Originally Posted by Oohpujie:
Week 8 Day 1 down today. I'm really impressed with myself; never thought I'd be able to run 28 minutes straight. Good job everyone, just keep pushing!

Awesome! I am a week behind you, just finished W7D1, I am whipped, but proud!!

Wow - week 7 and week 8 - you guys are amazing! I still can't imagine running for 25 minutes in a row. Heck, I still can't imagine running for TEN minutes in a row. The five minute runs are hard enough!

Last night I did W4D2, and it was pretty awful - I think mostly because my legs were so sore and jelly-like from the squats I'd done with my husband the night before. (That's the last time I do squats for a while!) I actually ran half and then gave up and got off of the treadmill, but then I felt guilty a few minutes later, got back on and finished it. So I sort of cheated with the rest in between, but it's better than nothing, I suppose.

I guess I will just take my own advice and keep moving forward - soon (hopefully) I'll look back and laugh at when I thought five straight minutes was so hard.

I really need to go get my new shoes this week, I'm hoping they'll make a big difference in how my ankles feel during each run.

Hope everyone has a good day today :)

Well my Garage Band isn't working so I'll just continue using Robert Ullrey's podcasts for my runs. Today was W2D2, outside in the cold again. But I bought a headband for my ears and wore gloves today so it was better (plus about 8 degrees warmer than Sunday). This was my third run in the new shoes I got for Christmas; they're feeling great!

I just finished w1d2 and it was more difficult than the first day. I didn't increase the speed a little though. Not alot only from 2.6 to 3.0. Now I'm wondering how bad it will be next week. Are you able to catch you breat up during the walking before you start running again. My breathing slows down but not completely... And, how fast are you guys going if your one the treadmill?

I can usually catch my breath. The upside is with longer runs you get longer breaks. I'll be indoors tomorrow so I'll be doing week 3. I started out running 4.8 and have worked up t 5.2 (I walk at 3.4-3.6 depending on how tired or energetic I am that day). I increased my speed very slowly, just a tenth of a mph at a time. I'm not really concerned with my speed yet, I'm focused on developing endurance.

Woot gonna join in here :) I actually finished C25K last year but didnt really have any goals so sort of just stopped. Now I am on W6D1 for the second time :) This time I am going on to the OneHourRunner program as soon as I am done because I want to run a 10k in May :D

Even when weeks seemed hard, I still moved onto the next week and figured if it wasnt doable I would go back to the previous week but that somehow never happened. Each week seemed hard but not so hard I couldnt do it, just stick with it and if its horrible just go back a week ;)

Aclai~ I can't believe you run so fast!! That seems impressive to me!! Now I'm wondering if I shouldn't up the speed a little. Maybe I'll play around a little tomorrow when I do my run. If I need to slow do all I've got to do is turn the dial..

Well I went for it and tried W4D1 last night...and I did it! I mean it wasn't pretty and there were several times when I wanted to stop, but I made it through those 5 min runs.

Originally Posted by cabinwife:
Well I went for it and tried W4D1 last night...and I did it! I mean it wasn't pretty and there were several times when I wanted to stop, but I made it through those 5 min runs.

Cabinwife - that's awesome! I'm just a week behind you and was really worried about the 3 minute runs this week, but so far have done them just fine although a little slower than my 90 second runs. I'm so nervous about the 5 minute runs in week 4. Your post has me encouraged!

I finished w6d2 tonight, i am so tired....ran in old sneakers, not a good idea, back and knees are both so sore!

cabinwife- that's awesome! I'm so scared of week 4! But I don't have to worry about that yet.

I ended up running outside again today after all, so I did W2D3. It snowed a little but just enough to be pretty without making the ground wet! Sunday I'll do W3D1 outside. I know I can do week 3 on the treadmill but this will be my first outdoor attempt at it.

zephyr- good luck with raising your speed. Don't change it too fast and wear yourself out. I raised mine VERY gradually. Keep in mind I'm 5'8 and a lot of my height is in my legs, which helps me move faster.

I've just started w1D1 today! I could do it!
The fitness gains I've made over the past 3 weeks have been incredible!

I just finished the first week today. Not intentionally I increased my speed today. When it was time to run the first time I turned the dial to where I thought I had it before (3.0) and instead it made it to 3.2 or 3.3. I was able to do it that first time so I just put it back there from then on. I'm going to enjoy my weekend off and hopefully kill week 2 next week!! I was looking for some 5k races in my area this morning and wasn't able to find any. I did find one 10k the week I'd be finishing up with this program. I'm thinking about signing up for that. I know that I'd not be able to run the whole thing but I could run most of it with a little walk at the in the middle probably. What do you all think. Should I go for it and sign up for the race or not push myself to that point just yet. I know the distance is double then this program..

Hey ladies. The thread's been quiet. Maybe a lot of you are on your off days like I am. I start W3D1 tomorrow. I'm pretty excited, but a little disappointed that I'll have to find another park to run it in. The trail in the park where I was running last week is about 60% boardwalk and has been covered in ice since Thursday night. I can't wait for this ice to melt because I really like that trail!

Aclai - Good luck on starting w3! This ice has me messed up too. I haven't been able to run for a few days because of it. I hope to be able to get back out there tomorrow. I'm in the south too, Mississippi. I guess we're just not used to all this winter weather!