New Couch to 5K thread? - Page 9

[sugarmoon]

Wooo-hoooo!

Just got done with W6D3. I hadn't run since Wednesday, due to childcare issues, so I was determined to get out tonight, as soon as I got back from dropping the kids off with their dad.

The first 5-8 min. were rough, but once I got going, and started thinking about things other than the fact that I was running , I did fine. Course it helped that the route I took gave me a long steep downhill for my last 5 minutes .

The route I took is actually a 5 mile loop from my house, so after the run I walked the rest of the way home (the portion of the loop with the long steep UPhills!).



Keep going everyone, it feels soooo good to have gotten this far!

[MamaChicken]

Congrats to everyone for their great progress!

I did w7d1- which is a straight 25 min run. I did 24 minutes off it and walked two 30 second stretches. I guess there is no point in repeating since it is the same for a while. It was raining and my socks and shoes were soggy in less than 5 minutes. Not very comfortable. I think maybe it affected my motivation? I am so ready for some sun! None in the forecast for another week.

[Linzie2]

Uh, guess I didn't realize it was just straight running from here on out! So I guess I'm going to get in 2-3 25 min runs this week! Can't believe it! I do all my running on a treadmill while the kids are asleep in the afternoon. Guess I need to get out and hit the road to see how far I'm going! Week 7, here I come!

[AtYourCervices]

Looks like this thread died a bit ago, but I'm trying to revive it!

I just started Couch to 5k yesterday. I got up really early, and walked/jogged around the local cemetery. I only made it 15 minutes, though (out of 20).

I got blisters on my feet, and I'm going to buy new sneakers tomorrow, and see how it goes.

[lemonapple]

I'll join!

I used to run competitively beginning when I was 10 with an AAU track team. Made it to Junior Olympics in the mile somehow and continued through high school. I even had some scholarship offers, but turned it all down because I had had enough running to last me a while.


Now, I'm 22, have a 19 month old, and I'm looking to get back in the game! The C25k program looks neat...I'll try it! There's a 5K in October that I'd like to run...but maybe that's too soon? IDK...

I ran today...about 20 min. continuously, but it was the muggiest EVER and HOT, so I felt very sick afterwards...definitely need to start off lighter!

[lmbjer]

I'm set to do W7D1 on Sunday. I hadn't ran so much as thirty feet since 7th grade until I started this program. It took me a month of attempts to finish W1D1! But I went after it relentlessly and I am making much better progress now. Super love this program :-).

And I am SO nervous because I signed up for a two mile run/race at the end of August. I'm all nervous about running in front of real runners...I might have a self validating issue here

[sparklett]

I'm on w5d2 and I LOVE it! I spent much longer on week 1, just so that I could build up my stamina a bit. After I finish this, I'm training for a 10k and then a half marathon.