I have a ful time desk job and a 16 month old son.  I am running in the mornings because once he gets up it is hard to get out of the house. My husband is rolling me out of bed at 5 am

WOW!  Everyone is doing so great!  I finished  Week 1 this morning.  It's really hot and humid here today, so I decided to get up early and get it out of the way.  I know myself too well, and most likely would have talked myself out of doing it tonight in this heat.   In the past, I was always an early morning exerciser, but have found that since school has been out, I've been sleeping later and later each day.  I forgot how much better I feel throughout the day when I get up early and get moving.  So, I've decided that along with Week 2, my other goal is to get up earlier than everyone else and workout or run.

To answer a couple of the other questions, I live in Illinois, and for the past 14 years, have been a stay-at-home mom.  My husband and I have been married for 12 years, and we have 3 children.  Just this year, I went to work as a substitute teacher, and absolutely loved it.  So, that's my plan for at least another couple of years.  

Keep up the good work everyone!!!  I am truly inspired everytime I read these posts.

I am a web and database specialist at the U. of Illinois. My wife works here as well (in a different college).

I was supposed to merge into the C25k plan yesterday at the week 4 day 2 point, but I didn't get up in time yesterday morning, then the Sox were beating the Cubs yesterday afternoon so I went to a bar on campus and had a few beers and watched the rest of the game, so I didn't run last night.  And this morning a terrible storm is going through the area so I missed it today too.  Oh well.  The general consensus is for me to take a day off between runs, so I got a day+ this time.  Hopefully tonight.  Unless, that is, the fourth or fifth inning rolls around and the Sox are winning again this afternoon... 

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone is having a good week and their training is going well.  I am new to running/walking.  I started walking a little over a week ago and decided to start the c25k program today.  My run went fairly well today but I am a former heavy smoker and all I can say is WOW I am really out of shape and it can only get better from here.  I plan on sticking to my 4 mile walk on my off days to keep me active.  I plan to run a 5k in September and together WE CAN ALL do this!!!!

Cathy

As promised, I finally did my first C25k workout this morning, starting at W4D2.  I don't wonder if I should go back and start at week 3 (someone in another thread said I should be starting at week 6--I'm not that gung-ho...).

I went okay. I cut both the 1/2-mile parts a smidge short, but I'll maybe chalk that up to not having run since Monday.  I don't know.  I'll take it easy tomorrow (maybe just walk the dog) and try W4D3 on Sunday and see how it goes. At worst I'll just start week 4 over on Tuesday.

I hope everyone else's training is going well, and hope wherever you are that it is less hot and muggy than it is here in the midwest. Yuck.

Mike

Hi everyone, I'd like to join in if possible.  I'm not following the c25k program, but I am following another 8-week program for beginner runners of which  I just finished  WK5D3 (I run 5 times per week with this program). 

When I started I couldn't even run 30 seconds without thinking I was going to die, but now I am on 5 minute intervals with a 2 minute recover walk between and I am loving it.  I do 5k in 40 minutes which includes a 10 minute warmup walk, I do it outside never on a treadmill, I am fortunate to have fantastic bike/running paths along the river near my home.  I use an app called RunKeeper for my iPhone that tracks my runs and I find it so motivating, I never had any desire to run before starting this journey, and now I love it. 

I am planning to run a "3 miler" in August to challenge myself, although it is on a mountain so I need to check the trail out and run it myself first.  I am registered for  a 5k in September as part of the Montreal marathon (I walked the 10k last year and that is when I decided that in 2009 I would run across that finish line not walk), and I am considering running a 10k in October of this year in Toronto.

Oh yeah, I am a female software developer who sits on my butt all day and since I have my own consulting company as well as my full-time job, I sit on my butt most nights too, so running is my lifeline.

How can I sign up for the couch to 5k program? Is the program listed on this site somewhere? Im new, just signed up today. Any help will be appreciated! Thx~

Brpssm:  what is the name of your program?  My doctor wants me to exercise 5 days a week.  If it's an ease into kinds thing I would be interested.