New year C25K. Anyone care to join me?

Good luck for Parkrun tomorrow @Iwannasnack !

Oh @LegoCaltrops sorry to hear you're still suffering, I do hope you're feeling better soon and your employer sees how unreasonable their ways of dealing with illness are!

@Esssa well done on your run group run! How's strava working out for you?

Well, W5R3 DONE!! So pleased with myself, didn't stop at all and really thought I would have to. Am a little worried that at my current pace though it would take me nearly an hour to do 5k??!!! Sticking with it though, I will get there!

Well I didn't die or injure myself so that's good. And I wasn't last either! 8 minute runs x3 and I did it without stopping. So pleased with myself.

Hope you are feeling better today lego

Not so much, BazingaBaby. I got sent home from work yesterday due to another migraine (I'd refused to leave as I am worried about my sickness absence record - am already on a disciplinary for it). My manager basically overruled me, called a taxi & put me in it, despite my being improved by then... she did promise it won't count as sick leave though, on this occasion only. Really annoying as I'd just started to feel like I was enjoying running & I've had about 9 days off so I'll probably start back at week 1 & see how I feel after 1 run. Don't want to overdo it. Grr. I think I'm going to try again this weekend - migraines permitting! Cross your fingers for me...

On the plus side, we might be challenging the sickness policy at work. It's ridiculous & frankly discriminatory against anyone with chronic illness.

W6r1 done here too. It was a struggle, think I was a bit cocky after managing 20mins on Tuesday that I started too fast. The last 5 mins was all uphill which nearly killed me!
I'm attempting a park run on Saturday so that's my next run.

Good luck @Essa that sounds amazing.
W6R1 done. Phew

Strava it is then Bazinga. Will give it a go and report back tho my fitbit has played nicely the last twice I was out.

W4r1 is horrible! I struggled so much with the last 5 minute run. I didn't push myself like the end of last week, just steady away because I knew it was longer. My lungs didn't like it much and neither did my ankles and lower leg. I remember concentrating on my thigh muscles like they were the only thing keeping me going!

I should be repeating it tomorrow but I've organised to go join a local running group who do 5 weeks to 5k. Definitely seems a bit ambitious and I'll do my c25k at home but at least it gives me someone to run with. Sarah on the app is lovely but she doesn't converse well!

Think I may be crackers but I'll find out tomorrow night. It's their w3r1 tomorrow but out of 5 weeks not 9. Don't think they are too strict about it tho. I hope not!

Ooo once you get the app everything is there. I prefer it to the fitbit yoga app which had a subscription service.

@LegoCaltrops I hope you're feeling better now??

@BWatchWatcher well done on W5R3!! And you too @GottaGetThisDone !

Welcome IWanna. Well done on your running! I run in cropped joggers I bought about 2 yrs ago in M&S, a running top from Decathlon and a hoodie (whichever covers my wibbly bits best haha). I think comfort is most important and since I'm still quite overweight definitely not ready for Sweaty Betty yet!!

Did W5R2 tonight and managed although didn't run as far as I did on my last run? Pace seems to be increasing slowly per week though so I'm happy. Think I'll be downloading that Yoga App on friday (gotta wait for payday), do you have to buy workouts or is it all available once you've got the app??

Thanks bwatch. Decathlon is where I went yesterday without much success. Bought a short sleeve top but found the leggings were all a bit see through. Was looking online last night and might order some from m&s to see what they're like.

Hi!
I went to Decathlon and bought cheap stretchy leggings, socks, short sleeve wicking top and long sleeve top. Ooo and running bra, best bought off ebay.
Decathlon is v cheap and wears well.

Welcome Iwannasnack! It's a great feeling ticking off wk5r3, isn't it, especially if you've not tried running before and doubted that you would ever run further than a bus stop/train station.

I was soo (not)confident that I'd do more than a couple of runs that I bought my kit from Primark (stretchy hoodie with thumb holes and some vile shiny leggings). I have padded trainer liners (though I recently bought some running liners (only because my old socks are wearing through). I am running in Nike Free I bought ages ago. I probably ought to get new shoes if I start doing 5k a run.

I have been varying my route (nosy runner who likes to explore) so I often end up bumping into friends or running errands whilst out after about 9am. I now tend to wear some Lands End jogging bottoms or some old Uniqlo ponte (thick and stretchy anyway) trousers. They seem to be good at coping with drizzle in the wind and I look comparatively normal.

If it is chilly I wear a gillet or a fleece. I've also invested in a waistbelt to hold my phone/carrier bag/key and credit card and a few coins.

The world isn't quite ready for my body to be clad head to toe in Sweaty Betty!

Hello. Mind if I join you? I've been lurking for a while but completed w5 r3 today and starting to actually feel I may almost be a runner!
With that in mind I went to buy myself some proper running gear today and failed miserably. Running tights and leggings that showed every dimple of cellulite
What do you all run in? I'm keen to get out of my tracksuit bottoms that I bought when I was pregnant!!

wk 5 r3 done!

@CaptainBrandPants thanks again for suggesting the yoga studio app. The yoga for runners is brilliant. I do the 5 or 10 minute session when I get home and it really helps.

Done! Phew!!! Thanks @Bazingababy! Your turn now :)

Go @BWatchWatcher !

Right w5, r3 herr we go.

Lego, I hope the headaches are now a distant memory. I've skipped a number of days between runs (so I am on wk6 after 8 weeks). I've found that a couple of extra days' rests haven't really affected my progression. Just remember to stick to the sequence of runs for the run day you need to complete.

I hope Bbwatch and Bazing sail through wk5r3 (I'm only a week ahead). I was tempted to repeat r2 but I figured there was no shame in getting the app to do run3 and see how I felt after 8 minutes.

Oddly enough I've found wk6r1 harder (possibly because I was tired, but also because I found that I had upped my pace because I was so astonished I'd done a 20 minute run).

I think I'm planning to declare myself ready to run with my school mum's group after Easter

Happy injury-free running this week everybody!

I wonder if anybody does a "couch to, say, 500m" for swimming?

@Esssa Strava is fab, I've used it for cycling on my old phone (had a mount for it but not got one for my new phone) and it was really easy to use. Has an auto pause function too iirc that helps if you need to stop and catch your breath or stretch etc. Worth a try and you might be able to link it in with your Fitbit?

@LegoCaltrops hope you're feeling better soon!

I've had to take a few days off, had a really bad patch of migraines. So annoying, I'm hoping to get back out tomorrow. I'll probably go back a week, I had only just started W3 though.

Week 3 finished with an extra 3 minute run at the end! Can't believe it's going so well so far, famous last words maybe...

Bazinga I've had a quick look at the jawbone app but I already have a fitbit alta hr so would prefer to use that. It's tracking ok if I stick to roads not parks :/ I'm tempted to download endomondo or strava and see what they are like but I want as few apps as possible as my phone is getting old and slow!

Well done everyone else. It's nice to know Im not on my own even though I run alone. Would be nice to have a buddy sometimes. There is a running group in the next village once a week so I'm tempted by that after week 5 or 6 once I'm running decent amounts.

Thanks BWatchWatcher

Well done on the running BWatchWatcher and Bazingababy

@BWatchWatcher what days do you run?? How was W5R3?? I'm scared of that one! It'll be Friday for me

Hi!
I managed to get out yesterday. So on to w5r3.
Phew. I need to find a way to run more during the week.
Well done @Bazingababy! That's super!
Sending healing vibes @Tsotofamily. 4 kids and 2 dogs 🐶:) you probably never get to see your couch!

Thanks for the kick btw @Tsotofamily xx