C25k

Troll
Troll Posts: 922 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
i cant search on my phone, but im wondering what c25k is about? A 5k is like...3 miles and some change, so are you working to set a pr? Just working to get to 3 odd miles? It kind of baffles me because i do 3-5 miles daily before breakfast. so who or what is thd program for/about? Thanks

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  • BobbyDaniel
    BobbyDaniel Posts: 1,459 Member
    C25K is short for Couch to 5K, getting non-runners to a 3.1 mile run.
  • Packerfan23
    Packerfan23 Posts: 225 Member
    It is really a program for people who have not ran. It gets someone who is not a runner off the couch and training/working towards a 5K. If you already run 3-5 miles a day, it is probably not a program for you...it is an interval training and it starts with short running/walking intervals and works up by adding more running time over the course of 9 weeks. Hope that helps!
  • heybrit
    heybrit Posts: 140
    It's wonderful that you can run that much daily but there are a lot of people like myself who are extremely out of shape and need a program that can get us up to being able to run the 3.1 miles. The name is "Couch to 5k" meaning that a person who is sedantary or a couch potato is able to do this program the way it's worked out with weekly interval training and increase. After 9 weeks you go from being unable to run at all to running 3.1 miles in about half an hour. It's ag reat program for those of us who need to learn to run and to get in shape.
  • Troll
    Troll Posts: 922 Member
    thanks yall, i kept hearing chatter about everyone and their brother doing it but couldnt quite get the concept. :)
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