Steveruns Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 So I've been putting off week 5 day 3 for two weeks now. I repeated the beginning of week five twice and was terrified of failing day 3 and getting discouraged from continuing. I planned on putting it off again today but stepped on the treadmill and felt good and just hit start. I didn't even feel it until minute 17. I thought about stopping but then thought about how I couldn't say I finished it. I ran it out, a little heavier breathing and sore calves but I finished it! If you can do 5 day 2 and are putting it off, stop! It is not bad at all! Not only did it feel great but I finally feel like a runner. For anyone just starting - about 8 weeks ago I had trouble stepping up from 60 seconds to 90 seconds of running at a time. I just ran 20 minutes without stopping. I went 1.4 miles - .4 more than I was expecting. I also run five days a week and my other two runs (besides the regular c25k days) I do a little easier runs, and my "easy" run is now the five minute runs with breaks. At the start I would have said that sounded crazy. This program rocks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyAnn Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 This is awesome Steve! So proud of you. I am so happy you did it and conquered your fear. Feels great huh? Are you always running on a treadmill and/or outdoors? Keep it up and YOU DID IT!!! YAY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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