Hi! My name is Jenna and I am 23 yrs old and new to running! I posted a topic in the "Running 101" group and got referred to the C25K group by CanadianMeg (Thanks!). Just a little run down on me...I played sports all my life and would consider myself a pretty athletic person, even though I have always hated running! Trying to keep a good workout regimen to stay in shape after having it mandatory daily in high school has been a very up and down road for me. I would go through periods during and after college where I would go to the gym consistently for a couple weeks to a month, and then would slowly go back to not working out at all. My goals for working out in the past have always been to lose weight, for I have had a constant struggle with weight issues all my life. It has been in the past few weeks that I have really noticed all the people that I know that are "runners", how all of those people are people I look up to and are motivated by not only because of their running endurance, but because of how they look life, treat people, and mostly treat themselves. You can tell a major difference in those that are run on a consistant basis, and the thing is they are just people like you and me! You see the stories of people that were extremely obese and took up running and it completely changes their life. If they can do it, and the people I know personally can do it...then heck, why aren't I! So here I am...ready to get off the couch and in need of support and motivation to keep it going!

welcome to the group oujenna! you'll find a lot of support here

I am so glad I found this site! I live in Tulsa, OK...a little south of Canada, haha. Now I need to go get some new runnin' shoes!

Congrats! Well I am excited there is someone else that is JUST starting too! Is there a place to blog about your progress on this site? Or are you doing it on your personal blog site?

Congrats! Well I am excited there is someone else that is JUST starting too! Is there a place to blog about your progress on this site? Or are you doing it on your personal blog site?

You'll find a new thread started here every week for people to log post about their runs. The title is usually something like "Weekly updates: Sept 7-13" and everyone uses it. You'll love the positive feedback you'll get as you update us on your progress. If you haven't already done it, you can use the training logs to keep up with your runs. It might take a couple of times to really get it down, but you'll love the feature. There is a section at the end of each entry for notes about your run, too. If you choose to, you can make your log public so others can see how you're doing. Welcome to the C25K group! We are the best group here, and now you're one of us!