C25K COMPLETE

Today, I am a C25K Graduate. I completed the final run in the program today, and it's the first time I've EVER completed any "fitness-regime-in-a-box" program (and there have been A LOT of attempts with A LOT of programs).

Before C25K, I NEVER ran by choice in my life. I was always the kid who quit running in the first lap of the "run-the-mile" days at school. Before C25K, I had NEVER run a mile, let alone three. At the beginning, I struggled to run the 60 and 90 second intervals given in the program, even with breaks in between. Today, I ran for more 30 minutes without stopping.

The best thing I can say about the program is that it always challenged me, but I still completed every day of the program as directed. It was DOABLE. Some days I wanted to die. The first time I had to run 20 minutes straight, I couldn't feel my legs by the end. But I always did it, and, not to be cliche, if I could do it, ANYONE can. If you're thinking about trying the program, or just want to know more, feel free to message/friend request me.

As it is, I've got vacation coming up soon, so I'm going to focus on maintaining my runs at the current level three times a week for the next two weeks. When I get back, I'm going to explore restarting the program from the beginning on my "off" days to build speed and stamina (and eventually work up to running six days a week!).

Oh, and I lost about 16 pounds in the process to boot. Can't forget that