Hi everyone,

this is our fourth 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 and to only run 3 days a week.

More information can be found here: http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

Attached are the first thru fourth weeks in detail

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

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!

i ran week 3 / run 1 today. that 3 mile run went OK. for some reason, the 2nd time was easier.

good luck everyone!

Losin- I feel like the first time you increase your running time seems harder then the second interval of the same time. I think it is becasue you anticipate it being so hard so once you get through it you feel more confident and it seems easier.

I am trying a spinning class today (yikes) becasue I did the running 5 times last week and I don't think that is good for your body when you are starting out. Have you guys done spinning? Friends of mine LOVe it. I will try week 4 tomorrow that will be after 2 days off.

im chicken to do spinning for some reason. one being i dont want my butt to hurt (yeah, i know - pathetic).. the other being that the classes are the days i see my trainer and heaven forbid i change that ...

i am probably going to do week 3 this and next week.

i may do a step class tomorrow after work ... i dunno ... i am such a chicken! i did step when i was 340-350 lbs+ and now i'm chicken. i just dont want to get injured....

The classes with all the choreography doesn't appeal to me or I would try step. Makes me nervous too!

Run 1-week 4-I did the 5 minutes!!!!!! Today is my 46th birthday and if you told me a year ago I would be out running (voluntarily) . I would have laughed. So far so good, but I am afraid to even look at week 5!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY and congrats on the 5 mins!

Run 1-week 4-I did the 5 minutes!!!!!! Today is my 46th birthday and if you told me a year ago I would be out running (voluntarily) . I would have laughed. So far so good, but I am afraid to even look at week 5!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!

Losing, do you know how JulieNYC did in the marathon???

JM - it was just a tad over 4 hours ... i posted her official time in one of her PS threads ... she did simply amazing!!

I love reading about her because she is such an inspiration to me. I can't believe she started this program in January and she ran in the NYC marathon. I am so impressed by her tenacity. I hope next year at this time I feel like a runner!

Oh yeah, by the way, THANKS! I'm going to check out the PS thread!

me too!! i've actually looked into Boston and you have to pretty much pre-qualify, so i'm thinking the disney marathon 2009.

ooohhhh, disney would be fun! I live really close to Boston, but I don't think I'd ever have the balloons to run it! The best go to Boston, I'm far from!

the qualifying time for my age was CRAZY ...

Good evening,

Thanks losing for starting this thread. I felt desperate to report today that I did week 2/day 1 this morning. I feel silly being so excited that I ran a 90 second interval but it felt great. The 2nd to last one was all uphill and I thought I was going to die. In the past I have run a greater distance if I am on the treadmill but I want to try to train outside as much as possible. I don't know if it makes a big difference.

Happy Birthday Trystelle!!!!!