Started 'Couch to 5k today' Anyone keen?

[mvickyway 256]

Be careful folks....at first' date=' you'll hate running,...then you'll kinda start liking it.....then you'll get addicted like me. Next thing you know you'll be calling in sick to work so you can go for a long run.....um.....not that I ever did that.[/quote']

Oh I am so hoping to get past the hate!! Have finished day one and tell myself I CAN quit, just as soon as I love it

[Butterthebean 8,146]

Oh I am so hoping to get past the hate!! Have finished day one and tell myself I CAN quit' date=' just as soon as I love it [/quote']

Great attitude. I'm not gonna lie, when I first started I thought.... This isn't addicting at all. I can quit this crap any time. But as I got better, it definitely took hold. That first time I ran 20 minutes without stopping I knew I didn't want to let that go.

[mvickyway 256]

I just started the App and am making my way thru this huge thread and feeling very motivated but I am wondering if I am supposed to run every day or every other??

[Butterthebean 8,146]

I just started the App and am making my way thru this huge thread and feeling very motivated but I am wondering if I am supposed to run every day or every other??

The app is designed to run every other day or 3 days per week. Most people need a rest day from running every other day. You can do other things, but save your legs the impact. Cycling, swimming or upper body resistance training are great ways to fill the off days.

[summerjjjj 24]

I just did my first jog EVER today! Gonna do the C25K!

[LisaT678 225]

I just did my first jog EVER today! Gonna do the C25K!

Congratulations and welcome to the runners circle!

[LisaT678 225]

25 min run this morn. Still inching up my speed. Have a wonderful week everyone.

[mistysj 1,939]

W5d1 was hard, but finished!

[Butterthebean 8,146]

Little tip for the guys....when it's real hot and you know you're going to get extra sweaty...cover up those nipples with some tape, or band aids...or something. Bloody nipples are not pleasant. Don't ask me how I know.

[deedadumble 1,033]

Has anyone dealt with runners knee? My knee only starts to hurt after I've been out running for a while. Feels ok after I stop. Hurts to go down stairs. I guess I need to get in to the orthopedic and maybe get some Orthovisc injections.

[Huntingnurse 510]

W3D2 in the can... Barely.

[mistysj 1,939]

W5D2 done. I have has acl reconstruction and my knee gets little twinges going down stairs the day after a run but it isn't anything I can't handle. Hopefully someone else can help.

[LisaT678 225]

My get up and go got up and left the building before I ever got there this morning BUT I still completed my run, cinder block legs & all.

[LisaT678 225]

Has anyone dealt with runners knee? My knee only starts to hurt after I've been out running for a while. Feels ok after I stop. Hurts to go down stairs. I guess I need to get in to the orthopedic and maybe get some Orthovisc injections.

That sounds painful!

[Butterthebean 8,146]

I will not get on my usual soapbox about cushioned running shoes and heel striking being a knee killer.....but I will say that some strength training does wonders to bolster the supportive tissues around the knee. If you do alot of cardio, sometimes the strength element gets forgotten about. I love to do sumo squats and dead lifts to really strengthen the legs and core, but I try to also throw in some leg extensions and leg curls at least once a week to keep the supportive muscles active and strong. If I forget to do them for a while, I start to get aches on the inner portion of my knee....especially on stairs.