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

Ooh lovely GfiGirl. Hope the stretches help. I've seen a heron a couple of times. Wonderful. Congrats on getting started Groovie and nice to see you back Pixie.

@MotherOfSoupDragons I love the wildlife I see in the mornings!! I feel so lucky to see it. So far a heron, 3 deer, a fox and a bunny

Morning all! W3R2 today and tried some stretching after so hopefully I won’t be as sore! Thanks for the tip on that one.

I changed from Michael to Laura but wasn’t overly happy when he started booming over my podcast

Have done W6R3. It would not have been possible to do it any slower. I managed to up the speed a tiny bit for the last few minutes though. This morning I saw long horned cattle, a buzzard, dogs, swans, rowers and a young guy fishing.

Hi All. I'm new on this thread and am doing my 2nd day of week 1. Eventually I'd like to combine this with 5:2 and lose more weight. But, right now, my aim is to enjoy progressing into getting fitter.

GFIgirl, do you do stretches after your runs? Might be worth a try. I swear by them. Would have thought walking on rest days would be a good thing, unless you're doing strenuous hiking.

Wow it's been almost a month since I last posted here, so much has moved on!

Congrats to all those who have "graduated" and good luck to everyone else!

I'm currently on W4R3 and its steady away. I noticed a few of you mention W5R3 so I had a look It's crazy to think that's only a week away

Well done on the 20 mins! That’s absolutely fantastic!

My 3 min runs were ok actually. Kind of looking forward to Saturday to see if it feels a bit easier.

Still having a lot of pain in my thighs to the point I’m taking painkillers at least once a day for them. I haven’t been taking a rest day - I’ve been walking on the rest days so wonder if my legs just need a proper rest for a day. I was thinking about trying some yoga in the house on my rest day instead.

Goforitgirl you can definitely do this, though I can only speak for up to week 6. Just done W6R2. God it was hard. Am wondering if my limit will be 20 mins and I'm not meant to achieve 30mins/5K. Someone up thread said they found W6 hard. Will go back and see who it was and where they're up to now.

W8R1 tonight, it went better than I thought it would, the last few minutes I found really easy, but in all fairness - I was running downhill.

Got a few insect bites tonight, though.

W8R2 planned for Saturday morning or possibly Friday evening. Going away for work on Sunday, so might not get running while there. Hope to finish C25K by 30th July, it's going to be tight.

Jumping in for support I started in May last year in an effort to lose weight for my wedding. I was so impressed with myself as I really put the effort in and got to week 6 run 2 but the heatwave hit, I missed a few days, turned into a few weeks...

So now the wedding is over with and the honeymoon is approaching in a couple of months. I’ve managed to put back on almost all the weight I lost before the wedding in the space of 8 weeks so I need to move! Jumped back in at week 4 and it was killer so back to week 3 and have managed run 1 and 3 this week. Hoping you ladies will keep me motivated to get to the end this time!

W3R1 for me tomorrow. Someone tell me I can do it! Just can’t imagine DOUBLING how much I’m running.

Hope everyone is doing well this week

How's everyone getting on this week? I've had 2 days off and am due to do W6R2 tomorrow. I've felt very lethargic for the last 2 days and have hardly moved so it will be interesting to see how I get on. And it's raining.

Ouch. It's weird how people feel it in different places. I've got a sore spot on the outside of my right ankle. No bruise but it's been sore for weeks.

W2R3 for me and my inner thighs are really achey, it’s almost like a period pain

W7 done :) Today was definitely not my day, already felt a bit meh when I went out, around 7 minutes my calves started complaining (they usually do) and didn't stop (they usually do), but I managed to persevere.
On the cool down walk I had to make way for some mountain bikers who nearly ran me over and managed to step into some stinging nettle.
Came home, had a shower and somehow cut myself on my hip with the razor - I only wanted to get it behind my back to wash it out, something I must have done hundreds of times. It's only a graze, just a 15cm long one.
I think for the rest of today, I'll just not move from the sofa for health and safety purposes until I have to go to bed.

W8R1 planned for Wednesday :)

W7R1 done! Looks like from here on out it's nonstop running for 25-30 minutes for the remainder of the program. Beginning to believe the finish line is in sight... 😮

W6R1 today. Think it was a good idea to reduce run length to consolidate. Am going away in a week or so. Has anyone alternated between outside running and using a treadmill? Think there will be one in the hotel gym. It will be too hot to run outside. Not sure how I'll handle it.

W7R2 this morning, had to walk at one point for just about a minute as I suddenly found myself very close to some stags and I didn't want to startle them lest they come charging at me. Once they knew I didn't mean harm, they continued grazing.

Just a walk day for me today as it’s rest day and wanted to measure out a new route. I think with a few tweaks it could be the length I need. At the moment I’m doubling back on myself and would much rather a loop!

Well done to everyone who ran today

Well done to you Mother and everyone else making strides this week.

I am proud to say I managed W6R3 this morning. 25 minutes of non-stop running(!!). How the hell did I get here?? I tailwalked/jogged (with DH) my way through a parkrun only a month and a half ago, and it took me over 50 minutes because I couldn't run more than a minute at a time.

Well done everyone. I have done two of the w9 runs this week. I also found week 6 an absolute killer, it definitely is the come down after the euphoria of running for twenty whole minutes at the end of week 5. Just keep going with the programme. I did my second park run this morning and ran the whole way. I was struggling to run for 60 seconds 10 weeks ago. Keep the faith.

Have just done W5R3. Am so chuffed. I started so slowly I was more bobbing up and down than moving forward but I did it. Half way through my cool down walk i even felt as if i could run a few more minutes. Didn't though. One more normal week to hopefully do W6 before holidays start to make things more complicated. Good luck Vagndidit and anyone else going out today.

Good luck you as well, Sharp and Mother! Keep on truckin' ;)

@Vagndidit my next one is w6d3 but I probably cannot fit it in until Monday so am worried that I will really struggle. Have done four consecutive days already this week and normally swim on a Friday morning and then go to boot camp on Saturday and Sunday mornings and I am one of those people who can only do this programme first thing.

Let me know how it goes. I will be thinking of you and willing you round.