completed W5D1 again. I felt MUCH better running today than yesterday. I had energy, pep in my step and it didn't wear me out.

Tommorow and Thursday I hope to complete D2, take Friday off and do my 5K on Sat.

Annita - I initially started this program to train for a big local 5k in early may. I started 2.5 weeks before the race figuring at the very least I could walk it. The running bug bit me and I signed up for another one about a month later. Now my third one is on sat. Hopefully soon I'll be able to jog the whole thing.

iamerican - I usually run 5-6 days a week. I've kept this schedule up through most of my progression through the program. This is my only exercise. Though I wont hesitate to take a few days off if I feel really sore or feel like I need a day or two off.

Thanks everyone for sharing your regime. Right now I am doing 3 days a week of c25k with 2-3 days extra of lighter exersice like walking or biking.

Added some new music to the mix and ran W5D3 last night with no problems. This is such a mental game. I wanted to quit running around 10 minutes for no reason. Realized that my body was still fine, and it was just my brain, so I kept on going. Kept my pace steady the whole time and didn't even think about bumping it down. Now that I know I can run for 20 minutes solid, the 25 minute runs don't scare me nearly as much anymore!

Annita - sounds like you are rocking out on this running thing. Great Job!!!

Good morning everyone. It's already morning here.
yesterday run wasn't terrible but I could say it was a bad day.
I did W6D1 again, but I was only able to run 5 minutes, not the whole 8 minutes. I ended up walking quite a lot.
Anyways, I blamed the lack of eating and sleep.
Today i'll take a rest day, and start again tomorrow.

@SusanMay: thank you, and you sound like you're rocking the program as well

Got W7D3 done! Bring on the 28 minute runs!

I am SO proud of myself. Just did w1d2 - why I am proud is because I woke up early to do it. Haha. That's to be called a miracle. But loved it better than my first evening run, it's quiet everywhere and the woods are just great with the sun coming through them.

Also the tip: focus on the breathing because your legs will know what to do that I got from this board was GREAT. I really have to learn to breath proper so it takes a lot of attention while I run but because of that I am constantly amazed that my 60seconds are over already. Hihi. And I just applied it to my bikeride to work also - that has been taking me 30minutes and always with a break halfway through because I thought I was so tired. And now I just did not focus on my legs but on my breathing when it got tough and I got at work in 25mins, without a break! Yay!

Hi, I'm new to C25K--just did W1D2 today

You ladies are awesome! It's so inspiring reading your posts, and you are all improving everytime you post

Hey there, yossarian! Glad you found C25k - you'll love it!

Also...I have to ask (being a lit teacher and all...)... is your name a reference to Catch-22?

Welcome yossarian!!

i did w2d2 today. It went really well!!!

Yes! maybe I'll be able to run like him by the end of C25K... Lol

Today, my legs didn't hurt at all. After my first day, my hip flexors were a bit tight, and after my run last night my legs felt really heavy, but no discomfort today! Looking forward to getting W1D3 out the way tomorrow, and on to W2 on Monday!

Had W4D1 today. It felt good. My body was completely capable of everything I was doing, and if anything I just got bored of running. I think I may have to switch to a podcast or something that talks to me that isn't predictable because I get so bored of staring at myself in the mirror while I run.

Week 4, Day 2 on Monday! (Sunday is my day o' rest). Bring it on!

W2D3 complete. The first two days of week 2 were A-OK. But today, this sucked. I dont know why, but it was so hard for me to complete. I did it, but now I am so worried for Week 3.

That's WK1 complete... still a long way to go, but feeling good. Honestly, today wasn't as easy as the others. My legs were tired, and it seemed to make the minutes drag

When did everyone start to notice a real difference in their running ability?

yossarian: My workout today was harder than the others too. Weird when we are the last workouts had been the same. I wonder why that is?