C25k Group starting March 2020
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Week 9, here I go!2
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@GummiMundi Definitely! i had my doubts at the beginning of the program, but this is DOABLE! W4D1 i barely finished the 2nd 5 min run, today W4D3 was a breeze i ran 7 min instead of 5 in the 2nd run!
For anyone wondering if this program works, IT DOES!!
yes I recommend it to a lot of folks. And now you are hooked on running and the endorphins..
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SummerSkier wrote: »@GummiMundi Definitely! i had my doubts at the beginning of the program, but this is DOABLE! W4D1 i barely finished the 2nd 5 min run, today W4D3 was a breeze i ran 7 min instead of 5 in the 2nd run!
For anyone wondering if this program works, IT DOES!!
yes I recommend it to a lot of folks. And now you are hooked on running and the endorphins..
Definitely hooked! today i did W5D3, ran 20 min straight for the first time in my life! it felt so good 😁0 -
SummerSkier wrote: »@GummiMundi Definitely! i had my doubts at the beginning of the program, but this is DOABLE! W4D1 i barely finished the 2nd 5 min run, today W4D3 was a breeze i ran 7 min instead of 5 in the 2nd run!
For anyone wondering if this program works, IT DOES!!
yes I recommend it to a lot of folks. And now you are hooked on running and the endorphins..
Definitely hooked! today i did W5D3, ran 20 min straight for the first time in my life! it felt so good 😁
Great job, @Kezanian ! You did the hardest part already, keep on running!
As for me, I'm happy to announce that... I did it! I finished C25K today! I intend to keep running 3 times a week, I enjoy it and I want to improve my distance (technically, while I do run for 30 minutes, it's been more like a C24K, ahahah!).1 -
I've been using the c25k app to get in more cardio. Running has never been my thing. NEVER! So it's crazy that before, 90 seconds was a struggle and now I can jog for 20 minutes straight. Granted, it is the slowest jog ever. I start week 7 tomorrow and I am a bit nervous. I was running in my neighborhood for the first 5.5 weeks but I got tired of running around in circles. My neighborhood is small. And I was tired of the hills. I went to a park this past Friday for a change of scenery and thinking I was escaping the hills; Nope! The hills are worse at the park. I feel I could run faster if I had a flat path. and be a bit more motivated. The hills although I don't stop can be really discouraging. My breathing is horrible! But, I'm going to go out there again tomorrow for this 25 minute run and see how it goes. I think I will also listen to a podcast instead of music. I tend to count the songs which I don't think is helping on these longer runs.. compared to the 5 and 8 minute ones.2
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@Oneka5 I did all my running so far on a flat path, I don't think I'm ready for hills yet (maybe one day?), so kudos to you. What you're lacking on speed, you're probably gaining on stamina.
I've used NHS's podcast. While it's mostly music, it does include some instructions, tips and motivation that I found very useful and not intrusive at all.
Best of luck to week 7!1 -
Thanks @GummiMundi. I will check out that podcast. I hope I'm gaining something out of these hills. I think I found a path that looks flatter so I may give that a go whenever I make it to week 8
I did week 7 1 day 1 today. Started off really good on the first "lap", I surprised myself. But, going up one of the steeper hills a 2nd time around really took my breath away. I just could not get my breathing right at that point, once i made it up the hill i about past out. I had to stop for 1 minute at 22minutes before running the rest. We'll see if Wednesday is any better.1 -
@Oneka5 sometimes it's better to slow down a bit, you don't want to get too exhausted. It was wise to make that one minute stop to catch your breath, I'm sure.
I hope your next run goes smoothly!0 -
You can download the podcast from here, if you're interested:
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/couch-to-5k-week-by-week/0 -
Congrats @GummiMundi !!!! I got W7D1 next2
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Finished today! felt so good!!2
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@Kezanian congratulations, well done!0
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Way to go!!!!!0