Couch to 5k- fantastic plan that works for all!

De lurking to say that I have been watching dizzday's progress as we have been on the same run.

Congratulations! I know exactly how you feel cos I managed W5r3 yesterday too!

Well done dizzy and morethan I think everyone goes into those runs thinking they can't do them and everyone does onwards and upwards from now on.

Still have 3 weeks left on the program and wondering what else I will achieve in that time. I am so glad I joined the running group as seeing all these people managing 5k last night was such a buzz, particularly my friends who had done no exercise before.

Happy runs today everyone

I DID IT!!!! I can't quite believe it

DD went into meltdown before we left, crying because she thought she wouldn't be able to run for the full time. I was worried then that I'd have to stop if she couldn't carry on, but although she virtually half walked/half ran every step, and complained that her knee hurt, we completed the whole thing - and if truth be told - it wasn't that bad!

We covered @1.9km in the 20 mins so I estimate it will take us 30/40 mins on Sunday to the 3k - provided I stick to my own snail pace and let the other 498 runners go first!

Congratulations Morethan

Well done morethan!! You still have easter eggs left ? Think that desreves a whole one, none of your a bit business.

I know it is amazing spooky. I mentioned going for a run to one of the school gate mums as my hair was wet from just getting out of the shower and she came out with she couldn't run at all. I got all enthused about couch to 5k telling her how I used to think the same In fourteen weeks I've gone from unable to run at all to running my first 10k and weirdly even enjoying it.

Hi labelwriter. I've used mapometer or mapmyrun to estimate distances in the past. Not so good if you're running in the countryside but ok if you're sticking along roads.

your still alive morethan soon be running for 30 mins now

Tia I was just the same. Your legs are getting used to it now, no more aches

labelwriter if you've come this far you will easily do your 25min run tomorrow. I found the last run of week six easier than the previous two when you still had to do some walking. My GPS doesn't work properly either it seems to think I've done six miles sometimes and said I'd done a five minute mile once. I wish!

spooky that is brilliant. I finished the programme two weeks ago and still haven't managed 5K. I will do it one day.

Hello all, new here but on WK6 tomorrow and going to do my first 25 minute run tomorrow. Slightly apprehensive about it. Annoyingly the GPS on my phone app doesn't seem to work properly so have no idea how far I am actually running.

Morethan! Well done- you even did a bit extra! I download the podcasts individually rather than use the app if that makes sense? I use an old iPod touch. If I have more than one it skips between podcasts, but anyway just wondering if that might help your techno issues!

Thanks guys .. Don't know if you have noticed but I am slightly impatient! My legs aren't aching like mad though like the first time, which is progress right? I'm holding on to that!
spooky you are my inspiration!
Well done morethan! You definitely deserve the Easter egg!

I'm alive! no thanks to bloody Laura though...think the app froze, so was stumbling along cursing her as she said I'd done ten minutes, then bumped into DH who was doing a different loop and was cheering that we'd finished. Luckily I was using RunKeeper as well, which confirmed I was on 27 minutes (so had done 5 minutes warm-up and 22 minutes run). That deserves a bit of Easter egg, yeah?!
Am very slow still, only doing about 4.5k inc the warm-up and down, but feel like I can work on that when I can cope with the time...that's what you seasoned couchers seem to say anyway!

morethan how did it go?

Did 5k again tonight it was easier than Monday morning but I always run better in an evening.

Still can't believe that 7 weeks ago I wasn't running and now I can do 5k... amazing

Best of luck morethan and dizzy. You'll both do great!

That's fab stillearning. Glad you enjoyed it, especially on such a hot day today.

Tia you are being too hard on yourself. As the weeks go on, the timed runs get longer and the distance will increase. I can see that week for week in the notebook I kept from going through the programme. Think of it this way if you were lifting weights, you wouldn't expect to be able to lift the heaviest one straight away. You start small, stick at it and little by little you would increase the weight :)

Oh lord, DD is asleep on me and as soon as I transfer her to her cot, I'm off for W5R3 this may be my last post...

Tia I agree with everything stillearnin said.

Tia but 2 km is where you start. After week one you'll have done 6km! Does it really matter that you've done it over several days? Well done for getting out there. It honestly gets easier when you don't have to keep walking. Sounds silly but it's true. Just trust it. I'm not up to 5k yet i'm sure but it's in touching distance so I'm going to work on that.

That's brilliant stillearnin sounds like it was a lovely run it's always good when you enjoy it too.

Still that's awesome, I really I hope I can get to a point where I actually enjoy it...
Good luck dizzy, I'm sure you will do great!
I did my second run today, after 2 days of aching legs. It was very nearly raining to, so I'm proud I didn't just give in and not go. Still found it a bit tough, but I don't feel half as knackered after as I did last time, so that's a good sign right?
Also did plenty of stretching after so will hopefully not feel too achy tomorrow
So according to the signposts along my way I went 1km there and 1km back, 2 measly km! How on earth am I supposed to be able to do 5 in he same amount if time!?

dizzy you can do it

still well done. I love that feeling I get when I have finished a run like that - just wish I felt like that during the run as well . don't think I am a natural runner .

Oh I loved every second too!!

Good morning! Just done the 30 mins and I lived every second! I changed my route and it was lush. It's still straight from my door but there are sheep in my path and everything!! I will check the distance later and reply to others. But for now

Kaster - yes that's the one! Dreading it really, but will try my best! I have done 93k since Jan so half of what you have done

Thank you!

I've got a problem updating to ios7 so can't seem to download the podcast app!

I'll have another look in the App Store for the free app. Mine started that way but tricked me!

I'm going to read the rest of the thread tonight/tomorrow.

It seems like such a great way to get some fitness back!

Yes mine were the NHS podcasts too downloaded via the iTunes podcast app.

AmIGoingMad there is a free app. Or you can download it as a podcast. There will be a free podcast app in the iTunes Store, download that, then you can download all the podcasts for all nine weeks for free.

See Watto you can do it

dizzy is that your 20 min run next then? You can do it

poorbut it's really difficult to know what to do for the best when something hurts. My knee was quite painful around week three, in the end I had about a week off and it was okay in the end. I think you just have to see how it goes.

I've just been out tonight and it was my best run for ages. I only did 2.7 miles, I think it will take me ages to do 5K. My problem is I've been starting off too fast trying to do the 5K, then really struggling at the end. I think I will have to keep going a bit slower but increase my time and actually run 5K in 35 mins. I found that by not pushing myself at the start my breathing was easier and I was actually able to speed up a little bit at the end instead of praying for the 30 mins to be up!

What cheered me up is that I started 'tracking' my runs on 8th March and doing the programme I've done 95 miles since then. I was and at that. That's 95 miles in two and a half months. Anyone who has done or is doing the programme will have done at least the same.