Couch to 5K?

It's a fantastic program! I'm a little more than halfway through, and just did my first 5k two weekends ago and had so much fun. I was a total non runner when I started and now I really look forward to the days that I get to run.

Oh, and I definitely second those who recommended getting good shoes. Get fitted at a running store if you can. I put that off for a while, but now that I have proper ones it has made ALL the difference.

I'm on Day 3 of Week 1. I am doing more than 3 days a week, but my plan is to repeat days in the week before I move on to the next week, so I am getting a work out closer to 6 days a week but also not doing too much too soon.

I paid for the Active.com C25K app on Android. I read all the reviews on the available apps and I thought it was best to pay the $2 for the original. My only complaint is that it's not continuously picking up my GPS, so even though it keeps me on time for intervals, the only way I know how far I have gone is because I have my neighborhood mapped out.

I have the luxury of my first 5K literally starting outside my apartment so I will be able to work up to the actual route before the big day in August.

Oh, anyone in their first week of this program, feel free to add me. Hoping we can help each other through it!!

It's how I got started and everyone else I know got started.

Loved it and totally recommend it. I graduated last week and started Bridge to 10K last night.

I have NEVER been a runner until I started C25K in February...now I'm addicted.

Get a phone app. There are lots of them out there.
Get good running shoes.
Breathe.
Don't go too fast!

Good luck! :drinker:

C25K has changed my life!! I started it with a friend of mine and we started it 10 weeks ago. Every week I would think I can't do that, but somehow I always made it through. My goal was to be able to run an entire 5k. I can totally do that!! My first ever 5K is this Sat. My goal now is to run it under 30 minutes (which I did in a practice this past week). I have lost 28 pounds and have fallen in love with running! I HIGHLY recommend it. So many people I work with and go to church with have now started it because they have seen my progression! Definitely go get proper shoes!

I've tried and failed at C25K twice now, but that's more on me than the program. I need to take it slower this next time.

Do the first week and if it's really hard for you, do the first week again, and again. When you're ready, move on.

I started it last week...and I survived! I am NOT a runner, have never liked it, but decided that I needed a schedule I would stick with and wanted to take myself out of my comfort zone. I modified the first week a bit and started running two minutes, walking two minutes for 40 minutes total. I was surprised I could run two minutes without wanting to die! I was feeling pretty good about myself when a girl got on the treadmill next to me and started running at an 8.2! I was plugging along at 5.5...haha. But, I reminded myself of why I was there, and that everyone has to start somewhere. I just keep telling myself a few more minutes, and before I knew it I was done! It feels amazing! YOU CAN DO IT!!!

I am a big fan of this program. I have never (in my adult life) been a runner. Now I look forward to putting on my running shoes and pushing myself a little more each week.

I am a W6D1 starting Friday. *Still can't believe I ran 9 minutes straight in W5! Amazing. As others have said, I use to think I was going to faint trying to run 90 seconds straight.

Add me if you'd like. I blog almost daily about my runs and/or other programs I am getting into!

Laura

Has anyone done C25K entirely on a treadmill?

I am right now, but I like being on the treadmill. It's the easiest way for me to pace myself. And I can watch my trashy TV and turn it into something productive.