C25K

Good shoes, stretch before and after and don't skip the warm up or cool down walk....follow the program, don't go beyond the day's program even if you feel you can, and don't be intimidated in the later weeks when the running distances increase - you will be amazed at your progress. Have fun!

I finished the C25K at the beginning of April and ran my first 5k the week after. Last summer I had to have surgery on my right foot so I needed a program that didn't just throw me into something. The C25K was perfect for that. I can't promise some runs won't be hard, but you CAN do it! You need good shoes, that is such a must. You will hurt if you don't have them, so make the investment, for your joints! You also need good music. I love the app FitRadio, it is free. And google search Run Hundred. I sign up for his newsletter and each week he sends out the top 5 running songs and their beats per minute. Don't worry about speed. Slow and steady wins the race

Good Luck sweetie!

Get good shoes and socks, go for endurance and not speed on the run intervals, focus on taking deep breaths during your walk intervals and plan on running a race when you are done so that you have a goal to work up to! It is a great program, I hope it helps you as much as it helped me!

Yes, don't worry about speed, that will come after you finish the program, if you can jog slower, you are going too fast.. hehe Like someone else said, get that endurance up, and after the program, slowly increase your speed. Good luck, it's a great program!

I just completed it last week. It's a good program. Don't try to go to fast at first. You need to pace yourself until you build up endurance. Also, don't sweat it if you need to repeat days or weeks. A lot of people do. And get fitted for good running shoes. Your feet and legs will thank you.

I'm 1 week out from completing it the 2nd time; this time outside. Next, the B210k. Definetly don't run consecutive days, take 2 days off before starting the next week and stretching before and after. Also it's ok if you need to take a week off or repeat a week. It's not about pace or miles at first but getting into running.

I'm thinking about starting it again tonight too! I've done it in the past, but never finished.

I just finished Week 5, Day 2. I don't stretch before, I warm up for a minute or two and then start. Yes, the 5 minute warm up would probably do the same thing but other than my shins, I haven't injured myself so it works for me. I stretch out when I'm done. My shins killed me the first few weeks. Ice them afterwards and definitely take a day off in between.

Repeat a week if you need to or a day. I repeated wk5day2 this morning because Sunday when I tried it, it just sucked. I was out on a trail and it was just way to hilly (steep hills) and rocky to be successful. Luckily I only rolled my ankle once.

I wear Reebok ZigNano and LOVE them. They are much lower profile show and am surprised by how much I like them. I recently tried on the big cushiony running/cross training shoes I normally would have and did not like them at all.

Oh and I've been doing Zumba and other workouts since January and that has definitely helped with out how successful I've been in completing the weeks and days. I would highly recommend adding other cardio and strength into your week aside from this.