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

Hi, can I join? I'm partway through week 2. I had my second baby six months ago and I'm trying to get back in shape/lose weight and I've always found running the best way to do it. I've suffered with plantar fasciitis in the past and have a mild prolapse so I'm going to have to keep an eye on things but you can't beat running for convenience so I'm giving it another go.

Well done everyone who ran today. Spooky it's gear to hear how quickly you've progressed.

Just finished my last week 1 run but this time did it without DD in her buggy-it is SO MUCH easier. It made me really confident that if I can do it with her then I'm doing well. Although will now try and get one of my runs in on a weekend so I can have an 'easy' one each week.

Thanks guys, I managed a full w3 run, very slow I think I was overtaken by a snail at one point but I did it, I am so pleased. Will do again on Monday ??

moosey it's going better than I expected thank you for asking
Did r3 yesterday and i got though it, even managed to sprint for the last 60 seconds
Quite looking forward to w2 which I'll start on Monday

Well I should be doing W4R3 today but we're off to our friends for the weekend to eat and drink as much as we can for 24 hours so I'm definitely going tomorrow when we get home!

I don't understand Spotify because I'm very old but I'll try and 'find' it to see what it's all about

Whatsthatnoise sounds like a good plan. Hope your daughter is ok.

Flashnorman -you're nearly through the programme -not surprised you're proud!

Dotty You done w4r3 yet? I found w5r1 easier than w4.

Sunshine well done for starting. How's it going?

I did w5r1 yesterday (3 x 5mins) and it was fine. I'm going to show off now because I'm so bloody stunned that I'm getting fitter but, I kept going for 2 mins after the end!!!! Get me!!!

Of course I'm in the dreaded week five so the next run is 2x8 mins and then it's 20 minutes no stopping... WTF???

Hi to everyone else.

I redid w3r3 and it was ok everyone in my house has the cold and I was practically coughing up a lung by the end. Think I'm going to take a few days off repeat w3 then onto w4. Might struggle for time as then it'll be the first full week of the holidays and dd has an overnight stay in hospital better only be 1night last time she had an overnight we ended up in for 2 weeks
Glad everyone else is progressing so well it gives me hope that I'll get there and to whoever mentioned spotify I downloaded the app before my run tonight it's fab.

Thanks guys! I feel great & am looking forward to the next run now.

My running playlist is really varied too, I have some 1D (?), paolo nutini, Gary Barlow, even Pink! As long as it's upbeat I find it's good for running. Sometimes a song comes on & I feel like breaking into a dance....then I remember I'm on the street & there are other people about, my dancing should be saved for the privacy of my own home!

Flash - well done, how do you feel? I use Top 100 pop songs on Spotify. So it changes. The most vacuous song, Selfie, actually makes me run faster!

I need to make a shouty playlist for running!

Best track I run to? Swords of a Thousand Men, Tenpole Tudor.

Well done flash!

Minstrel, Spooky & Lady, I took your advice and went out tonight to start the repeat of w7. I slowed it right down & kept my pace pretty much
the same throughout. By the end I actually felt like I could go on for longer!! Ha! Feeling chuffed with myself now.

Thanks for the tips

Hi sunshine! I've done the odd 2 days in a row but understand it's probably better to leave a day in between if possible? But the odd time must be OK, surely?!

Did W4R2 and it went OK - went faster on the shorter runs and a tiny bit faster on the longer runs - apart from the last minute of the last run which I'm still finding a killer!

So I was distracting myself today by wondering what kind of music everyone runs to? Seems to make a real difference to my ability to keep going! I'm better with something very loud - Meatloaf is bizarrely becoming a favourite... Ahem. What do other people listen to?! Can't be as bad as my current musical cravings

Hi!

I started c25k this week. Did w1 run 2 today, I actually enjoyed it, although I was flopped out by the end
I just wanted to ask a quick question...I won't have chance to run on the weekend so would it be ok to do my w1 r3 tomorrow?
I'll be resting all weekend then ready for next week

I have many lbs to shift before I get near that line! I got down to a BMI of 30 a few years ago and felt great - even though there was more work to do! Hoping to get there again in the next 6 months...

I'm on my way to listen to Laura and do W4R2... Bit nervous but am hoping to power through it

Hi I did the 5k+ speed podcast today which still has Laura (yippee) taking up time with her instructions!! It's a shorter run with faster intervals so good for fitting in. So what this means if you are earlier in the program is that it is defo all about how long you run for and not the speed. That comes later and the 5k+ stuff is there to help you with your speed when you are used to running a bit more.

I've started the shred (but not daily!) and some other weight/abs routine at home so I'm really into it at the mo. but gonna stick to 30 mins / 5k through the summer. Then want to increase it to 10k.

Have to say well done to mouse - I'm not weighing myself at the mo but when I did I was always jumping either side of that bloody line! You're doing so well.

chameleon I sometimes wonder if I'm less 'runner' and more 'shuffler' !!

flash if you check back over these threads I have repeated that many weeks that I think my c25k will be 18 weeks not 9! I repeated w7 as I had put in too many stops to be comfortable moving forward to w8 (but then I am very fat and overweight). I have taken two weeks to do w8 because it took me a couple of runs to pace myself properly but now I'm ready for w9!!! I take the long view that I would rather hit w9 with a bigger chance of success by nailing the previous week rather than struggle to do w8 and then totally collapse at w9. Go slower if you are struggling, it really is all about the pace you set yourself at the moment.

Well done to everyone else who is making progress.

DuchessFanny Slow and steady wins the race. I'm a tortoise!

I did it ! I managed wk4r1 ... Was considering doing w3r3 again as I found it so hard. DH came with me and just lapped me several million times and I got on with it.
Feel pretty pleased ... Just one thing, I am very slow ... DH says it doesn't matter as I'm still running and to focus on distance first ?

SmallBee my legs ached for the first week and a half but after that they were fine. It's just your body getting used to it. Good encouragement form your DD