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

Morning runners!

Are we ready?

Ripping I feel the same, completely worried about looking like a fool but determined to get it done for my own benefit.

Going to stick my headphones in and stick a cap on and pretend I'm invisible!

Thanks everyone

I tell myself I don't care if people don't like how is look, but the fear of making a fool of myself crept in a few days ago.

It's all in my head, no-one has said anything at all. Apart from DH who is full of praise and compliments

I can I join please I've downloaded my app and map my run. I've been running this week but need to build up gradually as might have over done before :-/ so have decided to try couch to 5 k

You can do it Ripping. I've not had anyone laugh or shout at me (yet) even though where I live it a bit rough. The most I've had is the neighbourhood cats giving me funny looks as I plod by.

I'm starting week 2 tonight. Still not got around to finding an app that lets you play your own music, so I'm hoping the music for week 2 is slightly less rubbish.

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just having a few nerves about going public - i always shred with the curtains closed

ripping you can do it! No one will laugh, even if they did, you're the better person. You're the one getting out and getting exercise, whilst they are plain rude!

Oh yes, I CAN do this

I can do it, can't I? People will laugh as they see my wobbly gait and confusion at listening to Laura whilst still moving, but I can do this.

Hello everyone! I'm going to start on Monday. I got upto week 5 but that was 7 weeks ago. I found it too hard to find the time over the summer holidays. I'm probably going to start again from week 2 or 3 if I can manage!

are you ready?!

i was just about to start a thread for new-starts for 9th sept, most of us are from the shred threads, can we join please?

i'll link this one over there

Me too please. I did it earlier this year, managed a 5k raceforlife and then haven't done anything since (too hot/school hols/too many excuses). I was going to start at about wk 4 but think that's being very unrealistic so I've decided to start right at the beginning and try and build my speed up.

Morning everyone!

I completed week 1 last night, and I'm feeling quite pleased with myself. I am honestly the least sporty person you could ever hope to meet, so to even start is an achievement for me.

I've made the mistake of looking ahead to see what I've got to come, and I'm already dreading week 5...

phantom how is your knee doing?

Hi ruby slippers! Nice to meet you. Have you looked at 5 k to 10 k? As a programme it might suit you better, as I don't think run for 60 seconds and walk for 90 is going to help you go further!

Hi, please can I join too? I can run about 30 mins at the moment but according to my GPS thingy I only go 3.75K - Paula Radcliffe I am not :( I'd really like to improve my speed a little bit, be able to go further (preferably without so many breaks) and not feel like I'm about to die when I get home...

Hopefully a bit of motivation from seeing how dedicated everyone else is will prompt me to work out a proper training plan and actually stick to it!!

Yeowch... Sounds painful. Well done for finding a fix though. I am very lucky that I have a sport development type person going to make sure I am using the equipment properly. She must have said the word alignment about 30 times in our 15 minute conversation!

Hi there, nice to meet you all, and hope you don't mind another one joining.

I have been waiting, like alotta reading, til after school is back, and I did have a shot it it a few months back and was stopped in my tracks with an old knee injury ( patellar tendonopathy). I have now got myself sorted at a gym and am going to doit on the cross trainer to reduce impact. So phantom, I really sympathise with you, and would like to share experience of how it goes. What kind of injury did you have?

I definately need the podcasts though, so I am going to have to work out how to get the galaxy going! I need to see how I can schedule 3x runs per week, fit in round work and kids as a single parent I will need all my planning skills for this!

Honestly, it feels so much better once you've got out there and started. I'm really looking forward to doing it again on Thurs.

I'm planning on starting on the 9th. I've been wanting to start for ages but the best time for me to go is after dropping the kids at school so I was waiting for them to go back. Just bought new trainers so all ready to go! I haven't ran for about 20 years and have low confidence so dreading it and raring to go all at the same time.
Just need to download the podcasts.

I'm assuming you start on the 9th rather than run 5k on the 9th (and die on the 10th).

I really want to. I downloaded the app in January but haven't done it yet. I keep finding excuses.

Anyhow, I'm going to start on the first free evening I've got which at the moment looks like Friday.

I'm scared!

Hi, can I join you? I've just done W1R1 and I'm feeling ok. Think the mental block about starting was as big as anything, now I've started I'm going to carry on!! Am planning W1R2 for Thurs and W1R3 for Sat.