C25K newbies support thread

Crochet maybe take a break from running, but substitute with swimming to keep your fitness up whilst letting your shins recover?

oh no, injuries are horrible. Take time to rest up because running with something out of whack seems to make it easier to cause other problems because you're a bit crooked or are protecting a sore spot somewhere, etc.

I went out again today but still found it quite difficult. I did finish today's plan though. It's the stamina that seems to be the problem. Adding 30 sec at a time, but still finding it harder and harder - I live for the walking breaks, counting down the steps to get there! I can even do a little extra minute or two at the end, after my cool down walk, on the way home, but during the run itself every extra 30 seconds is such an effort. One of my shins hurts more than the other. Not sure if that means it's going to improve eventually or if I'm storing up damage. Hope not.

oh no mother ! take care and look after yourself.

its a "rest" day for me today, but i was going to try to get to a yoga session at the gym.

i quite like the idea of running to an audiobook ....

Hep

I use an app to keep track of what I'm doing when, but I usually set timers on my phone so I don't have to listen to it.

w2r2 completed

going ok, but still fighting technology. just used the nhs podcast today.... but gonna get really annoyed with that music before long !!

Thanks xmas.

I was on Week 5 for ages if that helps, there's no time limit!

I'm glad I stopped for a second breakfast. I got to work to discover that the lift was out & I had to walk up to the 5th floor.

My knees have forgiven me. I think.

Done not some

Welcome to week 7 express. I've been here 9 days now and not some day 1 can't. Do. It.

Will. Do. It.

Xmas .

2 miles done, W6 over. Now staggering back on wobbly legs in search of avocado on sourdough to celebrate.

I run till my pod cast lady tells me I'm half way, then I know that if I turn round I know where the end point is..... my door!!!

Maybe I do... It poses a bit of a logistical problem for me though, at the moment I'm finishing my run and walking back to cross the river. The further I go the longer the walk back is, but doing it that way means that it's obvious how much further I've got.

Once I've cracked three miles I think it's going to be time to start turning round & going back the other way .

Ninja Running, sounds good :-)

It's great to hear everyone is making progress

When you have graduated c25k, anyone fancy joining me on a new thread to bridge to 10K?

W6R3 tomorrow, which is 22 mins on my app.

If I can get to Lambeth Bridge (first one after the Houses of Parliament) I'll have done 2 miles and then I'm 2/3 of the way. I've got close on the past 2 runs.

I've got an audio book for tomorrow morning & the plan is to just keep going til I get there.

I bought a black running hoodie and I pretend I'm a ninja.

Bb90 is that an iphone app or android?

Hepkestrel- I use the 5k runner app (same as c25k) you can choose to use your own music and it fades in and out so you can hear the app.

I'm toe strike up hill, mid or towards heel on the flat then mostly heel down hill though if I'm thinking about it (and not gasping for breath) I try to roll my foot rather than hard heel strike, I don't want to jar my knees .

W8R1 done
Ankles ached all the way round, they were so stiff, I need to add some more stretching for them.

Hep Curious but good!

I'm not sure which I am but I'll try to remember to check on my next run.

no aching at all. it randomly stopped yesterday evening. Just completed w2r1. no ankle discomfort or pain at all..... curious....

mother hmm...... good question...... i think i am either central or heel first.....

still can't get the nhs app to play the prompts over the music......

I went out this morning, two days after the previous run, because of the way timings work this week. So that's been four runs now that have been every other day, and I think that's too much! I need that one break of the extra day. I'm not going out now til Thursday, and then Sunday, so the next two might be a bit better. Today wasn't great; was trying to add 30 seconds, which I did, but found the first two intervals really tiring and was counting steps towards the end of the second one, even with a decent break in the middle. Then I try to do a short extra bit at the end after another good break, but had to stop for an extra walk in the middle of it. And now really sweating and with sore ankles/shins/etc.

But don't have to do it again til Thursday. Haven't decided if I'll redo today's one, or move on to my next one, which is suppose to add another 30 sec.

W6R2 done. And yes, it's better with music.

My original goal was to be able to run a mile every week morning. Now it's to be running 2 miles 3 mornings a week and that's actually likely to happen .

Hep, I think taking it slowly makes sense. I've had a week off before & just had to repeat a run to get back into it.

Might be worth redoing one of the earlier runs, and seeing if it hurts more or improves during the run. I have tried running off and on for about 10 years, and have really struggled with pain and injury. I've now got orthotics, but it's taking a long time to get the muscles built up as it's all different to how it was. I found that sometimes I could only add 15 seconds on to a day and it would hurt. Or that I needed two days' rest in between. Or if something made me especially tired or drained, then that would cause pain. Etc. Eventually I found that some pain I could run through and it would improve or there'd be no difference, whereas other pain was worse. I tried a lot of supports, bandages, etc.

You might have to go at it more slowly that you want - frustrating though. I find that it's my foot/ankle/shin pain that is determining my frequency and pace of improvement more than my fitness.

But the fitness doesn't disappear that fast - even a few days away, and you'll probably still find the next one easier.