New Couch to 5K Week 1
 

I realize that there is a couch to 5K challenge that is on-going here but I was wondering if anyone would care to join me in a new round of a couch to 5K challenge that would have us ready to run a 5K on out of 2008?? That would be a cool way to finish off the year by being able to run a 5K :carrot: I plan to start on a Monday Wednesday and Friday training schedule. I will be doing most of my "runs" in the morning before work on my treadmill at home (except for today which I will do when I get home).

It would be fun to have others in with me so that we can encourage each other through this :carrot: What do you think??? Any takers? Or shall I just post my progress here and have others egg me on to keep up the work? I really need to get on a structured exercise routine that pushes me and is intensive enough to burn fat and calories. Before I gained back my loss from before I did a fair bit of running and found it excellent for buring calories. Back at it I go!

I've been posting to the other C25K thread; have you seen that one?

So glad you are taking on the C25K! I just completed week 5 day 3 on Friday...NEVER thought I would make it there. I'm also in the Guard, but in my unit we really don't have to run much....but I'm finally thinking about calling myself a runner! Great job at starting! Let me know how you do! Are you doing the treadmill or outside?

I have seen one of the existing threads (week 5 or week 6?) It is good to read through but it would be fun to have someone else along with me from week 1 :yes: I will be using the treadmill (especially now that we are into fall and then winter is coming - I'm not keen on running on snow or ice!) :woops:

i'm in -- i'll start today--- with u on it=== i'll be doing mine indoors too

oh here's the original link to it ---
http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

Yipee! I have company! I'll be doing day one later this afternoon when I get home. My name is Karen by the way - and yours?

faith

I'd like to join, too. I have started it several times but keep quitting (with various excuses).

The more the merrier. Welcome Faith and Iris :hug:

I just started week 2 today - can I join?

That's awesome that so many of you are doing it. STICK WITH IT! I'm obsessed with C25K because I've tried to become a runner so many times before, but like most, would try to do too much too fast and end up quitting being frustrated. This really works!

Welcome Sarah!

I plan to stick with this. Hubby is also going to join and we hope to run a 5K on New Years Day :carrot: This will make for perfect timing!

So off I go to tackle the treadmill and do week one day one :p Back in about thirty minutes with a report :D

ohhh!! count me in! :D I can start today too!

WOOO-HOOO I did week one day one :carrot: and I survived (well maybe I should hold off on that statement until I see if I can get out of bed in the morning :p ) I followed a podcast that the original Couch to 5K group was using that tells you when to speed up and when to slow down.

I did 1.541 miles in 28.49 minutes. It burned 180.7 calories and 26.6 carbs. Hubby is going to do his run this evening. Yay me :D Round two on Wednesday morning before work.

How is everyone else? Anyone else do day one today and how was it??

The webpage with the podcast (in MP3 format) is:

http://www.ullreys.com/robert/Podcasts/page6/page6.html

Can I join? I was planning on starting week one last week, but I had some stuff going on and didn't. I'm going to start again this week. Probably run Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

There's a couple other podcasts.

http://gonicoleyourself.blogspot.com...cast-page.html

http://www.kissmyblackass.org/?page_id=86