wait to be there too. Two more weeks! I know that RunDouble has a 5k improver app, where you do 300m sprints, then slow down for 100m, repeat. It gets harder every week. Just to improve speed and distance. Has anyone use it? Does it work?

W3D3 done - 1.44 miles average pace 17:51 mile