Did W5D2 again today. It's been crazy hot/humid here lately. Gonna wait until I really have this D2 down or the weather breaks to try D3 again. Any day I'm out there breaking a sweat and getting my heart rate up is a good one.

RowanM - Good Luck. Stick with it, the running gets easier.

AnonymouslyYours - thanks for the well wishes. I know if I stick with it I'll get there eventually. I try to stay positive. Also contrats on week 7, 25 min thats incredible :congrat:

Thank you both! I hope I can grow to like running, I will have a lot to do along with the obstacles in April. :D

W2D1 completed.
Oh my, at every 80th second of running, i always had this thought: "oh my gosh, please tell me to stop" or something like "She hasn't told me to stop yet? Common, i've run quite far"... and blah blah...
haha, it was funny.
I'm glad I made it :D
addition 30 seconds made my legs feel it. But hey, it was a great workout as usual.

Thanks AnonymouslyYours. I cannot wait to where you are :D Running straight for 20 minutes.

Just did W1D1 here - I tried this program once before, but quit after week two (life got in the way...).

I'm armed with the C25K iPod app, a good playlist, renewed motivation, and so much encouragement from you ladies... I can stick with it this time! :carrot:

Week 8 Day 1 down - 2.75 miles in 32:05 minutes. That sounds great, but... I confess I walked a tiny portion of that. I had no energy after July4th celebrations (read "Margaritas") and the run was a sheer act of will, but I did it! Hopefully after a couple of days back on plan, my next run will be better. The good news is that I must have been running faster than my usual 5 mph to get that time with walking.
Almost done, almost done :)

Wow! I'm impressed! Week 1 Day 1 here in S.TX

No better time to start :) BTW, OT, I was in Corpus just a couple of weeks ago visiting relatives in Rockport. Took my boys to the Aquarium - too hot to do the Lexington this trip. Go get running though I know it is miserable in this heat (I tried 1x during my trip and about died , lol, I'm an indoor runner).

I cheated and bought a treadmill for that reason... well, that and the fact that I am a total night owl and can't get the motivation to run until after midnight and I didn't want to get mugged.

WOO!!!! :carrot:

I finished W5D3 today for the first time. It was really hot today and I felt like I'd rather walk through time square naked than go out running. I dragged myself out, perked up and decided to go for it. I didn't quite cover 2 miles but it felt great none the less.

It didn't even kill me. I felt like I could have kept going. This running thing has been so crazy. I'll struggle and be stuck for awhile then out of nowhere I'll have a day where I feel light as a feather, like I can run for miles.

Scarett -- THAT IS SO AWESOME! Congratulations! I know exactly what you mean! I am really happy for you. I love that feeling. Are you moving on to week 6 now, or hanging on to week 5 day 3 for a while?

Thanks Anonymously Yours . I'm going to do D3 at least once more. Today I purposely tried to run very slowly and didn't cover 2 miles. Tomorrow is my rest day. I'll try it again on Thursday. If I can cover 2 miles (or close to it) in 20 min on Thursday (without feeling too dead) I'll move on. If not I'll give it a little longer. We'll see how it goes.

Golly gee! I made my way through W1D1... you don't realize how out of shape you are until you try to get up and do something about it. :D

HA HA HA @ "It didn't even kill me." Now I know I'm not the only one who has that feeling of surprise after a challenging run. And I have the same feeling as you with how variable it is. A good friend of mine is a regular marathoner and he says it's the same at his level. Sometimes things just aren't aligned in GO! mode and other times they are.

NICE WORK!

Thanks BarnyardPunch I've been running for about 2 months now and I'm getting more and more used to the "swinginess" of it. It helps me to not get upset and too caught up in the tough stretches.

The previous day I struggled to finish the 2 8 min intervals, my diet and sleeping hasn't been great. I had been struggling with feeling tierd and heavy while running. Then yesterday out of nowhere I knock out 20 min. Stuff like this has happened before. It helps keep my focus on STAYING a runner.

I completed W7D2 today. Felt easier than the last two but it was a sweaty one :-)