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I just finish W8D3 too... I did 28min with 5.1mph (previous day was 4.9). To complete 3.1m have to add 10 more minutes. Through the run I was slowly increasing incline from 0.5 to 2. I will continue at least one more week with 30min run. I need to increase my pace and incline. I am not ready for 10k commitment yet.

On the Android phone: at the bottom there are 4 pictographs, first one is Notes (music), the second one is Gear (settings) and the third one is toggle between forum and the app. I have no idea about apple stuff...

What I like about this program is small goals every week.When I started I choose very small pace for both walk and run. I was so afraid of failing....After week 5 I was sure that I can finish the program and at the end of the week 7 I started making 5k distance every time. Now it is week 8 and I slowly increasing my pace. I am 55, obese (BMI 32.2), high blood pressure and sugar, back pain and other stuff. So the program is doable even for me. Stick to the program, but listen to your body (and ignore your mind ). If you cannot run - walk. it is better then sitting.

Week 8 Day 2. Done 28min with ease and then added 10 more min. for total 5k! Pace is up and last 10 min I did with incline.

Don't wait 'til Monday...

Just google c25k - ton of information. And yes,you run every other day, three days per week.

"watching what you eat" is never easy

It is very common mistake to run every day! Run Mon, Wed, Fri (or Tue, Thu, Sat) and do walking and upper body strength exercise every other day. Also stretching before and after run will help to avoid injures. I have excess 40-50lbs and I am on the week 8.

What I would do (and may be it is not the best way) is try the W4D1. Try to finish it. If you have to - walk the rest of the exercise and then retry it until you can do it. Since you already can do week 3 it is time to challenge your body! BTW I think you will be pleasantly surprised when you try W4D1

Completed W7D3, run 40 min to get to 3.1 miles (aka 5k!). The speed was only 4.7. My goal is 5.5 mph in two weeks. Bad news 1. Am still 55 and my BMI is 32.2 2. My treadmill has broken last Wednesday in the middle of the run. I completed the run inside the house. One ficus is dead.

It depends. Some people are motivated by straggle, others, like myself, need feasible accomplishment. I doubt that I will ever enjoy the running, but I will be extremely happy when I get my weight under 200. Your goal is 6 miles in April. I would select few small intermediate goals on this path and celebrate them as achievements. This will be great motivation for some people.

Yesterday I've done my W7D1. It felt good, so I took 35 min run upping treadmill incline every 5 min by 0.5 I think I am ready to work on my pace. I hope at the end my speed will be at least 5.5 mph

First, it is all in your head. Of course you can do 3 min, if you can do 90 sec. Second, the pace is your main weapon - the main goal is finishing the day, do not worry about speed. Third, plan your course so your uphill will be closer to start.

Standard C25K is suggesting 5 min walk at the end of the run-walk sequence. Few minutes of stretching before and after is also good practice. I usually "have to" walk 10-15 min at the end to gain more steps per day. Otherwise my pedometer will be unhappy

My old garmin vivofit gave me once 20000 steps for half day of fly fishing (stripping line with left hand)... My best result ever!

1. I am not sure about iPhone, but on android phones you can turn off wi-fi, gps, bluetooth, etc. The less services are in use, the more is battery life. I am sure, if you put your phone in airplane mode, the battery will last longer. Also the battery has a life time. This number depends on how the battery was used. Closer to the end the battery will hold less "juce". May be it is time to replace your batteries.

Three days of running jogging (thanks Kelly for good info). Three days of upper body strength exercise. Every day 11K+ steps (my pedometer is watching me ) And my body sore every day, but different parts

I was scared too. So scared that I run 25 min instead of 20, and then added 5 more min run after 5 min walk. Choose your pace wisely and you will feel great about yourself! Now I just finish w6d3 - 22 min run and then added 10 more min run after 3 min walk. This is my win strategy - low pace! I will go for speed when I complete the program.

What is the test requirements? Run 1 mile under 10min?

I guess I am odd one here... I am numbers person, on the treadmill I am very busy with questions: how many steps I am doing per minute; how much time I took to get 0.5 mile; what part of mile I can finish with 1000 steps; etc... But you are right, the time is running much slower when you watching it, PS. Just finish week 6 of the C25K with ease, but my pace is slow for now. I want to be sure that I can finish the course. After that I will work on the speed for a month or two.