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

Has anyone tried the B210K podcasts? I tried the first one this afternoon and have realised I have no idea how fast I am running without Laura or someone telling me how many times a minute my feet should hit the ground... how do I work this out? I feel a complete numpty - it's a year since I finished C25K so surely I should know by now? But I always run with Laura or a similar track with a coach... I'm assuming I'm not meant to run to the beat of the B210K track, my legs don't move that fast! Any advice anyone? Otherwise I am really going to struggle with this!

Am off out today. When DH has woken from his slumber Looking forwards to running in daylight. So do I run to the woods or the bridal paths behind the park? Decisions decisions.

Have just started running like a girl. Looks good.

Well I did w6r1 again and loved having my own music! Sorry, Laura, but I think here we will be parting ways . I loved also knowing how far I'd gone and how may calories I burned. I will alternate run1 and run2 for a week and see how my feet are then alternate r2 with r3 the following week all being well. Good to get out a bit later than usual as it was light and I could run through the woods. Much nicer than pounding the pavements!

Endomondo is really good, I like it a lot.

That was his opinion UsedTo, yes.
Have just installed the RunDouble app. I am somewhat useless on my phone though so not sure if I will get it to work. having a play now. Planning on repeating the 10mr, 3mw, 10mr tomorrow and see how my feet are. Thanks for the replies

There is an app which you can put your own music on. Try Rundouble if on android. Think it does that but not used it yet.

A case of too much, too soon, lookout ? That's a shame. The 10k app I use allows own music but not own intervals (there's a 5k version).

When I ran before, I didn't use an app and used to set my stopwatch on prev android mobile with the intervals pre-run and listened to my music as usual through headphones, the alarms cut through the music. Not sure if my iPhone stopwatch allows similar settings to be done, probably does.

Right, the running shop advised I repeat weeks for a bit, or alternated one session that pushes me with one that I know I can do easily. Do that for a couple of weeks and see how my feet are. Problem is I cannot bear the thought of staying on week 6 of the NHS program as I'm fed up to the back teeth of the music. Does anyone know an app I can get which lets me use my own music and input my own intervals?

And yes, I'm slow too! I 'run' on a treadmill, so I know the speed is a paltry 8kph.

Halle, mine takes you from sofa to 5k in 8wks and then 5k to 10k in a further 6wks, so I should think your goal of 10wks is doable even if you need to repeat runs or break the training up a bit.

I need to get to 10k by June. Am thinking its doable even at my slow pace.

Not sure if I should try and increase my speed first and then work on distance. I can't go much slower so may keep at the 5k for the next few weeks and then move on at the end of March. That would give me nearly 10 weeks to get to 10k.

No, I did a c25k before a few years ago, not an app, it was printed off one of the websites (I think Race for Life?). I then fell off the running wagon for a good 18mo-2y and so was starting from scratch again this time.

This 10k one is designed to be used by total novices from w1r1 and so it seemed like a good option as personally, I'm much more interested in (and comfortable at) distance than speed. Completing the 5k but doing it faster doesn't grab me. I want the stamina and psychological ability presented by the challenge of distance.

That is an interesting one. Did you do a 5k one first?

Will pop into the running shop this afternoon I think.

The first 8 weeks are a 5k trainer, awarding incremental distance badges along the way. Wk8 is 28, 30 & 35min runs. Run 3 @ 35min being the one that 'awards' you your 5k badge. By end of wk14 you should be running around 10k straight in about an hour.

Hi lookout, it's a 10k one for iPhone by clearskyapps, 10k Runner.

Lookout I would try the running shop.

I have now finished. Though the last week and a bit I have been running just over 1/2 hour and managed to run 5k the other day in a very slow time.

Am thinking of another week of running with out a programme and then onto the improvers 5k. Decisions decisions.

UsedTo what app are you using? I have to do 25m straight on my next run which is w6r3. Tomorrow. Yikes. My heel is hurting today though. I seem to have more trouble with my feet now the distances are longer. Not sure whether to see the doc or go to the running shop. Good luck for everyone running today

Eye of the tiger lookout

W7 R3 for me today - 25 straight eeeeep

Managed w6r2 today but it was hard work. Am actually quite anxious about run 3 as it's 25m continuous. Am really tempted to re-do r2 before even attempting r3.

Not managed to do any running this week until today. My DS has been ill with tonsilitis plus it was his birthday Wednesday and I worked overtime yesterday, so been pushed for time. If I don't go running in morning I don't feel like doing it any later.
So I got out this morning and continued onto week 2 even though I probably should have just had one more go at week 1. First 2 runs were slugglish but I got into my stride for last 4 runs and mnaged to do it all. Hopefully next week will go smoother.

Thanks all. Am gonna get a long sleeve top and regular running jacket. Kind of tempted by the lightweight running jacket that Run linked but my budget isn't gonna stretch that far. Hopefully the others will do