C25K Beginners Challenge - Join Now!!!

I have been really really meaning to do this. SO any encouragement I can get I am in! How do I log my progress for the group? Any songs everyone LOVES to work out to?
-Erin

I have the app on my phone so I just put my phones music on shuffle. so far its worked great for me since I have some stand up bits on there as well and it distracts me from the task.

I started on Monday and didn't know this post was available. Can I join in? I do day 2 of week 1 tomorrow! Thanks!

Just finished Week 1, Day 3. I didn't stretch beforehand and my ankles hurt as soon as they hit the pavement! I might do the Week 1 routine a few more times before starting week 2...I'm still completely dying by the end, although I can complete it.

How far are you guys going during Week 1? I have Nike+ in the background to keep track of my distance in that half hour.

I am in. I have been trying to do C25K for several weeks now. Got to week 5 and then went back to week 4. I am on day 3 of week 4. For each of the week 4 days I have completed week 4 and then also completed week 1 with it just for extra walk/jog time. Week 1 is easy now compared to when I started, hopefully it will get easier!

I am actually starting this today! I found the program on Sunday and I thought it would be awesome!!!!

Count me in! Tried out Day 1 on Saturday and thought it was great. Glad to have you all as an accountability group. Can't wait to be running free in no time! Well, in 9 weeks

I'm in!!!! :flowerforyou:
I started it on monday and today was my second day.
Very sore but happy that I'm finally doing it!
Good luck everyone!!!!

Did week one, day two last night. Probably should not have worked out on Tuesday, I was so sore last night! How is everyone else doing? I think I will do day three on Saturday. So glad we are having some beautiful weather here! Hope it doesn't get too cold by the end of November.

D'oh! Didn't realize there was more than one page to this thread and wondered where everyone else's posts were! But now I've found it here is my update:

W1D1 - Sunday. Very trepidatious about starting the program, so much so that I put it off for a week, which is when I spotted Fit4travels forum post. I needn't have worried, it was great! Nice to know I can still run, even if it was for only 8 minutes interspersed with walking! The only thing that was tough is that C25K isn't in the exercise database, so I had to put the bits into my diary separately! Worried about accompanying my sister-in-law on my bike that evening (she's in training for a half marathon next week) but I needn't have - no problem doing the miles, and no ill effects the day after.

W1D2 - Tuesday. Again, I managed fine, especially knowing that I could now do it. The only slight problem was that my quads felt a bit tight. Posted that fact to my friends list, and they told me to make sure I'd stretched (nope, idiot), taken on a bit of water (yep), and that I had the correct shoes (I think they're OK, and they'll have to be as I can't afford a hundred quid for a new pair right now - maybe at the end when I know I'll continue running and can justify it!) Noticed this evening as there's a nice section of stretches on my C25K iPhone app, which will come in very handy.

W1D3 - This morning, and glad to do it as I was champing at the bit after not being able to exercise at all yesterday (bit under the weather). I absolutely-flippin'-loved-it! Today was the first day I didn't look at the phone to see how long I had to go to the next walk/run, I just focused on the middle distance and the time flew by. Was even quite disappointed when it was over, though of course I stopped as I don't want to ruin my chances of finishing the 9 weeks by rushing things. Walked into town as my cool down, and found a pair of jeans for only five quid in Oxfam (been looking every day as I have to replace everything I've now grown too thin for.)

Looking forward very much to next week, though again with some trepidation as it steps up slightly.

Later...

p.s. If I haven't befriended you yet (as I missed pages 2 through 4 of this thread) I apologise. If you'd like to befriend me, I'd like that very much.

C25K Week 1 Day 3 is DONE!! I brought my 9 y/o daughter w/ me today and I think she helped push me .. we reached home with 2 minutes to spare and normally I hit the drive way right as my 5 min cool down finishes!

Just want to say I was so scared of running on the treadmill that I did 1 mile on the elliptical first and then walked "briskly" for 20 minutes. just to procrastinate! I was just so scared to start running, but when I finally did it was great!! I hope I can keep up with you all! Looking forward to week 2!

I did week one and loved it--am slow but I did it. Now I start week 2 and am glad to see others posts about breathing so I can learn to master that as running time gets extended. Thanks for the encouragement everyone!

Week 5 day 2 completed. I think I will go back and do week 5 day 1 and then week 5 day 2 again before doing week 5 day 3. It was easier than I thought, but I have stayed on week 4 for 2 weeks building up strength.

This is my last day for week 1!! I am running my first 5K on Thanksgiving morning! I feel like I will not be ready?!? Did any of you feel this way first starting out?

week 2 day 2 after work today Have gym bag in the car ready to go.

I need different podcast though, robert ullery is lovely but this is my 3rd attempt so getting a bit sick of the same music.