C25K-New Year Challenge

I just read all 10 pgs of your posts. It's awesome to read where you were and were you are now. I'm W2D2. And am surviving. Little hard on my shins though. Hoping that will pass.
Good work everyone!

You absolutely can do this. I have never run in my entire life and now I look forward to my 30-ish mintes on the road three times a week. Stick with it - even when you're not sure you can put another foot in front of another. You absolutely can make it to the end. You'll find what works best for you. Good Luck!!!

Didnt really feel like being in the cold so did Week 7 except for one day on my Wii. Today I started week 8 but I modified it since I am way slower that you guys I ran for distance instead of time. So I ran 2 miles in 32 min about a 16:00 min mile pace. So now I know where I need to be to complete my goal for My race in March.

Starting Weight: 288
CW-281
GW-125
Bicep: 17-Nov 13-16.5
Bust(fullest): 44-Nov 13- 45
Waist(narrowest): 45 Nov 13- 41
Belly around navel: 50-Nov 13- 49
Hips(widest): 53-Nov 13- 52.5
Thighs (widest): 28-Nov 13- 27
calves-20.5R, 20L: Nov 13- 19.5, 20L:
Mini GW challenge-278 -

Week 8 Day 1 - WEEK EIGHT!

I will be the first to tell you that I never thought in 8 weeks I would be running 28 minutes straight! Hubby went with me again today. Stats below:

W8D1
Distance: 3.35 mi
Run Pace: 10:23/mi
Walk Pace: 15:04/mi - it is warm up and cool down - right?
Cal Burned: 340

How are you guys in the U.S. planning your runs around the holidays?

How are you guys in the U.S. planning your runs around the holidays?

I'm not traveling so I should be able to continue as usual.

Week 6 Day 3 Done!

Week 7 Day 1 Done!

Dexters~Im going to spend time with the family. My goal is to exercise & keep my portions under control.

Week 8 is over! My goal this week is not only to run for 30 minutes, but to truly run 3.1 miles!

Finally ran for 30 minutes and my new pedometer says I only ran 2.3 miles! I am gonna run 35 minutes Wednesday and 40 minutes Friday. That should get me to 3.1 miles.....Good grief!

W9D1 Complete. I still cannot believe I'm on week 9. Dexter_Dexte I will post final measurements on Friday or Saturday - will that work? Stats below. No improvement over W8D3.

W9D1
Distance: 3.62 miles
Run Pace: 10:25/mi
Walk Pace: 13:57/mi - this is a huge improvement in the walking!
Cal Burned: 372

I really had to push through today. When I take 3 days off instead of 2 days off I struggle a bit and can tell how tired my legs are by the end of the run.

Well at least the two of us finished up on time Sonyachan! I did W9D2 today. I was hoping to see a little improvement in speed, but none so far. Oh well. I'm thinking of doing what you are talking about Sonya. But I'm going to run the 30 min program 3x a week for the three weeks and see if I make any improvement. I'll measure up Saturday!!!!

W9D2
Distance: 3.61 mi
Run Pace: 10:24/mi
Walk Pace: 13:53/mi
Calories: 372

I've started running the last 2 minutes of the cool down. I guess that's helping my walk pace.

What's next for you Sonya? I've joined another challenge on MFP that runs 3 months this time to help diversify my routine of running 3x a week. It's the 10 lb by March 31 challenge and they are posting a new challenge each week. We'll see how it goes.

Sonya - Congrats on your 5k run today. What a great way to start off the new year. I hope to run my first official race at the end of this month. That's a great time! I can't wait to keep up with your progress. We should have a cyber graduation ceremony!

W9D3 Stats:
Distance: 3.73
Run Pace: 10:21/mi
Walk Pace: 14.09/mi
Cal Burned: 392


Here are my before measurements:
SW: 155
GW: 140
MGW: 149
Bicep: 12
Bust (fullest): 36
Waist (narrow): 31
Belly (naval): 33
Hips: 39.5
Thigh: 23.5
Calves: R - 15, L 15.5


After 9 weeks of training, here are my stats today:
Weight: 146.2
Bicep: 12
Bust (fullest): 35 (please tell me why this has to happen to me?)
Waist (narrow): 30.5
Belly (naval): 31
Hips: 38.5
Thigh: 22.5 - left and right both measure the same
Calves (R/L): 14.5/15

I was able to exceed my mini-weight goal with a lot of discipline in the calorie counting category. Certainly, the running helped a lot. I wasn't prepared to see such a decrease in my waist and hips, but I'll certainly take it!

If you are reading this wondering if C25K is for you, I say do it. I never ran in my life until 9 weeks ago. There were some days that I really didn't want to do it, but I pushed through. Buying an app for my phone was HUGE for me. I always walked on the treadmill prior to 9 weeks ago. Now I hate the thing and really love the features of the GPS on my iPhone. I've posted all of my daily stats on this thread if you want to see how slow I was 9 weeks ago and see the improvement I've made on my running times. If you have questions, send them to me or friend me. I've already made goals for February to improve my time.

Thank you Dex for hosting this challenge. All the best to you and your little one. Sonya, I look forward to keeping up with your progress.