Couch to 5k...start today?

I re-did W5D2 today...I just couldn't psych myself up for the 20 minute rune...but the 8 minute intervals were definitely easier than before. But I haven't given up!!

still havent attempted w6d3, i know ive been really busy but i think i have been avoiding it since someone pointed out there are no more breaks any mores. ...!

still havent attempted w6d3, i know ive been really busy but i think i have been avoiding it since someone pointed out there are no more breaks any mores. ...!

*whistles innocently*

I still need to do W5D3 and i'm putting it off at the moment because of my "runners knee" that i've got and it's very painful whn i walk. So yesterday at the gym i did lunges with 1kilo weights in my hand and also leg press with both legs then with 1 leg at time, then i went on the bike for 30 mins. it kinda helped but then i walked round Tesco (English food shopping place) and i had to leg it (I ran!) o the loo and that's when BOTH knees started hurting. So i'm giving myself a few days off of running and i can't believe i'm saying it but i really just want to get back out there!!

Well done to everyone too, you are all awesome! x:flowerforyou:

So the last time I ran was friday July 1st until today. I had a very busy weekend, and 2 days turned into 4 into 5 and blah.

So i forced myself to get out and run tonight. 3 minutes into it i looked at my watch and thought there's no effing way i'm going to make it.

3 minutes later i looked down and couldn't figure out why it said 6 minutes and not 10.

6 became 10, 10 became 12:30 (halfway?!), and i kept plugging along, somewhere between the speed of a turtle and someone on crutches, but not walking. 12:30 became 15:00 (ding, 10 minutes to go), and it became kind of apparent that i could probably do this, even though i'd taken more time off than i wanted to.

at the 7:30 to go mark, i decided i should probably turn around, or i'd have a couple miles to walk back. 20 minutes down, the app told me i had 5 minutes to go, and i just kept smiling at people who ran past me, even a couple who walked toward me at a higher walk speed than my run cadence.

Somehow, 25:00 elapsed, and I still hadn't stopped jogging. I wonder how far I can go. Lets see if we can do 27:00

27:00 came, oh hell, lets do 28, i'm going to have to do that later this week anyway. done. still jogging. I'll stop at 30:00

30:00, still going. huh, this is strange. I feel alive, not dead. I am sweating like crazy, but my breathing is not ragged, and my heart rate is around 140. Apparently, I'm not going to die. wonder if i can hit 33:00

33:00 - wow, why am I doing this, and why don't I stop? I feel so sore, but euphoric. I wonder if i can run 35 minutes. I'll stop there. My breathing is finally starting to get harder - not ragged, just harder. My body is really working. I focus on my cadence and form. I'm going to make it to 35.

35:00 - uh, i'm so close to 37:30, which would be 50% more than I was scheduled to do. Let's stop there, before we hurt someone.

37:30 - I stop jogging, giggling to myself like a crazy person, slightly dizzy, either from the exertion or the endorphins, likely from both. I can hardly believe what i've done. I just ran over 2 miles - without stopping.

In high-school, about the time i was 16, i weighed somewhere around 265-270. In april 2011, when i was handed insulin syringes and told that this is going to kill me slowly if I don't do something, i weighed 288 pounds. When I started C25K with you guys, I could barely jog the required intervals the first week. I was convinced that at some point I would give up - it's too hard, I'm too big to jog, I should wait until I lose more weight, I don't like how sore I am all the time, I could burn more calories if i just walked every day instead of jogging 3 times a week....the excuses were a laundry list. But - i never stopped.

I never walked when I wasn't supposed to. I ran every minute of the workouts so far and then some. i have gone from not being able to run 90 seconds without being utterly convinced that I would drop dead of a heart attack or suffocation 7 weeks ago to being able to decide "let's just see how far I can run tonight". I crave it now. I look forward to the runs, because although i hate every single step, how they make me feel - mentally and physically - is something I hold onto tightly and do not want to let go.

Wherever you are in this program - you can do it. Don't convince yourself you can't. if you can physically support your weight while jogging, you can do this. if you can get past all the reasons you think you can't - you can do this.

If I can do this, anyone can do this. Thank you guys, so very much, for inspiring me to try something i was convinced I couldn't do, and holding me accountable to my commitment. in just over 2 weeks, i'll be running onto the 50 yard line at the San Diego Chargers' Qualcomm Stadium, on the last day of week 9, completing my first 5k. It won't be the fastest, but I know one thing: I can do it.

If I can do this, anyone can do this. Thank you guys, so very much, for inspiring me to try something i was convinced I couldn't do, and holding me accountable to my commitment. in just over 2 weeks, i'll be running onto the 50 yard line at the San Diego Chargers' Qualcomm Stadium, on the last day of week 9, completing my first 5k. It won't be the fastest, but I know one thing: I can do it.

Yes you can do it!!! GREAT JOB!!! That is such a motivating speech. I can't wait to hear how it goes in 2 weeks! We we will be cheering you on the whole way!!!

Quick question: How do you log the first week in this program? Since you are walking for well over half the time, do you log it by total minutes walked and total minutes jogged? What do you guys do?

I do it on the treadmill so I created my own exercise called 'C25K-w1, walking 3.5, running 4.6-5.0' and I used the calories the treadmill said I burned. Good luck everyone and have fun!

Where is everyone? I don't see as many posts as before.

I fell a little behind due to vacation! I completed week 6 on Sunday and admit I wasn't looking forward to the 25 minute run without any breaks, but I plowed through. The last 4 minutes were a little tough. Looking ahead to weeks 7, 8, and 9 without breaks, oh my, I am not very motivated.However, I am determined to finish what I started. After the 9 weeks, I'm thinking of start over at week 3 or 4 and trying to increase my pace and even do fast intervals. It is suppose to help with maximum calorie burn and help your speed. We'll see!!

Well finished W4D1 this evening> I gotta say my legs were on fire! It's starting to feel like I'm getting shin splints again :noway: which sucks!!! I know my running shoes aren't the great so as soon as it's in my budget I'll be purchasiing some good ones that are comfortable and will last. The thought of jogging without any break still petrifies me though....

Finished W7D1 this morning! I think I am finally getting the hang of breathing now. I even added a couple of minutes at 2 different times where I increased my speed. Then I ended up walking a mile after the run was completed. I guess I just had a burst of energy this morning.

Where is everyone else? Have they completed the 9 weeks already?

I am going to do W7D1 tonite. Between tweaking my shoulder and my knee acting up, I just couldn't do any running last week. My knee is much better and shoulder is on the mend (but couldn't hold a bar over my shoulders for my ewight class last night).

Off I go again!

Completed W6D1 last night! was really good and ran for an hour did nearly 4 and half miles and burned roughly 500 cals! knees are completely buggered today though! :-( i just don't know how i'm going to run 13 miles in August!! i'm getting quite scared!!

I'll be doing W7D3 tomorrow. I have two giant blisters on the balls of my feet and they are making it very difficult to jog. Up to this point my shoes had seemed fine, but this week they have been no help at all. I guess I need to get new shoes if I want to keep doing this...

Hi Everyone - i got 2 of the 3 days of week 8 done this week, i'm skipping the third due to the 5k coming up for me on saturday the 23rd - i had a busy weekend where i probably walked 10 miles overall, so while i could have jogged this evening, i'm just burnt out and sore and going to rest.

So this week it's w9d1 monday, d2 wednesday, then a nice walk thursday and friday with no jogging, and w9d3 graduation via the San Diego Chargers Bolt to the Q 5k on Saturday.

For the original group that started this together, who made it through all the weeks together and is graduating at the end of this coming week? SO proud of you all, and so thankful for being pushed and encouraged by you all, no matter where you are in the journey.

I know I haven't been with you from the start but I did start the program around the right time so I wanted to say "Congratulations" to everyone who has made it through. I am embarking on Week 9 tomorrow. I had a gorgeous run yesterday in Sydney - yes, I chose to run on a weekend away - in fact I made it a priority! I am now looking forward to my runs - they give me such a feeling of achievement and I am still awestruck that I can, indeed, run! I hope you are all blessed with similarly warm thoughts about yourselves and your achievements! Where to from here?