Couch to 5k Anyone?

I am back.... well sort of. I definitely haven't made it to the gym at ALL this week. I am officially back in the classroom teaching, and it's been a rough week. I have 29 fourth graders in a trailer~ I am at a new school and a new grade, and it is killing me. I hope to get back to the gym sometime this weekend and definitely next week. I am hoping maybe the exercise will help with my stress level and make me less emotional and frustrated at everything!

Hi C25Kers! I just joined MFP a few days ago to take control of my bad eating habits and complete lack of exercise and I think C25K would be a great program for me. I've never been much of a runner but I played soccer in high school and intervals I can do! I hope to start week 1 either tomorrow or Tuesday, depending on if I'm still sore from the intervals I did today. Now that I've said hello there's no turning back, so I'm counting on you guys to hold me accountable!

I would suggest running more slowly to get past the time block. I run like a damn snails pace (between 4-5.4 mph) compared to my bf who just jumped in doing about 6-7.5, but he gets exhausted in 15 min and I finished my first 5 k distance (not a race, just the mileage) last week-- it took 40 minutes. He's all "how can you run for that long?"-- its cuz I start pretty strong and any time my body tries to convince me to stop, I slow down and make myself run for 1 more minute. you can always speed up later:flowerforyou:

I did W1D1 today and it felt great! I'm really, REALLY not a runner but I'm looking at this as a challenge that I CAN tackle. I've been getting better with my calorie goal as each day goes by and I'm feeling really positive about losing the extra weight and getting in shape

Hello Everyone!!!

It is Wednesday and I DID IT!!!! I ran for 20 minutes straight!!!! ) I made myself a chart to check off when I complete things etc so I can see it at work and at home and today I wrote YAY!!!! with a smiley face.....I cant believe I did it and I felt that way when I was doing it too...I am sure it is a mind game but I started strong and finished strong in the middle I had to slow down some but since my 5K isnt til November...I am hoping I finsih these last 4 weeks then go back and work on speed and distance!!!! I am honestly just proud of myself...I never thought in a million years I could run for 5 minutes straight much less 20...now I know I dont need to get too excited becuz next Wednesday is 25 mins and it keeps going up from there!!! eeekkk but anywho I will be beginning Week 6 on Friday!!! )

DMG!!! YAY for the new MP3 player.....I love new stuff...I bought a polar hmr and its not working soo greatly when I am outdoors :0( and that makes me sad!!! but YAY and YAY for running...cant wait to hear how your week 6 day 3 goes.... )

Nikki!!! I know you can do it...I never thought I could do it either....soo just stick it out!!!

Meg....speed aint nothing but a number!!! at least you are doing it and that is more than most people in this world can say!!! soo YAY for you!!!! first comes endourance (or however you spell that) then comes speed....you can do it!!!!

Andee...your welcome!!!

Quirky....YAY we are close together!!! and way to go on the sprints...i havent tried those yet....I was only a sprinter in HS and never attmepted anything more than one to two laps....soo this is a feat that I am really enjoying and I am sure you will too!!! way to go and way for motivating me...I am planning on starting over again for speed and maybe I will throw some sprints in there too!!!

Happy Running Everyone!!!! )

I DID IT!! I DID IT!!! I just completed my first 5k !!!!!!! I ran half and walked half, I made it a point to run across the finish line!! Woot woot!!! GO ME!!! I won't know official time and place til Monday, same for pics, none til Monday. HAPPY BRU DANCE!!!!

I could not have done it without everyone's support, thank you sooooo very much!!!! Bru

Gonna jump in here if I may. I have started the Couch to 5K a couple weeks ago. I am on week 3 but really have had to jump ahead. For some reason my pod casts have been disappearing from my I-pod after a couple runs. :ohwell: Weird, huh?? anyone else have this? So far I have been able to keep up. Hopefully that doesn't happen for me at a real critical point!! :laugh:

I plan to run tomorrow for my second day of week 3. I'm having a bit of a pirifomis (butt muscle) issue. Usually feels best to keep moving. It's the sitting that does me in! And here I am at my computer! Thanks for letting me be a part. That will be a big day when I can run a 5K!!

Just got the results of the race...out off all the females, I was 50 out of 71. That's just the females, they do not have a current list of men and women combined. I finished at 44:24 and I averaged a 14:19min mile walk/run and my friend Bernie was 10sec after me! First 5k for both of us Woot Woot!!

Couch to 5k is how I learned to run. I completed my first marathon 1.5 years after starting couch to 5k so it definitely works.

Well, I still haven't done my W5D5, but I've definitely been running! Last week I ran my first-ever full mile (11:30 min), so the next session I thought "why not try for two?". I did, both at the same pace, with a 5 minutes walking in between. Then Saturday I headed out to a local park with a .9 mile loop. I did a 5 min warmup walk, then ran to my starting point, walked 1 min, ran the loop to the same spot again, walked another minute, then finished my final loop running. That was *close* to a 5K (about 2.7 miles) and it took me under 35 minutes.

Of course, I'm not sure where this leaves me for C25K. I'm very content with my current plan to walk about 1-2 min of each mile I run, and feel that's a very reasonable way to complete a 5K. I'm going to keep running for speed and increase stamina, but now that I know I CAN do it, I don't feel nearly as motivated to push myself to run the full thing.

Anyone else swim? I'm seriously looking into aquathlons for next summer. I don't mind biking, but really don't want to invest in the equipment, so triathlons are out. I'm trying to up my swim training on my non-run days to prepare.

So far this week:
Sat 9/18: 2.7 miles, 5 min warmup walk, 28 min jogging with 2 x 1 min walk breaks
Sun 9/19: 1 mile swim
Mon 9/20: 5 mile bike, 1 mile run, 1/4 mile swim
Tues 9/21: REST!

Before I took a week vacation, I was on week 6. I was struggling with my stamina, but little walking breaks help.

Now I'm afraid to try again! What if I can't pull off 25 minutes anymore?

I haven't posted on here much but I started C25K at the end of June and I'm on my last week! Tomorrow will be my last official run. I am so proud of myself and I have to say, I am actually enjoying running now! I usually run on the treadmill but over the weekend I ran my three miles outside and finished in 32 minutes! It was such a great feeling. I'm doing my first 5K next month! Now I'm not too sure what to do next.

Gateway to 8K!

I haven't posted on here much but I started C25K at the end of June and I'm on my last week! Tomorrow will be my last official run. I am so proud of myself and I have to say, I am actually enjoying running now! I usually run on the treadmill but over the weekend I ran my three miles outside and finished in 32 minutes! It was such a great feeling. I'm doing my first 5K next month! Now I'm not too sure what to do next.

Gateway to 8K!

This is perfect! Thank you!

wmchick, I am right there with you ... I haven't kept up the consistency in running, and can't seem to get past W6D2. My last run was a disaster. I could barely run 5 min, let alone 25! I ended up increasing the incline on the treadmill and walked instead. I'm a bit discouraged - I probably need to backup and re-do a few days to get back any losses I've suffered over the last few weeks.

hi, MFPs! I decided to move onto Gateway to 8k, my first day was Monday and it went well. I am sure there will be a week that I get hung up on, like Week 7 of C25K, but I like having a program and think I can work on speed while increasing my distance. Anybody graduating soon who wants to join me on G28K?