Hi everyone,

this is our second week in the Couch to 5K program. This is designed to be a 9 week program, but you can repeat weeks (as I will be doing) until you are comfortable moving on. However, you are not supposed to skip weeks.

It has been strongly suggested by trainers and runners alike to NOT run on consecutive days.

More information can be found here: Cool Running :: The Couch-to-5K Running Plan

Attached are the first and second weeks in detail

Anyone is free to join, no matter where we are!!

This is the place to check in and support with each other and see how it is going.

What week are you doing?

How is it going for you? Is it too difficult / too easy?

Any comments??

Good luck everyone!

Karen G --- WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!! Who would of thought WE'D all be jogging/running!

JM---I fully expect you to go right into week 3 next week .... if you can handle it but i know your are competitive.

Isn't as bad as I feared because we get longer rest/walk periods. I found that made all the difference - by the end of the walk I was mostly ready to go again!

Ok, see, that was totally not me! I was soooo not ready to go again. I was ready to fall to the ground and take a nap! I think I'm going to have to take 2 days in between "runs".

And whos, I can already see your are gonna be on my a$$ for this entire program, huh? Now the question is when we finish it and are able to run 5k, what next?!? Half marathon? I'm already exhausted!!!!!

I finished week one on Saturday. I was planning to start week 2 today but woke up with some sort of stomach bug. This is the first time I have felt sick since banding. I am very nervous about throwing up...so far so good. I had some crystal light and some crackers and think the worst has passed. Looks like running will have to wait until tomorrow!:sick

I finished week one on Saturday. I was planning to start week 2 today but woke up with some sort of stomach bug. This is the first time I have felt sick since banding. I am very nervous about throwing up...so far so good. I had some crystal light and some crackers and think the worst has passed. Looks like running will have to wait until tomorrow!:sick

Hope you feel better, don't push yourself too soon.

trystelle,

please take care of yourself. dont push yourself.

And whos, I can already see your are gonna be on my a$$ for this entire program, huh?

YOU KNOW IT!

YOU KNOW IT!

FanFreakinTastic!:faint:

those who use the podcast.... is it the same music as the first or different?

i am actually finding myself singing the music ...

I did week 2.. wow that 2 minute "recover" period FLYS by!!

it was good though. after, i did tons of ab and arm work. damn im going to be sore tomorrow!!

The music is different, but I really enjoy it. And the two minutes does fly by losing.

i LOVE LOVE LOVE running! OMG .. i just logged my body bugg info for the time i ran and at my peak, burned 15.7 calories a minute!!

hi losin -

I came home from a really bad day at work and did my second run of week 2 (I know I am a day ahead of everyone) and I felt so much better afterwards. During I was huffing and puffing and wondering if I was going to make it.

awesome Karen!!!

Losing, that's 471 calories for 30 minutes. That's awesome...now I think the machines are totally lying to me. It said that I had burned 220 calories for a half an hour, but I sweat crazier than I do on the elliptical when I burn over 400 calories. I wish they had a bodybugg compatible with a mac.....

TOday is rest day even though im tempted to just do it everyday i dont want to burn out. So i did 50min in the pool instead.

O, its official JM is a hottie.