C25k - just did my first run!!!

Right, I'm struggling, and I think it has to do with how I'm running. I see other runers while I am out, their gait is like that of galloping gazelles. Whereas I just plod along probably like a slug Will this improve the more I run? If I can fix this, I think I can really improve my times.

You people are amazing! Am totally jealous but determined to be squeee-ing at some point even if it kills me!

Still doing my baby version but feeling fine so that's good. Might step up to one minute runs next week .

My poor dog won't know what's hit her; don't think I'll be able to take her much longer as she's definitely an ambler rather than a mad cocker spaniel type. We'll see.

Squeee! 9.94km in 1hr 6m 36s non stop! Am almost pissed off that I was 60m shy of that magic marker, especially given that I'd planned and plotted that route very carefully. Ah well, I'll blame it on the GPS .

Took delivery of a new load of running stuff yesterday (all under £45 this time, Mr Grumpy Pants!) - two pairs proper tight shorts, a pair of 'normal' running shorts, a new vest top, a fluoro jacket, and a reflective bib. Oh and some trainer socks. I think the fluoro jacket can probably be seen from Mars... still, I'll feel much safer on those overcast mornings on the roads.

3.17k in 34 minutes. Started off quicker than I normally would, and I think it messed me up for the rest of the run, as I had to keep walking. I ran the last .75 k though!

Well done theonlyway!

Someone told me (probably on here)it takes 2 weeks to lose fitness which is reassuring when you get hit by a bug.

I went out today and did 4.77k in 26 mins, felt good, but tired at end. Should translate to time of 27 mins for 5k.Am going to experiment with more carbs before running to see if it helps.

Back out again! Still feeling a bit crap after gastro bug so did w5r3 (yet again) but I feel great now. The peace and solitude was nothing short of delicious. AND I'm losing weight, my running leggings are falling down. Wooop!

Hi again

Dd was fed up with her 'crap time' of 24 mins, so I'm not getting big headed

Chopin - brilliant!! You must have been really going for it, I hate that feeling of going to be sick, got it on Thursday when trying for a pb on a speed run. Still, haven't had to actually lie down on the road so I'm obviously slacking :o

Did my first distance run today- 5.15km in 41 minutes. So I guess I've sort of graduated... After 90 days! I am still aiming for 5km in 30 minutes though, so I'm not really counting it.

However, since my previous longest time running was 28 minutes and about 3km, I am quite chuffed.

Thats brilliant, shotgun. Slow and steady wins the race

< Creeping out of the woodwork >
I think I posted here a couple of weeks ago, asking whether it was a good idea to run with an arthritic hip.
Well, it turns out so far - it is!

That said, I'm taking it extra gently, more like bed to couch than c25k.
I've been going three times a week, and am now up to 11 x 30 secs run interspersed with 2 mins walk. So yesterday I 'ran' for 51/2 mins in total, and am usually out for about 45 - 50 mins.

I've found a new reasonably flat route as well, which makes a huge difference; the area where I live is quite hilly so last time I did this I struggled to find decent routes.

So looking forward to joining up my runs, but I'm determined not to spoil any gains by overdoing it - at this rate it'll be 9 months before I manage 30 mins, but I'd rather stop and feel like I could do more than crack on and regret it.

I reckon if I have to have a hip replacement in the future I might as well be thin and fit!

That's brilliant Found, well done!

Morning all!

Went out early, did practice on 5k race route, pushed harder than I ever have before. Went too fast on flatter first half then suffered on hilly second half. Was nearly sick and lay down on road after!

But-timed 27.1mins so really happy!

Oh dear Yoni

Have some

Hope you are back on track soon.

Running class last night, we ran the race as a practice, stopping to walk half way. It went well, we weren't timing it, but it was fun as we were all cheering each other on at the finish.

I'm going back tomorrow to do a proper timed attempt, with my speedy dd who's aiming to do it in 22mins!

Hope you get out soon, yoni.

Ugh! Chicken pox in two year old and six month old swiftly followed by stomach flu for the whole family. It has not been an easy week! Feel stuck again as I've missed another run and just cannot physically go out again yet. Still on week 6, 8 weeks in! Oh well, I'll get there. Next week can only get better..

Morning! Managed to do the route this morning that I'd planned to do on Weds. It's nice enough, country lanes and some great views, but one of the lanes had substantially more traffic than anything I've run on before. I mean it wasn't a motorway, but I was passed by about a dozen cars & vans and one horse box in about ten minutes. I have a hi viz reflective vest on order which I think will make me feel a bit safer, but I may look at the map again and see if there's a work around.

Nature highlights today included a red kite soaring the thermals and some yellowhammers in the hedgerows.

^^This is why I run - for my mental health as much as anything else!

Thank you both. Stairs are an issue this morning, just in time for me to take 8 month old ds up to London to meet my dsis for lunch. I'm thinking of today as another work out

Wow 5k! Impressed! I'm planning to do wk 2r1 tonight. Hope it goes ok!

Go Wibbly!!!!!!

My first 5k! Completed in one hour. I only stopped to cross roads, and one hill where I figured it was quicker tk walk up than plod up. I've got the distance, now to work on my speed

Cheers Sparkle :) What an idyllic route you found, who cares if it was the wrong one :o

Chopin that sounds very impressive! Well done to you.

'Twas, honestly one day, very soon, you will not want to break up your runs with walking. Unbelievable, but true...

Hi

Well done 'twas, the first few weeks are the worst

I timed myself for the first time today on runtastic, also first time without NHS Laura or music

4.85km in 27mins!

Now I know to run a little further to get the 5k, I have 7 more runs before my race, so aiming for 26-27 mins. I think the course is less hilly than than my practice route.

Mornin' all!

New route + tired legs = getting lost and a nice meander in the countryside! Plotted a new route on the computer last night and thought I'd memorised it... but I missed an intended turn off and ended up just pottering through the countryside. It was beautiful anyway, even if it wasn't where I'd intended to go lol! I saw buzzards surfing the thermals, a hare dashing across my path, goldfinches flashing through the hedges, and heard skylarks singing in the fields and woodpeckers drumming in the trees.

Go TwasBrillig! You will get there, and found is right, each week you'll see progress and each week you'll feel even prouder

Hunter - I think that sounds like a great plan, and I bet you'll see results really quickly by working on both strands in harmony.

I've just finished week 1! Starting week 2 on Thursday. Still at a stage where 90 seconds looks like a lot, but I'm going to give it a go. So can't imagine running without a break!

Sorry to hear about your ankle Wibbly, hi Twas and welcome!

TK Maxx do running gear by fancy-pants brands at a fraction of the cost, I got three pairs of leggings, two light tops and two long sleeve tops for about £60. An identical pair of leggings were £60 in the running shop where I bought my shoes.

One pair of leggings is TOO BIG now. I cannot describe how happy that made me.