SuzieQ136 wrote: »

@GummiMundi welcome to the C25K group. Where exactly are you in week one?

Thank you! Just finished day 3. So far, so good!

Nice job @SuzieQ136 ! I'm telling you a lot of this program is mental not physical. Although there are days when I just don't have it physically and have to pull back, but I had maybe 2 of those?

Still running, yes! I'm doing anywhere between 2 1/2 and 3 miles at a time at this point, depending on the day and how much time I have. I'm still slow (its about 30 minutes for me to do 2 1/2 miles) but I'm slowly adding in some speed work where I will sprint for like a tenth of a mile at the end of my run to try and up my speed a hair. I'm hoping to get it to the point where I can do the whole 5K in 30 minutes but it's not really a big deal at this point. Just something I'm casually working towards...

Keep up the good work! You'll have good days and bad days but just keep after it. If you need to repeat a day or even a week, just do it! Who cares? It's about you and your growth, development and health, its not like anyone is being graded here. Just keep moving!

@SuzieQ136 I'm doing Week 3 Day 3 tomorrow, and so far it's going well. I know that next week will be a challenge for me, as there is quite an increase on the minutes, and I hope I'm able to do it.
I'm glad to know you're on Week 7 already, way to go! You're an inspiration!

helenoftroy1 wrote: »

Can I join in!? I’m about to start week 5 and of course having completed the first 4 weeks looked ahead.... came on here for support groups for week 5!!
I guess I just gotta give it a go. I’m on a rest day today and we’ll see if I do it Monday if not it has to be Tuesday to stick with my plan,!
Ultimately I’d love to do park runs

Welcome to the thread! You're ahead of me, I'll be starting Week 4 tomorrow. We can do this!

I've done W5D2today, which officially puts me halfway through the program. I never thought I could get so far. Now I think I may be able to finish it.

Hi Kezanian, welcome to the thread!

It's my first time doing C25K too, so it's not like I have a lot of experience that I can share. The one thing that, I think, helped me with my breathing when I started running was that I already had some previous endurance from walking.

If you only started walking recently, my advice is that you continue to walk those 5k at least a few times a week, until you feel comfortable walking briskly for, say, 30 or 40 minutes without losing your breath. You'll feel more at ease with running when you reach that point, I suspect.
Also, don't worry about speed - run as slowly as you need. You will have time to improve your speed later.

Even if you have to repeat some weeks of the program, even if that makes it go past your birthday, don't give up! What's important is that you reach your goal, whenever that happens. Best of luck!

Thanks @GummiMundi and @briscogun! Your replies were very helpful and encouraging!

On the first two days of week 1 i was running a bit too fast, and i took your advise and slowed it down a notch and the 3rd day i felt really good! i completed all 8 reps, i was really tired at the end, but not like the first two days.

This morning i did W2D1, I was really worried about this one, didn't think i could run 90sec x 6, but i did!!! i was really surprised of myself, and now i'm starting to believe more and more that this can be done.

You have some very solid timings there, when did you finish the program? for me, timing is of no concern right now, haha, just want to knock out that 5k beast!

I totally agree with you on the repetitions, it makes a lot of sense, if it's not perfect , i'll repeat the day or days until they are..

thanks for the help guys, i'll drop in with more updates every week or so.

That first emoticon came out wrong, but I can't edit it. It was supposed to be a wide smile.

@Kezanian yay for your progress! I was a bit scared of week 4, I admit! But everything turned out nicely, and I was able to go through that week without any issues.

I'm doing week 7 now and, much to my surprise, I'm really enjoying it. Mind you, I'm running slowly... but what matters is that I'm building stamina and, eventually, I'll be able to improve my speed.

Best of luck to you for week 4, you got this!

Way to go, @Kezanian ! It really is amazing how good it feels when finishing a run, especially when we're not sure if we can make it until the end, hehe!

Thanks so much for your well wishes! Here's to another successful week for both of us!