C25k - just did my first run!!!

oh dear!!!

So I did my first run this evening and managed to bugger up my ankle in the first 5 mins. I have managed to amazing feat of sustaining a running injuring before I even got to the actual running bit! Do I get some sort of award for that?

To be fair it didn't seem bad at all when I did it, just turned my ankle a little bit on some uneven paving, stopped to check it and then redid the 5 minute walk but it didn't hurt at all and it had only felt like a little trip so i did do the session, but 10 mins after getting home and it is suddenly all bruised and swollen. Then dd woke up screaming with teething pain, and it turns out the only pain killers we have in the house are lemsip and calpol. Wtf!

Anyway, any advice on what I do now with my swollen ankle would be good. How long do I stop my hardly begun running career for?

I think I might be the crappiest runner ever

That's one of the things to weigh up, isn't it?

Do I run in the morning when my legs are fresh so that I will have a good run, and feel that I am making progress and not struggling? Or do I run later in the day when I will be less full of energy but it won't matter if I feel properly knackered after?

Last time I ran it was after I had cycled 18 miles. It felt much harder than the previous run at the same level. Tomorrow I am planning on doing it the other way round- running then cycling.

I am on the last run of week 4 tomorrow. I can't believe that at the end of next week I will be running for 20 mins non stop! Eek!

i am going to do mine Friday or Saturday evenin because that way it won't ruin the whole day if it kills me!

Oh dear Eau that type of running does not sound fun...

Well done noyou. I have been surprised as the day has gone on that my legs actually feel better than before I ran... Strange.

Run 3 scheduled for Saturday morning now as dh going away Friday. This has me worried that I will have two rest days and lose the momentum... I sort of need to get on a roll with exercise or I give up.

So, I will promise to report here after Saturday's run. That will hopefully make sure I do it. I can see myself enjoying this if I give it a proper go. Never thought I'd say that about running!

Week 2 second run here tonight - ran in long sleeves with a tracky top on as well and my gloves - warm soup when i came in and a hot shower - feel ok so far.

I found myself wearing loads of layers in the early weeks, it's not until you start doing longer runs with no walking breaks that you start getting really hot. I don't think I'll be going out in shorts yet though like a bloke in my village does!

Well, I still haven't managed my graduation run, DD2 is the only one doing any running around here and it's entirely the wrong sort of running. She's getting better though so maybe Saturday will be the day! I hope so because my local parkrun is starting in 3 weeks and I'd really like to be able to do 5k in 30 mins by then.

Well, I did W1R2 this morning. Wish I'd worn gloves it was soooo coooold! I thought the running would keep me warm but not your fingers apparently

I did a bit of post-natal yoga when I got home but I think I need to do more in the way of calf stretches etc as my legs are still sore from R1. Squats are agony!

Anyway, on a positive note my throat didn't burn and I found a fairly comfortable stride a snail overtook me :o

Has anyone run with metatarsalgia? I get it when walking more than a mile or so, probably caused by an op that I had a few years back. I quite fancy getting into running but there's no point shelling out for trainers if I can't ever get going due to the pain in the ball of my foot.

I feel a bit better today but DD is now not so good full of cold etc so looks like we will have to not do our run2 tonight, but gutted though my legs still ache.

Lots of people. Brilliant!

Meebles, I second or third getting good trainers. It made a big difference to me. I have been going out in full-length light wick-away-sweat bottoms from Asda, a vest, long-sleeved top, fleece and a puffy gilet over, plus thermal hat and gloves - can you tell I don't like being cold?? I did lose a layer a few times when it wasn't quite so achingly cold. I run in the night though so I might wear less if I was out in the middle of the day or not. At some stage I will invest in some lightweight tops to wear.

LauraPashley I also use the NHS C25K and with your name you should too as the personal trainer in your ear is called Laura . She is good for motivation and tips if you don't mind accepting the music they provide.

Noyou yes, I get cold too afterwards sometimes. I always make sure I have a hot shower or bath straight away to try to avert it. I don't know what that's all about really.

Hello Hunter and HearMyRoar and determinedma. Hunter, I've never been a runner either! I take my hat off to you doing it with a five-month-old.

Eau, I've been waiting to read your graduation blog. Sorry to hear it keeps getting delayed. Hope your dd is better and good luck for tomorrow if you do manage to get out.

After a very long day yesterday (hard stare at ds for waking up at 5.30 both days of the weekend) I managed to get out again after eight days off and I decided to go for it with week 3 run 1 rather than repeat week 2. I'm glad I did, as I managed it quite well. That said, I ran extremely slowly because I was so afraid of making myself ill again and also of not being able to do the three minute segments otherwise. At one point, Laura says try not to bob up and down when running and advised keeping the movement limited to that which if there was somebody on the other side of an imaginary hedge next to you, they would think you were walking from your movement rather than running. Well, they wouldn't have had to be on the other side of a hedge to think that! I finished the whole thing streets earlier than I have done in previous weeks which just shows how little ground I was covering. I was dead chuffed I did it relatively easily though, so slow and steady is definitely the way for me. I can't imagine ever being able to run 5k in 30 minutes.

Thanks noyou :o

Laura I downloaded the C25K free app. This morning I set iTunes off playing a running playlist I put together myself then opened the running app and set off.

The instructions to walk / run / tell me I was only halfway came through as a VoiceOver automatically. The only problem I had was when I pressed the lock button or looked at iTunes, the VoiceOver stopped working then. You basically have to leave the C25K app active and then it works perfectly :)

I am a big confused by all the apps/programmes/music options etc- I have an iPhone 4S- what is the best thing for me to install to get started?!

Aargh! Sports bra! I knew there was something I'd forgotten. Must get one on Wednesday :)

I have done C25K before and gone from complete, overweight unable to jog for a minute, to doing 5K in 32 minutes. Last year I did it in 38 mins but I'm 49 and getting past it.
Will try again this year once the bloody snow stops!

Hello? Can I join?

I did W1R1 this morning. I bought the trainers about three weeks ago and this morning I just got the urge to go, so I did! It was a bright sunny morning, that helped I think...

Anyway I ache a bit now. Planning to go again on Weds. I found music really helped keep me moving. I'll have a look at jog fm.

My dh thinks its hilarious. I am just such the opposite of a runner But I'm not far off 40, stressed, bordering on depression, struggling to find the energy for looking after a 3 year old and a 5 month old and totally addicted to chocolate... Oh and I have about 2 stone to shift. So I need to do this.

Any cheerleading would be greatly appreciated!

If you get a running app for your phone then that will tell you your pace. There are loads of free ones, you can also get C25K ones that you can play your own music on. I use rundouble which was only about 99p or something.

If you don't want an app you could always just time yourself on a stopwatch and then when you get back, plot your route on walkjogrun and you'll be able to calculate your pace then (if you're doing walk/run intervals you'll get an average so this only really works if you run the whole way). There's a good pace calculator here.

Thank you Thistle and Eau, very helpful suggestions. :-)
Love the look of jog.fm - have no idea of my kilometre time though!

can i ask does anyone feel really cold after a run , i only did a week two run yesterday and since i have been really shivery to point i have had lemsip as thought was lurgy, am at work today and all cold again and our building is hot

I second all Thistledew's suggestions.

For music, I use jog.fm to choose songs that suit my pace. There's all kinds of songs on there.

Hi meebles

Congratulations on deciding to become a runner!

Good trainers are really important. If your trainers don't fit properly or are not up to the job then you are likely to end up injured, and to lose the motivation to carry on, especially if you are not used to exercising. Don't be scared about sports shops. Just go in and say that you are starting the C25K program. Shops such as Decathlon and I think Runners Need can analyse the way you run and suggest specific shoes to minimise risk of injury based on your gait.

Clothing - I managed to get a pair of thermal running leggings for £15 from Sports Direct, but any sort of jogging bottoms or thick leggings will do.

I am running in two layers of long sleeve thermal tops at the moment. I already had these for cycling, but it is another thing worth investing in as a modern sports specific fibre will wick away sweat far more efficiently than cotton, which holds onto it and becomes heavy. One decent base layer will make you feel comfortable and they wash and dry really quickly so you don't need loads to start with.

A good sports bra designed for high impact sports is essential- nearly as important as trainers!

I also wear a thermal head band, gloves, and I have an arm band which holds my phone.

I'm not really a music person so hopefully other people can make suggestions about this.

Hello all, I've had a fit of madness too and I joined the gym a few weeks ago. I've been enjoying running on the treadmill and yesterday tried the first c25k run...this is most unlike me. I've done no exercise since school and am about 5 stone overweight . can I ask a few questions of you all?

Firstly, are special trainers necessary? is it worth going to the scary sports shop?

what do you wear to run outside as its fairly chilly at the moment?

any music recommendations to keep a good pace?

tia

a so-apprehensive-I-ate-the-emergency-choc-stash meebles

Hello, HearMyRoar. 6 months ago I thought runners were utterly bonkers. When we passed them in the car I would say to DH 'shall we ask them if they need a lift?'. And now I get up early, put on lycra and go out and run I was amazed how much I enjoy it. I'm sure you will too.

I was going to attempt W9R3 again tomorrow. So far I've been scuppered by high winds (yesterday) and a DH too worn out to look after the DDs (today) and I suspect tomorrow will be a non-starter because poor DD2 has been sick twice tonight. I am never, ever going to graduate :(