Run4Life Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I'm a female currently at 172 cm and 71kg. When I started, 3 weeks ago, I was 75Kg. I also felt really lousy running for a minute. I was absolutely out of shape. I struggled with week 2 day 1, but then day 2 was a lot easier so it gave me motivation to keep going. However, I was pretty convinced I would hit a wall on week 3. I was sure I couldn't run for 3 minutes straight. After all... I was pretty winded during week 2. What a surprise it was when today I ran the 3 minutes with relative ease! The first 90 seconds kinda sucked, the first set of 3 minutes went alright and by the time I finished the second set of 3 minutes I felt so good I kept running and managed to run 4 minutes until I started to feel like I was feeling during week 2. That did a lot for my motivation and now I'm pumped for day 2 on Thrusday! I'm also convinced that the first 2 weeks were harder because of the many tiny sets I had to run. It made me constantly think I still had X sets to go and so it was harder to keep motivated. Today, I just let my mind go somewhere else during those 3 and 4 minutes I ran and it felt fantastic! I can't wait until I can run 30 minutes and beyond! Hope everyone else is having a really good experience with this program! Whatever you do, keep running! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TrishE Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Thank you for your story Run4life keep up the great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyAnn Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Hi Run4Life, Haven't you been on here before? Name looks familiar! Thanks for sharing! Happy Running! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Run4Life Posted May 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Hi Run4Life, Haven't you been on here before? Name looks familiar! Thanks for sharing! Happy Running! Hello, No. It's my first time ever trying the c25k I have to say though, it's not a creative name the one I chose xD There's probably many similar nicknames. Week 3 Day 3 tomorrow! Happy Running to you too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Run4Life Posted May 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Thank you for your story Run4life keep up the great work! Thank you so much! You too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Run4Life Posted May 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 Just finished week 3 day 3 today and I have to say it was awful! I had to run in the rain and against very strong winds and although I managed to complete the workout I found it very difficult. I think running two days in a row didn't help, but the weather must have been the biggest reason why I was ready to die at the end of the run. This week I've been mixing in some Body Combat and Spinning. Monday I did Body Combat, Tuesday I ran, Wednesday I did Spinning, Thursday I went for some more Combat (which I definitely recommend! It's the most fun I've had working out!), Friday I did nothing, Saturday I ran and Today, Sunday, I also ran. I'm motivated and I'm having fun. I found that I gained a kg, but those kg I lost in the beginning were very likely water weight so I’m not disappointed in the sudden shift. Also, I'm sure I'm now building some muscle. I can't say I notice big changes in my body, but there are some. I can see muscles in my legs where there were none (visible), I think my arms slimmed a little bit and my clavicles are also more prominent. Other changes, non-physical, that made me very happy had to do with how, this time around, I could keep up with both spinning and body combat. Previously I’d struggled with those and now it felt like a breeze, in comparison. In regards to running, I’m apprehensive of week 4. I’m not entirely sure I can run for 5 minutes straight, especially if the weather remains the same. I suppose I’ll find out on Tuesday. Hope everyone is enjoying their runs! Any advice for week 4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TrishE Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 Just keep your head up and power through it Youre doing awesome so far. Get a good playlist going and focus on your breathing and try to lose the time in your head. If you arent paying attention to how long youre running, it will go by a little bit easier. Good luck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Run4Life Posted May 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Just keep your head up and power through it Youre doing awesome so far. Get a good playlist going and focus on your breathing and try to lose the time in your head. If you arent paying attention to how long youre running, it will go by a little bit easier. Good luck!! Thank you for the tips! Today I ran week 4 day 1. I have a cold, I suspect from running week 3 with wind and rain, and it was hard to motivate myself to go out and run. I knew, though, that if I didn't go out to run and lost this week's training for some reason I'd eventually give up on the program, so I got dressed and went out anyways. It was a bit hard to breathe but I managed and I can't believe I ran 5 minutes! I'm so happy I pushed through! I hope I'll manage days 2 and 3 as well How's everyone's progress going? Do let me know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TrishE Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Way to push through!! Proud of you it takes a lot to run on a normal basis let a lone with a cold, great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Run4Life Posted May 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 Way to push through!! Proud of you it takes a lot to run on a normal basis let a lone with a cold, great work! Thank you so much! I'm proud too, although yesterday I ran day 2 and it was hell. I still have a cold, but it wasn't so much because it was hard to breathe this time. I noticed I was wanting to give up and had to keep telling myself not to do it, not to waste all those weeks. It was harder to run day 2 than it was day one, honestly, even though the workout was the same and I was feeling less sick... I think I kept thinking about day 3 of week 5 and how I wouldn't be able to run the 20 minutes. Now I've finished week 4 days 1 and 2 I know I'll finish day 3 because I'll just keep telling myself it would be ridiculous to fail day 3 if I've done it twice already. I'm not sure though if I should stick around with week 4 one more week or progress to week 5 and keep doing it until I eventually manage to pull through. Ideas? How was your week 5? Better yet... how was your transition from week 4 to week 5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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