W4D1 Done! After I failed on Monday I looked at things to see why I felt to weak and tired, and I realized the day before I had been fighting a bout of depression and had not eaten enough. So even though I felt better on Monday and was looking forward to my run, I simply didn't have enough fuel in me.

W7D1 starts tomorrow! I've been looking forward to this all week!

Hello everyone! I am new to the group.

I have started C25K about 500 times. I made it to week 5 earlier this year, and it felt great. I did W1D1 tonight, and it was fine. Its actually kind of easy for me, but I know I need to ease into it. This program is terrific. I couldn't run 30 seconds last winter!

vogtmrh95 I am glad that slowing down worked for you.

dandelyon Just keep at it, do W3D3 and if you complete successfully charge on to week 4. Just go slower on the runs if you have too, it is important to build distance and stamina at this point rather than speed.

jsandie76 glad you worked out why you failed and good luck with being better fueled next time out. Well done on your success

DesertStar86 Fantastic, hold onto those thoughts, you appear to have cracked the mental aspects of this. Graduation will be soon for you

offdieblunk Another for graduation soon, well done you are nearly there

sacto86 Fantastic news, I think you will find you have cracked the mental aspect of this, week 6 can kick you a bit but just remember it is a little further than you have gone before, go slower if you need to.

Hungry_Annie welcome back for the 500th time, take it easy.

Tldavis3s welcome done on your success

Keep going people, you will be inspirational to those following you on their own incredible journeys.

If u have a running buddy, try doing it early or late in the day. I am fortunate that my middle son is helping me get into shape, therefore he runs with me. We do it late at night 1) because it is too hot, 2) so no one can see me (lol). walk, jog, run. Any one of those is better than nothing. Keep going girl. Don't give up.

Just finished W3D3, am doing it with the help of my 11yr old, W4 on Monday, not looking forward to it!!

2nd round of C25K underway. Last round was 6 years ago. So far so good. W2 D2 done.

Tomorrow is W7D2- I'm so glad my work schedule tomorrow will afford me the opportunity to run in the morning tomorrow before it gets too hot! Last Friday's run was interesting. I was the only one in the park. Allergy season starts for me this time of year and they were cutting the grass in the park as I was running! Oh well, I still crushed it!,

Almost there - 2.75 miles. Only stopped for the dog to poop and drink. Might have made the whole 3.1 but some lady with two little feeder dogs was blocking the whole path and I only had to go two tenths past her and then turn around. Didn't want to deal with that twice, I have a Chow and lots of people get freaked out when they see him. They seem to have a bad rap.

It's a shame that entire breeds of dogs get a bad reputation based on few owners who train their dogs wrong! The best dog I ever had was a chow mix. Miss him!

BTW- great job on the run!

Gah! I'm really struggling at the moment!

Tried W7D1 two days ago. I got just past halfway, tried to skip a song, ended up turning my volume off, then my phone froze so had to stop for a few seconds to deal with that. Stopping threw me off completely (and made me really angry). I carried on but only managed 22 minutes rather than 25.

Had a day off yesterday as my hips were really hurting (I think I have bursitis and it's getting worse as the runs get longer).

Tried again today, got five minutes in and then got a huge stitch that I couldn't run through. Walked it off, had a drink, reset the run and figured I'd start again. Got 3 minutes in and the stitch returned so I gave up.

I live in the Middle East and the heat is really not helping. Unfortunately there is currently no cool time of day to run. Today i went at 7pm and it was 36c with a "real feel" of 46c and 62% humidity. Usually I go later when it's maybe a degree or two cooler but the humidity is higher.

I will try AGAIN tomorrow, but it's really starting to get on my nerves...

Phew. W7D1 done. The last 2 minutes were a battle. My GPS didnt work so unfortunately no idea what my speed was...

Gah! I'm really struggling at the moment!

Tried W7D1 two days ago. I got just past halfway, tried to skip a song, ended up turning my volume off, then my phone froze so had to stop for a few seconds to deal with that. Stopping threw me off completely (and made me really angry). I carried on but only managed 22 minutes rather than 25.

Had a day off yesterday as my hips were really hurting (I think I have bursitis and it's getting worse as the runs get longer).

Tried again today, got five minutes in and then got a huge stitch that I couldn't run through. Walked it off, had a drink, reset the run and figured I'd start again. Got 3 minutes in and the stitch returned so I gave up.

I live in the Middle East and the heat is really not helping. Unfortunately there is currently no cool time of day to run. Today i went at 7pm and it was 36c with a "real feel" of 46c and 62% humidity. Usually I go later when it's maybe a degree or two cooler but the humidity is higher.

I will try AGAIN tomorrow, but it's really starting to get on my nerves...

Sorry you are dealing with that! It's been pretty hot here too, but nothing like that!

I found a couple of articles on Runner's World that might help with the side stitches:

http://www.runnersworld.com/running-tips/four-ways-stop-dreaded-side-stitch

http://www.runnersworld.com/getting-started/breathing-tips-for-new-runners

Hope that helps!

Thanks for the links by the way. Some useful tips in there. My breathing is usually ok but yesterday it was so hot and the air was thick (if thats makes sense), I think I was almost panicking. It all went downhill from there. I got a mild stitch today but that was 2 minutes from the end of the run so I pushed through...

W3D1 while on a work trip. Found a path to run on and went for it. Nice that I'm not getting derailed by work travel. Paved path aggravated my shins though.

W4D3 Done! Today was brutally difficult, and I am not sure why. Hopefully things are better for my next run.

Congrats on finishing week 4! Don't forget to slow down if you need to.

W3D1 while on a work trip. Found a path to run on and went for it. Nice that I'm not getting derailed by work travel. Paved path aggravated my shins though.

Concrete does that to me.

I have been very lucky to miss the rain on both days.

I love running in the rain, as long as it's not too heavy.

W4D2 all done!!