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

I can see the attraction of that, if only to avoid the bloody awful 'Julie' song, but I'm sticking with Laura to the end, for old times' sake.

I couldn’t be bothered listening to Laura last night so just added two mins on to the 20 mins and did that. Considering just doing my own thing from now on now that my fitness is up.

I'm enjoying wrk 6 and have the great north 5k in ten days time! Eeek!

I did W5R3. Slowly but surely. Early morning to avoid the heat. Now onto W6. Enjoying the C25k programme.

I think we've made a lot of W5R3 on here, but everyone has managed it, on the 2nd go if not the first. Not the end of the world if you don't manage it first time, but you probably will.

I did w5 r1 yesterday. Am hitting a bit of a wall with it this week, I think it's because I know that r3 is a 20 min run. I'm not sure I can do it!

Also back to school next week so I'll be doing 3 school runs per day on foot, how will I find the energy to run too?

Did W6R1 today and my ankle was fine. Hooray. It was a comfortable slow jog so hopefully I haven't lost all my fitness. Will try to mice forward quickly and see how I go. Nice to hear from others still running and posting

I'm loving reading these stories. Went out tonight and did the 25 mins run, can't remember which day I'm on but I was so happy when she said I was already half way through!

I started w7r1 today! I'm so excited! 😃

I remember I had a goal to start park run in September and now next month is only a weekish away which is a little nerve wracking. I think I'll see how this week and the next goes and then decide if I want to run on 7th September.

I'm back!!!

I've had 6 weeks off running as my DS broke up from school and I can't go out with him.

I have just come back from my first run. I've gone all the way back to the start, even though I got to W5R2 (stopped just shy of the killer long run!).

I think I'm nearly dead, but not as dead as when I started last time!! I don't have the taste of blood in my mouth/throat this time.

It's shocking how quickly I have lost fitness but it was great to be running again.

I did the Junior park run course near where I live, but after the actual event. There were lots of other Lycra clad slim fit people everywhere I definitely don't fit that category but I survived the first run back 👏👏👏

I'm retiring from Parkrun 😅 First one I just about wheezed my way to the end, 2nd today and I didn't even make it to 1k. Never have this problem running on my own lol

Didn't last long, oh well. Felt a very slight twinge and as I have a big weekend ahead decided not to risk it. Really can do without being on crutches for the next few days. Will try again on Tuesday.

Keep going vagn. Don't be downhearted. You did a bloody park run! I'm going to venture out tomorrow for the first time in 2 weeks. On the advice of my physio, I'm going back to W6R1 just to see how it feels and am hoping it will be fine and I'll be able to move on quickly. Want to be doing a park run by October.

Good going to everyone! Still feel like a fraud, like I completed the parkrun by accident (my husband was a fantastic coach and pacer and got me through it) Will be back home in the UK this weekend and hope I can keep up the momentum on home turf on my own.

Hi all! My ankles and knees are killing me. Weirdly my knuckles too so think I’m having joint issues in general tbh. Have gotten to W5R3 and wonder if the distance was just too much on my knees and ankles. Should be out today but can’t decide whether to go or give myself another day. Unsure if I’m just giving myself an extra day cos I can’t be bothered going out

💐 @MotherOfSoupDragons
I wish you a speedy recovery!

Well done @Vagndidit and @Lellochip!

I am back from my holiday and after a week's pause in running, I did the final run for week 6 today 😃

I found it a bit tough and I got stitches in the first few minutes of running out of being out of habit I guess. I am so glad I finished week 6! I think my aim now is to make sure I stick with the program and build up the habit of running again so that by sometime in September I feel confident enough to start parkruns.

Well done, park runners. My physio has said I can try a run at the end of next week but I've got to go back a few weeks. Feeling very sorry for myself.

I've been training on the park run route anyway so apart from the crowd it wasn't too different, but yes was well aware there were plenty of "proper runners" there 😆

Found I ran faster with the crowd, though tried not not - meant my athsma kicked in so today's run felt much harder than the last 5k. Not excited for next week's yet but apparently we're running it again anyway... I'd not really planned past completing it once 😅

@Lellochip how did you find it - I feel put off after the high of completing C25K - park run was like a proper running club and I felt like a fraud.

Congratulations Vagndidit 😃 I did my first park run today too, though me and running buddy did a test run earlier in the week so was actually our 2nd 5k

Still can't believe where I was 8 weeks ago

Made a very brave leap to do a parkrun with my DH this morning, a seasoned parkrunner, while in America on holiday. Completed it, albeit quite sloooow. It was tough going. I hadn't ventured past my safe 28 minute week 8 runs in the app until today. Took me 47 minutes in all but heh ho, I'll take it. I ran a 5k!!!!

@Lellochip that's exactly the kind of pep talk I need, thank you! Heading out now so fingers crossed.

Ooh, can I join this thread? Due to do week 2 run 2 tomorrow - this is my third attempt at doing C25k and the furthest I've ever got before is week 4, so I'm really trying to stick with it this time!

lookingatthings I did the 25 mins, felt very smug. Next run, had to stop after 10, have myself a minute to walk, then after another couple of minutes I gave up and sat under a tree feeling sorry for myself 😅

Next attempt was fiiine, done a few since then - all good. I think sometimes any one of a number of things can just bugger up a run but it'll be a one off. The weather, what you did/didn't drink or eat, your outfit, the position of the constellations etc.... 😄

Start your next run slow and steady, and just plod it out. You've done it before so you can definitely do it again 👍🏻