Couch to 5k...start today?

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  • horseryder77
    horseryder77 Posts: 224 Member
    W4 D1 is done! actually, the 3 minute intervals weren't bad.. and I only had to stop after about 4 1/2 minutes each time.. for about 30-40 seconds then I picked up the run again. This is crazy.. i can't believe I can pretty much run now!
    Well.. for three minutes haha.
    I feel like it's a lot easier to breathe now too! Only thing that's feeling a bit of wear and tear is my knees.. so I might have to invest in a brace.

    Good job everyone! Don't be too afraid of week 4, you can do it!!!
  • Lavmann
    Lavmann Posts: 54 Member
    Thanks for being understanding. I'm here and reading what you're writing, but I just can't respond with my phone! Keep up the great work and check your inbox in a few!
    Ash : )

    Glad to hear that you are ok...was wondering where you had gone!
  • Ping_A1C2U
    Ping_A1C2U Posts: 91
    Week 3 finished, on to week 4, i think. Fingers crossed. =)
  • smitchell37
    smitchell37 Posts: 121 Member
    I did w4d1 on sat I am still alive. This one has been the hardest for me so far
  • TheMrsBee
    TheMrsBee Posts: 226 Member
    I finished W3D3 on friday and was going to so W4D1 tonight (monday) but i have to get home and LOADS of ironing! (sucks!) so it will have to wait till tomorrow :-( i might be able to get out tonight after ironing and cleaning my house but i was shattered after just cleaning my kitchen yesterday! lol

    Good job to everyone! you are all doing fabulous! Also my left knee is killing me, i was told to do strength exercises and and stretching to strecth out the hamstings and quads, as this is very painful and i cannot keep my leg straight and ben forward, i think i will concentrate on that more too!
  • jmacaroni
    jmacaroni Posts: 243 Member
    I finished week 3, but i had to take a week break due to pain throughout my legs whenever I ran. I'm hoping a week break has helped and that I can start running again. I'm going to try week 3 again tonight, so I'll see how it goes. I might have to take another break though if my legs still hurt.
  • dontstopnow
    dontstopnow Posts: 152
    week 4 day 1 kicked my butt this morning!! I jogged the first 2 runs fine (even if i had to push myself through the five minute one) but then I had to walk most of the second half. :[ i did have a nsv of sorts though.. finished a mile in 14:12. I know that's not very speedy by any means but I'm pretty sure that's my personal best so far. i also ended up finishing a second mile right before 30 minutes was up. here's to hoping i can get through all the jogs on wednesday!!

    keep up the great work everyone, you're all doing wonderful (:
  • cobylea
    cobylea Posts: 194 Member
    week 4 day 1 kicked my butt this morning!! I jogged the first 2 runs fine (even if i had to push myself through the five minute one) but then I had to walk most of the second half. :[ i did have a nsv of sorts though.. finished a mile in 14:12. I know that's not very speedy by any means but I'm pretty sure that's my personal best so far. i also ended up finishing a second mile right before 30 minutes was up. here's to hoping i can get through all the jogs on wednesday!!

    keep up the great work everyone, you're all doing wonderful (:

    that's awesome!! I'm getting back on the wagon and starting week 2 AGAIN tonight :) too many breaks so may as well start over.
  • 481471
    481471 Posts: 95
    I did w4d1 at stupid o clock this morning cos the puppy kept me awake all night and I was like "hmmm, what can i do? only an hour till i have to get up for work?"

    surprisingly easy than expected with the 3 minutes, and even managed to keep going for all the next 5 and 3 minute runs!! We have all come so far! I dont know if you were like me, but boy did i struggle on that w1d1 with just the 60 seconds running lol!!!

    i wasnt so great on the final 5 minutes, stopping at about 4 mins, but took a walk for 60 secs and then did another 3 mins on the run to make up for it. Challenge is to make all runs non stop this week!!
  • aash28
    aash28 Posts: 85 Member
    Hello, everyone! I've sent the updated spreadsheet for every week so far. I'm getting ready to leave my parents' home, so once again, I will only have limited access to MFP via my phone. Remember, I can read what you're writing, but I cannot reply! : ) Keep it up; this will all be so worth it in the end!
  • dontstopnow
    dontstopnow Posts: 152
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    ahh, it's too big to see the whole thing, haha. i didn't want to resize it too small! oh well. just copy and paste this in your browser and it should come up fine: http://i.imgur.com/l9EtG.png
  • Ping_A1C2U
    Ping_A1C2U Posts: 91
    Wow. I completed W4D1 today, even though I was almost 100% sure I would have to walk after maybe 4 minutes of jogging - but NO! I did it, every second of the jobs, and even jogged the final 3 minutes of cooldown! I had tears in my eyes, I cannot believe how far it's possible to have come in such a short amount of time. I've never been able to run more than maybe 60 seconds if i pushed it to the point of hyperventilation, even since I was a kid.

    I am so excited!!!!!
  • cobylea
    cobylea Posts: 194 Member
    Well I FINALLY finished W2D1 tonight. I might have to do a few consecutive days but I'm hoping to catch up with the rest of the group. I gotta say it was tough though after having so many days in between. I'll be doing my best not to let that happen again so I can keep my endurance level up!
  • cobylea
    cobylea Posts: 194 Member
    Wow. I completed W4D1 today, even though I was almost 100% sure I would have to walk after maybe 4 minutes of jogging - but NO! I did it, every second of the jobs, and even jogged the final 3 minutes of cooldown! I had tears in my eyes, I cannot believe how far it's possible to have come in such a short amount of time. I've never been able to run more than maybe 60 seconds if i pushed it to the point of hyperventilation, even since I was a kid.

    I am so excited!!!!!

    That's awesome! Keep up the good work!
  • TheMrsBee
    TheMrsBee Posts: 226 Member
    Well done everyone who did W4D1 and for those who are re-starting. I will hopefully do W4D1 myself this evening as i managed to get majority of my ironing done last night! wahoo lol

    I have a client at 7pm so i probably should have bought my gym kit in to work to to the gym straight away but i was limited for time and quite frankly i couldn't be bothered. But reading about all you guys really makes me ant to stick with it, so THANK YOU for that!! Hopefully tomorrow i will be updating that i finished W4D1 too! (I will be doing thison the street though, so i will have no idea how fast i am walking/running like i do on the treadmill) eeek!! x
  • phillytle
    phillytle Posts: 26 Member
    W4D1 done. Barely. I finished it last night and I am still sore this morning. I hope it gets easier the next two days this week. I'm not sure I can do that again.
  • QUETA2212
    QUETA2212 Posts: 81 Member
    I start week 4 today and I am terrified! lol I can run 3 minutes, no problem but 5 minutes? Wow, WHEN I make it through this I am going to scream! Yall wish me luck! : D
  • smitchell37
    smitchell37 Posts: 121 Member
    I did w4d2 yesterday....I didnt make it. I was good till the 5 min intervals about killed me. The last 5 mins I only ran 4 mins but after walking a little I did another 2 mins. I may be doing week 4 again next week or atleast an extra day
  • charmainecurrie
    charmainecurrie Posts: 435
    Hey there
    I just started yesterday..thought that i would die...i hope that it will get better
    went for a walk today -slow
    tomorrow will be the walk-run with a friend
    good luck
    i'm in :)
  • weeziews
    weeziews Posts: 162 Member
    W4D1 completed yesterday and I have to say it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Good job everyone. I really did complete weeks 2 and 3, even though the posted doesn't reflect it. My emails don't seem to be making it through. That's okay, I have my progress noted.

    Keep up the good work everyone. It's exciting seeing everyone's progress.
  • otr12
    otr12 Posts: 632 Member
    W4D1 done.
    My Dr. told me I shouldn't let my heart rate go over 170, which means going really slow on the 5 minute one. I think I was actually walking faster than I was running. If I still have to go that slow to keep my hr down by day 3 I might repeat this week. I HATE being slow. Fast is in my blood. I need it.
  • horseryder77
    horseryder77 Posts: 224 Member
    W4D2 done. Why is it easier for me to do the last 5 min run? It's odd. I think it may be because my body is officially warmed up (even though I always do some stretching and do the 5 min warm up before hand). Maybe i'll start doing some jumping jacks before hand as well.

    Ate kinda bad tonight though. Not quite sure why, but I was craving all of these bad foods. Fortunately, I was still under my calorie limit. Then again, I don't plan on letting this become a habit.
  • cobylea
    cobylea Posts: 194 Member
    W2D2 done...making my way back to the rest of the group! Although I gotta say this one had my legs a burning and I was quite winded...I better get better!! lol
  • 481471
    481471 Posts: 95
    w4d2 completed!! I agree with horseryder77, that last 5 minute run is soooo much easier!
    must be psychological, cos i know its the last bit and i put my all into it?
    anyway, one more day for week 4...!!!
  • otr12
    otr12 Posts: 632 Member
    W4D2 done. After that nothing was hurting (except my lungs) so I did a day from W3 too. I'm hoping this extra effort will get me a little closer to running a little faster without breaking a heart rate of 170bpm.

    Does anybody know if this will work? I posted this question but got no response.
  • weeziews
    weeziews Posts: 162 Member
    I started today. Never jogged before except to cross the street. And I'm a smoker.

    Burned 311 calories in 32 minutes and went 2.1 miles.
    I got the C25K Pro Android app for $1.99. Pandora does run successfully at the same time. I was also running CardioTrainer to track my distance and speed.

    AWESOME JOB OTR12!!!! That really is great progress!!
  • weeziews
    weeziews Posts: 162 Member
    W3D3 done yesterday!! feels great might do an extra day over the weekend and start week 4 on Monday! feeling nervous for next week going from 9 min of running to 16 is scary!!! but i never thought that i could of run for 3 min straight so i suppose i never know unless i try :D:D

    Everyone is doing so well, keep it up !!!!

    On other news, i have just brought new scales this week and sadly they are weighing me in 3kg (6.6lb) heavier ;..( shock to the system and put me on a downer for the week, but my goal is to break even this month, wish me luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    NZhoagiebear - it is hard not to get discouraged but hang in there and drink A LOT of water. You may be retaining it, and if it is the TOM then stay away from the scale, it's always worse for me. :-) You're doing great!
  • Ping_A1C2U
    Ping_A1C2U Posts: 91
    W4D2 done. After that nothing was hurting (except my lungs) so I did a day from W3 too. I'm hoping this extra effort will get me a little closer to running a little faster without breaking a heart rate of 170bpm.

    Does anybody know if this will work? I posted this question but got no response.
    Not sure...have you tried slowing down to control your heart rate? Even jogging slower than you walk is still jogging
  • otr12
    otr12 Posts: 632 Member
    Thanks for the reminder Weeziews! I shouldn't complain about not getting to run faster for 5 minutes when just a month ago I thought 1 minute was going to kill me.
  • weeziews
    weeziews Posts: 162 Member
    W4D2 completed. It was little rough, but I was determined to stick to it. I did it very early this morning, and I think there is something said about fueling your workouts! I better fuel it next time. :-)

    Good job everyone!

    You're welcome OTR12! I know what you mean though, I never thought I would run, period. HA.
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