Today was day 1 of week 2.  I have to admit I just wasn't feeling it getting on that treadmill today.  If my son didn't have a class at the gym I don't think I would have gone today, but I did. Pretty hard to slack off when I have to take him to his class 4-5 days a week.   I completed the workout and the entire time I'm on the treadmill there is a young woman that looks half my age (I'm 43) running non-stop for 30 minutes on the treadmill beside of me.  I so wanted to lean back and see what pace she had her treadmill set on.  I think I jog slow but I have to keep reminding myself at least I'm trying!  LOL!  So on Friday I hope I'm in a better frame of mind for day 2.  I will say that listening to the C25K podcast is such a big motivater.

I started at the beginning of this month. I have completed up to Week2Day2 and feel great! I used to be active in high school, but have always struggled with my weight. I am a tall girl and I have had numerous knee and ankle injuries which have always put me at a disadvantage. But so far, the knees and ankles are holding up well! I plan on doing this program to help me with my weight and to be more active! I can't wait to join my future brother and sister in law on a race together!

Hi everyone! My name is Katy and I just started C25K on April 1st...  I'm about to go out for W2D3 this morning.

I'm 28 and weigh 203lbs.  I've always been overweight and have never enjoyed sports or physical activity, but last summer I'd finally had enough...  I clocked in just shy of 240lbs and while on vacation I couldn't keep up with my family.  I was ashamed of myself for letting it get so bad so when I got home I vowed to make a change.  Since September 2011 I have managed to lose 35lbs by diet alone, but I've started to plateau so it's time to do more!

I chose C25K because I really liked all the resources on the site.  I downloaded the BlackBerry app and have been using that for training.  I'm really proud of my progress so far... More importantly, I can't believe I'm ENJOYING it!!! LOL

Looking forward to getting go know all of you and cheering you on!

I did C25K two and a half years ago and I absolutely loved it.  It was the biggest factor in me successfully stopping smoking after 25+ years. However, I went through divorce, injury, surgery, insomnia and a toxic relationship over the past year or so and I stopped running and started gaining weight (I'm at least 30 pounds heavier now).  I'm finally injury-free (for the most part) and out of the bad relationship and into a great one and totally ready to be a runner again.  I am ahead of most of y'all, I did W5D1 yesterday, and like every day of the past 4 weeks of runs, I came home sweaty, breathless and estatic!

I joined a forum last time and found the support of the other newbies to be so very helpful.

Stick with it, it works.  If you are having shin or knee pain, check out Chi Running or the Pose Method.  Both are great for taking the stress off of your joints that is caused by heel-striking. 

Be vigilant about what you eat, especially at first!  Going from not working out to running can cause a huge increase in your appetite, along with the temptation to think "I ran so I DESERVE this bowl of ice cream" Sadly, it doesn't work that way.  I'm lucky because running in Mississippi heat (it's already been in the 80s here) kills my appetite for several hours after I get back.  I just have to concentrate on good nutrition the rest of the day. 

I'm looking forward to following everyone's progress and hearing all about this adventure we are sharing!

I saw this on Facebook and I had to steal it:

Happy Running All!

Yes do it agin with us. If you don't think your in shape enough to run 3 miles straight then definietly do it again. Its better than sitting on the couch. And after you finish the 5k training program move onto a 10k training program. This is what I plan to do. There is no point in stopping. I think there are even 8k training prorams out there. I have a post on her already about my story so go check it out. Do the program again. you will be so happy you did. And don't stop after your race. I dont even think i plan on racing after im done. I just want to love running and lose weight. Maybe your problem is you arent doing it for the right reasons. If you keep stopping maybe you are just doing it to say you have accomplished something which is totally ok, but you should have other reasons as well. Like you want to stay healthy, you want to love running, you want to lose weight. If your sole motivation is to see if you can finish the race then you arent going to stick with it because as you have experienced once you have accomplished what you have set out to accomplish you will think your done and stop.

I'd like to jump in. I'm 31 and about 165 lbs. I have two small children and will be doing much of the program on a treadmill at my gym while my kids are in the child care. Eventually I plan to get outside at least once a week because I do plan to run a 5k. I started at the beginning of the month.

I just did w2d2 today. I tried doing the c25k program once before but didn't get in too far to it. I wonder if I pushed myself too hard during the jogging intervals back then. This time I am taking it pretty easy so I can build up and not discourage myself.

I have been steadily losing weight since having my second son 14 months ago. It has been about 4 years since I weighed this little. I think it is awesome that several people here at parents and committed to being active, healthy people! My husband claims that if I get to the point that I can run 1.5 miles straight that he will be forced to get back into running myself since he "has always been a better runner" than me. (That is true for distance but I could always kick his butt in a sprint.)

I plan to sign up for a 5k. There is one on June 3 and another on July 4. I am leaning towards the one in July to give myself some padding on the timing and also time to increase speed. The website for the June one specified that participants only get 45 minutes to finish and the time restriction makes me nervous....

Hey everyone, checking in to report that I completed week 1 day 3 today and week 2 day 1 starts on Tuesday for me. I do have a question, do any of you increase the speed each week, I'm still trying to decide because I do not want to burn myself out. Right now I walk at 3.5 and jog at 4, should i increase to 4 and 4.5 or continue at the pace that I am going?