C25K Challenge

Anyone up for a challenge? I started a C25K challenge today, which means Couch 2 5 K. It's a 9 week program of running, but meant for beginner runners or those that need to start off slowly. Here is the program:

WEEK ONE
Brisk 5 minute warm-up walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging with 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes. (Do this all three days)

WEEK TWO
Brisk 5 minute warm-up walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging with 2 minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes. (Do this all three days)

WEEK THREE
Brisk 5 minute warm-up walk, and then do 2 repetitions of the following: jog 90 seconds, walk 90 seconds, jog 3 minutes, walk 3 minutes. (Do this all three days)

WEEK FOUR
Brisk 5 minute warm-up walk. Then jog three minutes, walk 90 seconds, jog 5 minutes, walk 2.5 minutes, jog three minutes, walk 90 seconds, jog 5 minutes. (Do this all three days)

WEEK FIVE
* Day One- brisk 5 minute warm-up walk, jog 5 minutes, walk 3 minutes, jog 5 minutes, walk 3 minutes, jog 5 minutes.
* Day Two- brisk 5 minute warm-up walk, jog 8 minutes, walk 5 minutes, jog 8 minutes
* Day Three- brisk 5 minute warm-up walk, jog 20 minutes

WEEK SIX
* Day One- brisk 5 minute warm-up walk, jog 5 minutes, walk 3 minutes, jog 8 minutes, walk 3 minutes, jog 5 minutes.
* Day Two- brisk 5 minute warm-up walk, jog 10 minutes, walk 3 minutes, jog 10 minutes
* Day Three- brisk 5 minute warm-up walk, jog 25 minutes

WEEK SEVEN
Brisk 5 minute warm-up walk. Jog 25 minutes. (Do this all three days)

WEEK EIGHT
Brisk 5 minute warm-up walk. Jog 28 minutes. (Do this all three days)

WEEK NINE
Brisk 5 minute warm-up walk. Jog 30 minutes. (Do this all three days)


I did WEEK 1 DAY 1 today and did pretty well. I even ran two minutes instead of 60 seconds. I could have ran more, but I'm taking it easy right now. I still have a pretty bad cold and cough. My goal for this month is to run 40 miles. As long as I stick to this program, I know I will be able to do it.