New Couch to 5K (C25k) - Challenge Starting May 2

Wk 6 day 2 complete. I'm trying to drink more water, so it was sloshing around in my belly the whole time. Tomorrow is a 25 minute run with no walking.

Wk 6 day 3 done. No more walking intervals for me the rest of the program!

Week 5 Day 3 done. Still can't believe I'm the same person that nearly died after 60 seconds on week 1.

W7 done! I don't know how but I did it.

I really want to finish the last 6 days before I leave for vacation so I'm going to have to go two days in a row. But I don't want one day left when I leave.

Oh and I'm officially registered for my first 5K, what have I gotten myself into?!

Have a good rest of the week everyone!

Week 8 day 1 complete!

I was supposed to start Week 7 Day 1 today, but at the end of 25 minutes I was feeling pretty good and was pressed for time to get home, so I kept going for 30. Felt pretty awesome to make it all the way home still running (I'm sure my neighbors have just thought I'm an overenthusiastic walker up til this point-I'm always leaving the house walking and coming back walking).

W8 done! D1 was alright. It was just kind of there. But I actually ran for 30 minutes on D2&3. Who am I again? Anyways, was I fast? Absolutely not. Took me the full 30 minutes to make it 2.5 miles. But I don't really care. I'm going with the slow and steady route. I figure next week I'll finish the distance and bump up the pace just a tad.

Side note. My feet are more than happy to have to take a couple days off next week on vacation. I won't be inactive by any means as we're climbing mountains, but I won't have time to run. Which is probably a good thing. My feet look like they have leprosy with all of the blisters I have festering on them. They are not actually from my running shoes, pair of sandals in fact. But still. I think they need a break.

I hope you are all having a fabulous week and keep up the good work!

Wk 8 day 3 finished! Bring on the last week of C25K! I can't believe how far I've come. If I can do it, anyone can!

I am officially done with C25K. WHAT?! How did that happen? Just 6 weeks ago those three minute runs were about enough to kill me.

Now in full disclosure mode here, I can't make the actual 5K/3.1miles in the allotted 30 minutes, but I have no problem with that. Someday I will. The fact that I can even make it a half mile still blows my mind. I have never, ever been a jogger/runner, whatever you want to call me. I'm pretty sure I'm not moving fast enough to be a runner, and I don't want to insult people that are actual runners.

Anyways, I'm excited to keep on chugging with this running business, increasing my time and speed. And I'm looking forward to my 5K I have the second weekend of July. My only goal is to finish, alive.

Good luck with your runs and have a fantastic week everyone!

hey jst completed wk2 run2 and felt like i could've done more!! so pleased with myself!!! :bigsmile:

Hi guys,

ok, so I had to give up a few weeks ago due to a bad leg and then holidays. I was on week five of the program, about to go into week six. Tonight it's back on! I've had three weeks off so don't know how far I'll go, but anything's better than nothing and I hope to get back on track asap. Well done to everyone who's succeeding so far!

Week 9 day 1 finished! 30 minute run felt great!

WOW well done, so cant wait to be able to run for 30mins non stop, but jst cant see it happening!! but well done again only 2 more days and ur complete!! nice one!! :flowerforyou:

started wk3 run1 this morning and wow it was hard but managed to push myself to keep going as alot of it was up hill!! still cant believe i ran 3mins non stop........whoop whoop!! :bigsmile:

I just found this thread but I'm doing C25k too. I completed W3D1 this morning.

I did it! Wk 9 day 3 complete! I'm officially a C25K graduate!
I'm pretty sure I'm going to continue with One Hour Runner next week.
I still can't believe I actually did it!