First 5K is complete and down 40lbs!
CourtLloyd
Posts: 128 Member
Hello! Well, I completed my first 5K this past weekend! It was awesome! I'm not a runner by any means, and I did it! I did the ColorVibe run, which made it fun! I did the C25K program, which really helped! I went from about maybe making it to a half mile to running 3 miles in just 9 weeks! I really suggest this to everyone!
I've also lost 40lbs since mid-April and I've lost over 20 inches (from head to toe)! Really just watching what I'm eating--fruits, veggies, grains, and lean meats...really, the stuff you know you should eat! I still have another 50 lbs to go, but I know I'll get there! :0)
Here is a picture from December 2013 and this one was taken after the race!
I've also lost 40lbs since mid-April and I've lost over 20 inches (from head to toe)! Really just watching what I'm eating--fruits, veggies, grains, and lean meats...really, the stuff you know you should eat! I still have another 50 lbs to go, but I know I'll get there! :0)
Here is a picture from December 2013 and this one was taken after the race!
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Awesome and congratulations, I'm about to finish my third week of the program and honestly at the beginning I felt like I was on an impossible mission but now I'm truly amazed I can run 3 minutes on a row! I can't wait to week 9 and see if I can really make it. I'm like 70 pounds overweight and hope to lose some of it by running.0
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*HIGH FIVE*0
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Congratulations !!0
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Great job, way to go! I just finished W5 D1 and feel pretty good. I can't believe how much I've improved from the first week (when I thought I was going to die!) I highly recommend C25K also and I use the free online app. Really good music helps a lot too!
Thanks for being so inspiring!!! :flowerforyou:
Sláinte :drinker:0 -
Great work! Now that you have a 5k under your belt it's time for the 10k training :smokin:0
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Great work! Now that you have a 5k under your belt it's time for the 10k training :smokin:
Maybe....really want to work on my 5K time, and I've been told to just keep running longer...so who knows what's ahead! :0)0 -
Over the finish line in so many ways, get ready for the next......congratulations0
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Congrats! Pretty Smile too.0
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AWESOME!!! So very inspiring!!0
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way to go careful running can be addictive. there really is a runner's high
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Great job!0
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That is great- Keep it up0
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way to go careful running can be addictive. there really is a runner's high
That's what I hear! I guess we will find out where I am in another 6 months! Goal is to lose an additional 50lbs!0 -
Awesome and congratulations, I'm about to finish my third week of the program and honestly at the beginning I felt like I was on an impossible mission but now I'm truly amazed I can run 3 minutes on a row! I can't wait to week 9 and see if I can really make it. I'm like 70 pounds overweight and hope to lose some of it by running.
Thank you, and you can do it! I didn't think I had it in me to run 3 miles in just 9 short weeks! IT IS POSSIBLE! Keep it going, and you'll do it!!0 -
CONGRATULATIONS!
Hey, you run for sport - you're a runner! There will always be someone slower or faster than you, but you chose running as your fitness, so that makes you a runner
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Great job! I'll bet you feel very proud! You should. I am a little ways behind you, but I'll get there. I am down 29, and ran a 5k on the treadmill. I know it is not the same as on the road, but I felt good doing without stopping.
Good luck going forward.0 -
Fantastic, congrats! I really see how your face has slimmed down. :drinker:0
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Congrats on both the run and the 5K!!0
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Excellent! *High five*0
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Congratulations! You look so happy in your run photo! I've been hesitant to start the C25K program, but now I feel like I have to!0
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That is wonderful! Congratulations! I will be running in my first 5k in two weeks!0
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I freakin LOVE seeing everyone's weight ticker! 23 lbs lost, 32 lbs lost, 68 lbs lost, 100 lbs lost.
It's such a motivational boost to myself, I thank you all for sharing your progress and hope
you'll keep maintaining a healthy life style.0 -
If you don't already run, the C25K is what really helped me. I'm not the fastest runner out there, but I run! If I did it, you can do it!0
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Good luck! You will be fantastic!0
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Hmmm....10K, could be my next challenge!0
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Yes i have my first 15k Sunday. 0
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That is so exciting! Way to go! I am getting ready for my first 5K - a UV color run for cancer. I'm not a runner but hoping to walk it at a quick pace. I have bad feet so have been doing Wii Fit running on my mini trampoline and walking on my treadmill. It is a rush and find myself looking forward to my next workout.0
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Phenomenal job! Looks Iike you are doing things the right way.0
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That's the way to do this… chip away at it..and now look at you!!! awesome.:flowerforyou:0
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