I'm curious how everyone else responded to week 1, day 1?

 

I started today, after having been VERY sedentary for the past few years. (VERY SEDENTARY! I was a truck driver up until a week and a half ago; so literally the only exercise I got was walking from the truck to the truck stop...) In preparation, for the last two weeks I've been walking at least 45 minutes a day at a pretty good pace.

 

There was NO WAY I could have held a conversation during my work out, even though I was moving PAINFULLY slow! But, I completed it. And I feel great afterwards!

 

So how did the first day and even the first week go for you?

I thought I was going to die that first day.  That was 2 years ago this Saturday.  On August 2 of this year I did my first half marathon.  It does get easier.  Just keep it very slow to start - you need to be able to talk while you run.  if you can't, you are going too fast.  Good luck!

What I did was to walk for a couple of months.  Then I sort of had to learn to run.  I am 70, and had not run for 50 years!    I started with 25 steps, and then 50, and then 75.  You get the idea!   I started at a very low level, but kept at it.  I started the C25K at about that level.  I did Ok in week and inweek two, but had to repeat week three.  Week four was repeated also, and I was 2 months on week 5!   After that, no problems.  The key is to keep at it three or four times a week.   Do your best every day, but also listen to your body.  Best of luck!!!!    Woods Lady

Hey, Jac!

 

How's it going now?

I just recently started a run/walk thing again, after having been off running for several months.  And I was like, WOW - this is tough!

 

Reminded me of when I started running.

 

And I thought that was hard then too.

 

Best advice I got for ya is to assume that you're running the running part too fast and tell you to slow down.  Almost everybody runs the running part too fast when they start out. 

 

And it gets easier... and better... the longer you do it.  Welcome to your journey of running!

As has been said elsewhere (and I'll get it wrong for sure, but the thought is the same), "run slow, run lots, run slower". I finished c25k in early Oct 08. Didn't learn that until after injuring myself in the spring of 09. Found Jeff Galloway's run/walk approach and started run 1 min, walk 1 min and it helped me heal and eventually run a half marathon on 11/8, with second one on thanksgiving morning 11/26. Run slow, pace will come as you build aerobic capacity and get body used to being on its feet.

 

Welcome aboard!

Glad that you are feeling better!  glad that you are still hanging in even after being sick. I'm on week 4 and it gets better each week. Good luck!

It took me months (yes) to be able to run for 60 seconds in a row.

So I was at Pre-Week-1 for months until I could complete it

 

I had to walk for 5 weeks, and then started with

Jog  5 seconds (walk 55 seconds)

stayed there a week and then progressed to

Jog  10 seconds (walk 50 seconds)

stayed there a week and then progressed to

Jog 15 seconds (walk 45 seconds)

stayed there 2 weeks I think, and then progressed to

Jog 20 seconds (walk 40 seconds)

 

and so on and so forth

 

But I just finished my first Half Marathon, about 14 months after my first Walking Day

 

Slow Easy training...at my own pace...really worked well for me.

 

And I STILL haven't completed C25K yet !

I've only run 5 minutes at a stretch so far, and mostly only 4 minutes

Run 4, Walk 1...Run 4, Walk 1....Run 4, Walk 1...repeat, repeat, repeat

 

What week am I up to now, at 14 months I wonder ? ? ?

[...I just checked...it's Week #5 already .... yay me...!...]..