That's good though. Progress! It wouldn't hurt anything to repeat the first week or the first month if you need to. I've been walking for a while, so I'm ok now, but I'm sure once we start jogging I'll be repeating that first month.

Just a little motivation for ya, when I first started walking about 6 months ago, I made it once around the track (1/4 mile) and had to stop. My feet were SO bad. I honestly wouldn't have made it the whole way but there was nothing I could do but come around the track once I was halfway there! lol But in a matter of 3 months or so I was walking 3 miles every day after work. I think the key was lots of gentle stretching. I did have a lot of soreness those first few weeks but I kept at it, and after a while I really looked forward to my workouts. So, definately hang in there and go at your own pace. Next month you'll be glad you did!

Thank you for the words of encouragement! I'm really hurting today. I think I may have over done it with the 15 minutes right off the bat. I don't care as much about running as I do about being able to walk a long distance without hurting. So, I think I will create my own Couch to 5k WALK with my end goal being the 5k walk in June. Then I will do the Couch to 5k RUN. If I don't keep my goals realistic for where I am I'll burn out quick. I'm going to keep the days they list but start with 5 and 8 minutes the first week. How are you doing?

Here is my month one plan. With this being week 1.

Week 1
Tues - 0/5
Thurs - 15/8
Sat - 0/5
Sun - 0/8


Week 2
Tues - 0/5
Thurs - 0/8
Sat - 0/5
Sun - 0/8

Week 3
Tues - 0/5
Thurs - 0/8
Sat - 0/10
Sun - 0/8


Week 4
Tues - 0/10
Wed - 0/10
Fri - 0/15
Sun - 0/10

That sounds good. I'm doing ok. I could be eating better. I have this bad habit of completely blowing off the whole week if mess up one time. I'm on day 2 of a non-stop headache so that's really killing my desire to do what I'm supposed to. lol Hopefully I'll feel better tomorrow so I can get back to work!

I got my 5 minutes in today. I think I might up my time a bit next week. 5 is good right now because I over did it on Thurs and am still hurting, but I think I will want to do more when I'm feeling a little better. :tread:

Week 1
Tues - 0/5
Thurs - 15/8
Sat - 5/5
Sun - 0/8

Hey Hey sexy ladys! I slow that band wagon down, I want on!!!!

OK I am going with what Cathy has Posted! I live in S.Oregon and the weather can be NASTY! Like it was today.
I had to go Shopping so I POWER walked the whole time. the cart was heavy and I was sweating! WOW! I Parked WAY WAY out so I had to walk that as well. It is all Bag your own! So you know what that ment.... pacj it baby! On my Off days I will do my Wii fit and Big ball with bands.!
Week 1 Jan 9.
Sat - 30/0
Sun - 0/8


Week 2
Tues - 0/5
Thurs - 0/8
Sat - 0/5
Sun - 0/8

Week 3
Tues - 0/5
Thurs - 0/8
Sat - 0/10
Sun - 0/8


Week 4
Tues - 0/10
Wed - 0/10
Fri - 0/15
Sun - 0/10

Nice to have you, Sachiko! The more the merrier. And that's great kathy! I hope you feel better soon.

I am having problems sticking to my plan. So far I've done it, but I don't have a treadmill and it's waayyy too cold. It was 2 degrees this morning! I do have a stationary bike though. And the same website that had the conservative C25K has a cycling training plan too. I'm pretty sure I'm going to switch to that plan for the winter, and move on to C25K again in the spring. In fact the timing couldn't be more perfect. I guess the important thing is to keep moving! :carrot:

Glad to have you join us, sachiko!

It looks like this thread has become the "___ to 5k in 6 months" plan. Everyone can use the plan that is right for them. The support and holding each other accountable is what's really important. :cheer:

I'm off to do my 8 minutes.

Week 1
Tues - 0/5
Thurs - 15/8
Sat - 5/5
Sun - 8/8

Ok, I'll be starting this week with week one. Is this right? On Tuesday I do 5mins then Thurs 8 mins and then put how many I actually did where the 0 is?

Week 1 (1/10 - 1/16)
Tues - 10/5 @2.5mph
Thurs - 0/8
Sat - 0/5
Sun - 0/8


Week 2
Tues - 0/5
Thurs - 0/8
Sat - 0/5
Sun - 0/8

Week 3
Tues - 0/5
Thurs - 0/8
Sat - 0/10
Sun - 0/8


Week 4
Tues - 0/10
Wed - 0/10
Fri - 0/15
Sun - 0/10

Chatty, I'm in a little town just northeast of Mount Vernon which is way north of Seattle. Im originally from California though, just moved here about 7 years ago. I love it up here!

Yep, Debbie, that's it! Good luck to you!

Originally Posted by Debbie54:
Chatty, I'm in a little town just northeast of Mount Vernon which is way north of Seattle. Im originally from California though, just moved here about 7 years ago. I love it up here!

Small world! I know that area. It is BEAUTIFUL! My husband used to live in Mt Vernon. I have family in Bellingham and we considered moving to Lynden a few years ago. I lived in So. Cal. as a kid-- Palmdale and Lancaster area.

Thanks! I'm going to print out the routine today so I can start tomorrow. Tonight I have a friend coming over and we'll be doing the dance dance revolution for wii. Its a good workout!

Chatty, so you've probably heard of Sedro-Woolley then...thats where I'm at.
In California, we started out in Alhambra and ended up in Perris before we moved up here.

hey ladies! i really want to do this program but need to tweak it to my needs. if i just walk i'll get bored because i've been walking alot lately. i might start on month 2 and just do that month twice or something...guess i'd better go read up on it!

Hey, katkitten! Good to have you. There is also a 9 week and 16 week version of the couch to 5K that might be more interesting to you. Let me know if you need links to anything.

Kelli