c25k - newbie runners
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I started the c210k program in January, followed it less-than-perfectly and yesterday I ran every step of a 10k. Even those 90 second runs in the beginning seemed like they might kill me and yet I somehow managed to run for 1:18 yesterday.
I'm 42 years old and I've never been a runner. If I can do it, anyone can do it!12 -
Thank you @sarahbethkline, it's great to hear from people who have successfully completed this and gone on to run further. Congratulations.0
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I did the 20min run last night and went ok.
I was on the treadmill so incline 1% thanks to people on here, 8km per hour for the jog and disturbed on the music playlist.
5 mins, ok I got this
10 mins - gods this is boring
12 mins, is that stitch? deep breathes, no good it has gone
15mins - boring, bored, am I done yet
18mins - oh gods that is stitch - breath, just 2 mins left, just breath
20mins - thank *kitten* for that!!
5 min cool down walk and a stretch and felt amazing!!
it can be done!!
I have never sweated as much though!!
this is pretty similar to the conversation I had with my legs during a half-marathon recently. The conversation doesn't change, the distance does though!!! You've got this.3 -
I just finished week 2. I'm doing it more or less 3 times a week. Dreading the three minute periods on week three, but pretty sure I can handle it. I'm 58, been walking about 6 miles weekdays and karate lessons / practice 3 times a week with an occasional weight training day thrown in. I've never been a runner, in fact I always hated it, but I'm coming to like it now. I've signed myself up for a 5k in September, plenty of time to be ready. I think C25K is a great way to get running and I've only just started.2
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The 20 minute run was definitely "easier" than the intervals on either side of it.2
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Week 6 Day 1 today went quite well. I've been watching youtube videos about form so tried to run a bit more upright today with my hips more under my body and I pumped my arms which I'm sure actually made a difference.
The outcome was that my left shin didn't hurt as much, I felt a bit lighter on my feet and I'm sure I was quicker - although it's hard to tell with all the run/walk that happens.
Day 2 on Friday is the last of the run/walk intervals, from then on it's running all the way which feels like a bit of a milestone.2 -
I've lost track a bit of who's at what stage so I thought I'd try and find out who's at what stage. I'll start:
Steve25K : Week 6 Day 1 - 7th June1 -
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rianneonamission wrote: »
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tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
Starting Week 3 Day 1 June 7 or 8thrianneonamission wrote: »
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Today I'll be on W6D11
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Welp... I hit my intermediate goal 1.5 miles in 13:16... Not the best time I've had... but definitely felt better than I've felt in a few years(at that pace)
Time to pick back up at W6D1 Round 2.3 -
Tomorrow I'm doing Week 5 day 3 if it doesn't kill me.... I can't imagine running for 20 minutes in a row... I'm trying to make a good playlist to distract me from how much I (still) hate running....1
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Tomorrow I'm doing Week 5 day 3 if it doesn't kill me.... I can't imagine running for 20 minutes in a row... I'm trying to make a good playlist to distract me from how much I (still) hate running....
Just remember keep it slow. I found D2 harder... and I know others have shared the same...1 -
Today is Week 2 Day 2 for me!
I first tried W1D1 a couple months ago and couldn't complete the second minute of running, so I developed a plan to get me ready for Couch to 5K, which I called Bed to Couch. It worked great, and now I'm really doing it!
Not gonna lie, I'm a little nervous about what's coming up, but if I try a workout and prove to be unready for it, I'll repeat the previous workout without shame.
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tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
When I'm on the treadmill I do this - lets just get to 5 minutes, well I'm nearly at 1k, now get to 10 minutes, well I can probably get to a mile now etc.motivatedsister wrote: »oh let's get to 100 calories burned, and then kinda doing a mental check like you're not tired...let's get to 101 calories. Tedious I know lol, but gave me something else to focus on.
I also downloaded tunes from podrunner (not sure it's still available) - you're able to pick music that has a certain beats per minute (bpm) so you can match your stride to it.
Well done on Week 5 Day 1.
Oooh is that available on android? I am always trying to find the right BPM music on spotify and in all honesty it's a bit of a faff to find something I like.
@tinkerbellang83
Have you tried RockMyRun? I found a station called RAD that play older rock at 160 ish. I just use the free version so I get nagging every 10 minues or so and the songs are in a fixed order, but it's pretty decent.1 -
Completed Week 7 yesterday! The first 25-minute run on Saturday was hard, very hard. Yesterday's run (day 3) was so much easier for some reason, even my son ran the whole time instead of the odd few seconds of power walking.
I'd have to say that yesterday's 25-minute was the easiest run yet of the whole program, including the 60-second ones of Week 1.
I am beginning to believe that I will be able to run 5k; it'll probably take me a lot longer than 30 minutes to start with as I only do about 1.75 miles in 25 minutes but I will get there eventually!3 -
Tacklewasher wrote: »tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
When I'm on the treadmill I do this - lets just get to 5 minutes, well I'm nearly at 1k, now get to 10 minutes, well I can probably get to a mile now etc.motivatedsister wrote: »oh let's get to 100 calories burned, and then kinda doing a mental check like you're not tired...let's get to 101 calories. Tedious I know lol, but gave me something else to focus on.
I also downloaded tunes from podrunner (not sure it's still available) - you're able to pick music that has a certain beats per minute (bpm) so you can match your stride to it.
Well done on Week 5 Day 1.
Oooh is that available on android? I am always trying to find the right BPM music on spotify and in all honesty it's a bit of a faff to find something I like.
@tinkerbellang83
Have you tried RockMyRun? I found a station called RAD that play older rock at 160 ish. I just use the free version so I get nagging every 10 minues or so and the songs are in a fixed order, but it's pretty decent.
Thanks I will look it up.0 -
I did week 3 day 1 yesterday and it was nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be. Not that it was easy, but, yay, me!tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
Starting Week 3 Day 1 June 7 or 8thrianneonamission wrote: »
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I had just started running and LOVING it, when I developed some health issues (nothing serious but it has hung up my sneakers for awhile). I have decided I am ready to give her a go again! I don't run fast! I don't run far! But I am a runner (a horrible horrible runner XD) darn it! I can't wait to get my sneakers on! Super Noobie away!2
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Does anyone else's brain do weird things a few hours before the run?
I am on Wk 6 day 3 and have a 22min run later tonight.
So my toe has a niggle, my left foot aches a bit, my back aches a bit. All of which weren't happening about 30 minutes ago. But then I started thinking about the run and the route and if I was going to manage it, and suddenly I have all these niggles!
Congrats to everyone who is doing C25K - it is a really good progamme and we are all killing it!!3 -
Week 2 Day 2 went great yesterday! I breezed through, it was over before I knew it, and I hardly broke a sweat!
Weird considering how tough Week 2 Day 1 was, but awesome!1 -
I have been working on my walking to get build up to the c25k. 3 weeks of walking = scared, but ready to start jogging. w1d1 here I come.
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Original comment is probably lost in the first couple pages of this thread somewhere - have a group for those who are using C25K or thinking about it this year http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/120724-c25k-couch-to-5km-2017-app-users all are welcome to join. Mostly a progress discussion but have threads for general chats and for people to share tips
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You can do it! @katys_workinforit
I believe it was @stanmann571 that said the intervals on either side of the 20 minute run were both worse than the actual 20 minute run...OMG, not lying! I think I was a little over confident after completing the 20 minute run that it would be a cakewalk after breaking through that mental barrier lol. So I wasn't mentally prepared for how hard W6D1 would be.
I glanced over the workout, and I must have misread it because I thought it was only a combination of 5 or 3 minute runs/walks, piece of cake right?!? First 5 minute jog was okay..the usual getting into it thing that normally happens on the first part of any run for me. My second one is always better! Begin the second segment which I think is also 5 minutes, and it was just rough! I thought for a second there my app must be malfunctioning because surely 5 minutes have passed; take a look and nope you still have 3 minutes left. 3 minutes?!? I'm dying here! After finishing the segment I glanced at the workout description and yea...the segment was 8 minutes. The longest 8 minutes of my life! It shouldn't have been that big of a deal after running 8 minutes before and longer, but I think because I wasn't anticipating running that long mentally I was over it.
I finished though, and the last 5 minute running segment went by quickly.
Ready for day 2...I know what's coming (two 10 minute segments) so I will mentally prepare myself come Friday!1 -
I did day 1 of week 7 today...25 minute run. Exhausted! I can't believe I'm almost to the end of the program. Hope everyone else is still faring well!2
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SNAP - Day 1 of Week 7 for me too today and I got personal bests on my 1 mile and 2 mile times, probably because they're normally interrupted by walking.
I run down a dirt track and back again so 25 minutes of running meant I went further than any previous runs. My run consists of the mental game of "just get to the bridge", "just get to the river", "just get to the hump", "just to the next bridge", "just get to the pond", "shout at the dog to get out of the pond", "just get to that muddy bit", "turn around", "just get to that muddy bit", "just get to the pond", "shout at the dog again" etc.
I'm starting to enjoy it more now that I can actually run a longer without stopping, I'm really feeling a sense of achievement.4 -
Good job on the personal records Steve! I'm supposed to do day 2 today, but I have so much going on this weekend that I might have to run tomorrow night. I've got meetings tonight and tomorrow for the majority of the day, so I won't be able to get to the gym before then.
I'm also doing StrongLifts on the days I'm not running, but I think I'm getting to a point on all exercises where I'm nearing my max for the moment...so the last couple of workouts I have been more sore than usual the next day. So it might be a good thing I don't run today to give my body a little time to recover from yesterday's workout. I will at least try to do some stretching tonight before bed!0 -
motivatedsister wrote: »Good job on the personal records Steve! I'm supposed to do day 2 today, but I have so much going on this weekend that I might have to run tomorrow night. I've got meetings tonight and tomorrow for the majority of the day, so I won't be able to get to the gym before then.
I'm also doing StrongLifts on the days I'm not running, but I think I'm getting to a point on all exercises where I'm nearing my max for the moment...so the last couple of workouts I have been more sore than usual the next day. So it might be a good thing I don't run today to give my body a little time to recover from yesterday's workout. I will at least try to do some stretching tonight before bed!
Be careful. I'm pretty sure both SL and C25K call for rest days between sessions... since both are total body/leg heavy, you're really not getting the rest you need.
I'd encourage you to pick one program to work for 6-12 weeks before adding the second one.0 -
I tend to try and do any strength training just before my C25K workout and have a total rest day in between, where the only exercise I am getting is walking. I did cut back on the weight training a bit after Week 2 and switched to resistance band workouts. I have returned to weights again now my muscles don't feel dead after a run
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