New year C25K. Anyone care to join me?

Haha Tsoto I do hope you get chance to rest it up, have a cuppa and a sit down

I did make it off the sofa and Wk5R1 is DONE! Bloody loved it, had a stoopid grin on my face at the end of the last 5min run Am still scared of the rest of Wk5 but not giving up now!

Bazingababy - it's sore but nothing a few days rest won't heal, well I say a few days rest as much as possible with 4 kids and 2 dogs lol x

I'm hoping you've left the sofa by now, if not here's a kick up the bump to get you moving

Thanks @BWatchWatcher. How're you getting on this week?

@Tsotofamily how's your ankle? I hope it's not too hurt for you xx

Am struggling with leaving the sofa today!!! Someone send a rocket to shift me!!

Thanks BWATCHWATCHER - did you manage to get out today?

Well done @tsotofamily! That's still pretty fab

Done w7r3 tonight although I cut it 5 mins short I've hurt my ankle and not sure how so disappointed

W5r1 done this morning!
Must get out more but we were away and then it was just so coooold!
Hoping to go during the week and tomorrow.

Well done @Bazingababy!

@Gotta, think about when you've eaten last and how that fits with your run. Or if all else fails I've heard immodium works. I find if I drink too much water beforehand or during then I need the toilet.

Great to see everyone still getting out and running.

W7r2 done tonight. Also done 6 laps of the pool earlier whilst taking kids swimming before I would have been pooped at 2 x

Tsoto it's nice to know it's not just me!

Gotta do you go out straight after meals or drinks (big drinks)? I find I just can't handle running if I've had a meal or lots to drink in the hour or so beforehand so tend to either go out first thing while I'm 'empty' or I have to wait 90mins after my meals. It's a pain but I just can't seem to do it otherwise. Good luck with the rest of Wk5!

I did my last run of Wk4 tonight and it was surprisingly good! Am a little nervous to start Wk5 on Monday, still can't quite believe I've kept going this long, i don't feel like a runner (and to be fair I'm the slowest thing going hahaha)

Gotta yep, I've been caught that way a couple of times too! Luckily I'm usually towards the end of a run so I can shuffle home. Who was that famous female marathon runner....?

I have abandoned my earlier routine of running after dropping DD off if I've not been.... On the plus side, there is a supermarket about 4km away I can run to...grab a bit of shopping and get a bus home. Supermarkets tend to have loos too!

Good luck with the rest of wk5.

Well done everybody :)
I did w5r1 yesterday, I can't believe the words 'I really enjoy my runs' come out of my mouth but i really do enjoy c25k and get quite ansty if it is a run day and for whatever reason I can't run.

Do have a rather difficult but possible embarrassing problem, just over halfway through a run a lot of time I need the toilet and really struggle to finish sometimes, a couple of times I have had to abandon the run and pick it up again after going home. There are no facilities where I run and I am a creature of habit so loathe to change route (tho any other route would also be toilet less lol) but seriously think I need to :(

Thanks Bazing - don't know how I managed it but great feeling after its done.
I can remember feeling like that on the second and third run of a new week, the first run always felt like it was over with quickly and I didn't find the jump in minutes to bad but the following days were hard

Amazonian, my Karrimors are sooooo soft and comfy, may be worth a look in Sports Direct as they're always in there and try a few on see what feels better for you?

Welcome Chatter! Well done on starting, how're you feeling now??

Well done Madcats!! Good luck for wk6!!

Evil, I got free entry to RFL the other day and will be signing up for one too, probably also alone lol!

Esssa, have you looked at any of the Jawbone Up range? They're pretty good I hear and you can track runs I think on their app? My pace seems to stick around 11'40"/km whatever that means so I'm going to use that as my base and try to improve over time, sod it if I'm slow for now, once I can run for 30 mins I'll start trying for speed hahahaha!

Tsoto omg 25 mins! I can't imagine me ever being able to do that, you're fab!!!

I did wk4 r2 today and it hurt more but I think that's because I'd only had 1 rest day as opposed to the 2 I get over the weekend if that makes sense. We'll see how Friday goes!!!

I have a hazy recollection of what a burpee might be (best for me to blank it for the moment). Looking back, wk3 was a bit of a "let's not run today" week too....It is still quite a step up from sitting around drinking tea or wine each night! Week 4 seemed okay once I'd sorted out an app to show me how far I had run (ish).

@Esssa I think that that means you took 10 minutes to run a km (so about 6kn/hour) but I might be wrong.

I hope to hang on Tsoto's coat tails tomorrow (wk6r1)

Hi all

Welcome newcomers and well done for getting out there. In fact well done to everyonefor getting out specially in this rubbish weather.

W7r1 done today - whoop whoop 25 mins no walking

I'm an android gal bazinga so not likely to go apple! My fitbit does track but only seems to do road side runs. It wouldn't track round the country park today.
I'm still trying to understand pace. My w2r3 average was 10'56" can anyone decode it for me? I'm measuring my distance in km on the fitbit if that makes any difference.
Just done w3r1 and thankfully found it easier than I expected. Prefered having 4 runs instead of 6 and luckily my first 3 minute run was on a slight down hill so may have cheated a bit. Completed it to the letter though so I'm quite pleased.

Did W3R1 today. Felt a lot harder than week 2... I've also started doing a few Burpees in the morning. Not many, just about a dozen. And they are a bit slow, I can't jump up, more like stepping up from the plank position, but they are quite hard so I'm happy with that for now.

Personally I wouldn't compromise on running shoes. Not that cheap necessarily = bad, but you definitely need to make sure you've got something that fits properly & gives correct support.

Thanks Madcats I ran sunday, gym last night, so tonight some Ben & Jerrys! Now thats motivation!! Well done for completing week 5, I start it tomorrow! Yikes!

Welcome Chatter, any run is a good run!

I was going to suggest a running shop amazonian-happy shopping!

to motivate myself, I have signed up to do the 5k Race for Life in May! None of my friends wanted to do it, so its just me!

Bollocks!!!

seemed a good idea at the time.........

Thanks madcats I definitely agree I need more cushioning. I got some birthday money today so I'm off to a running shop tomorrow
I just walked for an hour today in very sturdy wellies and left foot was playing up a bit - wondering if all the walking I've been doing in wellies might actually be the problem??
Legs really aching today!!

Oh my giddy aunt, I did wk5r3 today! Having made the effort to get outside I was all set to repeat wk5r2 but I thought I'd give it a go. I definitely slowed down but felt REALLY chuffed. Then I bumped into a neighbour who was super encouraging (she did it a few years ago and is about a decade younger) so that was nice.

Amazonian I was going to suggest "gait analysis" (it might have changed, I suppose). Could you try thicker socks/memory foam insoles/running on grass or dirt tracks? I don't think it is a disaster to miss a couple of days. I am simply astonished how my "fitness" has built up even though I hadn't run for 4 or 5 days.

My 5 weeks have taken me 7 but one of the things I have found is that my feet started aching after switching back to hard boots/plimsoles and walking a lot that day. I am a bit of a stamper, it would seem. Insoles certainly helped my aches.

I'll be routing for you Evil; maybe promise yourself a treat after each run.

Can I join you all? Last night I went out for a run for first time in 6 years and through the hail stones I did week 1 run 1. A bit achy today but I will live (I hope)

Thanks evil and bazing I have some Asics, had a gait analysis around 3 years ago. This new problem definitely doesn't feel like plantar fasciitis - perhaps it's just my foot rebelling to the excess weight it's having to carry! They don't feel particularly cushioned or supportive though, so might look into getting some new ones.
Also did strenuous half an hour on static bike last night, so think today will be a rest day apart from fast dog walk

halfgirlhalfturnip-oh dear! I did the same after being ill, lost my motivation at week 4! been doing wee runs and just completed week 4 for the second time! Keep going!

Amazonian-I had plantar fascitis after having my baby, so I made sure I bought high-arched running trainers to support my arches. Karrimors are good for this! sports direct sell them.

Beginning week 5 tomorrow. determined to do it!!

thats after the frickin hail, thundersnow and gale force winds have buggered off!

Esssa, I track my runs on my Apple Watch and it's pretty accurate I think. The only thing I'm not keen on is it will only show me pace and not speed but I'm learning how to use the pace to keep myself steady (still think I must be the slowest ever!)

Amazonian, I bought some fairly cheap running trainers as my usual trainers were giving me sore patches and I've had no problems since I switched. What trainers have you got?

Halfgirl, you can do it! I'm determined not to give up now I've got to wk4! This is the longest I've ever stuck with anything so using you all as my inspiration.

God but Laura and the C25K soundtrack are annoying.