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

I did lose weight last year but quite slowly - during the course of about 8 months I went from being about 9st10lbs to my lightest which was 8st11lbs. However I think my body has now adjusted to the increase in exercise and I am hovering about the 9st mark which tbf I am quite happy with.

Has anyone lost weight doing c25k?

I just decided to weigh myself and haven't lost any weight at all! Oh well......

w4r2 done. Just!

Week 6 run 2 done - in the rain and I loved it!

I managed to dress myself correctly again and pushed myself to go a bit faster to distract myself from my achey legs - the lack of breath was at the forefront of my mind instead!!

Reiltin That was me, five weeks ago! Keep going!

Can I join? Currently on attempt #3 of the program. Did a lot of start-stop/backtracking last year due to illness, injury and the odd snow storm through the winter but determined to finish this time around. Dh graduated 2 years ago and now does regular 10ks, weekly Parkrun and mini marathons. He's my inspiration.

Made it up to W5R2 yesterday--sooo not ready for R3 as I'm whimping out consistently around the 3rd minute of the 3rd 5 min run. Will repeat the earlier bit of week 5 until I'm good to go :)

Am a hefty size 20-22 and amazed I've managed this much so far...

Dawn, I'm a similar size and even the 90s runs are killing me! Good for you

(will admit it is much more of a 'plog' than a run, but still did it for ten minutes)!

Week 5 run 1 again, but I decided sod my feet on the second run, I just wanted to try, I ran for ten minutes. I am a hefty size twenty and I ran a whole ten minutes, I can't believe it!

Here's a question for all you seasoned pros, from someone who hit W2R2 today
My knees are in bits . Not sore but very stiff. I find getting started on the runs really challenging - pushing off and getting my knees working fast enough to increase from a walk to a jog ( or a plog, as someone called it!). My knees have never been great - again, not sore in general but for example, burpees over a period of time would have made them sore. Am I doing myself a damage running on them? I worry they'll just get worse and worse. Thoughts?

waist

When it got cold last year (from end October onwards) I switched to a long-sleeved running top and that was ok for a while. When it got colder, I wore a cheapo Primark hoodie on top and tied it round my waste when I got too hot. Then when it got really cold, I had a thermal running top (with long sleeves) and when it got really REALLY cold I wore the thermal running top with a running jacket on top. And gloves although there were a few runs when I lost all feeling in my fingers as I get Reynaud's syndrome. I don't like running jackets unless it's pretty cold.

I have a long sleeved t shirt underneath a short sleeved one. And I do have gloves and occasionally a hat :) Did a park run in March in the snow which was an interesting experience

I can't cope with jackets at all - they constrict me too much. I only have my iPod on my arm and my house key in the back pocket of my running trousers/tights things though.

I will do week 5 and this week will have more rests in it :) won't be able to run Thursday or Friday although I will do a 10 mile round trip on the bike on Friday :)

Seems a long time since I posted anything. Welcome to all the newbies!

Can anyone recommend a good running jacket (preferably in a sale somewhere!) I have an old "activewear" type jacket I wore last winter, with my mp3, inhaler and phone stashed in the pockets, but bought a waist pack for the summer when I didn't need the jacket. However that's not ideal with the jacket, and it does tend to ride up a bit anyway, but now I've got the jacket back out I find the clutter in the pockets bashes me when I run and annoys me (I think I must be running faster than in the spring, it didn't bother me then ) So... something with a media pocket higher up? or pockets at the back? Has anyone got any ideas? Does clutter in the pockets annoy anyone else or am I just weird?

Done W4R1, and going to do W4R2 as soon as I tear myself away from MN.
Ciderwith I can definitely identify with plogging!
Have not looked at what is coming up in W5, so am now v nervous having read this thread.
The link to the Pooch to 5K website made me .. It would be great if I was able to run with Rafa through the woods , but he is not renowned for his good behaviour so will wait a while !

Miranda
You seem to be flying through the program. Personally, I'd stick with doing them in order - its not going to delay things much, but they do it that way for a reason - and personally I, and many others on here, struggled more with w6r1 than w5r3.

I'd really think about putting some rest days in, unless you were extremely fit before you started. My NHS podcasts strongly recommend a rest day between runs. That doesn't mean you couldn't do a different form of exercise tho. I swim between some runs, and others seem to do the shred DVD.

I cannot imagine running 10 miles. But then again, a year ago I couldn't imagine running 5 miles, and I've done that - not many times, but I have done it...

So after the podcast muddle on Sunday morning, this morning I did Wk4R3 and then, as I was on the way to work, carried on running and did another 3 km (very slowly).

Starting Week 5 either Tuesday or Wednesday, not sure which yet.

Hmm have looked at week 5 and week 6 and thinking of going straight to week 6? First two days of it look ok anyway...

Did week 4 run 3 and decided to find out if I could run the second 3 min then run through the 90s walk then run the last 5 minutes and it turned out I could :) and I "sprinted" at the end of the last run.

So hopefully week 5 will be ok although still not exactly keen on the thought of 20 minutes without stopping...
Not sure I can run every day this week due to things like various appointments getting in the way but will do my best. Not sure I am loving running yet but I am doing my best :)

You ten mile runners are my inspiration guys ;) I couldn't run 30 s 6 months ago