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

Watching - well done. I start wk3 tmrw and I'm treacly excited and scared. I'm itching to do it today but I'm forcing myself to have rest days. This is pathetic but when I'm running I imagine I'm doing the London marathon and the crowds are cheering me on (helps time go faster) - my long long time ambition is to run that marathon.

Good luck to everyone running this week.

Well I tried Wk 6 and I just couldn't do it , I managed two five min runs but I had to brisk walk the rest .
I think the three weeks off was just too much .

I am determined to complete it but I think I need to go back a couple if weeks , maybe Wk 4 ?

It looks like I will have a lot of company doing Wk 4 as well .

If you're poorly, and it's affecting your running, then you're poorly! Don't feel that you need to make any excuses.

Personally, after you've had your rest day, I would just move on to week 3 - but make sure you're not still poorly. If you are, just rest for another day or until you feel better.

Just finished w2 this morning & I was pathetic . For the first time since starting the programme I walked one on the runs. Have a weeney bit of a sore throat & was finding my throat was actually starting to close up when I was running. Feel like I'm just making excuses for myself. If I'd pushed a bit harder i know I could have done it. Just feel crap. Will need to repeat todays run now.

Wow well done, watching!! I'm about to start wk 3 and can't imagine 3 minutes! I'm very overweight so do wonder if I'll plateau soon!

Amigababy and nextphase ( and all other w4's) - on Wednesday, we will be half way through!

Bye bye couch

I know there is supposed to be no so stealth boasting on MN but

I DID IT!!

2 x 5 minutes and a 3- minutes thrown in to boot

Think there may be a hint of endorphins heading this way - FINALLY!!

watching out and nextphase. Me too, week 4, here I come

watchingout - you will be fine! Trust the programme.

Watching out w4r1 just done this evening. It honestly sounds much worse than it was in reality (tho I did change to a flatish route - didn't fancy mud and longer runs!).
I think I actually found this one easier than w1r1 - the program really does seem to have worked thus far.
Honestly, trust her! Enjoy tomorrow.

Going to be getting out of my pit tomorrow for w4r1 and had scrolled through all this weekends updates til 5 MINUTES jumped out at me. What's all that about?!?!?

Actually don't tell me - I'll let the lovely Laura shock my system at stupid o'clock tomorrow - once I'm out the gate, there's no point going back in. Until then LALALALALA......

An uphill finish?! That's a bit mean!

Thanks thistle , yes it does go to intervals next but ......

Oh bugger do you really think I have no excuse to go back , I will give week six a go then and if it kills me then I will know who to blame ;)

biwi it was OK really, apart from the last half k which was uphill to the finish line, so pretty tough.

Hello travelling - if I were you I would just try to pick up where you left off. I have had two 6 week breaks from the program - the first in wk 3 and the second after I had got up to 25 mins runs. I told myself that I would just try the next run in sequence and go back if I struggled, but I was quite surprised to find I was ok on both occasions. I think a lot of it is psychological anyway. Obviously, if your foot hurts, then do stop.

Anyway- doesn't your program go back to intervals after your first 20 min run? Mine did.

Cider Laura's breathing tip doesn't work for me - it makes me feel queasy. Can you really breath in for 4 left feet falls? It makes me worse. I've ended up with each in/out being 3 foot falls (LRL or RLR). I've also ended up taking a massive breath in just before starting jogging. Tho if the dark grey cloud doesn't come back this evening, I'll be starting week 4, so that might all change when I have to do 5 whole mins!

Those of you suggesting repeating a week - what about one more try at the week your on, and then moving forward?? I've read somewhere "trust the program" and although only 1/3 of the way through, it really does seem to build up at the right pace.

Well done, demented! How did you find it?

Well done dementedma. My parkrun was 42 mins so I'm still right behind you!

I hope you are feeling suitably proud of yourself.

Hello all , i am back after my broken toe nonsense .

I went to the gym today and did a bit but bloody Hell I noticed a difference from not doing anything for three weeks .

Before i broke my toe I had managed to do the 20 min run ( Wk 5 I think ) does anyone have any advice on where I should start from ? No way would I manage 20 mins now .

And we'll done eminemmerdale!

Well done you!!!!

My jogging is pretty slow I can assure you!

I have been following Laura's tip for breathing in for 4 and out for 4 but it doesn't help. Need to research I think.

Good lord - I've just done w4 r1!! I only stopped once and that was 4.40 into the first five minutes. I can't quite believe that about a month ago I was huffing and puffing at running 60 secs

cider slow your pace right down to the slowest jog possible. You feel a bit silly at first but the speed will pick up as you get fitter.
This asthmatic 49 year old ran the Race for Life today in 40 minutes, after following the C25k plan.

Justdoit she says! Who do you think you are? Nike? . I would surprise myself! I'd shock myself I think!

You have me all confused now. I'm asthmatic so struggle a bit with my breathing anyway and am over 14 stone and am old (49) so was planning on easing my poor old body into it gently. I am desperate to get to the end of the 90 sec runs so really can't see me lasting 3 mins.