Couch to 5k- Cage your inner chimp and get started!

Hi, I was a regular here a while back and would like to rejoin the chat and general motivation/advice you guys give. Is that ok? (Some may even remember me????)
I didn't stop running, but seem to lose time to 'chat'. Anyway, hopefully I'm back…
DS and I are now 45 parkruns and are trying a little fell running. We have had a few races - the climbs kill, but the downhill is great! We have also joined a little running club and are doing some interval training once a week. I am waiting to see if I have a place in the GNR (fingers crossed).
Well, anyway, how are all you guys?

DD and I ran W2R3 last night but as it had been a week since we last got out we are going to repeat it at the weekend then start W3 next week. I only looked tonight at what is involved next and dont believe I will be able to run for 3 mins as I barely survive 1.5!!!

I got pain in my right knee again from about the second set onwards and its stiff and painful this morning. It hurts most when I take the weight off it and move my lower leg from side to side. The trainers I am wearing are a pair of Dr Scholls Fitness Walkers (the kind designed to tone your bum as you walk) so I don't know whether its them throwing my knee off when I run.

Got out this morning and did week 4 run 3. I haven't planked for a couple of day.

Worth looking into when you can afford it. I saved up my birthday money to get mine, so know how you feel

Well, I finally managed to get out this morning. Upped my pace a little bit and it felt great! I've put my back out though. I think it was the double plank I did yesterday, coupled with the run this morning. I just can't believe how unlucky I am with exercise over the last 6 months. Every time I try to make an effort, something goes wrong. I can't tell you how upset and frustrated I am

lookout I run in asics shoes, they're very comfy but I've never had my gait analysed. I am considering it but money is a bit tight just now so I'm putting it off.

Welldone MadMonkeys and Finlaggan! I always feel really excited when I find new people doing ct5k

Mad Do you have proper shoes? I only ask because I had real trouble with my knees to start but once I got my gait checked and proper shoes fitted, the pain stopped immediately. I also surprise myself at how much I enjoy running (current lazy spell excepted, of course )

cinnamon my stuff is all laid out and I am off to bed now so as to have no excuses I'm starting week 6 again. For the fourth time

just joining the thread as a newbie (to c25k not to mn) just done w2r2. feels good to be exercising again. I will get fit for summer!

Time for me to delurk, I think! I've been reading this thread for a while. I started C25K back in November but I only got as far as the end of week 2 then I got extremely painful knees, so I stopped for a while. I think I took it too fast. I started again a few weeks ago and did w3 r1 yesterday. I'm very surprised at how much I like running! I always hated sport at school and have never done any structured exercise before (I'm 32 now).

I can still feel a feint weakness in my left knee sometimes when I run, so I'm trying to run better (on the verges when there is chance, making sure I land on my right foot when going up/down kerbs etc) and so far it seems to be working as I've got further this time than I did last year.

I'm not massively overweight (5'6, 64kg) but I'm very unfit and squidgy here and there after having the kids.

Dharma that's brilliant, well done!
Felicia well done to you too! I know what you mean about repeating runs. I've been stuck on week 6 for almost a month because of various problems so am not seeing any progress at the moment and that does make it harder to get out. Well done on rising to the challenge

I didn't go this morning, but plan to go tomorrow. Come on, lookout, woman up!!

Well done Dharma!

I've just done my first actual 5k in 34 minutes

Yes Cinnamon I got out! Despite it being cold, grey and drizzly I did it.

I skipped last week of run 2 (since it would mean 3 weeks of doing week 2) and did Week 3. I think part of the problem is repeating all those runs I've already done so not feeling as challenged as I did last time, though I've not found them easy either.

I managed the week 3 run but it was definitely more of a challenge.

And yes Faithless, I find as soon as I get into the first run I'm fine, it's just the initial telling myself to go out and run that I have to force myself to do.

I know the distance as have made the run a number of times. Its my evening run when its not safe to go off road. Am pretty sure I ran it faster. Just need to keep speeding up so no longer plodding.

Today I had a Runkeeper fail. It wouldn't find my location. So had to run with the timer only. I think I managed to run faster than normal on one of my routes. I thought I wasn't going fast but think I must have knocked some time off my route.

Thanks Cinnamon, I'm equal parts excited and terrified! I managed to run 4 k yesterday so will aim for 5 tomorrow.

I found the only thing that motivated me to get out running was knowing I had this park run deadline, I've run in all sorts of horrid conditions that I never would've ventured out in usually :)

My cold is feeling far better today so may be tempted out tomorrow morning. There are frosts forecast though...

Felicia I am finding that I don't want to go out and run. I'm faffing about by the door or just generally faffing to avoid going but once I start I'm fine. You're not the only one, I'll be out tomorrow morning

Yes Lookout, definitely need to get arse into gear. The thing is I know that after a run I feel so much better but even telling myself that isn't making me do it!

I AM going to get out tomorrow morning, couldn't this morning as had to take cat to vets. Cat sabotaged my planking this morning too as decided to sit underneath me then attack my hair.

Tomorrow is Wk4 r3 and I'm dreading Wk5 already. I've been using the RunDouble app and set it up for distance by accident so I've been running 1/4 mile, walk 220 yards, run 1/2 mile, walk 1/4 mile and repeat. The last 1/2 mile run is hard. I need to slow down but it's only in the last 200 yards I really realise I need to slow down.

Felicia I totally sympathise. I started late last year and had no trouble getting out at all, even getting up at 6.30am on Christmas Day to go for my run! but since the new year, I've found it so difficult to get myself going! One thing after another with my feet, colds, sickness and generally feeling very tired with poorly people all around me, just means I can't get myself back into it.

I'm planking too, but it's not the same as running . I miss it. We must get our arses in gear