Tried C25k before, it's amazing! I had to stop because life got in the way a bit, but I'm looking forward to getting back to it!

Hi Pete,
Thanks for starting this group. I look forward to my 2nd attempt now that I have great footwear.

For those of you not familiar with C25K it stands for Couch to 5k and is a 9 week running program designed to get just about anyone from the couch to running 5 kilometers or 30 minutes. There are both Android & iPhone apps as well as pod casts.
Each week slowly builds on the previous to take you from a non-runner to being able to run a 5K in 30 min.

My best advise (which I know Pete will second) is to make sure you have a good pair of shoes that are proper for your specific gait. No one enjoys shine splints. Good luck everyone. Lets get our bodies prepped in these next few weeks.

Hello Everyone I am in. This is going to sound weird but I have completed 1 full marathon and 13 half marathons as a run walker. Which means I run a little bit till my mind messes with me and tells me to walk even though I am not tired then we repeat the ycle till we reach the finish line. Well I want to change that and become a real runner and be able to run a whole half some day and even a whole full with a few walk breaks if needed. I work alot of overtime and am a roating shoft worker so this really messes up my training plans. This group will really help change that. Lets do this together and keep each other motivated

Thanks for starting this group Pete! I have never been a runner but had in the back of my mind that I'd love to run a 5K someday. I started c25k about a year ago, but stopped after the third week - life just got too hectic!! A runner friend recently reminded me about c25k and that was the spark I needed to give my exercise program a little more variety. I am on my 2nd week of c25k, and things are going great! Looking forward to hearing how the group is doing so that we can offer inspiration, support and encouragement to each other. I'll start looking for local 5K's to consider! Good luck to everyone!!

I have been looking for some motivation to start up Couch to 5K again and this sounds great! Looking forward to it!

This was the confirmation I need to start the C2 5K this month. I was researching it as I work towards the goal of eventually completing the Marines Corp Marathon in October 2013. This group removes the excuse not to make the first step. Thanks Pete!

This sounds great! I have been wanting to try this, I have the app on my phone just need to get started. Hoping to get my husband to do this with me. Definitely need to get good shoes before I start. Thanks for the inspiration!

Super excited about this group! I'm scheduled to run a 5K in June! I'm on day 2 of C25K~woohoo!

Good morning everyone. This is my first group on fitnesspal. I tried this program once before and in week 6 had a serious pull of a calf muscle. I have never really been a runner, but lately have been wanting to run a 5K. I have some knee problems so we are going to see how it goes. Looking forward to giving this a try and to the support system. May even try to get my son to do this with me.

Currently at week 3 of this but joining the group because I've been spending 2-3 weeks on each week so it's taking me longer to get through it.

I did week5Day1 today.

I have been spending two weeks on each week. It gives me the time to focus on form and then clean up to get to a 6.0 speed through the entire run. It's slower than I would like, BUT, it allows me to focus on form, increase speed and limit potential injuries.

I will be on here for 2 weeks so anyone looking to get support-add me!

So excited to find others looking to get into a 5k! :bigsmile:

I'm looking forward to this! I have a 5k in July so this is perfect timing!

Janet, don't quit...When I started running I was a size 14 and I HATED running. After a couple of weeks, I was loving the run though I would still look for excuses every night to not go for my run. I got down to an 11 from April to August last year, then I quit. I started working out and eating right again in January of this year. I have only dropped one size in the last 3 plus months. It is now coming off slower and I have to work harder and have changed up my aerobic routines with some free weight workouts and am finally down to a 10 and my "jelly roll" (as my sweet little 9 year-old niece calls it) is laying a little flatter these days and doesn't lap quite so far over the waist band of my favorite jeans! I am hoping this challenge will get me back to loving the run. But getting started AGAIN was harder than ever starting in the first place. I know you hear this all the time, but slow is better if you do have a lot to lose, it gives your skin time to regain the elasticity and you won't have to fight sagging skin and weight loss at the same time!!!

Thanks. I only wish I was a size 14. I have more to lose than that. I read a lot on these boards and slowed my jog way down and was able to complete day 2 without stopping. There is hope for me. I don't plan to quit but I may be just on the 16 week program

14 will come, as will 11 and 10. It may be slow and if you are like me in the least, you may get disgusted seeing people's progress that are doing the same or less than you and it seems they are losing pounds and pounds in just a few days...THAT is one of my biggest obstacles. I have been working out like an insane person and, as I said, this year, I have only lost a little and only went down one size. And guess what I do when I get digusted with stuff....yep, I eat like a crazed person. I am just now :blushing: :sad: coming out of a three week funk where the people in McDonalds drive-thru now know me by sight. My second obstancle: I have a boss that is EXTREMELY thin and very vocal about people that are overweight in even the least bit (a size 8 is fat to her) and sometimes her daily comments (her favorite since I have been losing weight is "So how much have you lost? I can't tell you have lost anything" :huh: But I just smile and say "God Bless her" in my mind I know she should be the last person to affect me, but after months of this, it does get to me and I finally succumb and eat like a madman. Then I put on my jeans that I have been able to get on lately and they don't button....I get mad at myself and get back to it. But, these ARE MY obstacles and I have to overcome them and where there are obstacles, there is the lack of willpower- which I need to work through, also.
As far as the running, I am like you, I found if I slow it down and keep it realistic I can do the workout as defined. I do tend to get a little ahead of myself sometimes and think I should be able to do more but then I find it doesn't help, it just makes it worse, so I slow it back down, find my cadence and I seem to run ("run" being used loosely, here) smoother and it seems to come more naturally.