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

Mine are 12, 11 and 13 weeks... I should of put more effort into losing weight after my dd and ds but didn't! Booo! going to uni in sept so really wanting to lose for that... doing mental health nursing.
have you tried kettlercise? it is fantastic... hurts like hell but works.

I would say I have at least four stone to lose. Since the kids (DS is nearly 3 and DD is 9 months), I have this ghastly saggy stomach - the rest of me doesn't look too bad but the stomach is something I have to lose.

Hi @CruCru nice to meet you too...

Hey lynnogs - nice to meet you!

Ds and I are doing wk4 which, considering we're in Florida and it's boiling , we are finding pretty easy.

Hey, I am gonna start c25k tomo... and am so scared! I am overweight and trying to lose weight... at least 6 stone! I am also 13 weeks post natal. have been doing kettlercise for the last 5 weeks and have enjoyed that but I really want to be able to run... I have a romanticised idea of running for hours clearing my mind.... atm i can run like 30 sec and my mind is only thinking about not dying! anyway decided to write here so I won't just give up... fingers crossed it works

inkspell! Hurrah - glad you're still there and still going .

wasting hello! You won't regret it, honest...

I'm off tomorrow - going to ds2's sports day in the morning, then straight to the gym - get it over with and I can recover at home watching the cricket!

I joined a gym today, and it's all this thread's fault .

What have I done?

hi all. I've been gone for a bit but have kept plodding on. just done my first 20 min run. slowly but I did it. the heat makes it harder and my dd and I are trying to make progress together. I'm actually looking forward to no more walking breaks!

I think I might have to join the gym. Running in this heat is really hard. I had to give up after only running for a mile last night. It was really muggy as well as hot. I nearly passed out and was nearly sick. If I hadn't stopped I think I would have done. I didn't realise I could sweat so much! I went again this morning and managed 3 miles of running but it was still hard.

Glad you are feeling better Dotty your run tomorrow will help clear all that snot out

I don't know how you lot are running outside in this heat! The gym is air conditioned but I'm still hot and sweating after about 2 minutes of running...

Looking forward to giving it a go tomorrow - definitely starting to feel better now - just want the snot and cough to give it up now...

Wow spooky 10K is fantastic and what a good time too. Especially when it's this warm. This time next year you'll be doing a marathon

Dotty I hope you feel better soon. I wouldn't worry about not being able to run for a week. Your fitness and what you have done so far won't be affected. I had to have a week off once and I was fine.

chameleon sorry to hear you are unwell. It just shows how addictive running becomes once you start it, I once went when I had a temperature of 39 degrees C. (I hadn't realised when I went out), no wonder I felt wobbly! Hope you feel better soon.

spooky that's fantastic - congratulations!! . Running at that pace for that length of time is brilliant - when's the next run then?!

Wow, Dotty, imagine trying to keep up with him!

Welcome to the newbies - worst bit is over now, you've decided to start. It took bout six months for me to get to actually starting running.

I've been out this morning and done W4R3 but I'm on mega-strength antibiotics for a facial infection and my legs felt like lead weights. It wasn't fun, I only kept going through sheer willpower.

I think we'll probably do a couple more W4 runs until I'm done with the antibiotics, then move to W5

DottyDot - he sounds super fast (and tall!).

Spooky I'm already thinking about how starting to work on my speed when I've finished week 9! That will be the biggest challenge for me and one I'll probably have to work on minute by minute! I've got a friend at work who is 6'7.5" tall and does 5k runs in 19 minutes - he says it's his long legs but he started 3 years ago with the C25K programme not able to run to the next lamppost! He also runs 10k in 48 minutes...! So, as I'm ridiculously competitive, it'll be all about building speed for me, once I can actually run 5k...

Hi all

I feel a bit out of the loop at the moment - have got a horrible virus thingy and had to be away this weekend, so I haven't been able to run for 6 days . Am on the mend though so going to go to the gym on Monday. It'll have been a whole week since I last went so I'm quite nervous I'll have forgotten what to do and will have to stop after a few minutes.... Has anyone had a break and then been OK getting back into it? Think I'll focus on stamina and getting through it, rather than speed, especially as I'm still coughing like a good'un....

I admire anyone who can run in this weather. I went out tonight in 88% humidity. I only managed a mile. The sweat was pouring off me and still is 30 mins later. I just couldn't breathe. I was dizzy, if I hadn't stopped I think I would have passed out.

Good luck for tomorrow spooky

Well done all for great running in spite of this weather! Good luck tomorrow Spooky! It's fab to have got up to 10k distance in 4 months - it is going to take me that long to get to 5k I think!! I don't mind though - still better than 0k which was where I started!!

I haven't been out for about 10 days due to illness/ ongoing birthday celebrations so feeling a bit nervous about running this evening (or tomorrow morning if the thunder starts ). I should be doing w7 r1, but think I might go back a week to a run I know I can do to get back into the swing of it…

A friend is running the Great South Run in October - think it's 10 miles. Or you could do the Great North Run?