Couch to 5K- join us if you dare, running is highly addictive!!

Morning all! Got up at hit the gym at 7am this morning for wk8r3. I've been doing a mix of outdoor runs and treadmill 5k programme, but still not managing to run 5k. Decided to see how I would fare on the flat this morning and did a 40min programme. So 5m warm up, 31mins of running, then cool down. I appear to have leapfrogged into week 9! Although not doing hills was much easier...

Ran at 8kph and did a distance of 5.01km. Just need to be able to run for a week bit longer before the race for life. The aim is to do it under 40mins, which is still slow but I'm an old gimmer and have never run in my life before.

Feels good to get exercise out of the way before breakfast!

just packing kids in car for day with in laws for mil 70th bday. Want to go for a run instead!

have fun out there on park runs or just on your Todd.

Cinnamon your inspiring description.of your run got me thinking : if any of you are ever in sw London and want advice in nice runs (I used to run up to 10mi so I know them even if I am not back there yet!) - happy to advise. or try and run together.

Morning,

This thread has really inspired me but I've never posted before. Have been faffing around on c25k for months, going back a week, doing long walks instead and never getting past week 5.
Two weeks ago I took the bull by the horns and just ran, I did a very slow mile but ran the whole thing.

Since then I've increased with every run, yesterday I did 3.69 miles, can really feel it today but the sense of achievement is amazing.

My aim is to do the local park run but I'm scared as based on their results I'd be pretty much last as I'm really slow. I'm going to go along today and run the route next week alone to see how I do.

I'm 40 and weigh about 14 and half stone, despite also giving up chocolate I've not lost any weight at all!

Just wanted to say hello and thank you and if I can do it anyone can!

Blizy - hugs. And as others said - a fab reason to do this. Fingers crossed for you. My IVF baby is asleep upstairs. He is almost as tall as me now!

Well I did W3R2 today. Second 3 min run was a challenge but I did it. Can't believe now much I am enyoying it all. Just need to get DS out with me. Had a row with him this morning as he won't come with me. Too embarrassed. He did do 20 mins on the cross trainer though. He is skinny but unfit. Hoping he will run with me on holiday.

Weight wise I am 14 stone 7ish. On current scales. Was 14 1 on old scales!

Blimey... puff, pant, gasp! Am on holiday and have just been fro a run along a route that looked as though it would be flat. Ha, ha... it's so flat where I live I'd forgotten what a slight incline looked like - and I've never run up one. Nearly killed me!!

penny & queen hope your knees are feeling better.

blizy so sorry to hear about your DD, & best of luck with C25K and your treatment.

Some hugely inspiring weight loss stories here, I'm using them as motivation! I don't actually know what I weigh, I'm just waiting for my clothes to feel looser .

I did Week3 Run 1 today. It felt like quite a big step up from Week 2, but I managed OK.

Just scanning MN whilst in bed poorly and seen your post on here Blitzy. I have been posting with you on the other thread without knowing your situation. Just wanted to say that I am so so sorry to hear of your loss. It is unimaginable. You have the best reason on earth now to real your goal to qualify for the treatment. Will be rooting for you even harder than I already was x

Definitely blizy, we'd love a baby on the thread :-) what a good motivation to keep going x

scarecrow and baking thanks for our kind words. I love the sound of a c25k baby, bring it on!

Blizy so sorry to hear about your daughter.

Cinnamon - wow you've inspired me. Bet you look amazing.

I did w3d3 today. Am loving the programme. But is there anyone like me who has lost no weight? I lost a stone before I started but since starting exercise some 5 weeks ago I've lost 1lb in the first week. I'm also doing 4:3 fasting, and shred about 3x a week. It would be so nice to just lose even half a pound. I feel leaner but would love to lose some pounds. I know muscle weighs more but surely I should lose something one month in?

Also, does anyone have any recommendations for strengthening knee exercises? Mine is a bit wobbly and just needs strengthening I think.

Single - hope you get into the 10's soon.

Blizy, I am sorry if this is not the most appropriate forum to say this but i could not read your post and ignore it: my heart hurt for you reading you lost your DD. As Cinnamon said yours is very much the best reason to do c25k. A c25k thread baby...that would be amazing. As we are on the same run (did w1r3 yesterday) I look forward to pounding the streets and footpaths (or treadmill) "together".
Scarecrow x

I done w1r3,earlier n the treadmill, I was strange at first but I soon got into it. I am looking forward to my next run now.

Well done with the weight loss brillig and cinnamon! Last week I started out at 13st 1lb, today I am 12st 11lb . I never knew exercising and running could be so much fun!

Thanks for the encouragement! I'm 5 ft6 and 16 stone! Most of it went on in the last 18 months comfort eating etc. I wasn't anywhere near this big pregnant!

Anyway have so far lost half a stone with good eating exercise etc and hoping it will come off. Just makes me extra anxious. Very good to hear it gets easier as the weight comes off though! And I kept putting off starting until I wasn't obese but decided it might help and to do it anyway.

cinnamon I actually like knowing my pace. I think I would actually feel lost with my treadmill display!

I am 5'5", and was up to 11st 7lb when I first started C25K. I am now on week 3, but I had about 5 weeks of doing nothing in between when I was poorly. Despite my awful IBS and the fact I often go without a poo for up to 6 days I weighed in this morning at 11st 1/2lb....(does a happy dance) So close to being back in the 10st range.
It not only makes my feel better in myself, gives me a much needed sense of achievement, but it does appear to be working. I am slowly losing weight and a colleague said how noticeable it was, so it's hopefully toning too!

Fab fitness program, fab inspiration, fab thread. Keep it up everyone, we can do it. xxx

Did w4 r3 last night (was eminemmerdale, fancied a corrie inspired nc ) actually did it all without any mishap or stopping. To everyone on the earlier weeks, it really really does work - I can't believe it

I am clinicly obese too trazzle, since my dd died 2 years ago I have been non stop comfort eating, but I have now stopped and I'm getting my act together, I have to lose weight in order o qualify for fertility treatment. I am doing w1 r3 today, I'm doing on the treadmill as im also joining he gym and havevmyninduction at 11am.

This three is such an inspiration, keep up all the fab work ladies! 😀

My BMI is 28 - overweight. I've just finished week 4 . Bit of a push but I'm still here, functioning, and with no injuries

I am overweight Twas. I have not really been under 10 stone since having DC and they are now 13 & 11. Weight has just crept on slowly, middle aged spread I suppose! LOL

Brillig I'm clinically obese. But still only on w2 but its going ok so far!

I did it! And found it marginally easier!

Are there any other rather overweight people on here? I'm concerned about how quickly the runs increase (20 minutes in 2 weeks???) Would love to either be encouraged that its possible or that its ok to repeat!! The old book I had on running took 7 weeks to get to 20 minutes but I do like the nhs podcasts.

I want to believe!

Why, why, WHY did I read the stoppit and hamwidge thread this evening?! I have a w4 date at stupid o'clock tomorrow morning and now I have to catchup with all the stuff I should have been doing..

Well done dingle! I'm planning on doing wk 3 run 2. Tomorrow morning and hoping I'll find it easier than run 1!