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    my mini C25K victory!

    Posts: 618 Member
    edited November 2024 in Success Stories
    I just had to post this :) I just started week four of C25K, and I REALLY didn't think I'd be able to go from the week 3 to week 4 sessions, the thought of jogging for a total of 16 minutes as opposed to 9 - well I thought I wasn't ready. I was still feeling that week 3 was a struggle!

    But, here's victory #1 - I DID IT! I'm so elated with myself right now!

    Victory #2 - I got "the smile" from other runners, yes, people who actually LOOKED like runners, lovely, fit, athletic looking people! Could it be, I am on my way to becoming one of them?! Haha I am actually giddy with victory glee, hurray!

    Thankyou for reading my crazy. If this is anything to go by, there will only be more as I keep finding these victories along my journey :)

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    • Posts: 231 Member
      Congrats! I started C25K today. Week 1 wasn't too bad but I was afraid to push myself too much on the speed. Have you kept your running and walking speeds fairly consistent week to week? I'm always open to pointers!
    • Posts: 19 Member
      Congratulations! I remember that feeling VERY well! I thought they were crazy!

      I just finished up week 5. Each time it was like "You want me to jog 90 SECONDS???", and then "3 MINUTES???" and then "5 MINUTES??????". And each time, I got through it. The last session of week 5, it's 20 minutes solid. Non stop. And I thought there was no way, but I did it! And you can do it, too! You're not alone!
    • Posts: 459 Member
      Congrats!!! You deserve to pat yourself on the back a few times!! Be proud of yourself!!!
    • Posts: 196
      I did c25k a couple of years ago and made it to week 8 before stopping. I start again today from week 1 day 1. I'm excited to do it again. Congrats to you and good luck on your remaining weeks.
    • Posts: 487 Member
      YAY!!! U go girl! Keep working hard! Im doing my five min jog when my hubby gets home! Nervous! Glad to here it went well for u!
    • Posts: 17,299 Member
      That's awesome!!

      I'm just starting week 2. It is miserably hot and humid here today and I am dreading my walk/run after work. At least today maybe I won't be tempted to keep going after the 20 min is up (which everyone keeps telling me not to do even if I feel like it).
    • Posts: 813 Member
      Congrats! Keep up the good work!
    • Posts: 123 Member
      When I started C25K last summer, I would look to the weeks ahead and just shake my head, groaning. I'd never been a runner, and while the first couple of weeks were fine, I have to say that by the third and fourth week, it was feeling like a challenge. Now, seven months and 52 pounds later (!!!) I am running about 20-25 miles a week, with a 7.5 mile run being my current distance best. I never in a million years would have thought I was capable of doing anything like this; now I can't imagine running not being a part of my life. STICK WITH IT. If you encounter a difficult week, please don't give up. Just keep doing the workout that is giving you trouble over and over until you are able to complete it, and move on. If week four takes a couple of weeks to master, just give it your best every time you try and you WILL get there. If I can do it, anyone can!
    • Posts: 38
      I start C25K today. I ran/walked my first 5k on Saturday and was ashamed I walked for a large portion of it vs. running. I am hoping the C25k will push my limits and make me into the runner I want to be!! congrats on your victory!!
    • Posts: 95
      Congrats! Those running milestones give you that high that keep you going!
    • Posts: 1,012 Member
      Hehe, gz! I felt EXACTLY the same last Friday about stepping up to week 4 (and I'd messed up week 3) so good going you! :)
    • Posts: 76 Member
      WOW! Congrats on that achievement. I decided the other day that I was gonna start C25K next Monday after my 3 day weekend training. I hope to make it through it.
    • Posts: 109 Member
      Oh my gosh. This might just be the push I needed to start it up, thanks! Not a runner. Don't think I ever will be.... but I'll give the program my best shot. *eeeek*
    • Posts: 1,103 Member
      Congratulations! Just be confident and keep moving! I did my 25 min. jog to begin week 7 yesterday. Piece of cake! I'm not breaking any speed records, but I'm running up and down rolling hills, enjoying the wildflowers, and it feels good. You'll do just fine!
    • Posts: 5,272 Member
      Congrats! I'm on week 4 as well and I thought I wouldn't be able to do it either but i did! I was super excited too!! YAY US!!! :happy:
    • Posts: 406 Member
      Total Awesomeness! Great job! I still remember how great that feels. I finished C25K January of 2011 and have since been in 5 races. Yay for running! :smile:
    • Posts: 219 Member
      I tried to start this last week. Embarrassed to say, I couldn't even run for 60 sec. I'm thinking I need to get in better shape before trying.
    • Posts: 8 Member
      Congrats!!

      I started C25K today and it felt awesome!
      I thought I would always hate running...but today, I found myself disappointed wen the little voice in my headphones would tell me to stop jogging and start walking. I wanted more! lol
    • Posts: 39 Member
      Just started today. I am NOT a runner lol. My hubby joked about how red my face was. I said that the worse I look when I'm done the better I'm doing. That made him quiet
    • Posts: 418 Member
      Thank you for posting, I am not a runner, never thought I could be

      just started and am on day 5

      your post hit the spot
    • Posts: 618 Member
      Congrats! I started C25K today. Week 1 wasn't too bad but I was afraid to push myself too much on the speed. Have you kept your running and walking speeds fairly consistent week to week? I'm always open to pointers!

      Yep, I would say my pace has been fairly consistent - though as each week progresses I think my jog speeds possibly go up a teeny bit. And I'm fairly sure I subconsciously speed up for the last minute of the last run each time, just to push myself that little bit further lol. Once I'm to the end of the programme and can run for the total time, then I'll work on upping my speed from "light jog" to run - that's a way off yet though hehe!
    • Posts: 618 Member
      That's awesome!!

      I'm just starting week 2. It is miserably hot and humid here today and I am dreading my walk/run after work. At least today maybe I won't be tempted to keep going after the 20 min is up (which everyone keeps telling me not to do even if I feel like it).

      DEFINITELY don't do more than the workout gets you to do - I think this is the mistake I made last week, cos I was so chuffed with myself for being able to do the 3 minute runs, I added another 3 minute to the end of w3d1 - and suffered the rest of the week as a result!
    • Posts: 139 Member
      I just had to post this :) I just started week four of C25K, and I REALLY didn't think I'd be able to go from the week 3 to week 4 sessions, the thought of jogging for a total of 16 minutes as opposed to 9 - well I thought I wasn't ready. I was still feeling that week 3 was a struggle!

      But, here's victory #1 - I DID IT! I'm so elated with myself right now!

      Victory #2 - I got "the smile" from other runners, yes, people who actually LOOKED like runners, lovely, fit, athletic looking people! Could it be, I am on my way to becoming one of them?! Haha I am actually giddy with victory glee, hurray!

      Thankyou for reading my crazy. If this is anything to go by, there will only be more as I keep finding these victories along my journey :)
      Congratulations. I love the "runner's smile" part. That'll be you smiling back at all the newbies soon :)
    • Posts: 369 Member
      WAY TO GO!! I'm so NERVOUS about week 4! I am on week 3 now. That is awesome. Keep up the great work!!

      Oh and there is this one lady that runs every day at the gym when I work out and she's congratulated me more than once on my journey....She runs for 30 minutes if not longer and yet she recognized me for my minute jogging intervals in my first week. HAHA! It's a great feeling!
    • Posts: 123 Member
      One more tip - it's not so important in the early weeks but as you start to add minutes/miles, I cannot overstate the importance of a good pair of running shoes. For years I just used the $50 cross-trainers or whatever I thought was cute/found on sale. When I actually went to a running store and had my stride and arch measured (something any good running store does for free!) and invested about $115 in some really, really good running shoes, I was AMAZED at the difference.
    • Posts: 618 Member
      One more tip - it's not so important in the early weeks but as you start to add minutes/miles, I cannot overstate the importance of a good pair of running shoes. For years I just used the $50 cross-trainers or whatever I thought was cute/found on sale. When I actually went to a running store and had my stride and arch measured (something any good running store does for free!) and invested about $115 in some really, really good running shoes, I was AMAZED at the difference.

      Hehe yep, already done that cos I was getting shin splints in week 1 lol! I am in love with my Asics, good money well spent! Without them there's no way I'd still be doing the program!
    • Posts: 4 Member
      Congratulations!! It is not a mini victory - it's huge!! C25K is an awesome program. I started it last November, finished in February and am now training for my first half marathon in May and the Portland Marathon in October. I did a 5 mile race on St. Paddy's, and my training partner and I celebrated (with high-5s, not beers) at mile 3, remembering my struggles through my first 5k.

      If you want to be a runner and you follow the program - you will. Yay you!!
    • Posts: 33
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      Hehe yep, already done that cos I was getting shin splints in week 1 lol! I am in love with my Asics, good money well spent! Without them there's no way I'd still be doing the program!

      Me too! I got a pair of Asics (and a matching shirt to boot) and it has been awesome. I've only just started week 2, but I have had no foot/shin pain whatsoever and can only attribute it to the shoes!
    • Posts: 33
      I tried to start this last week. Embarrassed to say, I couldn't even run for 60 sec. I'm thinking I need to get in better shape before trying.

      That is nothing to be ashamed of! I have been there and just keep on trying week 1 over and over until you can do it! With a combination of walking/running you can just try to jog as much as you can, and stop when you need to. Its just about pushing yourself a little further each time. It'll come. It always does.
    • Posts: 168
      GREAT JOB!!

      I started week 4 on Monday. It was rough, but I finished it! It's a great feeling!
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