I did it! I inaugurated my birthday Garmin 305 by getting out and doing W8D3 in the real world! It feels really different to have even little changes in elevation. Definitely a challenge. But I managed to stay almost exactly on my treadmill pace. Pretty amazing. Yeeha! Next week, instead of going to 30 minutes, I'm going to go to 31, and then 34 the next week, since I'm running my first 5k on the 23rd. Then I'll give myself a week break. Oh, and to anyone with a Mac looking for Garmin software, I recommend Ascent. It rocks. I think after, like, 10 workouts, you have to pay $20 or so, but that doesn't seem so bad to me. Happy weekend!

Hi Gang. I thought I'd stop by with an update. I've had so many issues when starting the c25k this time. The differences are I'm on a treadmill and not the dog trail I ran last year, my shoes are too old and I hurt my left leg in January when I had a spill on my bicycle. I went to the doctor last week and he suggested I find something else to do besides running. I reminded him I already cycle and all I want to do is run ONE 5k this year some time. He gave me strengthening exercises for my ankles and knees. I'm going to start WALKING only on the treadmill 3 times a week and I'll also be doing these exercises. I'll come back when I'm in better shape to start running. Good luck to you all. You're awesome.