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

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cinnamongreyhound · 19/09/2013 19:26

A thread for those thinking of starting, just starting, making good progress or finish the c25k. For all abilities and stages, come and join us for support and advice, we're a lovely bunch!

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originalpiratematerial · 13/10/2013 20:45

Well done BIWI!

MirandaWest · 13/10/2013 20:09

Am intending to do week 6 run 3 tomorrow although need to do a 10 mile round trip on the bike first. Will hopefully manage to have a bit of a rest in between...

Reiltin · 13/10/2013 20:02

W4R1 this morning, sans buggy. New best pace and distance. Didn't manage to run all of the final five mins but still v happy.

Well done to everyone GrinGrinGrin

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cinnamongreyhound · 13/10/2013 18:33

It will depend how much you weigh nextphase! I would have thought if you're 9st then 2lb would be noticeable but at 15st it won't make much difference. Drink plenty of water and try and reduce your portions.

Try to rember how fab you feel after a run and think of all the positive thugs running does for you MaireadnotMermaid, then stop making excuses and get out there!

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nextphase · 13/10/2013 18:13

So long as you don't make me ditch my carbs, BIWI! I could do with a kick too.
Mairead I've had a stinking cold (Again - this running lark has laid me low with two bugs now), and not done anything in 10 days. Not quite sure when I'll get back out again.

Off topic, how much weight loss (in the next 10 days) do I need to diet through to make my "snug but wearable" suit trousers a little looser. Will a lb or 2 cut it? Or not make any difference?

MirandaWest · 13/10/2013 18:11

That's great BIWI :)

I did a park run in driving snow in March. That was not fun.

BIWI · 13/10/2013 17:41

Shall I go and get my big stick from the low carb threads?

MaireadnotMermaid · 13/10/2013 17:26

BIWI well done!

Ladies I've fallen off the wagon. I need a kick up my ample arse

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cinnamongreyhound · 13/10/2013 16:59

That's fantastic BIWI!!!!

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Dawndonnaagain · 13/10/2013 16:21

Well done, BIWI!

BIWI · 13/10/2013 14:33

Well I've finished! Goodness what a horrible day. We were soaked through before we even started! Once I got running it was OK. The course wasn't too hilly, although the start of it was a long incline which was hard the second time around, and I did have to walk a bit at that point. I have a bit of a cold and I realised I couldn't breathe through my nose, so I walked until I could retrieve my hanky and blow my nose, and my heart rate had calmed down a little! I reckon I did it in around 34 minutes, which I'm quite pleased about. (It wasn't a timed run, and I didn't bother using Map my Run today - just wanted to get round).

More importantly, I'm delighted that I've raised over £700 for Woolly Hugs/World Child Cancer

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cinnamongreyhound · 13/10/2013 08:42

It's horrible here, postponed my long run until later! Even the dogs ran in the garden did what they had to and ran back in!

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BIWI · 12/10/2013 23:07

Thanks. My main concern is the weather. Forecast is for rain. I don't like running in the rain!

CiderwithBuda · 12/10/2013 22:59

Good luck tomorrow! X

Dawndonnaagain · 12/10/2013 22:58

Thank you folks!
Good luck BIWI

BIWI · 12/10/2013 22:25

Thank you!

MirandaWest · 12/10/2013 21:46

Good luck for tomorrow BIWI :)

BIWI · 12/10/2013 21:45
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originalpiratematerial · 12/10/2013 21:42

It doesn't seem daft at all! I was really peeved tonight when I got home and looked at my times because I thought I ran quite fast for a bit, but in fact I hadn't at all - now that IS sad Grin.

BIWI · 12/10/2013 21:40

Thank you! I'm not worried about the running now, because I know I can do that. But - from an ego point of view - I'd like the time to be a good one, even though I know it's not being recorded. That seems daft, doesn't it?! I'll use my phone to do the MapMyRun anyway. Just out of interest.

originalpiratematerial · 12/10/2013 21:37

Oh good luck, BIWI - hope it goes really well!

BIWI · 12/10/2013 21:35

So tomorrow is my Big Fun Run for Woolly Hugs! It isn't a race, and it isn't even a timed run, but for some reason I feel very nervous about it. We're running at Crystal Palace which is, I believe, quite hilly, so it will be more difficult for me as I usually run on a flat route.

originalpiratematerial · 12/10/2013 21:28

I agree with everyone who says it's best not to get hung up on the numbers. It is a really big achievement to run for 30 minutes without stopping, or dropping down to a walk - focus on that!

And, for anyone who wants to lose weight, it's worth bearing in mind that running is running is running - running 5 km in 35 minutes will burn the same number of calories as running 5 km in 30 minutes!

nextphase · 12/10/2013 20:28

Dawndonna I'd stop getting as hung up on the numbers! As your getting fitter, your going fast (and hence further). Your doing so amazingly well from being sat on the couch 2 months ago. Stick with it, and go at a speed your comfortable with. If your getting through to the end of the running sessions at the speed, its not too slow. What about trying the last few mins of running of each exercise session (ie not the end of every run if your on a 3-4 runs in a session) at a faster speed. I've been running outside, but if I've got the energy when they say last few mins, I speed up. And if I can do that, I try the next week slightly faster (like WOW, thats one lamp post further down the road by 5 mins).
I'm certain I was running slower than I was walking at some points - but the action was running iyswim?

Dawndonnaagain · 12/10/2013 19:36

Any advice. I've increased my walking to 4kmph. Anything else feels too slow. However, running at 5.4kmph is just a faster walk, but 5.8 is too much. What do I do. I read on one of the c25k sites that if you could slow it down, you were going too fast!

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