# C25k--come run with us **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c25k-come-run-with-us/469802 **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **Created:** [October 27, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c25k-come-run-with-us/469802 "2008-10-27T18:12:33Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 3
### Author: ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny) #### Post date: [October 27, 2008, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c25k-come-run-with-us/469802/3 "2008-10-27T19:16:25Z")
From the previous thread: > [@C25k (Couch-to-5K) starting week of 9/21--who's in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c25k-couch-to-5k-starting-week-of-9-21-whos-in/463600/744): > > **Nutty Bunny** , do you think you might be having a little “post-marathon let-down”? I’ve built up this “run 20 minutes no walking” thing in my head to the point where I’m a little bit afraid I might lose my motivation once I’ve done it - like, I took that hill, everything else seems more like little increments, what more do ya want? And since I’m about to go out and do it… anyway, do you think that might be a factor? Yes, I think that’s part of it. The other part is that I didn’t feel the transition from 3 minutes to 8 minutes was nearly as difficult as the one from 8 to 20 minutes. After about 10 minutes, I thought “I’m only halfway through the 20 minutes?” and my next thought was how am I going to 40 minutes at once, since my speed for a 5k will not be any better than that, I fear. I’ve had to skip 3 days in a row. With the colonoscopy today and back pain for a couple of days, I have to wait until tomorrow to run again. I think I’ll rerun Day 1 of Week 6 and see how it goes. I’m also going to cut out alcohol and modify my diet and see if I feel any better physically, which will keep me motivated, I think. > [@RancidYakButterTeaParty](#): > > I did couch to 5k last fall, and completed my first ever 5k in November of last year. I just finished the Columbus 1/2 Marathon last weekend! I’m in the best shape I’ve been in since high school, and it all started with the C25k program. What you’ve just posted helps so much. It’s exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you! --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c25k-come-run-with-us/469802)._