Why do you stop opal?

I think the program that I've been using has a different time schedule. I finished W6D3 today, but the longest run was 15 minutes. I am sure that the cold weather was part of it, but it was my most difficult run. I am going to have to repeat this one a couple times at least before running 20 minutes in W7D1. The jump from 10 minutes straight to 15 just seemed like so much longer!!!

Have any of you noticed any significant weight loss since starting C25K? I've also been using the MFP food diary for the past 3 weeks or so, but my scale is not budging! Any advice? Thanks!

W6D1 done. It was raining, so it was on the treadmill. Kinda different. Preferred today to the 20 minute run last week. I found that soooo hard.

Will be doing W6D1 on Wednesday! I am amazed I did so well with W5D3... Now I am actually looking forward to my next run!

W6D1 is finished! It was 19F when I headed out at 5:15AM. I still can't believe I'm out in that extreme weather running! I'm concerned about how I'll do once there is snow/ice. I don't want to run if I don't have sure footing. I do have a treadmill to fall back on, but really don't want to do that.

Anyway, I didn't find the running segments overly difficult. Of course, I go quite slowly so I'm sure to be able to keep running. I really need to start working on speed at some point!

Lori

Have you heard of Yak Trax? The Pro version is made for running on snow and ice. They fit over your shoes and run about $30.00.

I'm using the revised running schedule in Bluefin Apps' Ease into 5K, so my 20 minute run was yesterday (Week 6 day 2) rather than Week 5. And although it was my third consecutive run yesterday (December is nuts to try and find time to do anything...), I completed the 20 minutes. I was glad it wasn't any longer, as my legs were done, but I did it!! Not that long ago, 90 seconds seemed like a long time... And adding another 10 minutes to the total still seems daunting, but will be here within a few weeks.

W6D2 finished! About 2 minutes into the 2nd 10 minute run, I wanted to stop and walk, but I kept on plodding along. The long run in a couple days has me a bit worried.....not to mention weeks 7-9! :noway:

I'm using the revised running schedule in Bluefin Apps' Ease into 5K, so my 20 minute run was yesterday (Week 6 day 2) rather than Week 5. And although it was my third consecutive run yesterday (December is nuts to try and find time to do anything...), I completed the 20 minutes. I was glad it wasn't any longer, as my legs were done, but I did it!! Not that long ago, 90 seconds seemed like a long time... And adding another 10 minutes to the total still seems daunting, but will be here within a few weeks.

This is also the app I use- a bit different from original c25k but I think I like it better because it doesn't seem to throw you into a long run sooo fast...more of an "ease". Great job!

W6D2 completed yesterday!!! I found it a little difficult to complete - definitely harder than W5D3. Hoping it is just mental due to the break in the middle?

I have a 5K tomorrow night and will be doing my W6D3 session during the race, but imagine I will do a little more running to make it through the entire 3.2 miles. Hoping I can make it through the entire 25 minutes without stopping. I am not sure if I should just start out the race walking the 5 minutes and then do the 25 minutes of running, or if I should do the 5 minutes of walking beforehand and begin the race running... Thinking the former? I will be happy just to beat my previous 5K time of 39:54.61. If I walk the first 5 and run 25 and that gets me anywhere close to the end, I would be ecstatic... Yesterday, I completed 3 miles in 33:36, so it's possible...

Sorry, I think too much when I am nervous! :blushing:

:bigsmile: Thank goodness. I try to do C25K before I let Jillian kick my rear!

Hilarious! Yes- it is great and your confidence is probably going to be higher with this allowing you to put up with Jillian longer! lol