Week 9 day 1 was not so much. My body wants to run faster than it can endure. I have to slow myself down so I can run the duration of 30 minutes. It was so FUN going FAST though. Re-doing tonight.

I walk 3 to 6.5 miles everyday, for the last 5 months. I really want to be able to run at least a mile.
I can run 1/4 mile without stopping no problem, but as soon as I get to a 1/4 there's no engery left. It's like hitting a wall, it's that sudden.
I can't seem to get past it. and shin splits the next day even though my leg don't bother me while I run because I walk so much. Any suggestions?

Carol999 - You should look into the C25K Program. I was not able to run longer than a 1/4 mile as well. It is a nine-week program and you build your runs nice and slow.

I am now jogging 3.1 miles every two days with my first organized run coming up on Thanksgiving.

I'm redoing ALL of week 9. I'm not ready to graduate.

Hey everyone, I'm looking to begin running consistently and this looks like right where I need to start. I can already run a 12 min mile on the treadmill, but I think I'll start out on week one just to be safe. I think I'm also going to start running outside. The fitness test I'll be taking will be done outside, so training on a treadmill won't be much help in the long run.

I'm starting tomorrow! Will update!

going back to week 8 now. I'm trying to build it back up, because I've been a bit lax. Either that or I should just start bridging to 10k. IDK we will see.

I've been trying c25k for what feels like forever now. I first tried over the summer when I was still pretty close to my starting weight and I couldn't handle it yet so I quit. I got terrible shin splints and couldn't make it through the first week. After losing 20 or so lbs I tried to pick it up again and was so happy that I could finally complete one day! After running it three times I felt like I was still struggling and my shin splints came back. I took a few weeks off and have been taking it very slowly now. For a few weeks I ran twice a week for just part of the time and now I'm back to running the full interval set. It's a good feeling but I'm still having a little trouble with my shins so I don't know when I'll be moving on to week 2. I hope it's soon!