Hey guys...

I am on W4D1 and I did all the runs up until the last 5 minutes. I could only run for three minutes. I walked the last 2 minutes fast.

should I go back to week 3 or continue on with week 4 and push it?

It's so exciting to read everyone's progress! Hearing you all say things like "I can't believe I'm turning into a runner" is really motivating!

I start W2 today. Still excited and ready to tackle this - one day at a time!!

Originally Posted by Mzthang77:
Hey guys...

I am on W4D1 and I did all the runs up until the last 5 minutes. I could only run for three minutes. I walked the last 2 minutes fast.

should I go back to week 3 or continue on with week 4 and push it?

I'd continue with week 4. I found that to be the hardest week for me. To be honest, I barely(ok ok I didn't) completed it and refused to repeat it so I just moved on to week 5. If you can get through week 4 it's smooth sailing from there!!

Originally Posted by zephyr524:
I'd continue with week 4. I found that to be the hardest week for me. To be honest, I barely(ok ok I didn't) completed it and refused to repeat it so I just moved on to week 5. If you can get through week 4 it's smooth sailing from there!!

I'm confused. I did W4day1 without any trouble, but W4day2, completely kicked my butt. I had to walk a minute in the middle of the second 5 minute run.

I alternate between treadmill and track. Tonight was track, but I think I did day one on the treadmill. Is treadmill easier, or was I just having a bad day?

Should I keep going?

Just do what you feel like you should do or what your body will do. Just keep working on W4 until you can complete it. I thought week four was difficult because it was such short walking times. For me, there was only one run that I could complete like it called for and just moved on to the next week and I haven't really had trouble since then.
I've heard alot of people say that running on the treadmill is easier than outside running so it's possible that is where your difficulty is at. Just stick with it and you'll get through it!!


I planned on started W7 today but am really sore this morning. I did resistance work yesterday and am definately feeling it now! I'm not sure whether I should go ahead and give the run a shot or give my muscles some more time to rest. I really wanted to complete W7 this week but not I'm thinking I may not be able to do that...

I'm going to be staring C25K a week from today :D I'm both excited, and terrified! Hurray!

Though to be honest, it's not the C25K that I'm scared of.... it's using the school's gym :lol: It's so tiny and cramped and they hire students to sit in it and just supervise. I don't want to be supervised!!

Do you think they're going to make me tell them my weight? :(

Originally Posted by zephyr524:
Just do what you feel like you should do or what your body will do. Just keep working on W4 until you can complete it. I thought week four was difficult because it was such short walking times. For me, there was only one run that I could complete like it called for and just moved on to the next week and I haven't really had trouble since then.
I've heard alot of people say that running on the treadmill is easier than outside running so it's possible that is where your difficulty is at. Just stick with it and you'll get through it!!.

Thanks! Yeah, when I did W4d1 I was able to recover during the walks, but yesterday, I wasn't completely recovered during the walks...so during the second five minute run I ran two walked one ran two. But I was EXHAUSTED. Whereas, the time before I'd been tired but okay.

I'm going to move on to W4D3 and see what happens.

Originally Posted by Wild Vulpix:
I'm going to be staring C25K a week from today :D I'm both excited, and terrified! Hurray!

Though to be honest, it's not the C25K that I'm scared of.... it's using the school's gym :lol: It's so tiny and cramped and they hire students to sit in it and just supervise. I don't want to be supervised!!

Do you think they're going to make me tell them my weight? :(

Why on earth would they ask your weight??? I wouldn't think so. And don't worry about the students. I swam at my local Y at my fattest, and I was embarrassed about the high school kid lifeguards until I realized that they never looked at me-- high school kids don't pay attention to anything! (except each other)

Originally Posted by ubergirl:
Why on earth would they ask your weight??? I wouldn't think so. And don't worry about the students. I swam at my local Y at my fattest, and I was embarrassed about the high school kid lifeguards until I realized that they never looked at me-- high school kids don't pay attention to anything! (except each other)

They really don't. Good advice!

I think running on a treadmill is easier. I was unpleasantly surprised to find my boyfriend's dad asleep in the same room as the treadmill yesterday, so I had to do W3D1 outside. It was actually harder than the treadmill but it wasn't as terrifying as I made it out to be. I think I'm gonna switch to outside unless the weather is lame. But anyway, yeah, I think the treadmill is easier. I think it's cos it's like completely flat, and there's no outside elements interfering. I was jogging slower too, not sure why, maybe cos it wasn't completely flat. Felt like my shoes didn't grip the same or something.

Do you guys think it would be bad if I try to run a mile for funsies, just to see if I could do it?

I start Week 7 tomorrow! (Today is my rest day).

I'm starting W3D1 tomorrow and I'm really scared lol. Have NO idea how I'm going to be able to jog 3mins straight, but I'm going to really try hard.
I used the Robert Ullrey podcast for the first time yesterday even though I was on the treadmill and had the intervals programmed in already, but I actually found it easier with Robert talking me through it and the music was good, so going to use the Week 3 podcast tomorrow in the hope that that helps me get through it.

I'm feeling unusually sore this week. Blah! I did W2D1 on Monday, did some cardio/resistance training yesterday and have decided to take today off from the gym and just do some walking instead. I'm going to tackle W2D2 tomorrow. I'll let y'all know how it goes!

Week one down. Question for you all, do you think it would be ok to do an "accelerated" version where I do the program every 2nd day, but don't take the extra day off every week? So one week I'd do 3 sessions, and the next week I'd do 4. Make sense? What do you reckon?

Thanks! And well done to all of you for doing so well, I can't wait until I'm where you all are.

My god, today kicked my butt. I am extremely irritable right now because of it. I think it's because I did it in the middle of the afternoon (at 2 PM), and it's an unusually warm day. I completed all the runs, but I had to push myself more than I did on Monday.

Heading off to the gym to try W4d3. Hope it doesn't kick my butt as much as W4d2!!!