Tonight I did what I thought was impossible! First, to put in in perspective: the Couch to 5k program starts you off with alternating 90 sec. walking with 60 sec jogging in week 1. I could barely make it one minute when I started!!

Today I just finished week 5 day 3, which means I ran 20 SOLID minutes on the treadmill!!!!! I can't believe I did it, and it wasn't bad at all!! Just days ago I was struggling to finish 5 min blocks, then 8 min blocks. I was doing more than the people around me in the gym. I haven't ever felt that before! I nearly cried when I was done! But no, to Celebrate, since I had run 3.5K, I said screw it, and ran and walked even more and did the whole 5K tonight JUST FOR FUN. (Seriously, what's WRONG with me? LOL!!) I can't believe I've transformed so much in such a short time. The band has lightened me enough to find strength I've never known before.

PS I called my brother, who has almost always been fit his whole life, even fit enough to run the NYC marathon several years ago, and he said that even he probably wouldn't be able to do 20 min right now. HA! Am I getting to be the fastest runner in my family? I can hardly believe it! I was always the slowest one. So I challenged him to do a 5K with me this summer. HA!!!! It's on!!

I want to thank you. I think. after your posting my daughter found a 5 mile walk and run through the tulip fields here in Washington. she signed us up. she said if I thought it was so great for you it would be for me too!!! omg what have I gotten into. I start Monday for training.

That's amazing! I hope to do the same, eventually. Just afraid I'm too heavy to run right now. I'll stick with walking until I'm under 200, but I dream of doing a 5K. So weird after a lifetime of being a couch potato!! You are an inspiration!

Way to go!!!

That's amazing! I hope to do the same, eventually. Just afraid I'm too heavy to run right now. I'll stick with walking until I'm under 200, but I dream of doing a 5K. So weird after a lifetime of being a couch potato!! You are an inspiration!

Way to go!!!

I'm going to pursue my dream/goal of becoming a runner too. I am also waiting to take more weight off (aka---- get under 200) before I give it my all out effort. For now, I am up to 7.3 miles a day (60 mins) on elliptical six days a week. I feel that my heart will be handle jogging/running.... Just need a little more weight off of the joints! Good luck to you!