How is doing c25k? Lets support each other

Just curious...I was thinking of starting the C25K. Is it okay to do on the treadmill?

I have gone from 375 pounds down to 298 - and I am now considering this...but not sure if I am too heavy. I do not want to set myself up for failure....I know that T25 and Insanity are beyond my abilities at the moment. Also - I have knee issues.

What are your thoughts? Can I just jog it really slow? I would not be doing it to actually run a 5k...but just to get some extra movement and have another goal to work towards.

My advice would be to stick to walking til you're a good bit lighter, then work up your time jogging gently and progressing MUCH slower than on the standard c25k. I'm out with a knackered knee that's only just improving after several weeks - brought on by running (and I'd finished week 8!! :sad: :sad: :sad: ).
I hope to start c25k again from the beginning in a month or so, but do each level for AT LEAST 2 weeks before moving on.

Running/ jogging puts a heck of a lot more stress on your knees than walking does, and if you can get your walking speed up you can burn almost as many calories as slow jogging. Good luck!!

I've also been doing this program on a treadmill. It's just way too hot out. Today I finished week 4 day 2. Amazing how much "easier" it felt today versus day 1. I love how fast I am seeing differences in myself. Looking forward to wrapping up this week and moving on to week 5!

So I have decided to do week 4 again. Just don't feel quite ready for week 5 yet. So today I did w4d4.

Ran two miles this morning!!! Had to slow to walk twice (but only for 10-15 seconds) and kept a good steady 10.5 min mile pace. So proud

Today is going to be Week 3, Day 3. Have been doing most of the workouts on the treadmill, but since the Y is closed today I'm going to have to do it outside. (Last 2 of 3 workouts have been outside due to being on vacation).

Personally, I prefer the treadmill because I'm forcing myself to run until it's time to lower the speed.

Running at snail-like pace, but on the treadmill doing it on a 2.0 incline to compensate. lol

Completed day 1 week 6 this morning - seems easy doing the intervals now I've done 2 miles lol.

I now have a achy pain in my left lower side/hip area though. Hoping I've just pulled it a bit and it's nothing more.

Nyk x

:sad: Haven't run since last Friday (w5d2). I am going out at lunch to do w5d3 today. I will not talk myself out of it!!! I have a 5K in 4 weeks and I was really hoping that I would have an extra week or two to help build up my speed. Probably won't happen now. I really need to get myself out of bed in the morning. I have been running outside, but it is too dark at 5 and I can't go any later in the morning. I will do it today!!!!!!! Even in the rain!!!

Great job to everyone so far!!

Finished week 4 today! Can't believe how much easier run 3 of this week was than week 1. This program is actually becoming "fun" for me as I'm seeing progress so quickly. I will take a rest day then Monday it's on to week 5. Love this forum you are all awesome for sharing your experiences!

This is my first week at c25k... I started it last April but never properly finished it. I'm going to follow it properly this time!

I ran yesterday but pain in side was really bad after - I think I have a strain so having to take some time off. Hoping maybe by mid-week I might be ok again but don't want to aggrivate it. If I have to take long off will probably have to jump a week back to build myself up again?

Nyk

Wow 25 minutes....I will get there one day.... I'm on week W3D2.....Have you tried geodistance.com to track your path?

This morning I did W5D1. I did great. no problems. I will be doing D2 on Wednesday and then hopefully the big D3 on Friday. I may wait until Saturday to give myself an extra day of rest for it. We will see, 20 minutes of running just seems so long. It may take 2-3 attempts at D3.

Forgot to post last week. I completed w5d3 on Thursday and completed w6d1 yesterday. Hoping to get w6d2 tomorrow. Going to shoot to do every other day until I complete the program now. I have a 5K 3 weeks from this Saturday. Every other day would give me just over a week before that. If I have to add an extra day in once or twice I should still have a week.

Great job everyone for completing the next day and moving to the next week. Awesome!!!

Is there a group or is it just messaging on here? I'd like to join in!! My dad used to be a marathon runner (he's 63) and stopped running about 5 yrs ago due to an ATV accident that broke his collar bone and the jolting from the running hurt him, and he never picked it up. He handed me a flyer a week ago about a 5K run in our area (we live in booney land) and I had tried c25K before but never with a goal 5K in mind, just wanted to try the program. Well, I brought it up to my fiance and he's pretty out of shape too and while I've been working out with Turbo Fire and he sees I'm getting results and eating better and getting more energy, he has decided he wants to get healthy, too, but he's not a DVD workout person, so we decided we were going to use this C25K program to get us ready for this 5K and have a goal together to complete the 5K, even if we are the slowest joggers, we want to complete it.

So, we started Sunday with week 1 day 1 (for some reason we just really wanted to start that day) and today did week 1 day 2. Our kids joined us today, who are in much better shape than us because of being in sports up until this past summer. It was awesome doing this with the family today and I hope they will see us parents doing it and want to keep going with us!

Anyway, that's kind of our little background! I'm a plus size girlie. The main reason I stopped back when I first started was this woman neighbor (we have to pass her house to get home) made a comment that really made me SELF CONSCIOUS about getting out there and jogging. I was only on week 2 day 2 of C25K and I had my dog with me (who is a pug, they snort a lot) and she made a comment in front of my fiance and her kids about she saw me out jogging the other day and said "I don't know who was worse off, you or the dog" and she was laughing about it, but it really REALLY made me self-conscious, and I pretty much stopped doing it after that day.

But, having my whole family with me, well I felt better doing it, and we even passed her house today as a family and she said "You're looking good!" so I know she was just joking, but it was still one of those things that a girl like me who has 50 MORE pounds to lose doesn't want to hear, ya know?

Anyway, thanks for reading if you're still reading, lol.