I am going to start couch to 5k again tomorrow

[travellingwilbury]

Would anyone like to keep me company ?

I got to wk 6 back in the summer but for various reasons of general laziness I didn't keep it up . Well I am giving it another go and this time I will make it to the end !

[purplewithred]

Do it - I did and it still amazes me that I can actually run for a whole 5k. Miraculous.

[elliemummaroos]

I will join you! Yay!

[travellingwilbury]

Well done purple , have you stuck with 5 k ? Are you tempted to take it further ? I am so annoyed with myself that I got to the dreaded running for a whole 20 mins stage then buggered it up with the school holidays and pointless excuses .

Welcome ellie , have you tried it before ? I am over weight and sick of it , I felt so much better when I had this as a goal .

No excuses this time !

[Stropzilla]

I will. Where do I start?

[travellingwilbury]

Ok then tomorrow you do a five minute walking warm up then 60 seconds running and 90 seconds walking alternately for 20 mins .

www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/get-running-with-couch-to-5k.aspx

[BrianTheMole]

I'll join you. I need to lose weight, badly. A goal is what I need!

[IsThatTrue]

I did a similar walk/run programme back in June. I can now easily run 10k in an hour and I'm running 3-5 times a week.

Keep it up, it's well worth the effort. Ive shed over 3 1/2 stone since I started!

Good luck!

[travellingwilbury]

Wow ! That is brilliant IsThatTrue , that is about the amount I want to lose , I assume you dieted as well ?

[IwishIwasmoreorganised]

Do it! I f is he'd the c25k 3 weeks ago and did my first Parkrun a week ago.

I've surprised myself by not nly finishing the programme but by starting to enjoy running too!

[travellingwilbury]

Are you going to start tomorrow Brian ?

[MagzFarqharson]

Hi everyone! Can I join you?

I did week one, day one today and would love to have people to chat with and share encouragement and pain

[foxybingodotcom]

I'm going back to it tomorrow to, hoping to start at week 4 though. Fingers crossed!

[Mosschops30]

Yes I'm in too!
On week 5 run 2 next
So glad I bought proper trainers it's made the world of difference.
Promised myself if I finished week 5 I'd buy new gym kit
If I get to the end me and dd are entering a charity climb ??

Good luck, I find it better now I don't have to listen to their dreadful music, love playing it over my running playlist

[TopHatAndTails]

Can I join too? I have wanted to do this for ages but I'm starting from a level of zero fitness so way behind some of you. I'm very determined tho and if I can lose a couple of stone along the way, bonus!

[BrianTheMole]

Yes, I'll start tomorrow. Arghhh!

[BrianTheMole]

I'm zero level too tophat. I want to lose at least two stone. I'm going to a party on new years eve, and if I lose half a stone by then I would be very happy!

[IsThatTrue]

travelling I've cut portion size and upped my ratio of veg while cutting my portions of carbs. But other than that I've just run, 3 times a week (until upping to 5 recently ) and I'm bfing boob obsessed ds2 (11mo) which probably helps.

[travellingwilbury]

Good luck to everyone for today

I am going to go to the gym after the school run , scary stuff but I have to do it and I have to keep remembering how much better I felt last time .

[Stropzilla]

I can't do today as have toddler but will start tomorrow. Might be able to do this evening. I've replaced my lunch with salads reduced evening meal portions and increased veg.

[Doyouthinktheysaurus]

Do it, it's so worth it.

I did it a few years back and it really has changed my life. I'm now a 'runner', something I never, ever thought I would be! I do have periods of not running, normally in the summer due to childcare but I always go back to it. Something has changed inside me and I need to run.

I've done a marathon and at the moment run just shy of 30 miles a week. It does me so much good and it makes me feel great.

You just have to keep with it. It does get tough but it won't feel like that forever and you feel so chuffed each time you go a bit further without stopping.

[Stropzilla]

Has anyone got a treadmill or elliptical? Evenings are going to be best for me and as it gets dark and rainy I'mgoing to lose motivation.

[travellingwilbury]

I am doing it on a treadmill at the gym stropzilla , I live in a village and just can't face bumping into people just yet .

I am back (obviously) Day 1 wk 1 done

I feel so much better for starting it , I will go again tomorrow as mon and tues are my days off , will have to fit in the other one before fri as I am away over the weekend .

[travellingwilbury]

30 miles a week ? That is a lot of miles , I will be pleased to ever actually get to 5k in one go .

[Stropzilla]

I know what you mean, I'm heavy (very) and I can't face people. I KNOW logically noone will give a stuff about a fat woman running, but I can't help but feel self conscious and I'd rather drop a few pounds at home first! I'm considering either a treadmill or elliptical.

[RubySlippers77]

Hi everyone, can I join too? I'm in the same position as a lot of you - got better at running and lost weight, stopped running and piled on the pounds! I think my issue is also that running gives me the motivation to look after myself (eat healthily, take more care over my appearance etc) but can I be bothered on my own?!

I'm a gym runner in the winter as the only places near me to run are lonely, dark country tracks. Plus the gym has nice showers and mine at home is rubbish!

I don't do podcasts though so am looking for a nice easy chart I can follow instead, starting tomorrow (honest)...