Couch to 5k

Hello everybody, you are all doing so brilliantly.
Congratulations on starting wk4 Pedalling - I hope it goes well for you.
Well done to Auntie and Halle for your post-graduate successes.
I hope your injury get better soon Counting and you find a comy place to run.
And a huge round of applause to Miranda for your amazing park run - I am in awe.

I'm going to have a moan now, sorry, feel free to ignore me. I went out today for the first time since before half term. I thought that I'd aim for a 30min run, but not beat myself up so long as I managed over 20mins. I didn't even make it to 10mins. I feel totally defeated and deflated (might have had a small sob when I got home). I felt completely rough at around 8mins and had to slow to a walk, it took ages to even begin to recover, but I tried to start running again and managed another 3 or 4 mins before I had to stop again. Walked home feeling like a complete and utter fraud/fool. It's the first time since I started this running lark that I've failed to complete my objective - and it sucks.

I did do couch to 5k about 3.5 years ago and culminated in a 10k in just over an hour in August 2010. Then stopped running . Have been cycling semi regularly for about a year now and when I (a) had a birthday and (b) realised I was getting a bit heavier decided to do it again.

I generally am going quicker than I was then which is satisfying. Today's run was not much fun - legs felt like iron weights and it was windy. Mainly I seemed to be running into the wind which hopefully explained why I was rather slower (by my own annoying standards as I still did 5k in 28.5 minutes...)

Legs feeling achy now but no time for a bath as am supposedly marking accountancy exam papers online at the moment

Wow, well done Miranda, that's some good going. Had you ever done running before you started the c25k?

I was too wussy to go out last week in the rain so went on the treadmill on monday, I had a go at 10 km/h (the speed I'd need for 5k in 30 mins) for about 30 seconds! Feels very fast. So did it at 8.9k meaning still covering around 4.5k.

Next time I'll try it at 9.0k/h and work up gradually!

Hope you feel better soon Counting.
Piprabbit - how are you? any news from the police?

Well done Miranda that is a brilliant time. What a way to graduate

I did the final run of Wk3 today so move on to Wk4 on Wednesday. It was a little bit easier today but I'm still feeling a bit apprehensive about moving up a level. Still, I can but try. I am proud of myself for sticking with it and feel quite motivated at the moment.

Counting sorry to hear about your injury. Hope it's better and you can restart running again soon.

Have you managed to get out again yet Pip ?

Park run was good although quite cold (was OK when I was running but afterwards hands got very cold and went blue. I do have useless circulation though)

Did it in 28 min 16 seconds and was 17th fastest woman (although 92nd fastest person, out of 139). And so I have graduated . Just need to keep on running....

How was the park run, Miranda? Sounds like everyone is doing really well.

I haven't been out in over a week as I hurt my leg - am now worried that it's going to be really hard to get back into it. It's so dark late afternoon that I've kind of wimped out of going out in the dark - we live in quite a rural place - think I might have to drive somewhere a bit busier to run!

Pedalling I remember thinking that I would never manage to run for 3 minutes - it does get easier!

Well today's the park run day :) My lovely man (who I somehow persuaded to do this as well) and I will be there in an hour or so. Looks dry at the moment.

Will report back later (hopefully with a :))

Well done Halle running an extra 200 metres is brilliant. Sounds like you are getting addicted - I'm hoping I will too

I did Wk3 R2 today and I found it a little bit easier than the first time. I think I just need to get used to it. Running still feels very strange to me but it's early days.

Hope you enjoy the park run Miranda - well done for getting to graduation

I ran :) Wasn't that impressed with the dark and my legs weren't impressed with running at that time of day but dutifully did my 5k. In almost the same time as I did on Tuesday.

So now one more run to go until graduation and it'll be a park run :)

Hi Miranda - did you manage to get out for your run?

I need to be checked up on later. Need to do a run but have to go out and do other stuff first.....

Hello again. Thanks for the responses. I will definitely stick around, you are all inspiring me with your successes [hgrin]

I did Wk3 R1 today and I managed it. I was sure Laura had the timings out though because that last 3 minutes seemed to go on and on, not helped by the fact that I had to run up a slight gradient hill at the end. [hsmile]

Hopefully I will do Wk3 R2 on Friday.

Yay! Well done Halle and Miranda. My goals are; to keep going until I reach 5k and then, to go a bit faster so I get to 5k in 30 mins. I kept going for 31 mins on sunday but the sodding gps didn't work again.

I'm hoping to carry on hanging around the thread whilst trying to reach my goals.

Does anyone else get an achey bum/hip after running?

Pedalling - do please stay around.
I'm in the middle of week 9, but must confess that it's been over a week since I ran and I probably won't get the chance until next week now. I may have to go back to week 8 (or 7) .