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MissJones
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The un-official Couch to 5K thread
For past and present and future people!
How is everyone doing with it?
the plan
podrunner
The podrunner link is great if you have an mp3 player.
ONE HOUR RUNNER-For those who finish C25K and want another plan. It is also a 3 day plan.
Becoming a One Hour Runner
The key component of this program is the one long run per week. It builds up endurance and lays the foundation for further progress.
Weeks 1 - 3: Right now you are running 30 minutes a day, 3 days a week. Your weekly commitment of time is 90 minutes. Continue doing this for three weeks.
Week 4: Run 30 minutes, 29 minutes, 35 minutes. Weekly total: 94 minutes
Week 5: Run 30 minutes, 32 minutes, 38 minutes Weekly total: 100 minutes
Week 6: Run 30 minutes, 33 minutes, 41 minutes Weekly total: 104 minutes
Week 7: Run 30 minutes, 34 minutes, 45 minutes Weekly total: 109 minutes
Week 8: Run 30 minutes, 36 minutes , 49 minute Weekly total: 115 minutes
Week 9: Run 30 minutes, 38 minutes, 54 minutes Weekly total: 122 minutes
Week 10: Run 30 minutes, 40 minutes, 60 minutes Weekly total: 130 minutes
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mathteach
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Re: The un-official Couch to 5K thread
Awesome! I really needed this today. I just got back from week 3, day 1. It was hard, the middle running feels so long. PLUS I got new shoes today and I think I got shin splints from them. I never had them before running tonight.
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| Posted 4/9/09 7:19 PM |
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jeanyus27
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Re: The un-official Couch to 5K thread
YAYYY this is a great thread! I am on week one, day two. Tomorrow will be day three.
I feel like I should be doing it more than three days a week and I was thinking of doing it at least four days. Is everyone else starting at three days a week?
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| Posted 4/9/09 8:18 PM |
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mathteach
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Re: The un-official Couch to 5K thread
I was looking to do more than 3 times a week at first, too. But then I realized trying to always do 4 times a week may be too hard. KWIM? 3 times a week works for me, so it's what I do.
Here is another site I use for podcasts : C25K podcasts
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| Posted 4/9/09 9:03 PM |
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bird382
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Re: The un-official Couch to 5K thread
I'm on week 3, day 3. So far so good.
The podcasts are really helpful. I've listened to more techno in the past 3 weeks than in the past 33 years combined...
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| Posted 4/10/09 9:03 AM |
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MissJones
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Re: The un-official Couch to 5K thread
Posted by jeanyus27
YAYYY this is a great thread! I am on week one, day two. Tomorrow will be day three.
I feel like I should be doing it more than three days a week and I was thinking of doing it at least four days. Is everyone else starting at three days a week?
I will do anything to avoid injury, so I will stay with 3 days for now. Every once in a while, I do a random run that has nothing to do with C25K just to get blood flowing. After I finish, I will decide if I want to make it a 4 day a week thing, if I want to pursure the one hour running program or if I want to train for a 10K or a half. But for now, I'm not going to do anything that might sideline me.
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| Posted 4/10/09 9:30 AM |
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jeanyus27
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Re: The un-official Couch to 5K thread
Posted by MissJones
Posted by jeanyus27
YAYYY this is a great thread! I am on week one, day two. Tomorrow will be day three.
I feel like I should be doing it more than three days a week and I was thinking of doing it at least four days. Is everyone else starting at three days a week?
I will do anything to avoid injury, so I will stay with 3 days for now. Every once in a while, I do a random run that has nothing to do with C25K just to get blood flowing. After I finish, I will decide if I want to make it a 4 day a week thing, if I want to pursure the one hour running program or if I want to train for a 10K or a half. But for now, I'm not going to do anything that might sideline me.
Yeah, I definitely don't want to overdo it. By the end of last summer i was running about four to five days a week. I might wait until half way through the program to up it to four, since I haven't ran in months.
Today I finished week one!
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| Posted 4/10/09 12:18 PM |
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Myrockette
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Re: The un-official Couch to 5K thread
Posted by mathteach
I was looking to do more than 3 times a week at first, too. But then I realized trying to always do 4 times a week may be too hard. KWIM? 3 times a week works for me, so it's what I do.
Here is another site I use for podcasts : C25K podcasts
Thanks for the link!!
I'm starting week 2
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| Posted 4/10/09 4:23 PM |
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headoverheels
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Re: The un-official Couch to 5K thread
this looks cool... how is everyone doing so far? i ran i middle school   and haven't since.
i guess the first step would be to get real running shoes 
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| Posted 4/10/09 7:24 PM |
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Candy Girl
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Re: The un-official Couch to 5K thread
I started today...week 1, day 1...
I am proud of myself...
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| Posted 4/11/09 1:13 PM |
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neener1211
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Re: The un-official Couch to 5K thread
I have to start over again, I did it one week, and then the week after it rained almost every day!
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jeanyus27
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Re: The un-official Couch to 5K thread
Today I started week 2 and it wasn't too bad! I have a feeling week 3 will be really challenging for me. I just wish it would start to warm up out there!
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| Posted 4/13/09 10:56 AM |
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SoinLove
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Re: The un-official Couch to 5K thread
I saw this yesterday and decided to start today. I downloaded the first the weeks of the podrunner onto my Ipod.
So, I did my first day (Week 1, day 1) and felt like I was going to DIE...turns out, I uploaded the weeks out of order and I was doing Week 3 . Oh well, I know now that when I get to week 3, I'll survive
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| Posted 4/13/09 3:03 PM |
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JennasMom
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Re: The un-official Couch to 5K thread
Hi ladies, new to running but can you do this at home on the treadmill and if so what incline and speed would you suggest for the running and walking.
Thank you
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| Posted 4/14/09 8:52 PM |
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Candy Girl
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Re: The un-official Couch to 5K thread
I did week 1 day 2 yesterday and am resting today. I will do week 1 day 3 on Thursday. I am thinking of repeating week 1--what do you think about that?
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| Posted 4/14/09 10:36 PM |
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SoinLove
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Re: The un-official Couch to 5K thread
Was up at 6AM, doing my Week 1, Day 2 in the cold rain (I'm not giving up for anything!) and I must say that Week 1 is far easier than Week 3 . Now that the podrunners are in the correct order on my Ipod, that shouldn't happen again (if I had just paid attention to the guy in the beginning, I would have realized right away that I was doing the wrong week  ). I'm so pumped that I'm doing this!
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MissJones
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Re: The un-official Couch to 5K thread
Posted by SoinLove
Was up at 6AM, doing my Week 1, Day 2 in the cold rain (I'm not giving up for anything!) and I must say that Week 1 is far easier than Week 3 . Now that the podrunners are in the correct order on my Ipod, that shouldn't happen again (if I had just paid attention to the guy in the beginning, I would have realized right away that I was doing the wrong week ). I'm so pumped that I'm doing this!
As per another forum I frequent:
A good running incline is about a half to one and a half percent. A good running speed is the speed at which s/he can maintain a conversation with someone but have a little bit of difficulty in singing along with the radio. That'll change over time and is very individual
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jeanyus27
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Re: The un-official Couch to 5K thread
I just got back from doing week 2 day 2. The wind was killing me in certain directions but I pushed through! Glad to see everyone is doing so well!
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| Posted 4/15/09 9:22 AM |
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jeanyus27
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Posted by Snickers
I did week 1 day 2 yesterday and am resting today. I will do week 1 day 3 on Thursday. I am thinking of repeating week 1--what do you think about that?
you can definitely repeat weeks if you feel that you're not ready to move on. 
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| Posted 4/15/09 9:25 AM |
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jeanyus27
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Re: The un-official Couch to 5K thread
bumping to see how everyone is doing. I finished week two today! Starting week 3 on Monday!
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Milerose
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Re: The un-official Couch to 5K thread
I am starting week three on Sunday as well! I have a feeling week three will not be too bad but week four seems a lot tougher!
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bird382
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Posted by Milerose
I am starting week three on Sunday as well! I have a feeling week three will not be too bad but week four seems a lot tougher!
Yeah, the jump from week 3 to week 4 was tough! I had to lower my speed during the longer running intervals so I could finish without keeling over.
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MissJones
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Re: The un-official Couch to 5K thread
Ladies, if you can get out today, DO IT!!! It is the perfect day!
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trnity44
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Re: The un-official Couch to 5K thread
I am starting this TODAY! Wish me luck!
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| Posted 4/17/09 4:08 PM |
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jeanyus27
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Posted by trnity44
I am starting this TODAY! Wish me luck!
Good luck!
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