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The trick is to just get through 5 minutes at a time. Take a deep breath and do the next 5 and so on. It works!

Thank you! It was a great feeling!

I never thought it was possible but I did it! I actually ran week 5 run 3 without stopping! It wasn't superfast and it wasn't sexy but I did it. She, the voice, told me that I was now a runner and I laughed out loud as I was huffing and puffing . I can't wait for the next run !

Hi everyone! I just finished W4R3 and it was fantastic. Just a little over a month ago I started this process and thought there was going to be a point where I would have to stop. When I started W4 last Sunday, I thought that day had come. My shin splints resurfaced. I forced myself to complete the ...

I will begin week 4 on Sunday. Week 5 will begin on Sunday Nov 7 but that marks the beginning of Daylight savings time. This means that when I awake in the morning, it will be dark and when I come home from work, it will be dark. Running outside will no longer be an option. Will I be cheating myself...

Hi Lisa, I will be doing run 3 of week 3 tomorrow and I, too, am down a dress size. Yeah! This running is more mental than physical so I am continuing to push myself. You keep up the good and hard work and you will reach your goal:))

Hi everyone, I'm in Memphis, Tn in the US and I am new to running. I started the c25k just over a week ago. I started out on the treadmill. When one of the trainers realized that I was doing the c25k program, he told me to get off of the treadmill and try running outside. I told him that running on ...

Hello. I am new to this forum and am currently at the middle point of week two. I started this process about 2 months ago and also had the problems with the painful legs. I , too, thought "Failure". I quit and nursed my legs back to their healthy state but decided that I really did want to...