I finished Week Four yesterday and am looking forward to starting week five on Monday. Halfway done!

Well, week 4 is complete.  Today I stuggled but I'm 95% sure majority of that was due to a slight hangover.  Not a good idea to drink the night before, FYI.

I must say, this week was the first week where I felt like a "runner".  I can't wait to see what I feel like from here on out.  Although, I am quite nervous for next week.  I cannot imagine running a solid 20 minutes, but we'll see how it goes.

Keep it up everyone!

Hello Friends..

     Well with my moderate success with W5D2, I was supposed to do W5D3 on Saturday. BUT after sleeping late & then getting tangled up in all the B-ball I fell off the wagon. So I decided I might as well slug-out on Sunday & after church got to go play golf. (Which I like alot more than running BTW & better at it too).

     I'm hoping to get back in the groove on Tuesday. Probably will back up a day or two and hit it. Hoping for the wind to die down some so I can get the nerve to move outside & jog. We have had substained 25 + mph wind most of th day today & calling for 30-35 + the rest of the week. Blah,Blah,Blah..Arent ya glad you ask??

     I was real glad to log on & see how well everybody is doing & drawing from the inspiration from all of you folks.  Keep up the goodwork everybody!!! TJ

Completed W4D3 last night. I normally run in the mornings but due to schedule shifted to night. It didn't start out so well! I got through the first 3 and 5 min. runs but then hit a wall. Once the 3 min. walk was over, I was in no way ready to run again. All these thoughts were going through my mind, like "there's no way I can do this" and "who are you kidding, you'll never be able to run 3 miles, you should just quit this silly program now." BUT I decided to keep walking and pick up the running again after a few minutes. I was able to get through the 2nd 3 min. run. So my plan was to do the entire 2nd 5 min. and just add extra time to my cooldown. Once I started the last run period, I just decided to keep going. And I ended up running 8 minutes instead of 5! I don't know what changed from the beginning to the end of the workout, I guess I just needed the extra breather in the middle (and an attitude adjustment). I felt great after I was done though, and am now confident I can get through week 5... well, the first two days at least, I'm already very nervous about the 20 min. run!

Okay, so that was a book. Sorry!!!

well done on starting week five, I wouldnt bother repeating it, after all you did run when you were supposed to, so you know you can do it.  Just make sure to set the incline in your next session.

  Do you run outside at all or just on the treadmill?  Have you been finding your Nike+ accurate?

Im also a bit dissapointed in myself today, I done week four day 2 today,  I found it a little harder than day 1.  Then I realised that Id been busy thinking of other things in the morning and hadnt had any lunch before running!  I think if my body had a little fuel in it then I would have done better as my pace slowed right down again.  I was running on a pretty flat surface with a slight incline (very slight) but also against some fairly strong winds.  I had to stop for 20 secs or so twice in the run, once in the first 5 min run and once in the second 5 min run.  Felt a bit bad about that but then it was due to environmental factors I couldnt control......I added a 20 sec run on at the end, not quite enough but still.  On W4D1 I managed the whole thing and then an extra 4 min jog on the end, after the last 5 mins walking (cooldown) then I walked another 5 mins, feel like I didnt do so well today.  Fingers crossed for W4D3.

Hi guys, I'm a late poster. I am on week 4 day1. I did the c25k a few years ago, and it really does work. I was regularly running 3.1 miles, but the one day I just stopped. I didn't have anything to look forward to, I don't know why I didn't just set a new goal. Now I'm 30 and have less energy than I used to have. Running is the one thing that made me feel better. I don't have a weight goal, just a feel better goal =).

Hi Treva!  don't worry, I'm right at the same point as you as a late poster.  Unlike you, i've NEVER been a runner.  But like you, my goal is health and fitness rather than weight loss.  Although, it'd be an amazing perk! lol