Anyone fancy starting couch to 5K on 9th Sept?

Will keep fingers crossed for you!

Have done Week 5 twice more, but I do feel as if I'm incubating some sort of lurgy (am pouring with sweat, ugh) so may have to have an enforced break myself .

My calf is much better, not going to attempt running again yet but may dig my shred DVD out or something to keep me going.
I'm going to feel really behind when I start again. Well done on week 5 run, glad you've had no more bother from your calf.
Think I'm aiming for redoing week 3 in about a weeks time.

Did Run 1, Week 5 this morning. No pain in right calf whatsoever, hurrah! I think a liberal application of arnica gel before bedtime helped.

I'm really pleased to hear it might not be as bad as you first feared! Fingers crossed. Funnily enough I have come out in sympathy with you - I think I maybe overdid it on the stretching last night but my right calf has been twingeing all day!

At first I thought I had original, but it was much better yesterday. It still hurts when I go up on my toes and getting down stairs is a bit of a chore but I don't think it's as bad as I first thought. I'm taking at least 2 weeks off running and then I don't know which week I will start at, don't want to start at beginning again and hoping redoing week 3 will be enough. Can't believe how much I'm missing going for a run this morning.
My pants have been noticeably looser the past few days as well.

Alotta - that sounds grim - do you think you've torn a muscle? I wish you a speedy recovery!

I finished Wk 4 this morning properly after podcast muddle on Sunday. On to Wk 5 now which, on the Guardian podcasts, is 8 mins running, 5 mins walking, 8 mins running.

Went for 1st run of week 4 this morning but pulled up after 2 minutes with calf injury.

I go running after dropping my kids at school so had to limp all the way back home.

Definitely not going to be able to run this week, not sure when I will be able to get back into it. Gutted.

Went running this morning, got in a stupid mix-up with the podcasts and ended up abandoning them completely and just running. So did 5 k with a couple of walking breaks.

Tomorrow I am going to complete Wk4 properly and then move on to Wk 5 on Wednesday. On the Guardian podcasts it's 8 mins running, 5 mins walking and 8 mins running - so I'm guessing this will be the final week with walking breaks?

Wallpaper, can't believe you're running as well as doing ripped, awesome!

Hi everyone, I've been away from the thread for ages but still running! Have completed week 3 run 2 and really enjoying it,but can only run in the evening so finding running in the dark a bit of a challenge!

Anyone else looking at the 20 minute jog in W5 and thinking "oh shiiiiiiiit"?

Keeping up here- also completed W3R3 without needing oxygen.
Roll on W4.

yay!! week 1 done and dusted

raring to go for week 2 now

Well done Alotta and timetosmile! Yes, bugger trying to lose weight - that's my attitude too - as long as I'm running, that's the main thing.

Fingers crossed, phantom!

I did Day 2 of Week 4 this morning - felt better than when I did Day 1 so that was good.

Week 3 completed, can't believe I managed this week! Next week looks scary
My shins are fine, I was landing too heavily on my feet so I have been careful in my stride today, so shins fine but I really felt it in my calf muscles today, have given them a good stretch.
I'm going swimming tomorrow for first time in about 15 years, taking kids though so don't know how much actual swimming will get done but putting a costume on will be achievement enough
I don't think I have lost weight running as my diet has been terrible since I started and DH won a work competition this week and came home with several cakes which I haven't resisted.
I'm so impressed with myself getting out there running that I'm not even bothered at the minute!

Thanks!
I have done the first run and a long bike ride yesterday. Doing another run tomorrow.
Its actually on the enjoyable side of bearable, which surprised me so far

did Week 4, Day 1 this morning - it was fine, but challenging!

Time, I think it's normally around 3 k I do but this week seems to be shorter as finished way earlier on my route than normal and my running app says around 2.5K though it's missed a chunk of my warm up walk from beginning.

Week 3 Run 2 done, in the rain and I enjoyed it. But I really struggled with the running, managed it but have felt shattered past couple of days. Worried I wont be able to cope with Friday never mind week 4!

hi time

i have absolutely no idea how far i run/walk as have the luxury of woodlands with semi-firm paths through it, and a small lake that is very close by

i just run round in circles until it's time to go home.

Hi, I think I did about 3 km all told (ie if you include all the walking at the beginning and the end) - hope that helps. Welcome to the thread!

I did Week 3 Day 3 this morning, so on to Week 4 next!

Hello all, can I sneak on to your lovely thread as a very late joiner?
I am in my 40's, 1 1/2stone overweight and have got to the 'enough is enough' stage it sounds like many of you have arrived at too! (so nice to find a thread not dominated by skinny, confident ultra-fit pleople...)
So I have my shoes and my app and ready to go tomorrow morning which is my day off.
Just wondering what sorts of distances you covered in wk1 so as to try to plan a vaguely circular route.
Thanks x

Oops Jezza.
I'm known to be accident prone so I'm just waiting to fall flat on my face.
So far all I've done is run into a couple of overgrown bushes

ooh ouch jezza, that sounds painful!

Room for a late joiner here?
I`m also on W3 run 1. Managed the three minute bit by just telling myself I'll get to that car...then to the bush...and so on. No shinsplints yet , worst injury has been a sore knee and ankle (Note to self: when running on grass banks check for rabbit holes. Falling flat on face is not dignified):-)