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

I'm finding the podcasts surprisingly easy, I never thought I'd enjoy running, and tbh it does hurt a bit on my old knees, but it's great!

Week 6 run 1 done in the daylight - I have to say that I prefer the anonymity of running in the dark!

My breathing is comfortable throughout, but my legs are still getting very tired quite quickly. I need them to strengthen up if I'm going to make it to 30 minutes.

One other complication is that my new running socks have left and right feet! Today I managed to get those right and my t-shirt on the right way round

Well done Buda :) Finishing week 5 is a great feeling

I'd keep on going to week 6 personally without repeating week 5 but I like to keep feel like I'm moving on I suppose.

Did week 4 run 2 this morning - pushed myself properly in the last minute of the last run and was briefly going at 4:56 per km . Will try and do run 3 tomorrow and then start thinking about week 5...

Week 5 Run 3 completed! Can't believe it. And it wasn't bad. And I invented a new word. Plogging. A cross between plodding and jogging! Which is what I did. At one point my friend was walking faster than I was 'running'!.

I noticed at the end that Laura suggests repeating week 5 before moving on to week 6. Which makes it a 10 week programme not a 9 week one in my view but hey ho. Anyone done that? Not sure whether to move on or repeat. I'm leaning towards moving on.

Dawndonna - can't believe you are running barefoot! It can be good for you. Hope your shoes arrive quickly!

Mairead - respect of moving on to the 10k. Not sure I will be doing that!

I am sticking with week 5 run 1 for a week or so, until my shoes arrive. I'm still having to run barefoot on the treadmill and I have discovered that 5-6 minutes is okay, but 8 minutes and my feet are getting torn to shreds. Hopefully they'll arrive this week.
Well done to all, especially those who wear their tee shirts backwards, that's my kind of person!

Morning everyone

Start of week 2 for me today, have been eager to get out all weekend, I am really looking forwards to being able to run for pleasure

Mairead I did a 5 to 10k thing last year - it was basically one shortish run per week, one run that involved doing some bursts of faster running (very hard for me) and one longer run per week. I took, like, FOREVER to get through it as I kept repeating bits of it but I got there in the end.

Got through the run today. Hoping Friday was just a blip.

I got in a right muddle this morning. First of all I couldn't find where I was in the podcasts so took ages to get started and then found I had skipped on to Wk 5. Decided to go with it, then after running for 7 mins I discovered I had not pressed Start on Endomondo which annoyed me greatly.

So I decided to abandon the whole podcast thing for today and instead did 5 km listening to my own music, mainly running but a few walking breaks. Insomnia by Faithless is a brilliant track to run to - I was on a massive endo high by 5 km and grinning like a loon at all the Hackney Hipsters (who looked like they'd been up all night).

So tomorrow I think I'd better finish Week 4, and then start Week 5 properly later in the week when my brain is in gear.

originalpiratematerial - I listen to comedy from Radio 4 and 4 extra mostly. Lots here

This morning I did week 2, run 3, while listening to last night's Now Show. Such an enjoyable session - laughing, being outside, feeling good. I'm really, really enjoying it and can feel the benefits already. Can't wait to do week 3.

Still low-carbing, which is also contributing to the general feeling of well-being.

Well putting your t-shirt on backwards kind of fits with your name Iwish!
Well done for doing r3! I did w5r1 this morning and (whisper) it wasn't that bad!! Obviously it wasn't great but it felt manageable so feel really chuffed.
Hope you are feeling better MnotM can you face doing it again?
Have never tried running on a treadmill - not sure i would have the coordination (seen too many youtube/you've been framed type videos where people fall flat on their face to want to try). My route outside is very flat- couldn't cope with hills!

Started c210k picking up at week 9.

2x 20 mins runs with little break should in theory be easier than 35 min run right? Not so much. Staggered home. Promptly threw up. Went to bed. Slept 12 hours straight. Legs ache today.

Treadmill training definitely easier than great and hilly outdoors.

Week 5 run 3 done

My breathing was fine, but by Jove my legs ached! I put my t-shirt on backwards so that irritated me all the way

Out on Monday for week 6 run 1. I've not looked what's in store for next week!

So many people on W5 - good luck to you all!

Psyching myself up for week5 r1 tomorrow - well done to all those that have done it!

Just run for the longest time (31 mins) but rubbish distance (4.2 K) Still, I paced carefully and felt good all the way through, so That's the main thing I guess.

Did W1R3 again. So pleased I did. Almost gave up at the beginning but once I committed to it, I did really well!

Am planning on making sure that the first run of the new week is sans buggy. I figure there must be a way of getting 30 mins without the baby! I'm hoping this will make the move to the next level less scary. I'll let you know how it goes :-/

I know! It seems really odd, especially as after that you go back to shorter runs. But it really does work - once you know you can run for 20 minutes, the jump up to 25 minutes doesn't seem that bad.

Oh and well done Dawn!

BIWI - I have spent the afternoon thinking they must have it wrong and have missed a session or two out! Going from two lots of 8 mins with a 5 min recovery walk straight to 20 mins?! Surely they have missed two lots of 10 with a walk and then a 15 maybe. Surely?!

But I will try it. I will. Wish I was doing it on my own though. I will say to friend that I am just going to plod along at my own pace.

Buda - you will be fine! Everyone fears the 20 minute run, but you will be able to do it - it's all in your head. And you will feel fantastic and so pleased with yourself when you've done it!

Brilliant, Dawn!

Thank you Cinnamon, BIWI and Drama, your encouragement really does help and is very much appreciated, same to all on this thread, it honestly helps.
Just finished week 5 run 1. Dripping!