Hi Sara, Duncan welcome to active.com.  Im training for  my first marathon so I wont be joining but Ill be watching this thread to see you progress.  What program are you doing the C25k?

Good luck and have fun!!! AND KEEP US POSTED!

Congrats Sarah, Duncan, and Thinbound, for making the decision to become more active and change your lives for the better.  I am actually getting ready to finish C25K, just having done W9D1 yesterday.  My first event in a 2 mile run in 2 weeks, and my first 5K is in July.  When I started, I couldn't even run a minute without getting wore out and gasping for air.  I learned to slow down and just take my time, and now I am running for 30 minutes straight, very slowly, but I'm moving, and that's all that matters.  Take your time and follow the program, and I promise you it will work.  Simon Says, so it has to be true.  Ha Ha.  You will have bad days, and you will have sore muscles, but just keep moving.  The bad days come and go, but in the end, you will be a better person, for yourself, your husband, your kids, and your friends.  Let me tell you, it's addictive.  I had to leave my gym clothes at home today just to force myself to take a day off.  I hope your journey is as fun and successful as mine has been.  I will keep an eye on you.  I have a group that has been with me the whole journey, and we are all starting the B210K next week.  Watch for a new thread and you can follow us, or you can follow my blog with the link below.  Good luck and I look forward to hearing your stories.

Take care.

Simon

I'll join, I plan on starting tomorrow. I would love to "love" running, but I don't, but I'm going to try   I know a lot of runners that look fabulous, and are in great shape, and they actually love it and do it for enjoyment which is just weird to me right now, lol, but I'm the exact opposite, so here we go. I've been quite sedentary for the last few years. I've got a 4yr old and a 2yr old and I've been in nursing school for the last 2 years (actually 5yrs but 2yrs of the difficult full time program), I graduate with my RN in 8wks and I want to be lighter and to look and feel better by then. I'm really overweight, and I think that has been part of the reason I've avoided this for so long because I'm afraid of hurting myself. I know my ankles and knees are probably very strained and not very strong right now, so I'm nervous but I really want to do this. I'm going to be careful to warm up and cool down, and to eat healthy and try to fuel for the sessions though.

So how did everyone's first run go?