C25K!!!!!
Mahdi22
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Hey everyone, I'm currently on Week 1 of the C25K program. If you don't know what it is, it's an app you can download that basically trains you to run 5Km in 2 months I think lol.
Anyways, is anyone else doing it rn?
Anyways, is anyone else doing it rn?
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I started yesterday. Week 1 run 2 tomorrow.1
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I did Week 2 Day 2 today! 2.1 was tough but today was no sweat!1
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I just did Week 2 Day 1 today. So far so good! I have never been a runner, so the idea of working towards being able to run 5K is pretty exciting right now.1
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I did Week 1 Day 2 yesterday right after my 1 hour workout and I'm sooooo sore.0
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I completed it last month! I love it - it's changed my life!
Congrats on starting it, and enjoy it!
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I finished it on Wednesday. Although I wasn't able to do a 5K in the time provided by the app, I did an actual 5K in week 8 and I was able to run the entire race. I'm going to start a 5K to 10K program next week. It's a great program.4
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W5D3 for me today.1
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Today was Week 2 Day 2 for me! I've run 5km nonstop precisely once in my life and I'm super amped to train to make it a regular thing!!2
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W3D2!1
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I just finished week 3! I feel I am doing MUCH better than I thought I would be at this point! I will be repeating week 3 though, started it with a friend and she missed this week due to unforeseen circumstances. Either way we are KILLING it!!4
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Day 3 is done. My legs feel like it's going to break0
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Great job runners!0
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Week 6 day 1!4
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Wk6D1 for me! I had hip surgery end October so am building up slowly.. I was previously regularly running 5-7 miles but I don't expect to get back to those distances until the end of this year ☺️1
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W4, D3. Still lumbering, but still doing it.
The last one I did at night, and boy, was that a game changer. It was 69 degrees For, not 90-95, no blazing sun, no traffic, no noise. Me, my breathing, and my footsteps.
It was Nike-commercial motivating. Best one yet. If you are somewhere hottish and have that option, you may find out it is daytime, not you, that is slowing you down.
I may need some mace and a headlamp.8 -
One more: I just did W4, D3, then sat on the couch (C25K is not just a clever name) to suck down some water and enjoy the air-conditioning.
I was still sweaty but figured it had to be minimal, and that my seat on the edge of the couch meant I wasn't ruining it.
I'm, yeah, then I looked down to the big puddle of sweat on the wood floor. It was dripping off my head so profusely, I had a flipping puddle.
You know what though? That is a puddle of effort. Gross, but effort.8 -
I'm 57 years old, and today I'll be doing Day 1 of Week 2. I'm pretty proud that I've started. The app is great. So are my new running shoes, which are a huge improvement over my one-year-old shoes. I'm motivated to finish this program!4
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W6D1 this morning, plus about 10 minutes of extra walking added at the end.
Plenty of time today, and I hate making my turnaround in the middle of a run leg, so didn't turn around until after the 8 minute run. Except I hit the end immediately after meeting the only other pedestrians I'd seen this morning, walking in the other direction. Didn't want to turn around and be right behind them, so walked another minute first. They were also doing a walk / run combination, so were actually quite far in front of me at that point.
Vacation next week, so I will run again on the 19th or 20th, depending on how late we get home on the 18th.1 -
I love C25k. I did it a few years ago and ended up going on to train for the Disney half marathon. Good luck with the program. Have fun!3
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Well done! For even better results, wear a heart rate monitor...0
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Love C25K! I completed it a while ago and have been running 5K on my treadmill a couple of times a week ever since. I just ran my first 5K outdoors yesterday (on trails near my house). Before I started on C25K, I never in a million years would have thought I could do that. It really has changed my life.2
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W3D1 today! It went really well, but I still haven't figured out how to avoid getting a stitch in my right side every time I run! It doesn't seem to matter how slow I go, how I breath, that my stomach is empty besides a bit of water, if my left foot hits the ground as I exhale, it happens every time. Any suggestions? I'm in good shape and done losing weight, my legs and body want to run but I always get that annoying pain in my side!0
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MazzyToday wrote: »W4, D3. Still lumbering, but still doing it.
The last one I did at night, and boy, was that a game changer. It was 69 degrees For, not 90-95, no blazing sun, no traffic, no noise. Me, my breathing, and my footsteps.
It was Nike-commercial motivating. Best one yet. If you are somewhere hottish and have that option, you may find out it is daytime, not you, that is slowing you down.
I may need some mace and a headlamp.
I'm in California and run when I get off work. There is a significant difference in my performance depending on whether it is hot or cool. I ran once in the early morning, and it was so nice. It's starting to get really hot now, so I'm probably going to have to push my runs until later in the evening. But, yeah, temperature matters.0 -
laurajeanholly wrote: »W3D1 today! It went really well, but I still haven't figured out how to avoid getting a stitch in my right side every time I run! It doesn't seem to matter how slow I go, how I breath, that my stomach is empty besides a bit of water, if my left foot hits the ground as I exhale, it happens every time. Any suggestions? I'm in good shape and done losing weight, my legs and body want to run but I always get that annoying pain in my side!
Add some core work to your exercise routine. Strong abs/back will help. Also, try breathing deeply when you run. Shallow quick breaths can cause issues.
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Will do W2D1 tomorrow morning. Totally worth getting up that early in the morning. I splurged on good running shoes this weekend too. They're pretty. 1
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I didn't think I'd be able to but I finished W2D1. It was 90 seconds of jogging and I can't believe I was able to do it.
Im kind of skeptical tho.... can i actually be able to run 5km at the end of the program? Time will only tell I guess.
Side note, In addition to C25K, I also do 6 workouts a week and am trying to eat healthier and less. I'm really excited on one hand, but I've failed so many times that's I'm just naturally skeptical and pessimistic of everything.
Anyways, I actually like this program. Half an hour isn't bad and I love the feeling of accomplishment. My legs however are always sore after, and my right side feels like it squeezes tighlty at times during the run. Hopefully it's nothing and gets better.0 -
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Im kind of skeptical tho.... can i actually be able to run 5km at the end of the program? Time will only tell I guess.
probably not. You WILL however be able to run continuously for 30 minutes or so. Don't try and target distance at this time, just go with slowly building endurance.
Run as the programme has it - don't run consecutive days. And run slower than you ever thought could constitute running. And then run slower than that. Keep your steps short but quick. You should be able to sing and run at the same time. Believe me, it's better to build endurance than to try and get to a distance goal at this stage.
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