I am starting W1D1 tonight! Very excited about this new challenge. I am not a runner but I am motivated to do a 5K on Mother's Day so I need to get in the mode for running! I'll check in tomorrow and post how things went!

Looking forward to the support of this group while I trudge through this!

Finished C25K!!!! Decided to get off the treadmill and run my final run on the road! Went round Lake Pupuke I think its 5.8kms. Had a 5 min warm up walk first. This has been my first run/jog outside in 3 years!! Yippee I made it non stop!

Just did W2D2... I feel great. My timer app got screwed up and I ended up running more. I mean, I got confused and so started over. Instead of doing 7 reps of 90/120, I did 12. Was very tired by the last one! But it felt really good to push myself that extra bit.

I like to run straight out for the full training set, and then walk briskly back. It's more than 3.5 miles if I do that, and I like knowing that I'm "doing" 5k even if I'm not running the whole thing.

Finished C25K!!!! Decided to get off the treadmill and run my final run on the road! Went round Lake Pupuke I think its 5.8kms. Had a 5 min warm up walk first. This has been my first run/jog outside in 3 years!! Yippee I made it non stop!

Fantastic!

I often wondered how treadmill translated to real surfaces. Did it feel easy to you?

3rd run so far and it went good! I cant wait to build endurance and be able to run non stop!!!

Getting ready to do W6D2 today! I was sick for a week which messed with my training for awhile...I have a race scheduled in two weeks, and I'm hoping I'll be able to cross the finish line!

Hi everyone,
Tomorrow is W7D2 for me. I just can't believe how awesome this program is. It has literally changed my life in such a short period of time. I've never really been a runner. Today I decided to run 1 mile just for fun while my mom walked and I ended up running 2.5 minutes faster than I did the first time! I think I might be addicted to the high I feel after after completing a run and going further than I thought I could. The 20 minute day in Week 5 was a bit unnerving, but I definitely suggest going for it and don't let the fear hold you back. It is doable!

I don't know if anyone else experienced this, but the first 5 minutes of running always seem the hardest. Once I get past that, I seem to feel ok. Also, I still think that Week 4 was the hardest week for me.

I'm so glad I found this group and to see people encouraging each other to reach their goals. Feel free to add me I'm always looking for new friends.:happy:

I am on week 3 - the one where you alternate 90 seconds run/walk, then 3 minutes run/walk. I have to say that the three minutes seems to take a while... the thought of going for longer sounds daunting.

I think week 3 is the first week where it has required any effort. I guess C25K starts out so easy so that almost anybody can do it. At some point, though, I guess I'll hit where my true fitness level is and then it will start to be a real challenge requiring some willpower through discomfort. Week 3 isn't really bad, but I may hit that point next week.

However, I do feel good about what I did after my session - I alternated sprinting and walking on the way back. By "sprinting" I mean I opened up my stride and tried to run faster rather than conserving strength. I did it in intervals... ran from one telegraph pole to the next, then walked until I got my breath back.

I did this because the regular session didn't feel that challenging and I wanted to burn more calories while I was out for my morning exercise session. I don't think it hurts you to add on a bit extra after doing the C25K session.

blah. I injuried my left hip on W1D1 over 2 weeks ago. but my hip is getting better and I can't wait to get back at it.

I finished W1D3 yesterday and then it just skipped to week 2... so im going to re-do one or two more days of week one...but my knee has been hurting! Oh well. I really want to run for at least 5 mins without stopping.