C25K newbies support thread

Thank you both . It looks like good advice about the 20min run . It just seems a huge leap. My next challenge will be to get outside and brave the world . My dh runs and my 10 yr old put me to shame a couple of weeks ago when he ran a 5k with him .
They both want to start doing park run and want me to go as well which I would like to but need to know I can cover it first on my own .

I just can't imagine being able to do the whole thing in a semi decent time . I know the time shouldn't matter .........

Here we go. I was nervous about W5R3 & I'd said I was going to do some more 10 min runs first. This should be pinned at the top of the thread.

09/10/2016 12:56 AnnettePrice

Empress please do the 10 mins, then if you feel like you can still keep running for another step, do that step, keep on doing the one extra running step.

Then you will realise that you are not so far off 15 mins so you might as well keep going until then.

Once you get to 15mins you are already 3/4 of the way there and you're on the home straight.

Start to imagine how good it will feel to have done 20 mins. Imagine it so much you feel like you could almost touch it. Think of what treat would you give to yourself if you do it?

Then before you know it, your 20 mins will be up.

The 20 min run is there to prove you can do it, but I would say it is more a head thing than physical. Physically it not easy but it's no harder than how any of the previous runs are, and you have done those :-)

And it worked.

I think I'm going to make myself run in the rain at least once before booking into a gym, just to see what it's actually like.

Hi bedtime yes i am a treadmill runner ! I head to a convenient gym after work. I find it useful to pace myself.

Bedtime you haven't killed it. It can be up and down as it seems people's non-run days seem to fall on the same days sometimes.
Your doing really well. W5R3 can feel really daunting, most of it is head games. See what I wrote to Empress
(I would cut and paste but I'm on my phone so will try to remember later).

Kestrel Think positively, you are taking a break but you will be running again really soon. Remember how good it feels. Start planning now the week after you get back from your trip.
Hope your trip goes well.

For all that are finding it difficult to get out in the rain and don't have or don't want gym membership, there are some pay as you go gym options. Have a google and see if any gyms near you belong to any.
I think it's the only way I'm going to get around the early nights and bad weather.

Well done Bedtime!

Kestrel, life's temporarily got in the way so I'm taking a few days off too. I told Bedtime you're the one to talk to about running inside.

Have fallen off the c25k wagon.... It's been a week since my last run w4r2. Have a
Work trip next week, so I'll restart when I get back.

Hello all , did I scare everyone off ?

Wk4 r2 done this morning . I felt ok when I got to the end so I carried on with the same pattern until I got to 5k . It took me 38 1/2 mins which is slow but I think about 15 mins of that is walking .

Anyway hopefully will do run 3 tomorrow and then start wk 5 which is a bit scary .

Thanks for the welcome Annette

WWk 4 r1 done ( still on the treadmill ) but it is fine .

I am pleased I went back to wk4. I managed it but the last 2 mins was a struggle so hopefully I have pitched it right .

Next chance probably won't be until Saturday and then Sunday which isn't ideal but I don't want to make excuses and persuade myself to give up .

I have had a mooch on the thread and so many of you have done amazingly . I will keep reading for inspiration.

Yay Scarlett!!!!!

Annette that top looks great, great price too, I'll order one as a treat for doing week 6 run 3 today....a 25 min run!! Yaaaaaaaaaaaay!

oh that looks nice, like the colours. It doesn't have pockets, does it? I would probably wear a jacket on top anyway, which would have them, but might be too hot.

Maybe it'll be my treat to get me back into it again, if the ankle pain ever properly goes away!

www.decathlon.co.uk/ekiden-warm-jersey-id_8311603.html

I wear a summer running vest underneath. Then when it's colder I'll swap to long sleeved top underneath.

Still resting! Less pain now at least. Not feeling at all like starting back up though. And the rain and cold doesn't help...

What is this fleecy-lined running top? Have you a link? I always get so hot once I'm going, but cold to start with, and a long sleeved top might help, if it was still wicking. Maybe I should ask for something for Christmas. I wear a running jacket on top though as I need a pocket for my phone.

How's everyone doing?

Welcome bedtime
Please don't rule out running outside. When it's good weather it's wonderful especially if you live in the countryside and you can get out onto the local footpaths and trails.

I live in a small town and I only see 2 or 3 dog walkers when I'm on my local paths. People don't stray far from their houses and the shops and if they do it's usually in a car.

Though when the weather turns really cold, raining or snowing I will be seriously envious of you running inside :-)

Hi Scarlett i'm rather loving my decathlon warm running top (brushed fleecy material on inside, smooth on outside).
I wouldn't say that any step up on the C25k was easy but they are doable. Always just a little more of a push so you don't notice that you are getting better in some ways. I am sure now though that if you dropped back a few weeks and then did that run you would be able to do it at a pace that you would have considered impossible when you did it the 1st time.

Thanks Empress you have been a star .

I am now off to stalk HepKestrel

You want HepKestrel, she uses a treadmill.

If you Google gait analysis in your area you should find running shops where you can go along & get advice on the best trainers for you.

I have had a look at the thread and at the plan and I am going to start again at wk 4 . I don't think I can get to the gym before Wednesday after work but I really want to do this .

Has anybody else done the plan on a treadmill ? Did you then transition to going outdoors and if so how did you find it ?

I also need to look at trainers of anyone has any advice that would be fab .

Thank you .

Sounds like a plan!

I can't quite believe I'm thinking about it either.

Thanks Empress I really can't imagine aiming for 10k at the minute . Very impressed you are even thinking about it .

I am going to have a look at the weeks again and maybe start in the middle ?

And i am going to have a read of the thread for some tips .

Hi bedtime.

No kicks here!

The main thing that made me stick with the programme was this thread, it's great company & motivation. If you fancy a new challenge, some of us are graduating now & aiming for 10K and I opened a new thread for that this morning: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/exercise/2774730-Crossing-the-bridge-from-5-to-10K.

Hello all , I am after some advice please .

I tried doing couch to 5k but got fed up . I also do iron a treadmill as I can't face doing it outside where I will see other people (2 1/2 stone to lose at least and live in a village where I will definitely see people )

Currently I am going to the gym 2 or 3 times a week and covering 5k but I have been doing this for ages and i dont I am getting any better .

Should I go back and re start or join in the middle somewhere ? Or are some people just crap at running ?

I am feeling a bit disheartened and would really appreciate some advice . Even if the advice is a kick up my ample rear !

I've just created the new thread at www.mumsnet.com/Talk/exercise/2774730-Crossing-the-bridge-from-5-to-10K.