Finished week 3 today. I've finished week 3 once before and never moved on to week 4. I decided this time to not look ahead at week 4 and to just try it on day one that way I don't have time to psych myself out.

If I get to W4D1 and I cannot do it then I will repeat week 3.

ssasssy wrote: »

Finished w5d2! Didn't want to. Got up and sat in my workout clothes 40 min before I got myself out the door. It was not a bad run at all. The 2nd 8 min run was hard toward the end but not the "life and death" struggles I felt I was having in previous weeks, lol.

Great job pushing yourself out the door. And you did fantastic!!

Finished w6d3. Every time I finish I day, I'm slightly surprised that I've done it. 22 minutes jogging? Again... I'm slow as hell, but it feels nice to finish it. A little sad that from here on out I don't get any walking breaks... gonna be a rough last 3 weeks =O

Finished W6D3. I'm using the Podrunner Intervals podcast to help me not go too fast (I like to run to a beat), and their W6D3 was 25 minutes running instead of 22. And I did it all!
It took about a mile into running before I could get out of my head and into the present without my body trying to tell me that running was the stupidest thing on the face of the planet.

And I agree with kimnumbers - going to miss the walking breaks for the rest of the program!

what's a good way to start? i want to start running twice a week but i'm not sure how long to go for or what speed to start with.

ssasssy wrote: »

@cazbit i feel you! I had to repeat days twice now and I try my best to focus on the effort it took to try and the amount I did accomplish instead of the really small part I couldn't do. Your body worked hard for you and you listened to it. Everyday makes us stronger. Even when you don't reach the goal, you're miles from the couch.

Thanks ssasssy. I really need that xx

Finished week 3 today! Excited for the challenge of week 4

I'm new here. Hello!
The C25K program I've started has me doing 4 days/week for 17 weeks. Today was week 4, day 1. I'm feeling pretty good so far. I need to buy proper running shoes. I've felt a bit of knee pain at the beginning, but it seems to get better after I've been moving a while. I'm not great at keeping the correct pace. I tend to run faster than it wants me to, and I end up counting down the seconds to the walk breaks. BUT, I'm excited at what I'm able to do so far. It's much more than I used to be able to do.

Finished day 1 of week 3 that last 3 minutes seemed to take forever, the uphill didnt help any. But i did it. Even better i felt when i was done ill be able to pick up the pace some.

i finished w7d2 today. I feel like I'm finding my pace. so that's nice. I did take a break walking across a street or two. but otherwise I did it

w7d1 complete. I found I do better on the 20+ minute runs if I am outside not the treadmill. Woke up at 5am today to get my run in before the heat. I made it with only stopping to walk for a minute or 2. Hills are my biggest challenge and I am surrounded by them!

I finished W7d3 today, I had to take a few 30 second breaks but I did it. Going to try week 8 tomorrow.... see how big of a difference 3 minutes makes..

Sometimes we just have an off day, it is okay. A new day, a new chance. Good luck next time

I did it! I ran a 5K without stopping. I'm so emotional - I never thought I'd have this body back and to know I can run three miles...I can't put how I'm feeling into words.

@Gska17 - Woooo! That's amazing! Congrats

Well, I just did w7d1, and boy... It's so weird because I feel OK doing it, but then when I check my HR, it is super high (177 - which is the upper end of "athletic training" according to my treadmill)... And also, my left knee is fine up until 22ish minutes into actual jogging. Not sure how to fix that, but the last 3 minutes was really rough for me because of my knee.

I feel like I'm getting to the point where I am thrilled that I've made it this far, but I'm not sure that I'll be able to push further. Gonna do it again Wednesday and try to stretch better for my knee...