C25k / couch to 5k - Spring 2019 new starters. All welcome!

nomnom that’s my run tomorrow and I feel the same as you - feels like it’s going to be impossible!

MyGhast, I hope your ankles settle. You’re right not to push it.

I’m just into W5 and the whole thing has been pretty awful every slow step of the way. So own up, who’s been hiding my endorphin rush?

I stagger on thinking ‘come on Laura love, it must be the last minute by now’, and I grit my teeth and keep on going. I’m reasonably sure I will make it to 8 minutes. But I cannot think how I am going to keep on from 8 minutes to 20.

Are we all absolutely sure it’s not a typo, and really W5R3 is 10 minutes and a cup of tea?

Hi all, I'm on week 7 now!
Feels crazy that I have gone from no running at all to running for 25 mins straight.
Good luck to all!! And just believe in yourself, it's more mentally challenging I find!

@NomNomNominativeDeterminism I honestly thought the endorphins thing was a huge myth. But then I did my W3R1 and the buzz was incredible. I've had to stop at W5 because I've injured my ankles and I'm genuinely missing it and can't wait to run again. I never thought I'd feel like that. Hang in there!

I find running for 20 minutes solid much easier than stopping and starting

Also, how much exercise do you have to do to get one of these endorphin rushes I’ve heard about? Or is that just a myth to lure the unwary into running shoes?

Hmm, I came to check whether the plan for W5R3 was an administrative error - they must have mixed it up with a W9 W6 run, right? Argh wrong, I see. How, when running for 5 minutes is SO HARD, does anyone make a leap to 20 minutes? I can just about imagine clinging on for 8 minutes. But 20?????

I had knee twinge last week but I know it's an old injury. I had a 3 day break which helped.
I've just done another 25 min run. After a busy day gardening it was quite tiring! But I managed it

Has anyone else started getting knee pain doing C25K? I just did W3R2 and it was great fitness-wise but my knees have started hurting a bit over the last few runs. I'm not sure whether to keep pushing on or whether I'm doing damage and should stop. I'd be gutted to stop.

I repeated a run on Wk3 before moving onto wk4 which I think helped.

I was planning on doing another run on wk4 this morning but thought sod it and did wk5 r1 instead. Glad I did but will probably repeat it on Tuesday, will see how I feel.

Hi @gingajewel well done! Don't feel disheartened. I've repeated quite a few of the runs. Just move onto the next week when you feel you can. Each week needs to be a proper challenge so don't be afraid to move up. I'm on W5R2 and really surprised how far I've come. I did a Junior Parkrun with my DS this morning and jogged most of the way round. It's inconceivable to think I only started running for the first time ever about 8 weeks ago!! Keep going!!!

Hi 👋 all! Im on week three of the couch to 5k and up until now have been running round my (fairly small) garden! Today I bit the bullet and went out and did my final time on week three.....and it was so much harder than running around my garden!! I am thinking of respecting a few sessions of week three so I feel confident running the three minutes...... has anyone else had to repeat a week this early? I’m feeling a little disheartened!

I started parkwalking before I started c25k. I had hoped to do w1r2 as the second lap of parkrun yesterday- using the walk to the car as the cool down, but dd had d and v yesterday so I couldn't go. Got a full day today, and tomorrow, wondering if I can fit a run in early on Tuesday!

@crumpet not sure. Maybe! I haven't actually done one. I'm going to get a bit further through C25K (W5R2 at the moment) before I try a parkrun but don't want to make a tit of myself!!

@Fazackerley that is very good to know - thank you, and well done!!

sanity yes everyone bombs off but i was left with the walkers! And then overtook lots once i started running. It's fine.

Sanity, can you park your car a bit further away and use the distance to do the warm up/ down walks?

That's amazing!!! Well done 👏👏👏

W6R3 done! 25 mins and I loved it! Can't believe I can

@Fazackerley well done! I'm tempted to attempt a 5K as part of my C25K but worried that if I do the 5 minute walk at the start of the course that I'll be the only one left there and look like a prat! How many people were walking the first bit with you? (If I've understood it correctly!)

A bit late to the party but hope it's OK to join. I've done w1r1 and w1r2 and will be doing w1r2 tomorrow. Going to go back and read through the thread fully now!

Nutbiscuit, you're 1 step ahead of me, planning w2r3 tomorrow. We can do it I'm so scared that if I miss a day ill lose all interest but so far so good

Oops @JPDuck didn't mean to miss you out. Well done on running the 25 minutes 😊🏃

@Fazackerly well done 🎉🥇🏆

@Nutbiscuit well done on completing wk2. You'll be fine...just keep going. You can do it!

Hope everyone else is doing well.

Well done @NutBiscuit ... I've just done my first 25 min runs, am amazed I can do it.

@NutBiscuit - you can do it - believe in the programme, 👍🏻🏃🏼‍♀️

Just finished week 2!! Not looking forward to running for 3 minutes on Monday