Couch to 5k?

[liubotflittyfud]

Sorry for all of the posts...

Anyone do the Couch to 5k program? I'm trying to get my ducks in a row with a set game plan and this seems free and doable.

How hard is it to start running?

A little health background, I am about 30-40 lbs overweight, I had a laminotomy/discectomy between L3 and L4 a few years ago which gets aggrivated due to exercise but it is helped by losing weight. I also have bad knees from softball in high school. I am also a smoker. I know it doesn't make it easier.

I have decent running shoes. They are sturdy adidas ones, made for trails but I use them for long walks or the elliptical at the gym when I would go. I figure they would do until I can get better financial grounding.

I really want to lose weight and feel better. I'm starting to feel sloppy.

[doriswe]

I started it last year and liked how it worked. It was a slow and steady pace and I repeated a few weeks when I didn't feel really ready to move on to the next level. I didn't complete it, because I'm a loser and lost interest. But I am now able to run 2 miles, which is not something I could ever do!!

[bullygirl979]

Couch to 5k grad!!

Loved the program. It wasn't easy but if you stick to it, it will get easier. The nice thing is that you can repeat a day or a week if needed.

It is totally doable.

I got totally hooked and ended up running a half marathon. Planning on running another next year.

[clw]

I just started doing it again on Monday after taking a few months off. Totally doable and you can walk and run at your own pace - repeat a day if necessary.

[aliciar6]

i have a few friends doing it...one has repeated a few weeks, but i've overall heard good things about it.

[doriswe]

I'll also add, that my head was always my problem, not my body! When the week would change and I had to do xx amount of running, I talked myself into a panic of "I can't do this, there's no way I can do this". This is probably why I repeated weeks.

[chrissie3416]

I keep saying Im going to start it but just havent...I need to get my ass in gear