C25K Starting 8/8- Open group for encouragement!

I just printed out the program a few minutes ago. I did some walking/jogging intervals on the treadmill this morning, so I think I'll count it as my first day...even though it wasn't exactly what the program called for. I actually walked at 4 mph for 1 minute, then jogged at 5 mph for one minute, then 6 mph for one minute.....then just repeated....4 mph, 5 mph, and 6 mph.

Still not quite sure what I'm going to do on my "off days".....other than tomorrow I'll do Level 1 Shred once more to revel in "how easy it is", after getting all the way through the shred!

j - I really think the 30DS has prepared us for this one!

I did W1D1 yesterday, and my shins are killing me! Hopefully tomorrow they will feel better. I'm think I should stick to the treadmill for awhile until the shin soreness subsides. It's entirely to hot in Houston to run outside right now anyway! Looking forward to gaining motivation here to stick to this plan.

Hello everyone! So, I am starting the C25K...yet again. I haven't even made it through the first week without stopping for one excuse or another, so I'm going to start tonight and stick with it until the end! I actually signed up for a 5K walk/run this weekend, which I've done before. I have no problem walking the distance, it's the running that gets me. I'm hoping to pop in my earphones, turn on pandora and C25K and get moving, if I have to walk the rest, fine! I will have done the total 5K and it will give me a time to work up from. I hope that the encouragement of this group helps!

Did W1D2 yesterday, and didn't feel out of breath at all! Big accomplishment for me.
j_courter - still having some shin soreness, but it wasn't bad enough to use as an excuse not to work out yesterday. Ice, and the hot tub has done wonders! You are braver than me running uphill, I would likely trip and fall, haha!
brendalyne- I am a treadmill wimp as well, lol. My excuse, is it's 100 degrees at 7 am here!

Having a set back! No C25K today for me, due to a twisted ankle. It's not too bad, but running even for 90 seconds at a time is definitely OUT for a few days. Yesterday my hubby & I went canoeing with friends. We have never canoed together....and neither of us had for MANY years! We were out on the river for about 3 1/2 hours in total. We were coming around the VERY LAST bend in the river....and we tipped it over! The river was very low, and virtually everywhere else, we would have been able to stand up and walk the canoe over to the side.....but not where we tipped it! The canoe was 3/4 full of water and we had to swim around a little bend to a sand bar. When we finally got close enough that we could walk, I got tangled up in some tree limbs and fell....and that' when I twisted my ankle. It didn't really even hurt until later....when we were dragging the canoes out of the water at the of the trip. I can walk on it today - it's just a little tender. I hope it doesn't take to long to heal! Until then I'll probably be biking and doing some strength training!

Well, I am happy to report that we did in fact make it to the gym yesterday. So, I have officially completed week 1! And, even when I was done with the training, I only had a 1/4 mile to go to make it 2 miles, so I finished that up (half running, half walking)! So proud of myself.

j_courter - Thank you for the encouragement! And good job on the extra work. I have always been fascinated with runners and running, and never felt that I could do it. I have a large frame and stand at 5'11", so I always felt it was out for me. But, starting this program, I am finding that even being big isn't an issue. I'm loving how I feel after the run (not so much during, lol. Still feel kind of awkward.)

brendalyne - Get well soon! I hope you are feeling better.

The ankle felt pretty good this morning so I decided to try it. So....I got my first day in this week for Week 2. I think I"m going to try to get my 3 days in - Wednesday, Friday & Sunday. Then next week I'll shoot for Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday....although Saturday may be a bit difficult since we will be out of town.

I was going to post my HRM results, but I accidently hit the restart button before I wrote them down! I just remember that my high was 168. Mine doesn't give the same info that yours does j - but it does give me the calorie burn which I like.

j - my daughter has run a marathon before and her advice when you start to run for longer periods of time is to not worry about your speed. Just simply go as slow as you need to go in order to keep going! If you are pushing to the point that your side is hurting, then slow your pace down. Once you've built up your stamina, you can work on increasing your pace, but that's not your goal right now. About 10 years ago, I started jogging, and I was horribly slow....but I managed to work up to being able to jog 2 miles without stopping. Once I could do that I started to work on improving my time little by little....and I was still very slow, but gosh darn it I still made it 2 whole miles without stopping! Unfortunately, when winter came I stopped exercising completely (no treadmill or gym membership)....then I started gaining weight.....so here I am starting all over again. But if I can do it so can you. Just take it a little easier on yourself my friend!

I finally got started on my week 2 today. The little one was sick Monday, and yesterday, my husband's uncle went back into the hospital, so I wasn't able to get to the gym. I finally went this morning. I am so proud that I was able to do the whole day! I was kind of worried that I couldn't go for 90 seconds. I actually made that and more! (at the very end, did a 2 minute jog).

Brendalyne - it seems we are on the same schedule! Lol, how that works out.

J - I know what you mean about wanting to do it every day! I think about it constantly almost. It's rather sad, but I love how I feel at the end that I did it! I don't so much want to get it done, but I actually want to do the workouts. I've been good too, but it's just so darned hard!

Lol - Brendalyne, I could be your daughter too (i'm only 28).