Please share your tips for C25K.

Great job! When I did it I was scared of moving on to the next week before I was ready, so I did each week twice until I got to week five or seven. I think that helped me feel successful.

Good for you! I started with the C25K program, and I really liked it. It gave me a very concrete goal every week to work towards. Stick with it…it can get hard at times, but you will be amazed at what your body can do if you put your mind to it. Remember that running is hard. It gets easier, but it never gets easy. Make sure you have good shoes. They can be pricey, but if you are running in your old sneakers, you are just asking for injury. I also remember when I started that I had pain, swelling, and general ouchiness. I went to the doc just because I was a tad concerned, and he said that it was just my body getting use to running. Keep at it! Turkey Trots are great fun!

I like sports bras from Moving Comfort. Expensive, but if you've got a big chest, they really work.

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There is a blog called people I want to punch in the throat. I don't know how to link but she did a great sports bra review recently for ladies with big boobs.
Congrats for getting up and getting moving. My fibro does not allow me to run or even walk somedays but I do walk when I can. I would like to walk run more for heart health but i just do what I can:) good luck!

You can totally do it! Just keep pushing through...my biggest motivation is doing something I don't think I can do! I ran my first 5K (Turkey Trot) in 2008 at about 240 pounds. I did a walk/run combo. I have since run 3 additional 5Ks and used C25K to train and I also ran the Turkey Trot 10K last year. It was amazing!!! I'm proud of you!

get over not wanting to be sweaty

it's part of it

moisture wicking shirts sound great

but you will sweat

it's no big deal

gian

you are amazing

I tried the C25K last year and did a 5K, at a fast walk. It has been a year and I just started walking again to do the same 5K - this time I plan on not worrying about whether I can keep up with the others, I will walk, sweating to the oldies style if I have to, and make it work!

I'm sure your yoga is a great help - keep going!

I have big boobs and I love the Enell sports bras. I doubt I will ever even try anything different.

I did the Zombies Run 5k training last fall to train for the Turkey Trot. Even though I've continued to run all year, my husband and I been doing that training program again this fall, mostly to improve our time, and because it's a fun app.

There are a couple things that have made it easier for me to stick with running even though I'm still overweight and it's always hard. The first is finding a place that I like to run. Not crowded so I don't feel self-conscious. Gradual elevation changes. And beautiful - I run on a trail through the woods that runs along our reservoir. Going there is a delight every single time, it's like a special treat to escape from the world.

The second is good music. The second mile is always the hardest for me. My legs are tired, I haven't gotten my wind yet, it's almost always a slog. It really helps to have Eminem talking right to me telling me I've got to search within me to find that inner strength to keep going. I figure if Eminem and Nate Dogg will keep going till they collapse, darn it, I can too! I set little goals the whole way through the run and that also helps it from becoming monotonous.

I just started C25K this week. It hasn't been easy. I am an overweight, out of shape, middle aged woman. But I want to take better care of myself, for the sake of my family. So I thought this would be a good start.

I'm also using the free Android app.

Have you tried Jeff Galloway's system yet? He recommends alternating walking and running throughout the whole distance. It doesn't slow you down, most people who try it actually go faster than when they try to run continuously.  It allows you to run much longer distances and stay injury free. 

I started running for the first time ever last September using his apps and in one year ran a couple of 5Ks, a couple of 10Ks and THREE half marathons.  I'm running the Army 10 Miler on the 12th, and another Half Marathon in early November.  And I'm 51.

Using Galloway's system I run using a 1:30 run / 1:00 walk ratio and I end up passing quite a few people on the race course who try to run the whole way and have to stop because of cramps, exhaustion, etc. 

So, I'm encouraging you to continue to both run and walk since that works for you. It is actually a wonderful way to run.  

Galloway, btw, is the official race coach for all the runDisney events.  You know that Disney could hire whomever they want to, and they picked Jeff because women really can follow his running programs and have success.  He has apps for training programs from 5K all the way up to Marathons.  I've used both the 10K and Half Marathon one - you can put your own music into the program too.