C25K Week 1 (week of Oct 11)
Jennifer1982
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(Note: This post is in reference to my previous post found here:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/125430-couch-to-5k-starting-monday-oct-11-join-me)
Good luck to everyone starting the C25K program this week! Just remember to NEVER GIVE UP, no matter how hard it gets! Progress at your own pace and repeat weeks if you have to. We all have it in us to make it to the end!
Add each other as friends for accountability and motivation.
This thread is where you can post your updates about Week 1.
And again, Good luck! :-)
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/125430-couch-to-5k-starting-monday-oct-11-join-me)
Good luck to everyone starting the C25K program this week! Just remember to NEVER GIVE UP, no matter how hard it gets! Progress at your own pace and repeat weeks if you have to. We all have it in us to make it to the end!
Add each other as friends for accountability and motivation.
This thread is where you can post your updates about Week 1.
And again, Good luck! :-)
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Day 1, week 1 (5K101 program), and I am seriously going to need to repeat today....possibly all week...0
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I am on week Week 2 Day 2! Question: Do you do this everyday becuz the the Android app it is 3 days in one week....0
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I am on week Week 2 Day 2! Question: Do you do this everyday becuz the the Android app it is 3 days in one week....
It is 3 days per week.0 -
Today is the start of something good!!! :happy:0
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Did W1D1 today, and actually completed it!! I have never done that before! Have a great first week!0
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I'd like to join you guys! I'm on week 1...I've been on week one for many weeks now, but am gradually starting to get to where I can complete more and more of the runs. I've got a feeling this program will take me many, many months! I started off not being able to walk around the block without getting winded and my calves hurting, but last night I did W1D1 again and I made it through 5 of the jogging intervals. I'm going to give it another go tonight and force myself to make it through the whole thing so I can do the whole week this time!0
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I just finished Week 1, Day 1!
So, I ended up alternating between 1 minute of running and 4 minutes of walking (plus the 5 minute warm up & cool down). That's a total of 30 minutes and I covered 2 miles.
I know I will have to keep repeating the Week 1 schedule again until I can master it, but I'm up for the challenge!
Can't wait to hear how you all do this week!0 -
starting week one day one today as soon as I finish 30 day shred. I am jazzed. I have always tried running in the past but can never get much further than 1/2 a mile because I never ease myself into it the way this program does. Im jazzed wooohooo! let's do this! (feel free to add me if you guys want.)0
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Hi All
I've just started the C25K plan today too!!
I found I did very well with Day 1 Week 1, I felt good!! Although I know it will get much harder as I go further into it.
I'm hoping to find some new MFP buddies who are also doing the C25K plan to help keep each other motivated and compare our experiences. Please add me if you'd like a new running pal!!
I am aiming to be someone who runs everyday, for 30 minutes, but have had a lot of trouble getting this aim off the ground, had suffered a hip injury last year trying to run too fast too soon, have been scared to try again since then as it took a long time to repair itself and was very painful. I can't handle another set back like that
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I hope the C25K plan will teach me to pace myself and also introduce my body to running in a controlled way and build up my strength and stamina slowly to a level I can run daily for 30 minutes.
Good luck to everyone with your goals, I hope you'll all do very well xx0 -
Well I did my day 1 of week 1 this evening...I am totally sore even my arms..but my feet aren't. I think I could have done better but I just haven't figured out the breathing part...how to breath with your mouth closed. I just feel I can't get enough air in when I try to breath through my nose...any advice?
I did make it a little over 3 miles so that is good...which is better 3 miles with a little jogging or almost 5 miles of just walking?
Later...heading to the shower!!!
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Ok, I'm in. Did Week 1; Day 1 today. I walk daily, but have avoided running all of my life. To avoid passing out, I shaved a few seconds off each running interval, but gave it a good go on all intervals. I'm sure I wouldn't have fared as well without doing the Sansone and 30 Day Shred videos. My HRM told me that my heart rate increased with each running interval and recovery interval. Yikes, I'm out of shape - Ok, I've never been IN shape. I did walk 2 miles after for a good cool down. Hope I can get out of bed tomorrow. I will do Day 2 on Wednesday.0
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I'm going to try this. I've been trying to start for weeks; hopefully I can stay motivated this time around. I'll start tomorrow. My goal is to complete each week twice.0
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I started C25K, did week 1 Day 1, as a trial run on Sat.
Will start today as my day 1 with my wife, Funjabi.
Add me and Funjabi as friends for support if you like.0 -
Can't wait to try this tomorrow you are all so inspirational!0
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Well, I think the weather impacts my ability to run. Yesterday it was hot (nearly 90) and very humid and I only made it 3.5 intervals before I just couldn't run anymore because my chest was hurting and my heart rate wasn't going down during the walking parts. I did walk the rest of the program--power walking during the running intervals and keeping a steady pace during the walking intervals and after I was through walking I felt really great and re-energized. Hopefully I'll do better on Wednesday, I hate to think I'll be stuck on week 1 for my entire life. On the days where I ran in the evening and it was cool and not so humid, I was able to nearly complete all 8 intervals.0
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Hi All
I've just started the C25K plan today too!!
I found I did very well with Day 1 Week 1, I felt good!! Although I know it will get much harder as I go further into it.
I'm hoping to find some new MFP buddies who are also doing the C25K plan to help keep each other motivated and compare our experiences. Please add me if you'd like a new running pal!!
I am aiming to be someone who runs everyday, for 30 minutes, but have had a lot of trouble getting this aim off the ground, had suffered a hip injury last year trying to run too fast too soon, have been scared to try again since then as it took a long time to repair itself and was very painful. I can't handle another set back like that(
I hope the C25K plan will teach me to pace myself and also introduce my body to running in a controlled way and build up my strength and stamina slowly to a level I can run daily for 30 minutes.
Good luck to everyone with your goals, I hope you'll all do very well xx
I had trouble breathing through my nose while running too, but I guess we just have to build up our stamina.0 -
C25K week 1, session 1 of 3 done! :laugh:0
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starting the c25k today! :] i got into running more during the summer but have since then tapered off greatly. but even then, while i was starting to learn to like running (shockingly, lol) i never really eased myself into as i should have so my runs were never anything super significant. SO, i'm excited to working with this program to build my running abilities slowly and smoothly, as it should be done. good luck everyone! i know we can all do this... we will all be runners in no time :]0
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W1D1 please for give the yelling.....OH MY GOD .....I DID IT!!!!!! I followed the lady prompts (iPhone 4 app) and I did not cheat and even sped up towords the end!! I can not believe I did it!!!!! Thanks for the inspirtation of this challenge!
IF you don't puke, faint or die.....Keep going!0 -
I did W1D1 yesterday and I think it is goig to take me 9 weeks just to get through week 1!!! I could only do the first 2 runs, but I did not quit!!! I just kept up the walking and tried to power walk through the rest of the run intervals. I will try again tomorrow and hope I can do just a little more running!!! I WILL NOT GIVE UP!!!0
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Hello all!!
I did W1D2 today. I enjoyed it, I wish I had more time as I felt I would have liked to do more but have such a busy day today couldn't spare the extra time.
So far so good with this program, I'm enjoying it.
Seems to be very well worked out and the app is very helpful, I'm going to do day 3 tomorrow and progress through this part I'm finding easy quicker as I want to be running sooner than later. I have a goal to reach for Xmas and this running is all part of it.
I'm also doing the 30Day Shred too, so am doing quite a bit at the moment, I hope that comn=bining the two I should make good progress and see results faster.
Hope everyone is doing ok and coping well with their first week.
Keep at it even if it's tough, I find things take a while but my body does eventually get used to it and I'm doing pretty good with my exercise now!! I would never have though 2 years ago that I'd be taking up running now!! Such a change from the 20 a day smoker that did hardly any exercise at all!!
Mel xx0 -
W1D1 please for give the yelling.....OH MY GOD .....I DID IT!!!!!! I followed the lady prompts (iPhone 4 app) and I did not cheat and even sped up towords the end!! I can not believe I did it!!!!! Thanks for the inspirtation of this challenge!
IF you don't puke, faint or die.....Keep going!
Well done!! Sounds like your surprised at yourself!! I think this is a very well worked out plan, I love the app, I think that makes it so easy to follow!!) 0 -
Just COMPLETED W1D2. I didn't give up, although I was hurting! It will get easier, it will get easier, it will get easier....0
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I would like to join! I definitively have to start doing more cardio and running to shred this fat!!....But I think I will begin next monday, after recovery myself and feel better; I'm sick right now..:sick: Good luck to everybody!0
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I started the program on 8/14, and am now on W7D2! I can't even believe that when I started, I could barely make the 60 second runs, and now I am running for 25 minutes straight! I repeated days/weeks when I felt that I needed to, and sometimes had to walk through some runs but I did it! For years, I've watched runners with envy. the few times I tried to run-I couldn't make it a block without feeling like I was going to die! But the C25K program is the best! The way I look at it-every day you go out & do something is better than sitting at home doing nothing! Good luck to all of you-you really can do this! Feel free to add me as a friend also....0
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I just downloaded C25K and I can't wait to get started! Now that I have stopped smoking I can get on with a running program without feeling like I'm going to die. The support here is awesome, I love seeing everyones stories, it's great motivation.
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I would like to join! I definitively have to start doing more cardio and running to shred this fat!!....But I think I will begin next monday, after recovery myself and feel better; I'm sick right now..:sick: Good luck to everybody!
Hi Gaby,
Great to hear your going to start the C25K too!! Wooo hoooo!!! xxxx
I've done W2 D1 today, although I've only just finished W1 D3 yesterday!! I'm finding these early weeks easy so am rushing through the early weeks so I can get running non stop faster. I'll try to do W2 D2 tomorrow and if all is well I'll do W2 D3 on Sunday or Monday, I want to get to W5 as quick as I can, that's where it starts getting tough.
I'm very closely watching for signs that I'm over doing it, I'm making sure I stretch afterwards but as I exercise quite a bit anyway I'm hoping that I can move forward quickly to W5 then take it a bit slower.
Hope everyone is doing well :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:0 -
I would like to join! I definitively have to start doing more cardio and running to shred this fat!!....But I think I will begin next monday, after recovery myself and feel better; I'm sick right now..:sick: Good luck to everybody!
Hi Gaby,
Great to hear your going to start the C25K too!! Wooo hoooo!!! xxxx
I've done W2 D1 today, although I've only just finished W1 D3 yesterday!! I'm finding these early weeks easy so am rushing through the early weeks so I can get running non stop faster. I'll try to do W2 D2 tomorrow and if all is well I'll do W2 D3 on Sunday or Monday, I want to get to W5 as quick as I can, that's where it starts getting tough.
I'm very closely watching for signs that I'm over doing it, I'm making sure I stretch afterwards but as I exercise quite a bit anyway I'm hoping that I can move forward quickly to W5 then take it a bit slower.
Hope everyone is doing well :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
Wow you are ambitious!
I finished W1D2 even tho I didn't want too and boy I felt better after I made myself to do it. Honestly doing the workout was less trouble than giving you guys some lame excuse why I didn't do it when you all could! Keepup the good work everyone! just over eight weeks to go! LOL that doesn;t make it sound any better does it? Lol!0 -
I finished Day 3 of Week 1. I'm thinking I may need to repeat week 1...anyone else feeling that way?0
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''Wow you are ambitious!
I finished W1D2 even tho I didn't want too and boy I felt better after I made myself to do it. Honestly doing the workout was less trouble than giving you guys some lame excuse why I didn't do it when you all could! Keepup the good work everyone! just over eight weeks to go! LOL that doesn;t make it sound any better does it? Lol!''
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Ahhh that's the spirit!!!
This is exactly why I
MFP sooooo much!!
It makes us push ourselves harder and makes us think differently.
I love it that we try to be accountable for what we have said we will do and try to do rather than just giving up when it gets tough.
WELL DONE for pushing yourself and your so right IT FEELS GREAT!!!
Knowing you made the extra effort and really went for it.
THIS IS HOW WE CHANGE!! This is how I changed and made myself better and healthier and fitter and we can all do it.
Today I am doing W2 D2.
I am ambitious, yes, but I am not over weight and have been doing a lot of exercise for a long time and am pretty fit to somes standards, but running to me is something much more challenging, I've had a lot of goals with it and it's the thing I have wanted to master for such a long time, I don't see any point in wasting time when I can get to my goal quicker by progress through the parts I find easy quickly.
I'm still allowing 24hours between runs to give my body the chance to show a weakness or injury and for me to be sure I've not over done it.
I believe in the system and I know it'll work for me so have to do every single step of it but I need to get to where it's challenging quickly so I don't lose momentum.
I feel I'd be dragging it out by waiting longer to do these early weeks, I have goals which I want to reach before Christmas and I want to be running daily asap, even if it's just a small amount.
I will progress through each stage and only move forward when I know I have completed each part properly, I will not cheat or rush ahead unless my body can cope with it, the very last thing I need right now is an injury, I am following this plan to try to prevent that.
I wish everyone the very best of luck with your goals and keep up the good work. xxxxxx0
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