Okay...sooooo

Since I don't think anyone is on week 7 I'm just gonna keep this thread going.....

Its a pretty slow moving challenge now...but anywho...just keep givin' it all ya got....I'm still on week 4 myself!!! :D

Just progress as fast as you like and keep everyone posted!

It seems like a majority of us are on week 4-5. We may not be on track.. but we did stick together! hehe

That's what counts! I mean, really, it doesn't make any sense that different people will all progress at exactly the same rate .;)

I did Week 5 Day 2 today. Wow! I ran ... err, shuffled ... for 8 minutes straight! Twice! Well, almost, because on the second run I had to walk out some knee pain for a bit. It didn't feel as good as last week, I seem to be off in general this week, but I'll take it :carrot:. I suuuuure hope 20 minutes is doable on Friday. Scary.

Good for you Julie! haha shuffling.. don't know I it! hehe

I did week 4 day 2 yesterday. i feel good.. ven though a lot of shuffling occured.. i did it, even though I was tempted to stop on various occasions!

Thank you, Fauxtini. It was wonderful! Congratulations on yours, too! It's so exciting, isn't it?

Week 5 day 2 done, Whoo!

Week 5 Day 3 done today. It's getting easier every time I go. This time I jogged for about 6 minutes one time before I realized, Hey, I usually have to stop way back there! Instead of just alternating between walking quickly and jogging slowishly, I kick it up by doing mini-sprints now and then, and jogging a little up hill. And I'm usually gone for about 45 minutes.
I know I'm not following the rules, but I'm having fun. And tomorrow I'm going to drive to a running track and do the c25k properly, and make sure I'm keeping up for reals!
I AM a Runner!

Kofarg: im sp happy to hear how stoked you are about running! I just finished week four today and I hear ya! It just feels good! Im still super slow.. but i just suprise myself sometimes when the time goes by and im like.. uh.. oh.. i shoudl stop now!

My legs burn.. but it's like when i start jogging it hurts lots and by the second interval it's not a big deal anymore.. i guess it's all about getting over the hump! hehe

Anyway! kudos to everyone stil plugging away at the c25k.. slow and steady wins the race!! :)

I did Week 5 Day 3 too. Wow! I can't believe I ran for 20 minutes :D :carrot:

I did W6 D1, slowly, though. Head cold. Bleuch.

ug.. hope you start feeling better soon, Kori! Lots of water and jogging oughta get all those toxins out of your system quick! hehe Thinking of you!

I just finished week 5, day 1 today! On the second set of five mins I got in a daze and jogged for 6 mins instead of 5! hehe I never thought the day would come when I wasn't staring at my ipod stopwatch waiting for the exact second when I could walk again! hehe Im psyched for day 2!

Melissa!! Where are you? i missssss you!!!!!!!

LOL, I went 1 extra minute on Friday too - it was W5D3 - the 20 minute run. Actually, I wasn't happy about it because I get knee pain in the last few minutes, and I pushed (and somewhat risked) myself a little unnecessarily. But I seem to be OK :D.

hahah.. well im glad you are ok! We need to be carefull with our knees! im nervous/excited for the 20 min jog! ahh! hehe

here I am...

I don't know...my legs burn (calves and shins) really really bad. So far week 4 I can handle fine...but the second 5 min interval on week 5 I just can't do! I know I shouldn't say can't....but my legs hurt bad! I have noticed when I walk I kind of hit the insides of my feet ...if that makes any sense...I think I need new shoes that are specially made for my feet...but I can't afford it!

I think I'm just gonna sit at week 4 for a little bit....I have to worry about getting regular exercise back into my cram packed schedule before I worry about progressing....you know what I mean!

If I don't fix something soon I'm gonna gain all the weight I have lost back!

I don't want that :(

Stick at Week 4 as long as you need to. Who cares? You might even want to back off a bit to whatever day you didn't have that pain. Your body needs what it needs.

If you are pronating (turning the foot in at the forefoot) you want a shoe with a strong support at the middle of the inner side of the shoe. Look for an inset of a different color in the sole, and it shouldn't bend at that point (it's ok to bend at the forefoot, further forward).