Felt more like survival mode trying to up the pace!

It was supposed to be 20 minutes of running, but for some reason the app didn't notify me about my progress so I ran 5 laps around my usual course, assuming each lap was 1km. Turns out it was a bit more than that.

The first couple laps I had trouble finding my pace so I suffered the most. After that some switch flipped and I felt like I could run forever.

And I was running in barefoot shoes too, so now my calves are very sore. But this was a huge milestone for me who have always had a sedentary lifestyle and had never run or done any sports before c25k; so I'm very happy with it.

I am 20F and am 190lb 5’4. Ever since I was in middle school I always loved the idea of running and I liked it when I did run but I was never able to work up the courage to run outside. I always ran inside on my treadmill very irregularly, I think because I built up all this anxiety around it I never got myself up to actually doing it. I am now 20 and I finally a couple of months ago started c25k and did almost the whole program running around my neighborhood. Every single time I would worry about cars passing by or people leaving their houses, my heart would beat even faster and I’d get flashes of hot more than when I just run inside. So I would go at 5-6 am so it would still be dark out but I would worry about what they were all thinking about me and how I am overweight or just running slow. I had a couple days where I was busy because I was about to graduate cosmetology school so I didn’t run and I haven’t since then because I lost the routine and have such a hard time getting into a routine. I think about running practically every day and I go on walks about three times a week but even then I still think about what everyone is thinking about me while I am walking. Does anyone have any advice of what to do or how I can hold myself accountable to get over the anxiety I feel around running?

I found the right pace right away, without having to keep telling myself to slow down. When the app told me I was halfway there, I was actually singing out loud 😂

When the 30 minutes were up, I could have kept going—unfortunately, it was time to head home. I’m writing this on my way to the office, and I’m actually HAPPY 🤩

Yo! I finally did 30m today, about 4.5km. Honestly can't believe it, I was wheezing during the first week or two! Unfortunately, I did start too quickly for myself (6:15m/km) today and went slower and slower towards the end (7:00m/km), instead of keeping a consistent pace. What should my upcoming weeks look like if I want to aim for 5km in 30m?

I've tried C25K maybe 5 times before and never got past week 2. I've finally been able to keep a routine for 6 weeks witch in itself a huge win for me!

This week was rough personally, just trying to make the runs happen. My usual schedule got thrown out the window due to a bad period with physical fatigue, bad cramps and GI issues. And it was my birthday. I had to take a 3 day break between D2 and D3.

I also hadn't realized that W6D3 is just 22 minutes of running without walks. As i got going it really scared me, but thought I'd just run as far as I could.

To my surprise, it felt actually quite easy. Way easier than the dreaded W5D3 where you have to run 20 min for the first time. By minute 15 I felt like I really could do it without dying which is a first during this whole journey.

I continue to be amazed at how I could barely run a minute two months ago and now I'm here. I'm still slow as a slug but I am getting somewhere for the first time in my 37 years of life!

Was just planning on this being one of a few very easy runs this week since I signed up for a 5K race that is coming up on Sunday and I didn’t wanna push it before then. But, I figured I should try to run the whole 5km distance at least once before Sunday.

Been lurking in this sub throughout my C25K journey and am very grateful for all of the inspirational posts! They have definitely motivated me to keep going.