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

hang on, 4.5 weeks is half of nine weeks isn't it???

Watching my money is on accountant, maths teacher or financial journalist!

Thanks everybody for HTC sympathy advice. Was trying NHS one as assume platform neutral but will try yours Ginger. or steal dH's iThingy and try Trazzle's fab sounding ap. Though have to say finding kids so relentless right now (adore them, blah blah) that am rather loving running in silence right now.

Wow - lots of activity. I see that many of you are newbies and working your way through the program. Stick with it, it truly does work.

I've taken a second day of rest after my parkrun on Saturday. Planning on going on a 5k tomorrow, hoping to complete it in around 30 mins. Coming back from injury is a slow process.

Nextphase, bugger I think you right! Sorry for crap information, blame the endorphin rush. I was thinking that halfway through week 4 meant that we'd done 4.5 weeks. Doh.

This is not the time or place to admit my RL job suffice to say DH is pissing himself

Episode - I use MFP. I log the exercise as running/jogging 5mph. It's not that accurate but near enough compared to what map my run estimates calorie consumption as.

still haven't burned off those damn Hob-Nobs

episode I'm on MFP (traztop) and I log the running and walking separately, IYSWIM.

Am also a 30 day shredder!!! glutton for punishment

Just completed w2r2. Man that was hard going! My knees were so stiff to start with but I'm glad I persevered.

Episode and eminemmerdale - have you tried telling yourself that you can't smoke on a rest day? Then (maybe) eventually you won't want to smoke on the running days either? Just a thought..

eminemmerdale Snap! It is ridiculous isn't it!

I hate myself for it, hate the smell, hate the taste and never do it outside of the house (well garden). I'm actually embarrassed by it BUT why I still do it I'll never know!

I hope that as my fitness gets better and I get to the point of not being able to get any better because of smoking (iykswim) I'll get the inspiration to kick it.

Hi all finished week 2 run 3 this morning!

Is it just me or does any one else find the 2nd and 3rd run the hardest and the last two a tad easier! Mid way I feel like there's no way I will get to the 6th run then end up running a extra one or two as I don't think I've done enough.

I do know I wont be saying that for long as the runs get harder and longer!

I just mapped my run on Google and it says I only do a distance of 2.65 km... If I cant slow jog that now how will I ever be able to decent jog double that .

Does anybody here use MFP? I've just joined and I'd like to find out how you log your calorie burn for C25K!

Any 20 Day Shredders too?

Thanks Trazzle. I will give that a go. I have no doubt that I'm being a useless tech twerp

Peppermint I use the getrunning app. Start my music then go in to getrunning and she talks over the music or you can set it to pause while she's talking.

It's completely astounded me! I really want to go tonight but know I have to have a 'day off'. I cycle 16 miles a week to work and back too which is a breeze now! And rejoining the gym in July so will be abck to swimming..now, if could just crack my five a day smoking habit - ridiculous I know!

WEEK 4-ers Amigia, emin, watching and any one else.
Are we really half way through? I'd convinced myself that was next week - 27 runs to the end of the program so need to get to 14 runs to be over half way - isn't that next week???

Anyway, Laura told me yesterday that I now run more than I walk, and that sounds like a good half way marker whatever the half way point of the program is!

Its astounding how much I've improved, and how I've managed to stick with it!

We will notice scarecrow - no slacking allowed

For the first four weeks, all the runs are the same throughout the week. I think they start to vary at week 5 but I scared myself reading too far ahead last night. You're fine for the rest of your week, doing what you are doing. Can you get podcasts on your HTC? Laura on the nhs podcat is the biz.... I found myself mentally pleading with her this morning "tell me I'm halfway"

Oh, I've just remembered-I've got an iphone with the app on. How do I play music stored on my iphone whilst running? Can I even do that?

At the bottom of the screen it highlights my stored music but when I clicked on it the first time I started the app, it paused my workout.

Any ideas?

scarecrow I have an HTC and use the rundouble app which is free for the first couple of weeks and then less than £1 to buy the rest of the programme.

Well done for getting up and out first thing!

bf the boy at 6 with a cup of tea, handed him to dh for winding change etc, pulled on kit and hit the road. W1r2 done. morning definitely the way for me as up at 6 anyway and no matter how tired I think.I am I'll be mote tired by 8 pm! so glad I went.

I have an HTC and haven't been.able to download orig yet so timing myself for 5 min walk, 8x 60s run and 90s walk and another 5m.walk at end. Is it the same for all week 1 or should I change for run3?
Has anybody else managed.to get it onto an HTC?

sorry for updating each run - the illusion somebody will notice if I slack.off part of the motivation!

Just finished Week 3/Run 3. Arrived at the park only to realise I'd forgotten my ear phones, so had to run without music, and had to hold my phone in my hand so that I could see the minutes/runs counted down!

It wasn't too bad - but I don't think I'd like to do a longer run without the distraction of music.

Am a week 4 too! of course, it is half way - blimey

Thanks for the welcome Cider. Ha, yes, maybe week one is slightly too early to start worrying

Thanks cider , I am off work tomorrow so will give Wk 4 a go then . I was really enjoying it before i broke my stupid toe so I don't want to put myself off by making things too difficult .

Good news is the toe was ok , was the rest of me that was knackered ;)

Welcome Peppermint. I'm trying not to think too far ahead tbh. I know what you mean about hitting a wall but I think the beauty of this programme is that it's gradual progress and you can adjust it to suit you. I wasn't ready to move on to week 3 today so just repeated week 2. Even with all the nagging up thread! . On Wednesday I will see how I feel - I might try week 3 but might stick at week 2 and concentrate on my breathing again.

So try not to worry about hitting a wall at this stage. Just concentrate on doing each run and progressing with the programme.

Run done. I did repeat week 2. But did some research on breathing last night. I have been breathing in through my nose and out through my mouth which wasn't working. Breathed in through my mouth this morning and it was definitely better.

I had wine last night - not too much but woke in the night and remembered wine might not help me run this morning. Went back to sleep and had the weirdest dream about wanting to go for a run and everything and anything conspiring to stop me and I was getting more and more frustrated! Woke up with a start when the alarm went off relieved that it was still Monday and I could go for my run.

Travelling - I think I would try week 4 on Wednesday and see how it goes. If you manage it move on to week five next run. If its difficult stick at it next run.

Well done watching!

Hello, can I pop in? I've just completed week one and start week two tonight. I used to love running, but had a serious foot injury back in 2004, then 2 children later etc etc, no time no willpower.

Finding it ok so far but it's only been a week. For those of you who are further on, what's been your most challenging week? I'm dreading hitting some kind of wall and ditching the whole thing.