KSassie wrote:
I'm new here. Thanks for sharing your story!
I haven't ran since I was about 12, I'm now 25 and weigh 250lbs at 5' 4". I had a baby via c-sec 15 months ago, not the bikini cut either like some lucky moms get.
I bought running shoes and bra. I live in Michigan and it's way too cold to be running outside right now. I have a treadmill but I live on the second floor of my apartment and afraid of feeling like I'm gonna fall through the floor, so I'm just walking for now.
I signed up for a 5k on May 31st. That gives me 3 months to train... I have the C25K app on my phone, which I like, but physically I'm unable to do the 1m in walk to 1.5 min run yet. I'm at 5min walk to 1 min run... Do you think 3 months is going to be enough time?
Any advice, tips or helpful links?
I bought running shoes and bra. I live in Michigan and it's way too cold to be running outside right now. I have a treadmill but I live on the second floor of my apartment and afraid of feeling like I'm gonna fall through the floor, so I'm just walking for now. Welcome KSassie
First as for your treadmill, if my 275 pounds hasn't collapsed the floors of my 110 yr old New England tenement house, I'm sure you're fine 
As for your 5K, that might be plenty of time. And even if it's not, as Ship said before, you can always walk a little. I haven't seen a 5K yet where there weren't some walkers. And you've got 12.5 weeks to do the ""Nine week" plan, so you have plenty of time to repeat a few workouts and add a few more rest days if you need to. And don't hesitate to if you need it. I beleieve strongly in the C25K program but running is a whole new set of stresses on your body, both in cardio and muscles/joints. It's doubly so for those of us in this group. So just get started and listen to your body, listen carefully between the difference beweeen "sore" and "injured." If you're sore, you workout.
Good luck and have fun! ( Yes, eventually it actually can be fun!)