Abitofwit Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 I have been doing C25K consistently for the past 2 weeks. Suddenly I'm at week 3 and it's really hard for me to get through 3 minutes of jogging. Day 1 &2 I cut the second time through a few seconds short because I just couldn't breathe. I'm a large person with weight to lose but not dieting just trying to eat healthy and drink more water. Sort of discouraged because week1&2 felt good. My legs hurt this week and I am whooped at end of "run" on week 3. Also I'm actually covering less distance on week 3 runs. Week 2 I had a pretty good Increase in distance. Should I forge ahead, or go back to week 2? JudyB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torus_ot Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 I would stay with week 3 and try to complete it. Do not worry about the distance, just stay steady, distract yourself with music and put one foot in front of the other. Arcvandy, Abitofwit and Nachomama 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcvandy Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 Keep going! You've got this! Nachomama and Abitofwit 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WendyClarke Posted May 29, 2017 Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 Abitofwit - I'm with you, except I was able to do the 3 minute run. It was the 90 second run that came after it that I struggled with. I ended up pausing the app and walked for about 10 minutes before starting up with the second 3 minute run. I have mapped out a 2 mile route, so I do walk a little bit extra in the beginning and end of the workout. Keep with it. It will be worth it. Every time I think about quitting because it's too hard, I just remind myself about how far I've come so far. I mean, a month ago, I never would've thought that I could actually run 3 minutes continuously. And right now, I can't picture running for 5 minutes straight, let along running an actual 5K, but one thing I know for sure. I definitely won't get there if I stop. I hate exercise completely, so for me to be excited for my next run is thrilling. I hope that I keep this feeling going. Wendy quadwheel and Marjieh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abitofwit Posted June 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 I am now up to 25 minutes - week 7 day 2 done!! I am slower than the 2.5 miles, and right now that lenght of time is tough but I am doing it. Don't be afraid to repeat days and weeks as needed - but also don't be afraid to push yourself to the next day. quadwheel and Marjieh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marjieh Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 Totally agree that repeating is not a step back. You are still moving and that is the goal. Nachomama, quadwheel and Rico65 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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