C25K really works

@TimeIhadaNameChange the thought of running 30 minutes seems impossible! But I'm hoping that if I keep at it I'll be where you are

happytobemrsg - for me the half marathon is definitely all down to the C25K. I started it last November, finished in Feb, followed it with a similar, but harder, programme and have just kept going. Honestly, if you'd told me when I started that I'd have signed up to a half by now I would have said you were ga-ga!

And don't worry about being too slow, it's better to go slower than the slowest you thought was possible and keep running for all the sections, than going faster and having to stop. Speed and endurance will come, just trust the programme.

I can't believe you're really thinking about doing a half marathon @athingthateveryoneneeds. Is that all down to C25k? DH has always wanted to do the Great North Run with me but it seems a pipe dream

@BrassicaBabe we have a Nordictrack treadmill & it's fab. Not sure what it cost

Is it too late to join? I just did my first run! Phew. I'm running on a treadmill at home so my walk was 5 & my run was 8. Not sure if that's too slow or not 😐 I had DS in June 16 & there is only so long I can blame my weight on me having "just had a baby". I've started doing 2x PT sessions a week & hoping to add this to my exercise plan. My aim is to lose about 10lb through PT but get fitter through C25k. I get out of breath so quickly.

You are right. Heaps of treadmills on FB and eBay. Just don't know which brand to go for....

2 seconds off my 5k PB! 2 whole seconds folks! But on the upside I managed that despite doing some walking. I pushed the first km then had to walk, so 2km was slow. 33.32 mins.

Around £100 down south for a decent used motorised one.

Brassica - could you try FB, Gumtree or the like?

I've had enough with this weather! I want a treadmill at home. Don't want a really cheap one. Don't want a really expensive one. Got any tips or suggestions?

My "run" is a jog anyway so maybe once I have completed it I can do that. The last time I done c2 5k I got injured quite a bit and I think it was because I skipped the warm ups

I'm running 25 minutes solidly now so am pleased with that as it's only been 5 weeks since I started (although I have completed week 6 now as run every other day not three times a week) but I still run so slow! I am averaging about 8:20 /km on the runs.... covering 4.3km in the whole podcast with warm up and cool down walks.... it's going to be a while until I can run 5k....

I'm not that fast. And anyway, it would be nice knowing that someone I knew was doing it too, even if we didn't run it together, per se. Just met up at the beginning, and afterwards. I found it really helped doing my first parkrun knowing there were two other MN newbies joining me in spirit somewhere in the country.

No pressure, though!

athing - please do! It would be good to have someone suffering with me!!!

That sounds lovely, Brassica - I'm sure it will be lovely running with both DTwins next week.

Thanks for mentioning the Race at your Pace thing - I'd entered it for April and sending results in was one of the many things on my to-do list for today, and it had gone completely out of my head. Done it now!

I have also, scarily enough, entered the Great Scottish Run half marathon in September! Eeeeeeeek!!!!!! If anyone feels like joining me please do! I've also entered the ballot for London next year, but doubt I'll get a place there. We'll see!

ThisIsTheFirstStep - good luck for today. It will be fine, I promise. Trust me, 6 months ago I hated running, couldn't run for toffee and had no intention of ever starting. I appear to have slipped into a parallel universe since!

I'm going to start this tomorrow!

Wish me luck!!! I'm ok on a bike but hopeless at running.

Glad you're still with us Time. I was worried you'd run off into the distance 😄

I've got a little behind with my mental schedule. Rained all day Friday, too busy Saturday and Sunday. So should be doing a "long run"'tomorrow (thankfully I'm part time) but I'm not running in the forecast wind and rain!! I hate the wind more than the rain

I did my first Parkrun yesterday. Bloody loved it. I was with my six year old DT1. So we were v slow. Initially I thought the whole setup was a bit weird, a bit cult-like. But once we set off I could see how friendly everyone was. Fast runners lapping us thanked us for getting trip-hazard child out of their way and gave encouraging comments. The speed walker behind us made "I'm catching you up" comments which spurred DT on. And Marshalls cheering us on gave DT a running boost. Then having results on the internet have DT1 real pleasure. It was good all round! I think DT1 has persuaded DT2 to join us next week!

Then a couple of glasses of wine in me and I've signed up to 25 miles for May in "race at your pace"

#suchfun

Arcadia I found my hips hurt for the first couple of weeks. I made sure I did a decent stretch routine afterwards which seemed to help. I always do the 5 min warm up/down too. It went away after the first couple of weeks.