ballanburden

Good luck with your goals! I love biking and running but loathe swimming so no tri's for me.

Are you talking about the things runners will wear to cober their lower legs in col weather when wearing shorts? Everyone I know who wears them does so solely for warmth.

I start mapmyrun first and then start up c25k. Mapmyrun begins tracking when I begin moving and since I am only interested in the distance tracking features I don't have the pro version of it. I do have the pro version of c25k and love it. Mapmyrun simply runs in the background while I let c25k run and give me the prompts for the workout.

At 6'2 and 225 I am not the same height and weight but I too am training for a 5K, to be run on December 13th in South Carolina. Welcome to the forum and good luck with your goals. This forum has worked well for me in enable me to motivate myself and help to motivate others who are enjoying the c25k program. So hello and welcome from a former Florida (Sarasota) resident now living in South Carolina!

I do the c25k program 5 times per week. I have just restarted, and as I did the first time I attempted the program before a non-running related injury, I run M-F. I do occasionally take Friday off and run Saturday, as I will do today. I do day one on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and day 3 on Wednesday-Friday. Good luck!

I second mapmyrun. I have had it for a year now and since I restarted c25k it has updated and is a great app. I use it solely for distance tracking but it has some outstanding features in the free version.

Starting C25K again after battling injuries in my knees and back. Switched up my shoes and stride (now running as a minimalist) and so far that seems to work for me. No pain other than long underused muscles aching haha. Anyways, decided to become a part of the forum as I love the program and will be running a 5K on December 13 with the goal of running a half-marathon next summer/fall and a full the following spring. I am 31, have four kids, and am not too terribly out of shape bu want to get it under control before it becomes a problem Anyways, hello from SC!