C25K

Hey Runners! How are you?

Good work @WhenCanISleepAgain, extra kudos for continuing when you didn't want to! I hope you're extra proud of your efforts!

Well done, @whynot93. I like running in the rain, but only up to a point!

Great work @BigFatBloomers! Getting through that 25 mins is a total game-changer!

Hey @PetraDelphiki, sorry to hear you were ill. Hope you've managed to get going again. Take it steady - you might want to start right at the beginning again but find you can zip through faster?

How did your run go, @Studentnurse92? Well done for getting back on it!

I did W9R2 earlier in the week (glad I checked the weather - it was heinous last night!) and for the finale my running group have organised a timed 5K 😱. I think I can do it in about 37mins, but I'm not usually a morning runner, so I'm holding on to that for my excuse! 😂

I've just signed up for the December Race At Your Pace (I think I saw it on here or on the proper runners thread). I'm a bit worried that without the program, I'll lose motivation & momentum. So I've committed to doing 25 miles in December. Which should be entirely achievable even if I miss runs over Xmas.

And then I'm signed up to RED January too...! Anyone else?

Hi guys!
I’m about to go out and do week 2 run 1. I started in May but got a chest infection after finishing week 2 and never picked it back up. I worked out that during week 1 run 3 I covered 3km which I’m happy with! My ultimate aim is to run a whole park run at some point.

I’ve loved reading your posts, so motivating!

Oh no Petra - flu nailed me last time I tried C25 too. The downside of starting in the autumn I guess.

I’ve been floored by flu for 2 weeks so probably back to square one :-(

W7r1 yesterday. I can’t believe I can now run 25 mins without stopping.
It’s not fast but I don’t stop.
Need to stay motivated for r2 tomorrow. Monday runs are with a group and it’s much harder to get out on my own.

Well done everyone for sticking with it.

Week 3 R1 done 🙌 shocking weather conditions here by the seaside but I have found I like running in the rain.

Thanks Domestic and congratulations! I accidentally took a week off. I ran W6R1 yesterday and found it very hard going - was very tempted to give up but kept going.

Thought I’d posted last night but clearly not!

Domestic I’m with you - I’ll be gone in 3 weeks. How did that happen?!

W6R3 last night. Felt good and found the cool down walk hard

I did have a bit of pain in my left knee when walking (fine running). Are the clam exercises ok to do with that?

How's it going, runners? Still going?
I'm starting week 9 tonight. I'm a bit sad it's nearly over. (Which is not something I thought I'd ever think!)

Thank you DomesticAnarchist I'm sure Sarah Millican would be mildly amused to know just how many times I've told her to fuck off

Amazing, @5SecondsFromWilding! You're doing so well! You should be so proud of yourself! I'm proud of you!

So I, a 14.5st+ woman who's never run for a full minute in her entire existence, finished wk6 today. I don't really know how I've managed it I've never stuck to exercise in my life. I don't wake up motivated, I sort of trick myself into going out by putting on my running gear, doing the school run, then not allowing myself to sit down until I run. And once I've started, though I really want to stop and am finding it really hard, I just carry on. Strangely, I've only ached afterwards twice: w1r1, and after the jump to 16 minutes in total at w4r1. It's the fatigue that kills me: I'm really not used to it. But if I can do 25 minutes, I can do 30. So I'm going to finish the program if it kills me.

Well done @whynot93! I agree, running in the rain is surprisingly good!

Excellent @PhannyMcNee! Slow and comfortable is what I'm aiming for!

W8R2 done. I did proper stretching first (Adrienne's per-run 7 min yoga on YouTube) and I think it made a huge difference. No heavy legs this time. And the lovely warm mizzle was just lush! And I did an extra 2 mins after the 28 were up because I was feeling pretty good. Then I checked my HR and found I was red-lining pretty bad and decided I'd better stop before it exploded or something!

Well done Sleepymouse

I’ve just done W6R2, better late than never . It felt ok, slow but comfortable. Hoorah!

*rain!!

W3R3 done this morning in serious mist/fog down by the sea.. I actually quite like running in the run.

Well done @sleepymouse!

I need to not bail out of doing W8R2 later after work#2! It's a bit mizzly out, and warm, so should be lovely!

W9R2 finished this morning, I've started doing a slow jog through the 5 min warm up then running for a distance of 5km, so not really sticking with the program but feeling good about my running.

Well done to all those who have started and continue through the program, I'll be working on keeping motivation up and continuing to get up and run regularly

I got the podcast NHS Couch to 5K+ @DomesticAnarchist. I don't know if it's on the app as well.
Far too late to head out tonight @PhannyMcNee. Better to rest and go out another day than struggle out tonight and put yourself off.

Thanks @CanIKondo, and well done! Where can I find the C25K+ stepping stones?

It's deffo too late to run tonight @PhannyMcNee. Enjoy your hike tomorrow. Friday night run?

I think you should stay CanIKondo, if I ever finish I’ll probably hang around! Missed today’s run - having to work my normal day off then first aid training tonight. I’ve just got in and am really not fancying it :-(

Tomorrow I’m on a night hike with scouts so won’t be running tomorrow evening either.

Hi @DomesticAnarchist. I survived! I did the C25K+ stepping stones which gets you running for 30 mins but faster. Basically you run in time to the music and it speeds up as you go through. I found it fast at the beginning but then settled into it ok, except for the bits where I had to go up hill as normally I think I would have slowed down, but felt I needed to keep my pace up. It is definitely a fair bit faster than I was running, and felt like I'd had a good work out by the end, and sore legs after. Hoping to go out again tomorrow - work permitting.
I hope it's ok to keep posting on here for a while. I don't feel confident enough or enough of a runner to move over to a general running thread and I definitely need the encouragement of reading about how everyone is doing.

I'm hoping to start this week.

Well done @CanIKondo, how was it? I'm starting to think about what I'll do after the C25K, and though I think I'll keep going out with the local club, I think I need another app to give me structure between club runs.

Has anyone heard of that kind of app? Not really a 5-10k, but something that'll help the 5k get easier and maybe even faster?!

Well done @BigFatBloomers and @PhannyMcNee, I know what you mean by life getting in the way though!

Evening all

I’ve finally got off my arse, ditched my excuses and done W6R1. Not as bad as I thought, perhaps the 3 week break helped. Found after the 8 minute run that I didn’t really want to walk but I did.

Going to see how the week progresses but I’m hoping to be able to stick to my Mon, Weds & Fri schedule. Life is in the habit of getting in the way at the moment unfortunately!