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

Hello, I am completely gate crashing as no one to share this with in real life who "gets" it - have just completed week 5's 20 mins run (at a snail's pace) and feeling quite proud of myself! I am very overweight and never thought I could do something like this. Best of luck to everyone out running tonight

It's honestly better than you think it's going to be Wasting

You'll be fab! Think positive

Well done Edwinia and Fit . I'm scared of W4R1 later today ...

W4R2 done this morning. Took the kids with me on their scooters and they were great! Seemed to go much quicker with company and I surprised myself by actually being able to hold a conversation with them whilst I was running.

Woo! W4r1 isn't actually that bad.

I'd jave been happy if I did the first 3 runs. But I did them all!

And you lot are the first to find out. I haven't even got home to tell DP yet.

And I'm in the UK. I just couldn't sleep.

Hi all! I completed the c25k in 2012 and am now regularly attending parkruns. Parkrunners are sent a weekly newsletter and this month it included a link to a survey to help a study about the c25k. Anyone who has completed or is completing it can fill in the survery, so any interested can find it here. It has totally changed my life and anything that makes the plan more well known so more people can give it a go is great in book. Enjoy your running :)

Gosh, whereabouts are you Edwinias? Or where you just up very late ?

I'd be super-pleased if I could run 10k in an hour .

lovelidl an hour for 10km is bloody brilliant. My neighbour who has run 2 marathons recently ran a 10km in 58mins.

Dotty - saying I 'ran' 10k maybe goes against trades description act....jog/shuffle maybe more appropriate?? Did it in 1.01.46 and my 10 splits were almost identical at just over 6 mins per km which is what I was aiming for so bloody pleased regardless of gait!

I got DH to drop me exactly 10k from home, I hadn't expected to do it without stopping. I knew I could do 5k without walking so did that, and then one more, and then another km, then there was only 3 left and I could nearly see water and a hot shower and wine so kept going to get it over with!

Well done everyone - it gets easier honest!

Yay Cru!! Feels so important to get that 20 minute run done - it's still my benchmark now - I tell myself if I can get to 20 minutes then anything else is a bonus!

Well done - and rest day tomorrow - hurrah!

I might attempt another 5k tomorrow - the red wine keeps flowing so I have to do something good for my body in return....

Okay, so W5R3 completed! 20 minutes of running although I did have to walk for about 30 seconds (it's very sunny here and uphill). I feel awesome but am now drinking white wine.

Blimey everyone's doing so well!

We arrived in Devon after a 5 hour car journey yesterday afternoon as the first thing I did was go for a run . Was lovely to get out and run for a bit - did 5k but in 41 minutes, so fairly slow - had to stop and walk twice to catch my breath, but at least I got out and did it!

(Then proceeded to drink my body weight in red wine - am on holiday after all...!)

lovelidl am so impressed with your 10k non-stop! I covered 7k in total yesterday but didn't even think about running more than the 5k!!

We'll be fine. Hopefully.

Yes...no more walking after W6.

And week 5 has a scary 20min run non stop....

Edwinias , that sounds like a great plan.

Aren't weeks 5 & 6 transition weeks, and therefore terrifying ?

wasting I have a sneaky plan....

W5 looks even scarier than W4...if we keep failing W4 then we will never have to move on to scary W5.....why didn't I think of this earlier. Are you in???

dizzy - well done for getting back on it. It will be 3 weeks break for me by the time I am able to get the next run in.

Since doing W8R3 on 12th July, I had only done a W3 session with DD since we got back from holiday but last night decided to jump straight on back up to W9R1. I have been suffering from an intermittent cough but it was fine when I was out - though it made it's presence felt for the rest of the evening!

I went across country which involves a quite challenging uphill section between minutes 10-18 and although my shadow looked like I was a drunk on a Saturday night I kept up my VERY slow pace the whole way.

3.75k covered (including warm up & down) which isn't great but I will use it as a bench mark for forthcoming runs.

Meant to say, I am reading Run Like A Girl on my kindle just now - interesting and inspiring. Worth a look.

Just got back from W6R3, 22 whole minutes non-stop! Three PBs too - 1k,1mile and 2 miles. It's not quite sunk in yet. There's no more walking now, it's just runs.

Well done on your W3 runs Edwinias and Wasting. The anticipation is worse than the run!

Edwinias, I did W3R3 today too . And I'm similarly dreading the next run!

Well done.

I idid w3r3 today.

I found it really tough compared to r1 &2. It took a LOT of willpower to finish both 3min runs.

according to strava I rain an extra 100m but I know I did d more than that because I ran the same route as r2 and I'm sure I was at least 200-300m further along at the end (I had to start an extra lap of my route) so I know I pushed myself harder.

Next run is a week 4 run with 2 scary 5min run.