New year C25K. Anyone care to join me?

Welcome Bazing! I did W1 twice too! Just do what you feel comfortable with, if that means redoing W2 til you feel happy, then do it!

Can I please join you all?? I started a few weeks ago now. Doing the NHS C25K podcasts as truth be told I'm pretty overweight and as unfit as ever Did W1 twice as I wanted to feel like I was 'ok' if that makes sense before moving up. Did week two on Monday, Thursday and Saturday this week and it's been oddly mixed, R1 I found ok, R2 I enjoyed but R3 I struggled so bad! Now don't know wether to move up to W3 tomorrow or redo W2?

Congratulations waiting! and well done everyone else! Lego, great to see you started!
After being ill week before last, I ended up not exercising at all for two weeks! hangs head in shame
Back on it tonight with a W4 run. Surprisingly easy to run tonight, didnt follow a podcast, just ran between the bits I usually stop and start!
Re-starting W4 Tues and back to the gym also!

happy running!!

Oh and congratulations on finishing waiting. Do you have a local running shop or group that you could ask at? Or a facebook group?

W1R2 completed today. At the gym this time, as I didn't fancy another soggy run. I wanted to do it yesterday but had a migraine the last 2 days, gah. I suspect I might struggle getting 3 runs in every week at this rate, at least at the beginning. I'm going to give it a damned good go though.

Congrats on completing waiting!

W9R1 done this morning, 2 more runs to go! I don't think I'll go on to a 10k podcast, but hopefully can stick to at least 2 runs a week going forwards.

Hi!
I'm on w4 d3.
I was close to completing last year but the weather in October put me off. Nice day today though.

Well done waiting4inspiration. I'm sticking to doing 5k a few times a week and adding in one interval session for a few weeks before building up to 10k. I'm not following a plan at the moment other than charting my times... completed 5k in 30.45 minutes today so I'm happy with that!

Well done everyone on getting out in awful weather. Jesstar how's W9 looking?

Hope you had a good run Tsoto.

Happy to report I successfully completed W9R3 yesterday evening. So now I need a proper plan to keep on increasing the distance sensibly!

Going out for w4r3 shortly

Well done lego, it'seems such a good feeling once you've completed a run.

I done w4r2 this afternoon such an amazing feeling once it was done

W1R1 done, despite drizzle & hail! It actually wasn't as hard as I'd feared & now I feel fab, yay . And, I'm very happy as I'd been worried I'd develop a migraine (I suffer from chronic hemiplegic migraines & am medicated for them) but nope, nothing!

Well done Tsoto, Waiting & Zippy. It's hard to get motivated with bad weather outside Lego, don't beat yourself up about it - at least you're doing some exercise at home. Got be better than nothing.

Completed W8 this morning, still finding it tough but I think it's a mental barrier.

I'm not too fussed about speed, and I think 5k will be my happy limit/30 minutes. More than I've ever done before, just hope I continue with a regular rhythm once the podcasts are done.

W4r1 done, so pleased with myself x

Well do everything on all the running everyone. I'm meant to be heading out later to do w4r1 - wish me luck this week looks scary

Well... I chickened out. It's been intermittently bucketing it down here, for several days, & likely to continue for the rest of the week. I've not got any suitable wet weather kit... But I did do 30 minutes of my Davina workout DVD instead & tested my new trainers (I have funny feet & have to wear orthotic supports). So not a total loss...

I have the occasional run where it just doesn't work. It's so frustrating' I used to run at 6am but when I built up my time and distance it became too difficult so I now run in the evenings or on my treadmill instead.
I haven't started the 10k app yet as I want the magical sub 30 minute 5k first! I'll maybe try extending one run a week and see how I get on

W9R2 done this morning. No particular reason, but after a good run on Monday I struggled today to the point I actually wanted to stop and walk just before minute 15 and only sheer stubbornness kept me going. I appreciated every countdown. As I found it so tough, once the 30 minutes was up I kept going until I reached traffic lights, just to confirm how tough it was. After that, I was grateful for the walk, and am not sure it was particularly brisk! So I have graduation within my sights. But feel a bit flat about it.

Hi Zippyzulu. Are you doing all your runs at the same pace or have you started adding in some shorter speed runs? If not, then swap out one of 5ks each week for either a tempo, fartlek or sprint/recover reps. Just one per week though, not all three! Which 10K are you doing? You can also swap out one of the 5ks and very gradually make it a longer run to increase your distance. The good thing is that on long runs you get to run at a slightly slower pace to build endurance!

I haven't been on here for ages but glad to see everyone's progress. I've now finished the C25K programme and I can now run for 30 minutes and run 5k but not together! I plan to move on to 10k as I've signed up for a 10k run in July but want to get down to 5k in under 30 minutes before I do that... last timed run I did was 33 minutes so I'm still a way off. I'm doing parkrun again this weekend and hoping to et a better time!
I'm currently running 30 minutes 3-4 times a week and hoping to bring my speed up but i can't decide if this is the best way or if I should be running 5k 3-4 times a week and bringing the time down! So frustrating

W9R1 done. Think I managed to get out in the only 45 min gap in the grotty weather today - rest of the week doesn't look much better either.

Congrats on your W8 runs Jesstar! It really does seem strange that a few weeks ago we were wondering however would we manage 5 minutes, then 8 minutes, then 10 minutes and then 20 minutes 25 minutes. And now 30 minutes is here.

Going to need a new plan soon!

Well done all! I wasn't as tired as I thought I would be so went out for W8R2 today, chose a less hilly route and it felt ok. Can't quite believe that I can now run for 28 mins!

Half what's stopping you getting back on track? Is it a physical or mental barrier? Don't worry too much if you have a break, you can still do it. Perhaps go back to what felt right and start from there?

Hope injuries are healing and motivation returns for those struggling (like me!). At least it's getting warmer.

Right. All good now, am re-starting W4 tonight. I run of an evening after work and when kids in bed. Its quieter and I find it easier to motivate myself!

waiting only 1 week to go until you're finished the plan! nice one!
@halfgirlhalfturnip you can do this!! go back a week if you have to!

hope your feet is healing sycamore, will it take a while to get back to running after this?

Good to see jess and tsoto are doing well too! this running lark isnt easy but its not impossible!!

Well done Tsotofamily Jesstar on your runs.

Halfgirl - anything we can help with? It's so very annoying to be mentally psyched up only to not be able to get out.

Welcome Lego - personally I am definitely NOT a morning person! The only time I run before breakfast is when I don't eat until after lunchtime. I much prefer to run in the evenings once the traffic has died down.

Elsie - how exciting to be nearly finished - the NHS plan I am following is 9 weeks so I still have three runs to go. Are you planning on continuing onto a 10k plan? When I ran years ago I had quite a bit of trouble with ITBS and found sports massage and the dreaded foam roller really helped.

So, W8R3 finished today. No hills. Hurrah. Although my legs felt really tired. Ran with my DD who complained her legs were heavy too, but she put it down to being on her feet all day. When we mapped the run afterwards, realised we had run quarter of a mile further than last week, but in the same time. Oops.

I run first thing simply because I wouldn't do it otherwise. Wouldn't want to run after eating either as I think it would be difficult.

Did W8D2 today so only one more day until C25K (Zenlabs) is complete. However, really annoyed because a niggling pain in knee and thighs seems to be ITBS and I don't know what to do. Advice seems to be rest and rehab. I've started rehab (realise I should have started at first twinge but ~I genuinely thought it was DOMS I was feeling). I am going to drop it down to twice a week but dont know whether even that is pushing it.

I'd like to join too... I've downloaded the app & need to get some music for it. And dig out my trainers. I'm hoping to start tomorrow or next week, as soon as I can get organised.

Question - do any of you run before breakfast? Do you find it harder, energy-wise? I've tried exercising first thing before but got really tired compared to later in the day. I work full time & have a 4 y/o so not got masses of free time...