C25K

Thanks WCISA Glad to not be too achy this morning.
I know what you mean about the thought of being able thato run for 30mins.
Determined to get out early tomorrow for my next run. Sounds like you’ll always be one ahead of me.

That’s great BigFatBloomers! I just did W1R2 this morning. I was surprised at how manageable it feels for far but then hard to believe I’ll be running 30 mins in just a matter of weeks!

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Can I join you all? I did W1R1 this morning for the first time and I'm happy to say it wasn't as bad as I'd feared. I'm overweight and very unfit but I walk the dog everyday so I guess that must have given me a basic level of fitness.

I'm doing it as part of a group but need to make sure I keep my motivation up for the inbetween sessions.

W6R3 this morning. First run where it felt really cold and then it started raining and wished I had my hat and gloves! Proud to have managed 25 minutes.
Well done to all the runners! Keep going!

W8r2 today felt really hard for some reason :-( ho hum! At least I finished!

Afternoon - has another week of nonsense so ended up doing W2R3 on Monday and not starting W3 until this morning. But I'm still going so that's good

Thanks WhenCanISleepAgain good to find someone else in the same boat! Good luck as you work through the program.

Thank you @fishfingersandketchup and good work on almost finishing week 2! I think we may be in a similar place. I’ve done C25K before too but have never started this far back and this overweight. I found C25K very effective before in motivating me to be healthier and so it is a good feeling to get started again, even if I had to drag myself out the door this morning!

Hi WhenCanISleepAgain I am a newbie too, well I've done it before but not for ages and ages and I'm a lot heavier these days I have just completed Week 2 run 2. Good to have some support on this thread! I agree that it feels good to actually be doing something.

I joined this thread a week ago but have only just now run W1D1. Feels good to have made a start!

Great progress PetraDelphiki, you're so close to running for 30 minutes now! Hills are good practice generally. I always avoid hills if I can though!

W8r1 today - there must have been earthquakes overnight because I’m sure there were more hills on my route than usual!!!

Really interesting reading through these last few posts. In a previous life, I could run 5k in just over 30 minutes. That was 10 years ago and I was 3 stone lighter. I am relieved to read that I'm not actually aiming for 5k by the end of the program. I'm about to start week 2 tomorrow so even running for half an hour without stopping seems a very distant goal right now! But I am feeling more motivated than I have for a long time, so my determination will have to carry me through when the going gets tough.

"Couch to a 30 minute run" doesn't have the same ring to it.

The "patter" in the coaching on the NHS app/podcasts do explain that the clear aim of the program is to run for 30 minutes. Distance covered is never mentioned in the entire 9 weeks of coaching.

By the end of Week 9 you'll be able to run non-stop for 30 minutes. That's a massive achievement!

You're not aiming to run 5K with the program Am I missing something? I thought that was the whole point and why it was called couch to 5K rather than couch to 30 minutes

You're not aiming to run 5K with the program @eatyourveg, so worry not!

The aim of C25K is to teach you to be able to run non-stop for 30 minutes. You'll definately be able to do that by the end of Week 9. The aim is made clear that it's teaching you to run for a set amount of time, not at set distance.

Not many people are covering anywhere near 5km in 30 minutes when they finish. Some men might because they naturally have faster paces, but a 30 minute 5km time for a woman is fast, it's way past a mere "light jog" which C25K teaches you.

When you can run for 30 minutes at the end of the program, then you decide what to do next:

• just do a half hour run a few times a week for your heart health but don't bother about time or distance covered
• extend your 30 minute run to 35 minutes, then 40 minutes, then 45 minutes and so on
• track your distance and aim to increase the distance covered by 0.5km by running for longer each week.

My first 5km run took me just under 42 minutes.

Not sure I am going to make it to 5K I did W6r2 this morning and put a distance tracker on my phone. I only did 3.15km Presumably the only way to get the distance up is to run faster but I don't think I would finish if I went any quicker and I am knackered by the end as it is! Had thought I needed a floor to couch programme before the C25K and think this might be proof

Thank you both

If you download the podcast FanciedAChangeToday then it doesn't use any data to play it back. Then use the music app on your phone to play it. It's Samsung Music on my phone, others phones will have similar manufacturers music apps.

I downloaded the nhs one as a podcast so no data. I use an iPod rather than my phone.

W2 finished - ready for week 3 to start Weds

Hi all have just restarted c25k today, do d it 2 years ago and was amazed how it worked! I expect it's been asked a hundred times (sorry) but what's the best app that has music built in that I can download please? The NHS one is ok but needs my data on the run to use it, do they all? Thanks X

Ended up doing w7r2 on a treadmill today...couldn’t work out if it was easier or harder!!! Definitely less fun and far far worse psychologically actually seeing the speed/distance counters!

Popping back in to hopefully add some motivation

I graduated a few weeks ago and lost my running mojo for a while without an app prompting me to run. Anyhow, just been out and managed 5km in 34 minutes. Each time i run, I'm getting a tiny bit faster - the first time I carried on running after C25K said "that's it", 5km took me 38 minutes. And I swear there were bits when I was barely moving forward because my legs were so tired!

Now, I can manage 4k fairly easily, so my focus is on those last 7 minutes and building up stamina so that it gets a bit easier. 3 months ago, I struggled to run for 3 minutes!

Fan-fucking-tastic @fedup2017! That is absolutely awesome, you are right to be proud of yourself!!

Hello all.
I just thought I'd pop in because I'm feeling really proud of myself.
8 weeks ago I was knackered after 1minute of running.... My 11 year old literally was running rings around me!
Today I did my first post graduation run. I just kept going and ran for 3.5 miles without stopping!!! It took 39 minutes so I won't win any races but I can't believe I ran/jogged the whole bloody thing.
I feel a bit giddy and already planning moving towards 10k
For those of you starting out-you can do it! If I can anyone can :)