Anyone fancy starting Couch to 5K on Monday 5th Aug?

Lurking, I am impressed! See, I think I run like Pheobe from Friends, in fact I think my 22 month old DS runs with more grace than I do. So far I have only run down the cycle track where I see the odd dog walker, I'm too self conscious to run down the road yet.

Lizzie, go you! Funny colour is good

Bernie, report back. Good luck!

Thanks for the advice nextphase, I keep reading your thread for motivation that it can be done. Week 9 seems such a long way away, already thinking I've got to run for 90 seconds next week, my body doesn't know what's hit it!

So how long until we feel super fit and toned and all that??? Dotty, joining you on Friday for run 3.

Ooo, I think I might need a different app that tells me how far I went! Mine doesn't do that and I do love me some stats.

Well done everyone that's been out, especially in the rain!

I'm back! I am a very funny colour, but it was good.

Can I join please also?

I have tried it before but gave up, I need the motivation to keep it up so if u don't hear from me for a few days please name and shame!!!;-)

Will be going for my first run tonight (hubby home to look after the little one). I will update straight away! xx

Just back and slumped over my keyboard. Am laughing at myself rather, as I was striding along, finding it really not too hard going, thinking I AM AN ATHLETE! LOOK AT MY ELEGANT STRIDES! GO ME!! and assuming I looked like Paula Radcliffe or perhaps even Jessica Ennis. Hahahaha. Came home, looked in the mirror and found that I have a stringy fringe, my face is bright purple and I am sweating like a beast. Not too out of breath and legs aren't sore, though, so there is hope.

God, it's hot out there. Am glad I went at 8:30 as the sun is baking already. Thanks to my app, I can report that I covered a distance of 1.53 miles with an average pace of 14.45 minutes per mile. Paula Radcliffe has nothing to fear for now ...

Well done dottypyjamas. I'll be joining you on Friday for the next one

I'm starting today, can I join please? In fact I'm going in 5 minutes, so I'll let you know how it went (If I'm still alive..)

Hi Ladies,

There is a thread for C25K here with lots of us at different stages (I think Tina is already over there).
If your interested, please come join us. Loads of support and advice.

I did week 9 run 2 last night. Can't believe how far I've progressed. The program is fantastic. Trust it, and just keep moving from run to run (I've not repeated one yet!)

Well done mrsreacher and ilove! I've just done w1r1 this morning (in the rain and everything!) and it was no where near as bad as I was expecting - legs were tired by the last running section and bright red by the end but not out of breath particularly, hoping the next run (friday) will also be ok! Good luck everyone

Oh and I used run double app (free for first 2 wks) in the end with my music underneath was pretty impressd, and can see myself getting stat obsessed as the weeks go on!

TinaSurrey, to my shame I realised this morning that the audio didn't work because my earphones weren't plugged in properly . Honestly, what a donkey.

Just getting my shoes on now to go out for W1R1 for the second time. Will report back in a bit when I am purple in the face and collapsing over my keyboard whimpering.

Well done MrsReacher and glass! Just think: in a couple of months we will all be fit and lovely.

Just done run 2 of week 1. This gets easier right???? I am so super unfit.

Hi ladies, just seen your thread & popped in to say that about 8 weeks ago I started a thread like this as I was starting couch to 5k (c25k). I have used Get Running c25k app (it does have audio so not sure why previous poster didn't get that.). There are lots of c25k apps. I tried a few and have been very happy with the Get Running one. You get told when to walk, when to run and how long you have left etc (as well as when to turn round half way!). You can play your own music through it or run in silence with just the app directing you. If you opt to play music she just speaks over the music when needed and the music fades to quiet for a few secs.

Good luck all of you. The programme is amazing. When I did week 1 run/walk 1 I could barely make the 60 seconds. I have now done 28 mins non stop just 8 weeks later! Along with calorie counting I have also lost almost 10lbs in that time. Go for it!

Hello, can I join in too? I started c25k on Sun and do my second run tomorrow morning. Weight has slowly crept on and I'm so unfit and unmotivated to do, well anything so I'm hoping this will kick start the new, super fit, super active me. Ahem.

The first run wasn't too bad but i was puce and sweating buckets when i finished. Attractive, hey?

mrsreacher, well done on your first run. I felt all proud of myself after i did it - having been thinking about it since erm, April!

So ladies, I went out and did my first run tonight. No time like the present! I'm still standing but only just. I think I overestimated my fitness after 18 months of inactivity. I also forgot about the lovely shade of puce that my face goes. I'm running along, feeling like a proper runner person, then get home, look in the mirror and realise I look more like I'm going to explode!

God, I just looked up the results of my local Park Run: 375 people did it last Saturday and out of those, only two had a slower time than my fastest ever for a 5K (when I was fit). I have a way to go yet before I can run with anyone else, I think

Oh, makingdoo, just come and join us! You know you want to have a reason to wear your shiny new leggings

I'm posting to declare my interest but too lazy to commit just yet

I bought all the gear last year and ran for a few weeks and haven't done anything else since. Really lacking motivation and really really unfit

workatemylife -- it's mainly a fitness thing but a bit of weight loss would not go amiss.

Because I work from home and am (a) in my 40s and (b) inherently lazy, I'm scared of ending up a decrepit old hag several stone overweight and with aching joints. I am just feeling too guilty about not exercising to keep not exercising as I know it will all catch up with me one day...

I can already see it in my parents: my DF is super fit because he walks for 5 miles a day, every day. He looks really young, can run up several flights of stairs and doesn't have any problems with his hips, knees or anything else that loads of people get in their 70s. My DM, on the other hand, refuses to do any exercise and doesn't walk anywhere. She is beginning to struggle to climb stairs, gets out of breath really easily and has a lot of back pain. Eek! I do not want that to be me.

Also, since I started lurking working from home I have put on at least a stone, probably two, and eat far too much cake all day. I am still a size 14 so just about getting away with it, but not exactly deliriously happy when I look in the mirror, that's for sure ...

Am laughing at how we are all obsessed with buying the correct gear to run in . If only the actual running bit were that easy ...

Sod - there are tons of apps.

Me too! My gym membership has now been cancelled and I'm going to do this outside until I've convinced myself that I'm going to stick to it.

haha im the same. i bought trainers and tops and bottoms, gym membership and ran a few times a week for about a month :$

I think they do, yes, at least my posh £2 one does! All this appeals to my obsessive nature, although I fear it's a bit like my desperate need to buy new running vests and leggings (ie if I applied the same enthusism to actually keeping fit instead of buying all the right gear and the fancy apps, I probably wouldn't be in this desperately unfit situation to begin with...).

And hats off to all of you with DCs. I don't even have any children to use as an excuse for my sedentary lifestyle .

I'll do it.
couldn't find the run double app (link) but have downloaded the c25k app and will mess around with the app later
Do the apps keep track of how much you have run etc? in a calendar etc

I've been thinking about doing this for weeks now. My DS is now nearly 11 months and I'm running out of excuses! I'm hoping by posting here I'm going to commit myself to it and then feel like I have to.

I've just downloaded an app called c25k. It was free and says it lets you play your own music while you run. I'll let you know if it's any good once I've used it.

Fingers crossed you all keep me accountable!

I use Run Double on my phone. I can listen to my music and it tells me when to run/walk etc. It also tells me my pace and distance as well and theres graphs and stuff as well.

It's free as well