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Conditioning before C25K?
I'm losing weight, but I'm 290lbs right now. I can walk up to 3 miles without feeling like death, but jogging is hard on my joints and I don't feel like I can safely jog any distance without risking injury. That means I can't complete the first week's exercises since they involve jogging. I don't know if anyone else has…
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Achilles Tendon Pain (Help)
I have done the C25K before almost Two years ago with great success, due to eat I’ve ran since 21 years old. I gained almost 30-40 pounds da since then and have decided to get back at it since I really enjoy running. I am on week two and notice that I have a lot of tightness/ pain for several days after running. I assume…
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Getting started again
Hi All, I am planning on starting a couch to 5 k again in September. I did this about 7 years ago and then with family obligations and covid complications I just stopped. I was never a great runner and always did walk / jog combos but still - when I was doing it I felt better so I want to give it a go again. I've lost a…
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Beginning again
Just had achilles tendon surgery. I’m 9 weeks removed from surgery, and working towards first triathlon in September 2024.
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What can be done along side the c25k?
I'm trying to lose 100+ lbs. I know you're only supposed to be doing the c25k 3x a week and resting the other days, but is there anything else that you can in addition to the c25k either on the same days as the plan or the "rest" days that wouldn't be too strenuous? Should I be doing something like strength training? If…
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Signed up for a 5K in September
New to My Fitness Pal and groups. I signed up to do a 5K in September and I just downloaded the app to my phone. I have ran in the past and I am looking forward to getting back into it.
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Rainy days, RingFit, and other questions. What to do?
Hi. I'm new to this group, but this is my 2nd? attempt at c25k. It's been years since I last tried it. I have a niece who has gotten back into running and it's making me want to try again. I have some questions, though. So, it seems like the rainy season has started early this year here in SWFL and I'm not sure what to do.…
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Couch to 5K Plan and Website
Beginner 5K training plan:
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Restarting (again) - Tips?
Hi! I've just started running & using the program again for what feels like the 17th time - hoping to actually complete it this time! I've noticed this time my legs feel like dead weight/ needing more circulation! I run or walk at least once every day, but I live a pretty sedentary work life on the regular. I assume since…
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Newbie just beginning
Hi guys I’m Benjamin but I go by Benji! I have been trying to lose some weight for a bit now and am trying to get active in the community to help motivate me! I’m 21 and weigh 181 with a bmi of about 27.8. I’d like to bring my weight down to 155 lbs to be at a good bmi! I’m using the C25K app and the MFP app together to…
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Piriformis issues
I ran my first 5ks last years, so I'm not new to C25k. At 210#, I am not your typical runner, and had to stop this past November due pain in both buttocks from, what I believe to be irritation of the sciatic nerve from the piriformis muscle (think railroad spikes being driven right under the buttocks where they meet the…
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New to C25K!!!
Hello Everyone. I am excited to start my running journey. When I lost weight before I started out running. I think that I need to take it back to the basics to lose the excess weight again. :smiley:
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Fall / Winter Running
Hey fellow runners! It's cooling off out there and it's time to discuss cooler / cold weather running gear. I am currently struggling with the legging / tight department and finding a pair that does not fall down. I don't have much junk in the trunk to hold them ;) What have you found works for you? I also despise…
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Newbie
I'm new to running. I'm so happy to find this group.
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New to the group
Hi I’m trying to get back in to running. To be honest I have used this app for a wile and never new there was a runners group!! I’m happy I found it. Please feel free to add me as a friend I need more running buddies.
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June 1 2021 start
Just finished day 1 C25K. Feeling good about going slow, dropping weight, a d feeling better at 58.
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Easing back into running...in February!
Hi All - Looking forward to dusting off my running shoes and easing back into running without killing myself. Start running again in February when there's 18 inches of snow on the ground - why not? I miss that mental lift and relief I get from running regularly. Not looking forward to starting from square one again, but…
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Newbie
Hi, I’m 46 and just discovered jogging. I had a few stone to lose and mostly did that by lots of brisk walking but found as my fitness improved I could jog 1km and then 2km. I haven’t managed 5km but building up to it. Really enjoy it and sort of wish I’d got into it in my 20’s. I feel like I’m jogging quickly but take…
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Back at it
I completed this program a few years ago, and ran fairly regularly for a while before falling off. I started back recently, and was able to skip through most of the early weeks (I did the first run of the first 4 weeks, found them easy enough, and skipped to the next week). I had done a bit of running before restarting…
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First try at c25k
I'm no runner and c25k has shown me how out of shape I am, it has also given me motivation to get back into shape. I did week 1 day 1 yesterday, I was out of breathe and my lower back, knees and ankles ached to begin with, by the end the aches didn't feel so bad but my breathing definitely needs working on. I shall use…
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July 2020 Group
Is there anyone who has started in July 2020? I started last week so today was week 2 day 1 for me. So far, so good, although I have quite a bit of pain in my left shin during the walking sections. I'm guessing it's to be expected when you're lugging 280lbs about.
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C25k Group starting March 2020
Last time I went through the program (August 2019), I was a little disappointed that there wasn't an active thread for it here. I'm thinking about going back through it soon, with a focus more on speed this time around... and I figured I'd try making a thread myself! Who's getting started in March? Feel free to post about…
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Hello, Back Again.
Hi everybody, I'm back again. I used to run in 2014 and 2015 but then we moved and I dropped it and being healthy in general. But life is starting to get less stressful and I'm going to try and get back into the swing of things. I'm at 211 and 37% body fat but my doctor says I can start so long as I go slow. So wish me…
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4 years later finally caught up wk8d2
June 11th 2016 I completed my first 5k after getting to wk8d1 of the C25k program. Then I took a “break” which turned into not running at all. I got pregnant, had a 2nd baby, yada yada. 4 years later this past April I decided to restart C25k. My app kept wanting to start at the last workout (wk8d2) and I’d be like hahaha…
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Which 5Ks (or other events) do you Plan to Run in 2020?
Hi everyone! I am curious to know: which 5Ks (or other running events) do you plan to do in 2020?
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Newbie here
Hi all Completed c25k last year at grand age of 53 but stopped running last October lost all motivation. Anyway I've booked in for 5k race with daughter this june so need get back into it and also need lose 2st that's crept back on.
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Looking back
Hi, so I've finished th couch 2 5k before Christmas and I have to say I love it. It took me longer to do it since I was up and down a bit, finding myself in fitness.. couch2 5 k is great for getting you into running. Since graduating, I run 6k or more every other day as part of my training for a marathon in doing in May.…
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Newbie Here
Hello all! I am starting this program (again) to try and get better at running and I'm hoping to improve my time for the Fallen Officer 5k in Washington DC in May of 2020. I finally learned the proper way to run without killing my shins and I am currently on Week 1, workout #3. Complete honesty here....I only do about half…
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Trail Running in the Winter in New England
Hello! I just joined C25K because I would like to slowly reintroduce running into my life, which I loved for many years but stopped due to overexercise and a need to find some balance in my life. I have done that and, five years later, I am going slow with rediscovering my fitness passions, and practicing doing them in…
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Started over
I’ve completed the program before. Ran a couple races this year. Most recent being Thanksgiving morning. Decided to start the program again and work on speed this time around. Just finished week 3, Day 2 tonight. So far so good. Got up to 6.0 which is awesome for me. The first time I did the program my running intervals…
