Hi Keetha & welcome!

This group has been incredible for my progress to a 5k! Something
about feeling accountable to the group & reporting on & reflecting on
your runs really can keep you going when the running isn't easy...&
some days, it just isn't, no matter who you are or how long you've
been doing this.

During the main part of the program, we repeated weeks whenever we
felt like we needed more time to adjust. Sometimes that meant tacking
on an extra day or a whole week or more than that.

You should push yourself, yes, but don't worry about what awaits next
week until you feel like you've been able to really handle the week
you're on. & celebrate those victories! When you've beat the 90 second
runs, you're going to feel awesome & when you look back on those runs
2 months from now, you're going to feel amazing!

Take it as it comes...the thing the program does nicely is it builds
gradually. I've tried running before & when I couldn't do a mile after
my first week, I'd quit. With the C25K program, you really HAVE to
build gradually & that way, you can see your successes more than feel
a sense of "why can't I run a 5K right now" failure.

You'll do great! Just keep going & keep posting about your runs here!


--- In PDXcouch25k@yahoogroups.com, "keethadreed" <keethadreed@...> wrote:
>
> My name is Keetha - Shana kindly invited me to join.
>
> Last week I started the Couch to 5K and I am mortified and disheartened
> by how hard of a time I'm having with it! I am pretty much the same
> size I have been since college but whoa am I out of shape.
>
> Yesterday, Workout Two of Week Two, I did AWFUL. I think I finished one
> of the 90-second jogs. I'm dreading tomorrow!
>
> Last Friday I thought was a turning point because I actually, truly
> *enjoyed* the first 60-second jog. I'm already nervous about next week.
> Run for three minutes??
>
> Should I repeat this week's workout next week instead?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Best,
> Keetha
>