Greetings to all. I am so excited, I have just finished W6R3. :woohoo:

I follow the NHS programme and as the speaker Laura says I may call myself a runner now!

Great job, Kitcherella!

I'm still amazed that I am doing this. I am so proud of myself. Just goes to show what a well designed program and a little determination can take you. ;)

Hi all. I just started a c25k program, I'm in the first week. I'm a little nervous about joint problems but I'm definitely being careful, stretching, and not pushing myself.

I'd like to know what you use to keep track of time/distance? I have a pedometer and a blackberry, but that doesn't work much for me. Right now I'm just counting paces.

Welcome, wannabeskinny! Does Blackberry have any couch to 5k apps? If not, how about looking up the workouts and setting alarms in your Blackberry for the run/walk times? It would be a pain to set up, probably, but it would work. I think some people use a stopwatch. That you would have to keep looking at, and remember when to start and stop.

Take it easy and go slow. I repeated at least 1 workout in each week before I moved on to the next week. I'm still a slow runner - my 5K time is just under 44 minutes.

You can do it!

Originally Posted by Wannabeskinny:
Hi all. I just started a c25k program, I'm in the first week. I'm a little nervous about joint problems but I'm definitely being careful, stretching, and not pushing myself.

I'd like to know what you use to keep track of time/distance? I have a pedometer and a blackberry, but that doesn't work much for me. Right now I'm just counting paces.

Have you tried any Blackberry running apps? The ones I've seen track your speed, distance, time, and even calories. I use a treadmill, so I go off of the speed and distance it gives me. I use a C25K app to know when to walk and run so I don't have to keep checking the clock. Good luck!

So, I finished another week 1 workout yesterday, and it was even easier than the last one! I am now comfortable with officially starting the program this Tuesday. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday will be my 3 running days. Bring it on, C25K!!

How is everyone else doing?

So happy to find this thread! I am starting W2 and will do W2D1 tomorrow after work. I'm finding that I'm actually looking forward to the workouts and proving to myself that I CAN do this! I have 3 apps running at one time - C25K, pandora, and runkeeper. Just looked over my "runs" last week and W1D3 showed that the best time and the furthest distance - woot!!

Looking forward to letting ya'll know how W2D1 goes tomorrow!

I follow the NHS podcasts. They are free and you can download them from http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/c25k/page...g-podcast.aspx


I ran W7D3 today. I managed the first 20 minutes very well, however during the last 5 minutes my pins was stiff as wood.

This week I hope to make Monday, Wednesday and Friday my exercise days.

I will look into an app but I'm not too tech savvy :)

I am interested in doing the program and was wondering if anyone else has an HTC Android phone and what apps do you use. I am not tech savy but would like to try. Any suggestions would help greatly.

I used the Zen labs free couch to 5k app on my Android phone, and now I have the same app on my iphone. Works fine for me!

And I run Endomondo and itunes at the same time, too. ;)

Ok friends. I learned a very valuable lesson: don't let time excuses stop your running! I did W8D2 today, a week after doing W8D1. I was out of town last weekend, and even though I brought my running gear, I just didn't make time to run.

Today I paid for it. It was a tough run. I did it, but it hurt a little.

Moral of the story? It's 40 minutes of your life. How many times do we waste 40 minutes watching TV or surfing the web? Just get out and do it!!!!

Yeah, I try not to let more than 4-5 days go between running. Any more than that, and I will pay for it.

Interestingly, I ran yesterday. I was not really feeling it - my legs just felt heavy. I kept at it because I told myself I would. To my shock, I was a full minute faster than my time on Sunday! I guess "fake it til you make it" really does work! :D

I'm going to do my very first workout tomorrow :D

Good luck Nayshal!

Just remember that it only gets easier if you keep doing it. In a couple of months, you'll be able to run for 1/2 an hour straight without stopping! If I can do it, anyone can.

Let us know how it goes :)

I started doing the C25K last week. I had a jogging partner, but she just flew to India yesterday (she'll be gone for 3 weeks) and now I have no one to jog with. I'm on the second week but I'm just so supremely self-conscious that I can't drum up the courage to do it on my own.

I do Nia, Zumba and Circuit Training with a trainer during the week so I am sure to exercise 4 to 5 times a week. The C25K was to supplement the 2 to 3 days that I do nothing. An hour ago, I was trying to find out if there were any other fitness classes I can take today, because I'm so scared of jogging on my own.

I guess the real reason I'm writing this long post is to find out if other people out there are doing the C25k strictly by themselves. And if so, how do they motivate themselves to do that? Do you ever feel anxious and awkward about it?

Thanks,

L2L