Bored w/ c25k?

riverabeth
riverabeth Posts: 45 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm on week 7 day 2 of the c25k program. I have discovered I love running & have looked forward to the feeling of pride I feel after I finish each day! The problem is that the last 3 days have been "jog 25 min w/ no walking" & the remaining 7 days are just the same only gradually adding those last 5 minutes. At this point I can hop on the treadmill & knock this out no problem, I feel kind of bored like there is nothing left to look forward to! I think I miss the intervals, not because it was easier but it kept things interesting! Today I just did tons of intervals & actually went further in 30 minutes than I normally do at a steady pace. Anyone else w/ a similar experience?

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  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Just run 5k and consider yourself a graduate.
  • Elzecat
    Elzecat Posts: 2,916 Member
    Congratulations!

    You could adjust the program to meet your own needs--change up the numbers a bit...or...you could move on to the "Bridge to 10k" program which is very similar...and/or do some research on speedwork/intervals/hill training/fartleks...all variations on "steady state" running.

    Have fun!
  • hahandel
    hahandel Posts: 134 Member
    I just did w6d2 today, which is the last day of intervals. I can see how it can become boring. Have you signed up for a 5k race so you have something to look forward to? I have one scheduled a week after I'll complete the program.
  • maddymama
    maddymama Posts: 1,183 Member
    I kind of felt the same as you do, but I finished the program. My reasoning was this: if you add too much distance too fast you are more likely to injure yourself. It's just a few weeks, you can do it.
    Once I finished the C25K program last year, I went back to the beginning of the program. I do the first three weeks as my "interval training" one day a week. I run the jogs HARD, and slowly jog the walking intervals. I do week one one week, week two the next, week three the following week, and then return to week one. It has helped me build up my speed without raising my distance too fast. That might help you go back to the intervals that you seem to enjoy very much.
  • trout3063
    trout3063 Posts: 121 Member
    You sound a little like me....I HATED running....never thought I would. Started the c25k just to see if I could lose some lbs and found the love for running.

    I say switch over to the bridge to 10k....don't start at week one you'll feel way to advanced (cause you are)...I had three weeks off for a cold after I graduated the c25k and then started into week 3 of the bridge to 10k and kept right on going....then I started a 16 week training for a relay race coming in august and so I switched from running for time to running for distances. Seemed odd the first two weeks but thats where I'm at....
  • riverabeth
    riverabeth Posts: 45 Member
    Ok, I think I'm gonna do it! *gulp* I guess I better find my self a real life actual 5k & get my butt registered!! Thanks! And I will definitely check out bridge to 10k. Yikes, scary! Lol
  • clover5
    clover5 Posts: 1,640 Member
    I've never done the c25k, but I run. Sounds like you're ready to go on your own. If I get winded, I might walk or sprint for 20 yards, sometimes I just keep going until I get to that tree or whatever.

    Find a 5k in your area and just do it.
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    I had to move onto the Bridge to 10K for a while because I was so bored running straight through. I think it's because I run on the treadmill at the gym. Eventually I will move it outdoors and I can bet the boredom will be much less.
  • riverabeth
    riverabeth Posts: 45 Member
    hbrittingham: I agree, when I get to run outside it is waaay better! For now I'm stuck on the treadmill in the garage!
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    Have you started running outdoors yet?

    If you're thinking of running a 5K race the sooner you get off the treadmill and into the great outdoors the better, it's a very different beast and the more time you have to acclimate the better.

    Running outdoors is also a lot more fun than the treadmill!
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