c25k starting 1st August - support group?

I tried it but after the first 2 minutes of jogging I felt like I was going to pop a lung. Did anyone else struggle to get started?

I personally didn;t have trouble with it util week 3-4. Jog slower and walk slower. Are you on the treadmill or outside?

I'm on the treadmill. I walk at 4.5km and jog at 6km.

I am doing the treadmill program, but that is the pace I walk at everyday so it's nothing new for me. Might try running at a lower pace and see how I go.

Thanks for that

Did week 3 day 1 today. It wasn't nearly as bad as I feared. In fact since I have a 5K walk scheduled for next weekend I wanted to make sure I could confidently do the distance so I did the C25K program all the way out the trail and when I was done with everything but the cooldown I walked the whole way back. I did just over 3 miles so I know I will be able to do the whole walk without problem next week since I won't be doing any running at all.

I started Week 4 off beautifully, but it was quite a challenge. I loved it! :happy:

I did a couple of days off week 3 last week so gonna repeat this week! Its kinda scary - I was ok the first 3 min run but tboth times I really wanted to give up on the second run but I didnt! im quite proud! Looking forward to doing it again this week!

You are ALL doing so awesome! and im so glad we are all just doing it at out own pace! keep it up folks

Much love J xxx

Update: W5 Days 1 & 2 completed. D1 was not easy but the three 5 minute stretches were definitely doable. D2 on the other hand, kicked my butt!! This is the day where you have two 8 minute stretches of jogging and I was struggling.

Note: In all fairness, D1 I jogged early in the morning by myself. D2 was in the afternoon (much hotter) pushing a double stroller with about 45 pounds worth of little ones. The stroller slowed me down & wore me out significantly...I only covered about 1.2 miles though I usually do about 1.8 miles.

D3 is a full 20 minute jog, so I plan to squeeze in a repeat of D2 on Wednesday before finally doing D3 on Friday. If I can do the full 20 minutes then I'm taking the weekend off (judging by my last few jogs, my body is going to need it). If I cannot do the 20 minutes, then I'll be aiming for 15 minutes of jogging (5 min warm-up walk/15 min jog/8 min walk) and will try the D3 plan again on Sunday.

Wish me luck! If anyone has already tackled W5, I would love some pointers/feedback on my little plan. Thanks!

Got excuses?

"Somewhere someone busier than you is running"

I started Week 4 off beautifully, but it was quite a challenge. I loved it! :happy:

i wish i could say the same thing, i started w4d1 last night and i cheated.. 2nd round of running 5 minutes i stopped for around 20secs to catch my breath.. should i repeat it or go ahead to w4d2 :sad:

Perhaps you could continue with D2 followed by D3, and repeat the whole week again if you're still struggling thru. I'm on my repeat week this week, and I'm still shuffling along. The 5min stretch is hard!

done with W4D2, i finished without stopping/cheating.. though i jogged slow, i didn't want to tire myself and not finish the lap. thank you guys for pushing me W4D3 here i come...

I just finished week 2 day 2 today.. So good luck

I've failed miserably. Got struck down with a nasty chest infection in week 2, was on antibiotics for a week which still didn't shift it but now it's finally going I think. I managed to do d1 of the 30ds tonight, so going to try starting c25k again. Gah, nothing ever goes smoothly does it? Well done to all those keeping on track better than me )

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Who's ready for week 5?
Bring it ON!! :bigsmile:

Me! I just finished week 4 tonight :bigsmile:

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Who's ready for week 5?
Bring it ON!! :bigsmile:

Me! I just finished week 4 tonight :bigsmile:

Good luck to the 3 of us, i'd be starting week 5 tonight also! :happy:

I took on Week 6 this afternoon. W6D1 all done. I admit when the voice said "you are half way done", I stopped, bent over took a few deep breaths, and turned around to run towards home.

I really had to fight to finish the 20 minute run on W5D3, and ended up getting it done on the treadmill at the gym. Moving outside is so much harder, but I do it when I can to take advantage of what's left of summer. I'm not sure I'll ever be able to run outside for 20+ minutes. Phew!

I totally agree. I don't have access to a treadmill right now so I have no choice but to jog outside...and it's killer. My pace is slower too (but I am also pushing a stroller most days). I just completed Week 6 Day 2 today. I started off thinking I would repeat Day 1 but when it was time to stop for the first time I realized I didn't need to. I went on to complete Day 2 without a hitch. Terrified of what's ahead though..no more jog/walk anymore, just pure jogging after this! What an accomplishment!