I've decided that I need new shoes to keep this up. The ones I'm using are old and have limited support.

Hopefully once I get them I can get back into it, but stopped at the end of W3.

I'm on W7D2 or D3. I took about 2 weeks off as I was training my replacement at work, have now left that job and am in a boot camp style class for two weeks before I am throw into teaching English 101. I like to run in the morning-ish but I can't make myself get up before class so I haven't been. I think this, as most things with running, is me psyching myself out. I am going to go walk at the gym tonight and tomorrow, complete the next day of C25K.

Hi, guys! I'm wanting to start my W1D1 tonight. Anything I should know or prepare for before I set off? Should I bring water or anything with me? I don't really know where to keep my phone either, I didn't really prepare with buying an armband or anything, hmmm.

Hi Fatcroat

I've just got through week 2 and am having to rest due to knee pain. There's loads of good advice on here, but I would strongly advise you NOT to run/jog on asphalt - use a softer track surface if possible. I made that mistake, ignored the pain afterwards and am suffering now.

Use good shoes - get your feet checked for your stance if possible: I need arch supports I now realise.

As for the phone - I use mine for an app that calls out the time, over a sound track which I find really motivating. If you can strap that to your arm somehow, that would really help - make sure you can move your arms freely.

On the run sections, go slowly. It's not a race. One minute of jogging takes the same time as one minute of running or sprinting. You'll feel so fantastic just getting through it, the speed doesn't matter.

I am going to stick to the treadmill for a while doing my C25K, for the sake of my knees, but i am not going to resume until next week. I am finding it very frustrating not to be exercising as much as I want to.

GOOD LUCK!

Ok, so I should start on a treadmill? We do have a little gym in the apartment community, so that might be an option as well. Do you use the same speed setting for the speed walking and the light jogging?

And yes, I'm having slight knee issues for the past 15lbs or so (lol). They've started clicking and creaking a lot when going up the stairs, doing squats, etc.

For me the treadmill was much better. I will not try on asphalt until I have lost another 20lbs or so. For the warm up and brisk walk I have been using a speed of about 4.5 mph and for the jog/run it was higher but you need to find a pace that will suit you.

I have found that as I lose weight my whole body is trying to adapt to carrying less - which is great - and also a new posture so the way my weight is distributed has changed a bit so it's even more important not to overdo things too quickly.

I just finished w1. Well i'll be honest i've done it before and completed it last May. this time i'm going again but at higher speeds. 7.7mph running speed. I also do long sunday runs. todays was 9miles.

So yes i'm on C25k and no i'm not really a beginner. however last year i was nearly 300lb when i started it and seriously struggled

Oh my god slimmingsi! That's crazy fast! I'm jealous. I did W3D1 for the second time this week today. I'm trying to get my endurance built back up so I'm just going to keep running each day until I beat my original pace and distance and then move forward. I can definitely feel the difference in my endurance since starting back from my break so that's good. Still dealing with feeling like its not good enough because I could run further before, but I'll get there again. :/

Hi all
I'm on week 4 day 3 tomorrow! I might have to repeat this week cause it's so hard! I haven't found the others so hard but wow this one is tough. I walk at 6 kmph and run at 9, I know it's not quite 10, which I assume is the goal, but at the minute I'm too busy focussing on lasting the whole 16 minutes of running! Can't wait to call myself a runner though

completed week 5, day 1

All this success and energy! Motivating!

I have just done week 2 day 2 and am wondering how to keep going to run for 3 minutes next week. I guess it'll just happen....

I use the treadmill and tend to focus on the track or the emergency stop button - I get really unbalanced if I look up and 10m in front of me - anyone got any tips ?

Sorry not got any tips there crazycatwoman, unless you go a little slower perhaps? My friend and I decided to go faster for the last 3 minutes and we upped it to 10kmph. She said that she was struggling to run in a straight line tho, and felt like she was gona topple over, then she slowed it down and was fine again.

I completed week 4 day 3! And it was SO much easier than day 1 was! So I think I will proceed into week 5 after all!

I focus on breathing, hand movements and/or counting the cars on the road...anything to get me through that last few minutes! I'm a slow-poke, I walk at 3 and jog at 4, still kicks me booty! yikes...I don't know about 10!!!

I completed Week 2 Day 1 the other day...storming today so may not get out unless it eases up tonight. I love the program but have become so frustrated with myself...I used to run a lot back in college and now I'm struggled with 6-7 90 second running intervals.

I think I need to slow my pace down just a little bit. I am oddly really looking forward to Week 3.

Happy running!