Well, I tried and a lesson learned. Becuase of errands and whatnot I didn't make it to the gym with the kids until 11:00 am and got on the treadmill and ran out of steam at 1 mile instead of my intended 2.25 [C25K W6 Workout 3]
Usually I run at 8:00am, about 30 minutes after eating my oatmeal breakfast. I think I had nothing in the gas tank today since it had been 3+ hours since I ate anything. I finished up with 30 minutes on the eliptical and I felt sluggish instead of energetic, but I got my workout in.
So for my Friday run - go early with something in the tummy and here's hoping to cross that 2 mile mark!

I don't think the program is meant to be super rigid either. I've repeated a couple of weeks, done the same "week" for four days instead of three and right now, I'm taking forever to break that 25 to 28 minute ceiling.

Hang in there. Soon you'll be jogging for two minutes with a minute more to go and you'll think, "60 seconds more? I've totally got this!"

i completed W1 D1 yesterday.. it was pretty good. i got to 1.8 miles. on a treadmill.. what is the speeds you all do for walking?jogging?running?

Hope everyone is still running!

I finally made it through week 6!! Got my 2.25 mile run done in record time - 28 minutes! Don't ask me how I got so fast. On May 23rd I ran my first 2 miles and it took me 32 minutes (16 min mile) and today I am just under 13 min mile. I guess it was true when they say don't worry about speed - it will come.
Not looking forward to week 7 though with 3 - 2.5 mile runs - no more walk/run intervals for me And if you have been keeping track, it has taken me almost 4 weeks to finish week 6 (but I did have an injury that kept me sidelined for about 2 weeks).

Keep going!

I consider walking up to 4mph. Jogging is more than 4mph but less than 5. Running is 5mph and up. I base this on the calorie burn charts that list running speeds starting at 5 and I can comfortably walk a 15 minute mile, but I also 9" taller than you. HTH.

I have been absent from the boards (aside from popping on to update this thread) for a couple of weeks because I have been off plan. HOWEVER, despite being off plan, I still ran religiously.

Today is Day 1 back on plan.

I ran Week 4 Day 1 today. I left my house sure I wouldn't complete today's run, but having decided that I would just stay to Week 4, Day 1 until I could make all the runs. Can you imagine my shock when I not only DID make it through all the runs, but wasn't dying? I mean, I was like "oh, we're done...ok" rather than the usual "OMG we have GOT to be finished soon...I can't go much further".

There are 2 things that helped me a little:
1) I made my own podcast, with my own music (I LOVE my music, but wasn't really into the trance/techno of the podcast I was using)
2) It was raining, which helped to keep me cool

But aside from these, I have NO clue how the heck I managed with energy left over. The only downfall was that I was feeling a little sick to my stomach when I was done, but that passed.

Just finished w5. My legs are tired, but they feel good.
NTexas - Congrats on finishing w6.

TiffanyLee - I do not use a treadmill, but I jog about a 15 min mile. I walk a 17 min mile. Their is not alot of speed difference, but it is a completely different work out. Do whatever works for you. When I am finished, I plan on starting over and doing my slow jog for the walking and increasing the speed.

I just completed week 3, day 2. I did it again on the treadmill, this time running a 10 minute mile. Now the trick is to see if I can push myself to do that when running outside. Best I've managed on my own so far is a 10:10 mile.

I am very disheartened, I have been working on this for two weeks and for some reason when I got up last Thursday after my Wed night group run, my knees were killing me. I did not run Thursday or Friday, my knees felt a little better on Sat so I ran but it was a mistake, my knees are so sore I can barley stand. I have been using ice and advil and have found out I have Patellar Tendonitis, and it is so ouchie! I am going to give it a couple days off and then try again.
I really want to develop a running program and am so sad that my body is not working.

NEMom: Ouch! That's awful! Just curious, but have you looked into getting your gait analyzed at a running store? I was having knee issues, went to get my gain analyzed, bought shoes that are appropriate for my bio-mechanics, and now no longer have knee trouble. Granted, I don't have patellar tendonitis, but it may still be worth a look.

Were you progessing according to the C25K schedule? SLOW IT DOWN. They go from nothing to 5K really, really fast. And LOTS of people get injured and regard their injuries as random chance, rather than something that's not surprising given how fast they're expecting their musculoskeletal systems to adapt to high-impact use.

Just did week 3, day 3, this time running outside. I thought I was going really slowly, but according to my phone app, my average run pace as 9:42! My walk slowed to 16:13, however. I was sorely tempted to quit halfway through, but I'm glad I pushed myself.

The one part about c25k that I don't love is that you can feel like you're not going fast enough or long enough soon enough and you end up doing too much. That and there just aren't enough caveats when getting started. For some couch potatoes, the program is actually slow. I've seen out of shape friends go from c25k easily in 9 weeks.

However, they had maybe a beer gut or 15 extra pounds and no known knee problems. For me, I need to remember that I've got 70 extra pounds and a bum right knee.

Definitely do leg strengthening exercises outside of jogging. It's the only thing that'll keep your knee healthy enough to run. And do make sure you're using shoes with the appropriate amount of stability for your gait. Otherwise, you're landing wrong with every stride and can be causing damage. Makes a HUGE difference.

And just keep in mind that no matter how fast you're going, every step forward jogging is one more than you've ever gone before!

C25K is the first thing I found on this site, and I love it already! I don't psych myself out dreading a long workout and then just saying 'awww forget it' and staying home on my comfy couch. Every other day for 20 mins? AND I work up a crazy sweat? I love it!

I did w2d3 today. I'm so out shape, I'm sure the old people who run by me on every jog wonders how it's possible to be that young and out of shape.

MariaMaria There is a danger of getting hurt by doing c25k too fast, but I convert the running into a light jog since I haven't jogged for 3 years. It's important to do the programme according your own physical endurance.