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Couch to 5k...it's not about speed (thread no 2)

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spookyskeleton · 24/06/2014 18:47

Thought I would start a new thread for us to continue our chat Smile

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Wonc · 08/08/2014 00:32

Dotty my weight is coming off ever so slowly too - 200 grams or so at a time, which, don't get me wrong, is good. But it would be nice to get on the scale and see a kilo or two come off!

I am almost in my healthy weight range for my height, so it will be a celebratory day when that happens.

Wonc · 08/08/2014 00:28

Oh I've just seen Edwinias is on W2R3 too.

Wonc · 08/08/2014 00:26

I play my own music - mostly The Cure.
But also some 80s pop Blush.

I'm about to do W2R3, same as Wasting.
I had two largish glasses of red wine last night though and am feeling decidedly sluggish today.
I'm hoping the run will invigorate me rather than make me want to throw up. Fingers crossed.

CruCru · 07/08/2014 22:52

Well done EdwiniasRevenge!

I think the music is all done by a company who put together running playlists. There's something about it on the NHS website.

Some of the music I really like and some is bloody awful.

EdwiniasRevenge · 07/08/2014 22:35

Ive just done W2r3.

it was a slow run. Only covered 2.9km but I wasn't in the mood for running so deliberately ran a slow pace so I don't crash and fail. Feeling slightly more confident about W3 whicb is 90sec 3min 90sec 3min runs.

as you say wasting - I am trying to tell myself it is the same amount of running. I am going to try it although not sure I will manage the 3min runs. My personal goal on R1 will be to complete the first 3run segments and take it from there.

does anyone else think the choice of songs is infuriatingly apt..."long distance thing" "one more mile"....

ChameleonCircuit · 07/08/2014 22:24

I warn you, ladies - completing W5R3 (20 mins non-stop) made me cry. Blush

WastingMyYoungYears · 07/08/2014 20:52
Grin
CruCru · 07/08/2014 20:27

Nor me! I get a bit sulky on rest days. Even though I know that they are required.

WastingMyYoungYears · 07/08/2014 20:25

Smile I think you're right. I can't wait Smile.

WastingMyYoungYears · 07/08/2014 20:24

Yes, I just checked it out too - so W3 is only 9 mins of running in total, which is the same as W2.

CruCru · 07/08/2014 20:24

But think how AWESOME you will feel after you do. It must be a great feeling.

WastingMyYoungYears · 07/08/2014 20:22

CruCru, I can't either Grin, I have no idea why I wrote that Grin.

CruCru · 07/08/2014 20:22

In W3, I think you run for 1.5 mins then walk then run for 3 mins then walk and then repeat.

CruCru · 07/08/2014 20:21

I must admit that I can't even imagine running for 20 minutes nonstop. Next week is week 5 and I think W5R3 is a straight 20 minute run.

WastingMyYoungYears · 07/08/2014 20:17

Well done Dotty, that's great Smile. I can't imagine running for even 30mins though!

I did W2R3 today Smile, I quite enjoyed it. Is it a big step up to W3R1?

Yoohoo, Edwinias, how are you getting on?

ChameleonCircuit · 07/08/2014 16:07

Wow, well done Dotty! Hope I do that well at week 9. Grin

DottyDot · 07/08/2014 12:45

Wonc me too! I've just cut up a load of fruit for lunch and dp has just said "who are you again..?!" Grin I've got lots more energy - particularly on non-run days. I wish I was losing weight a bit faster, but it's coming off slowly, so I just have to be patient - it's punishment for spending the last couple of years eating and drinking as much as I could..!

Wonc · 07/08/2014 11:48

I am only on week 2, but I am finding I have so much more energy.

I'm on a rest day today and DD and I had an hour to spare so we walked up and down a tower. This is so not me! I am a couch-dweller who eats chocolate. I don't recognise myself, but I like it. I hope it lasts!

DottyDot · 07/08/2014 11:22

AAARRGGHHH!!!! Guess what, guess what??! Turns out I run faster outside..! Just done an outside run for the first time since week 5 and I did 5km in 39 minutes!!

Ahem. Very excited Blush. So W9R1 completed and 5k covered but that includes the warm up/down walks! But at least I feel I could do a park run without too much shame...

Just wish I could breathe a bit more quietly while I run - I really do huff and puff! Grin

ChameleonCircuit · 07/08/2014 09:10

Well at least you know his advice is from experience, Ophelia! Grin

Opheliabumps · 06/08/2014 23:22

Argh! I have got a fungal infection in my big toenail which has spread to my toe, so it's sore and swollen. I have got some antibiotics but it was too sore to run today. I also think I'm likely to lose the nail, although the doctor said I shouldn't stop running, as if I'm going to lose it, I will anyway, it 'll just take a bit longer if I don't run (mind, he's a marathon runner so a very committed runner who lost a toenail during a marathon and carried on running!).

stilllearnin · 06/08/2014 22:55

Go dotty Grin

DottyDot · 06/08/2014 22:32

spooky I think that's bloody fast going! Rest day today for me and then my first 30 minute run tomorrow... Shock

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spookyskeleton · 06/08/2014 22:14

How has everyone got on today?

I went out to do the 5k run that I trained on for my C25K, haven't run it for 2 months. I did it in 34.5 minutes which is almost 3 minutes faster than I have run it before Grin

Funny thing is that I felt like I was running much faster so I was a bit disappointed to find that it was only about 30 seconds per km faster. lovelidl I honestly don't know how you run it so fast - you must feel like you are flying Wink Wink

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CruCru · 06/08/2014 18:10

The women's only came in a B width but the men's came in a D width. Just means I have blue rather than pink edging.

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