C25K we are in it for the park run (6)

Hi guys
Can I squeeze in.
Tried to do this before but just got a bit lost.
So
App installed and first session last night. Felt fine so feeling positive.
Here's hoping my resolve is better this time

Hello, delurking. I've just started back and completed week2 run 1 this morning. I got up to week 5 last summer then got terrible sciatic pain. I got a physio appointment about 2 months ago and it was like seeing a wizard! I'm now pain free and back to it. I've been able to complete all the runs so far so am pleased that I didn't get as unfit as I had feared. It took a lot of work to just finish week 1 last year (at least three weeks) so I was chuffed to bits last week when I could do all the runs without the tears that I started with

W6r3 done. After a 12hour shift. I must be mad. It was actually ok. Im so surprised i managed to run for 22 mins though!!

Distance is still the same mind you anyway its done now. Well deserved can of fizzy pop then bed for me

W3R1 done today. Unfit Friend and I trudged along in the sun and gale force winds, it was marvellous.

I'd be very wary of not having rest days, Wenchelda but then I'm the opposite of fit as a fiddle, and would probably end up injured or Just A Bit Fed Up.

W1 r3 completed today. Weather was shocking so I went to the gym and did it on the treadmill - thought I wouldn't like that but it was ok, made me run quicker than I would outside too. I know you're meant to have a rest day in between runs and space them out throughout the week but due to work & other commitments, I can't really do anything on Friday/Saturday/Sunday. So I'm going to try and do 4 X a week, mon-thurs. (will repeat r3 of each week on the Monday, then r1-3 of the new week tues-thurs). Has anyone else done it like this, without having he rest days in between?

*prior to that

w6d3 done and dusted. Beautiful, bright & crisp evening but bloody cold & windy on the first half! Felt good tonight. Was dreading running later, I prefer an am or at least early evening run as I find the motivation hard after 7pm but it was tonnes better than anticipated.

Mate is away for a week or so now so we're going to run w7 independently and start w8 when she's back. I only started running with her a few weeks ago and riot to that always preferred running alone. Now I think I might find w7 tough without her. Funny, isn't it?

w7R2 done, in the pouring rain! (Not a blizzard though Tondelaya) quite refreshing actually

well done stellar!

I confessed to dh, he was kind! ....not that he would not be, but I know I'd be hard pushed to avoid a sneaky snigger!

Anyway, very sidetracked over the weekend by booze and family but back to it today, only I was caught in a fucking BLIZZARD!! A real live actual white out blizzard and wind so windy I couldn't walk and breathe!

Dh had passed me and dogface on the way out and he came back out to collect us, so I have to try again tomorrow.

On the upside, after five mins of warm up walking, the two runs and one walk I did manage before having to cower behind the cow barns took me to the same place as two runs and two walks so I have gained speed :o

And the real trainers did not have time to give me a blister.

I completed W5 yesterday. Cant quite believe that I ran for 20 mins (v slow pace, but running it was!!)
W5R2 confused me with the 2 x 8 min runs. I was expecting 5 mins same as w5r1. But it was also the first time I felt like I could have kept going and wasn't desperately counting down to the end of the run.

Can I join please? I'm on my 2nd go at this after my second baby. I'm only on week 3 run 3. I completed it and ran 5k three times a week back in 2013 but since then I've really not done any cardio (only yoga) so I'm starting from scratch more or less!

Well done Stellar! That's brilliant. You must be really chuffed!

And well done to everyone else that is keeping going or just starting. This thread is a real inspiration.

I did a PB (Get me with my running vocab!) at parkrun this morning. Still painfully slow but it's reassuring to feel that it's getting easier.

For those of you that aren't covering 5k in the final weeks of C25k don't worry, just keep increasing the distance slowly. I worked out exactly where the 2.5k mark was on my plod and just kept going to that point and back, even if I had to plod a bit of the cool down time and then walk the rest.

And no, I haven't really lost any weight so far unfortunately but my legs look loads better, my skin is better and (weirdly) my arms feel more toned.

stellar that's awesome! My closest parkrun is about half an hour drive away, that's quite an early start for a Saturday!

W7R1 done. I can't believe I can run for 25 mins without stopping. I need to add a bit to my route. It's currently a 4k loop but I nearly ran to the end with a 25 min run, so when I increase again next week, it's not going to be quite long enough. I only managed a 2 min cool down walk today but I did plenty of stretches when I got home.

Well done Stellar! That's fabulous.

Arf at you enjoying "pushing the length".

Well done stellar !! That's great.

I'm doing a 0-10k plan, Jelly, which automatically moves you on to a 10k programme after w9r3. Like stellar I'm interested in stamina/distance rather than speed.

stellar that's so exciting, I can't wait to do a parkrun. Good luck. Please report back later.

jellyj I. Just about to start W7, but already contemplating life without the structured programme. I wonder if the answer is another plan? 5-10k or something like the zombierun app which works on getting you quicker?

Just finishing my morning coffee then off to do W7R1, I much prefer running on an empty stomach.

Well I have completed C25K and feel proud to have come this far. But I can't do 5k yet. Usually around 4k in 30 minutes. I'm also struggling to keep the running momentum up now. Only managing once or twice a week. I haven't really got the will power when I haven't got the program to adhere to!

Skoda and Wench I haven't lost any weight at all. In fact I might even have gained it

tond & wench - you might lose weight running. I don't run to lose weight but it happens anyway. I go very lean when I've got a regular running habit.

I'm logging w6r2 (10min run, 3 min walk, 10 min run). Easier today. A bit of drizzle and we took it more slowly. Both things helped.

W2R3 for me and Unfit Friend today. It was hard work but we're still running all the bits we should.

Has anyone repeated any weeks? We're feeling a little intimidated about next week's runs, and we're wondering whether to repeat weeks in the hope of speeding up a bit, or keep adding on the minutes regardless of pace.

I thought id posted last night.

Well, i did w6r2 last night. After 12.5hr shift it was the only way i could fit another run in this week, honest

It was actually not too bad a run. Its all flat round my work so that might have helped a bit . Although i did think it was torture as i was doing it.

Now to figure out how to squeeze the next one in amongst all my shifts 😨

I am also hoping the running shifts some weight. I have zero willpower when it comes to dieting and always feel deprived if I try and diet so hoping the running will compensate for that. Actually I'm not even bothered about losing weight as such, but definitely want to lose inches from my tummy, bum and thighs. I've also downloaded a 30 day squat challenge app and am doing that too.

oh... i am only doing it to keep eating ..not really joking either

it's that or diet and i don't want to!

natty they are hugely comfy, and prettiful but not really up to the job!