r/C25K

Tomorrow is the most dreaded day for me. 20 minutes of non stop running feels very daunting and scary.

how should i prepare for it?

need advice, thank you!

I use map my run to keep track of my pace and today I happened to notice the Cadence feature and mine was 110. I looked it up and apparently this is incredibly low and google says that could be a problem. Is it? I run very slowly (9min/km) and am overweight in case that’s relevant. Right now I’m on week 7 so running 25min at a time.

Hi there, I started the C25K programme September last year and since then I’ve ran an average of 3x per week, usually a 5k each time. My trainers are asics gel exalt and up until a couple of weeks ago I’ve been running with no problems. Now I’m getting shin splints and sore ankles. Is this my shoes? Do they need replacing already?
I’ve not upped my pace or distance or anything to explain injuries so I’m wondering if it’s time to go shopping? Just looking for some advice, TIA

Maybe 3/4 mile before I have to start walking then afyer that i can run a quarter to half a mile at a time before i have to start walking again. A big issue I’ve been dealing with is side cramps or stomach cramps, I’ve heard it being referred to as side stitches? The “put pressure eith your fingers” only works for a minute or so before it gets worse but it stops flaring up afyer walking for a while

I’m into week 4 which I’m repeating because I missed day 3 and my schedule got all mixed up.

Anyway, was doing W4D2 today and my brain was telling me I couldn’t do it yet my legs and body felt fine. It’s not something I’ve experienced before.

Usual setup, treadmill set to 1% incline, podcast on, nice view out of the window. But I kept clock watching and my inner dialogue was shouting at me to give up.

Is telling my brain to shut up something that comes with repetition or is there another trick to it?

Hello! I started C25K May 1st. I am using the app Just Run which suggests running 3 times a week. I have been doing it closer to 5 times a week.

I have NEVER been a runner ever. No tolerance for running so I am literally starting from the bottom. I am a 29 year old woman and just kind of looking for some idk guidance or maybe just encouragement.

But I should be on week 4 which how often I am doing the running but it seems that I am still stuck on week 1 intervals (running 1 min walking 1.5 min) I am doing week 2 but each running session (running 1.5 walking 2 minutes) I can't seem to make it fully to the 1.5 mins I make it to about 1.15 minutes.

Since 2015 I have gained 60 pounds and I am so ashamed of it but I have really been turning my life around and have been going to the gym and eating healthy and better for the past 6 months. Doing it naturally but running is something that I am really not seeing progress with.

Is this normal for just starting out, especially for someone who is over weight (approx 200 lbs and 5'1)? Do I just need to keep repeating the weeks until I can go further or am I maybe missing something? I tried going slower to see if that would help but it did not seem to make any difference.

I did something stupidly simple this week, I worked out the exact date I'd graduate C25K based on where I am now. I just finished W4D3, so if I stay on schedule, week 9 lands on Monday, 22 June. Then a second date for when I'd hit a sub30 5K based on shaving roughly 20 seconds off per week from graduation, early October. Not "by the end of the year" or "eventually", actual days I can point at. The weird part is that having a real date for both has done more for my discipline than any pep talk. On a day I don't feel it I think "skipping this pushes October back by a week" and somehow that lands heavier than guilt. Anyone else date-anchored their C25K? Curious whether it works the same for people running the program at a pace slower than 3 days a week.