Couch to 5k...start today?

I finished W5D3 yesterday afternoon. I run with my 8 year old son and there was plenty of high-fiving and fist-bumping after we finished the 20 minute run. I was smiling like an idiot.

W5D3 done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yippeeeeeeee cant belive that i did it and like you " ping_A1C2U " i was pumping my fist and i yelled "I DID IT" I think my family thought i was mad, but there is no way this smile is being wiped off my face :D

Congrats to everyone, we have come so far in such a short time, you are all so inspirational :D

Way to go!!!

Ended up doing an extra day since I had to stop early on my day 1 of week 4 but I got all three days in this week and I did it without having to stop Starting W5 today, don't know if I will be able to get C25K in next week because of my husbands disc replacement surgery but I'm going to try.

Good job! Good luck with your husband's surgery!

was going to do week 6 today, but am wussing out cos of how damn hot it is!!
will fit it in tomorrow instead! week 6 day 1 seems a doddle compared to week5d3!!!!

haha yeah, w6d1 seems easy peasy! hope it cools off for you, if it finally gets "hot" around here this summer, i might have to run before work.

HIGH FIVE TO EVERYONE!!!! Great job.........

Woo Hoo, I did W5D3 this morning and like most of you, I can't believe I did it and ran the entire time. I never would have thought I could do it and I'm so psyched that I did finish it. I also was very worried about it.

Now, I am worried (just a little) that I am not running fast enough. I typically run between 4.5 and 5.0 but today when I ran D3 I only ran 4.0mph because I wanted to finish. I am doing 1.5 and sometimes 2.1 miles. Should I be running faster so that I am closing in on the 3 mile mark?? My main focus has been to just run and finish the running without stopping. Should I be focusing on getting faster? The C25k app doesn't have speed recommendations, so I am not sure how fast I should running each week.

Any suggestions???

HIGH FIVE TO EVERYONE!!!! Great job.........

Woo Hoo, I did W5D3 this morning and like most of you, I can't believe I did it and ran the entire time. I never would have thought I could do it and I'm so psyched that I did finish it. I also was very worried about it.

Now, I am worried (just a little) that I am not running fast enough. I typically run between 4.5 and 5.0 but today when I ran D3 I only ran 4.0mph because I wanted to finish. I am doing 1.5 and sometimes 2.1 miles. Should I be running faster so that I am closing in on the 3 mile mark?? My main focus has been to just run and finish the running without stopping. Should I be focusing on getting faster? The C25k app doesn't have speed recommendations, so I am not sure how fast I should running each week.

Any suggestions???

I think you should just run at whatever speed is maintainable, I'm only getting 1.80 on mine but I always go 3.0/4.0 because thats what I can do. I try to push it sometimes but for the most part I just get so winded if I try to do the entire thing at 3.5/4.5

W6D1 completed last evening. It was a little more difficult than I thought it would be, but it wasn't hard. I was in a hurry and had somewhere to be, and i didn't stretch out very well, so my legs were a little tight. Finished it with no problem though, just a lot of mental complaining to myself (haha).

I find myself really looking forward to running, and feeling great after, but man oh man, i hate every single step of the actual experience of jogging. Is this what people mean when they say they love jogging - that they love the feeling after, not the experience? hehe...i actually am considering jogging outside of c25k training days just because I like how i feel at the end, but i don't think i'll ever actually enjoy running itself...weird?

@481471 it's still getting below 70 in the evening here in San Diego, which suits me fine, lol. I am not a morning person, I do not want to have to get up before work and jog.

@weeziews C25K really isn't about meeting any sort of speed goal - the program is designed to get you to be able to jog a 5k without stopping. I think most of us, especially those with a good amount of weight to lose, move pretty slow. I just recently started GPS tracking just the intervals part (start after the warmup, end before the cooldown) to get my speeds, and on W5D3 i was at 3.97mph. That was all jogging of course...W6D1 i was at 3.74 or something including the walking intervals.

I think my plan is to finish c25k at this penguin speed, then start working on my pace. I don't want to try to do too much at once and burn myself out.

Thanks everyone! You're right, I shouldn't worry about speed. When I completed the 20 minute run in disbelief, I thought, hmm maybe I am not going fast enough. I was still in shock. Yes, the goal to finish the 9 weeks!!!

You all are doing awesome and I appreciate your feedback and hearing about your progress. Keep up the great work!

20 minute run? Ha. I'm in disbelief that I jsut finished the two 8 minute runs on W5D2! Esepcially after I temporarily fell off the bandwagon last week.

I'm proud of everyone for sticking with it -- and for being such a great support group for each other!

On the downside, I may have to take tomorrow off. My calves are killing me!

i just downloaded the app to my iphone, i'm in. about to do it, right after my 30 day shred . . . lmao, i'm on an exercise tear right now. been stuck with the weight for over a month, even though i'm doing everything right. i'm just taking it up a notch! thanks for the opportunity!