jessiruthica wrote: »

Posted my graduation annoucement today. Yay! Amazingly I can now run 30 minutes in a row. Honestly, I'm a little shocked! To be honest, I still don't love running but I love the sense of accomplishment of having been for a run. This process/journey has given me unbelievable amounts of confidence. I never thought that my body was capable of running for 30 minutes. If it can do that, what else can it do?!?

Congratulations on graduating c25k

Aine8046 wrote: »

Aine8046 wrote: »

Week 7 Day 3 is done. Two more weeks

Week8Day1 is done today. I was pretty tired and did it slowly and I had a temptation to walk after about 20 minutes, but finished it

W8D2 is done! Cannot believe I have one run left for this Sunday!

Anyone else here using the strava app? It's for running and cycling. I'm looking for a few more folks to follow on there.

Ceci_O_K wrote: »

upsaluki wrote: »

Anyone else here using the strava app? It's for running and cycling. I'm looking for a few more folks to follow on there.

I use Strava for running and cycling.

You can search by name, right?
Cecilia Kalagias, Garfield, AR

Cool. Terry Miller, Stoughton WI

Im starting w1d1 today! Wish me luck

jessiruthica wrote: »

Posted my graduation annoucement today. Yay! Amazingly I can now run 30 minutes in a row. Honestly, I'm a little shocked! To be honest, I still don't love running but I love the sense of accomplishment of having been for a run. This process/journey has given me unbelievable amounts of confidence. I never thought that my body was capable of running for 30 minutes. If it can do that, what else can it do?!?

Congratulations! Amazing result!

Aine8046 wrote: »

Did my W8D3 run today and it was terrible. I started great, did slightly over 2 miles in 20 minutes and then suddenly felt sharp pain under my ribs on the right. Walked for the 20 more minutes - tried to start running few times, but every time had to stop
I ate a lot of sweets earlier today - cookies, waffles, cakes, but it was 3-4 hours before I ran. Could this be a problem? I have a race next weekend and was planning to do two more 30 min runs this coming week before the race, but now I am concerned - what if I'll have the same problem again?

I'd chalk it up to a freak occurrence. You should be fine next time out. How was your hydration?

I did W8D2 last night. I also got my best "per minute" time so far! I ran 2 miles in just under 30 minutes. I know that's really slow compared to some people, but I RAN 30 MINUTES!! Woo hoo! I was so excited and proud of myself I was nearly in tears when the app told me to slow down and walk for the cool down. I have physically felt like a slug for over 20 years and now I'm a runner! One more run to go before graduation!

MamaGab92 wrote: »

I did W8D2 last night. I also got my best "per minute" time so far! I ran 2 miles in just under 30 minutes. I know that's really slow compared to some people, but I RAN 30 MINUTES!! Woo hoo! I was so excited and proud of myself I was nearly in tears when the app told me to slow down and walk for the cool down. I have physically felt like a slug for over 20 years and now I'm a runner! One more run to go before graduation!

Awesome! Reading that just made ME super happy, so it must be really great for you. Keep up the great work!

Going to start the 10k add-on tonight. Ran 3 times last week on my own. To be honest, I miss the "guided" program part.

Did my w1d1 It was rough. I almost quit at the end but my husband really pushed me to keep going. I am SO proud of myself. I cant wait to go again.

XX_Miss_RoseMary_XX wrote: »

Did my w1d1 It was rough. I almost quit at the end but my husband really pushed me to keep going. I am SO proud of myself. I cant wait to go again.

Great job!

Since a couple of people mentioned cycling, I have been wondering if I could use the same interval training concepts in C25K to build up my endurance on a bike? It seems like it would work but I was wondering if anyone else had tried it?

I went to the gym tonight and went through a fitness test to see how much I had progressed in the month since I joined. I couldn't believe the difference. The heart rate test was so much better this time--and I know a big part of that comes from my work on C25K.

Congrats Jessi! You should be very proud of your accomplishment. I know before I found this program the dream of running seemed so far fetched, but hearing stories like yours have convinced me that one day I could be running for 30 minutes at a time.

upsaluki wrote: »

I like the structure too. The 10 k add on has been pretty awesome so far, but it pushed me off my 5k trail and my shins are feeling it.

W9D1 (10k add on) in the books. It was tough, but manageable. Clocked 4.2 miles.

My biggest issue is finding a route to run. I get bored with my normal loops around the community. Yesterday I went a different route, while it was pretty nice. The hills on the way back were killer. I guess that's a bonus. Tomorrow with day 2, I will think out my route a little better. Though in my neighborhood it's going to involve some big hills anyway I look at it.

snbouchard81 wrote: »

Since a couple of people mentioned cycling, I have been wondering if I could use the same interval training concepts in C25K to build up my endurance on a bike? It seems like it would work but I was wondering if anyone else had tried it?

When I wanted to build up endurance on the bike, I just added more time on the bike. I was also running, so I would run 3 days a week, ride 3 days a week with at least one of the rides being an increasingly longer ride each week. This was all dependent on the weather, etc. Days that I couldn't get outside, I'd hit the gym. I went from riding an average of 10 miles per ride to a high of 77 miles in one day. Even though I'm not riding as much now, I can still knock out 40 miles in 3 hours and still have plenty of energy left.