Happy Birthday Goddess! did someone give you a bike? (sorry to hear about the theft ) Jenner! Congratulations! That's huge and you should be really proud of yourself! Now get yourself healed up and get back out there. You don't want to stop now that you're a competitive runner! Good job hanging in there, oliviars! I'm glad you got back into it. School starting throws everything off at first, I've always found. orangetulipgrl, yellowrunning, oujenna - welcome, and have fun! This really is the best group out there. I've been a OHR graduate for about 3 weeks, and I still come here to see how everyone is doing and celebrate. Get good shoes! Take it slow, and it will feel good and you'll stick with it. Good luck and post often - it really helps to have the support here.

Thanks, runswithdogs (they are so cute in that pic! I have one myself, but a shep/husky mix) - I'm doing W1D3 today. I'm excited to see how I feel, since Day 2 was so much easier than Day 1. Have a good one everyone! S

Happy belated birthday, goddess! I just finished Week 1 of the C25K and I'm ready for Week 2. I can't believe how quickly the progression is in stamina from day 1 to day 3. Have a good weekend everyone!

oh man! I finally finished W7D2. It took me three tries. I hadn't gone in a week because I was so frustrated. Plus school start. It was raining. It was great.

Way to stick with it! The hard work makes the smile that much bigger when you finally do it. Plus, rain runs are the best!

We finished up OHR W2 today. This was probably our best run since we finished up C25K. My wife in particular was feeling a lot better. A week from today is our first race!

Thanks, erendis. We're not changing anything up--just continuing on the 3 30-minute runs each week. We're hitting right at 3-3.1 miles during that time period, and I'm sure adrenaline will help a little bit also. It's also a charity event--it will be crowded enough that the circumstances won't be right to really set a good time, so we can ease into racing with little pressure.

Jenner ~ That's pretty cool you've got the husband on the bandwagon! My hubby says he would 'like' to join in with me, but 'his knees won't take it'. He just said to me last night he is impressed that I'm still going strong and a little jealous too! Orangetulip ~ Congrats on finishing Week 1! This program is almost genius how you are always ready to move on to the next week, even if you have some doubts. The progression is fun - I can't believe I am now running 25 minutes ... I remember being nervous about 3 minute intervals, then 5 minutes and always was amazed and surprised that I could do it! I'm on to Week 7 this week yea! The 25 minute run over the weekend was awesome, can't believe I did it and it was easier to me then the 20 minute run the week before (of course I was not out in 92% humidity either....)