Anyone planning to start c25k in the post Christmas period?

@shoobydoo123 any idea how you go about finding the groups?

I did Week 1 run 1 yesterday! For those worrying - I'm obese (16stone) and haven't done any form of exercise in about 5 years an and managed it fine! Just take it slow and enjoy the fresh air. I was worried about looking daft at my size but no one gave two figs and there were loads of people out running!

If you’re thinking of doing C25k please consider your local running club! I help run/lead C25k for ours and we’re a motley crew of shapes, size and ages ...but truth be told mainly overweight ladies in their 30s - 50s ( of which I’m one) .

If you commit to a group then you’re more likely to see it through and you’ll also get support from seeing how everyone is in the same boat. You also have the safety and anonymity of a group.

We’ve got 2 groups starting in January - last year we had 100+ , so why not give it a try.?

W1 R1 dome here with a very encouraging DC1 (8) who runs cross country for her school.

In the dark to minimise being seen.

carrottopper I know it seems daunting to get outside, especially in the cold, but I find that once I drag my sorry arse through the door, it's the being outside that I enjoy. You warm up really quickly and you get the benefits of a boost of sunshine ( or grey 'light'!) which really helps my mental health. Maybe give it a try a couple of times and see how you feel?

I've signed up to do it in Jan with a local running group, and I'm super nervous... No idea why because I completed it only a few months ago with a friend but then tried a couple of parkruns and they were disastrous! The second time I only made it about 800m before lungs gave up

I'm not a natural athlete, never will be, but would love to at least be able to run short distances fairly comfortably/consistently.

Me! I've downloaded the nhs app, just need to wait for the DC to go back to school on the 6th jan... I aim to lose 2 stone this year and would like to do most of that by summer.

@tattyheadsmum my 'baby' is now 4 and 3st on here too. I am fairly active - always 10K+ steps per day - but it obviously isn't enough for the amount of cake food I eat!

Doing a long dog walk tomorrow with a dog who is lovely but pulls and pulls at the lead, hopefully will give me some practice for running.....

Can c25k be done running around the house at home? I have quite a long lounge. I don't fancy running outside and don't have a treadmill

Me! I'm super cross with myself because at one point I was running half marathons. Over the past two years teaching full time and family have really worn me down and so i petered out to the odd 5k, running a bit everyone now and then and then nothing. I'm now 1.5 stone heavier and unfit. Asthma has also returned.

Me! And this feels like just the thread I was looking for. Can you still blame baby weight when your baby is 3.5??! I've put on 3 stone in 3 years after I started working from home and I still have the "baby weight" too. I'm short, so it really shows. Right, just going to find my probably hideously tight gym gear. Good luck everyone!

Me! Thinking about it but not keen on the idea of running outside

I’m going to start from week 3 I think as I’ve still run intermittently and have done a couple of parkrun in between. My Bluetooth headphones arrived today so am definitely out pounding those pavements in a day or two!

I’m out tomorrow too W1R1 and I’m nervous of being seen- none of my running gear fits me so I’m just going to have to squeeze into something!

I am!

Planning on starting tomorrow. Never got past week 3 before. Am morbidly obese so running is in fact a very very slow jog but really want more fresh air and exercise in my life.

I am! I need to see a physio first though.

I'm on week 7 already. Started it in November, after a year off running. I thought I'd never run again after developing terrible plantar facitis and like stillbe falling a lot. The local Runners World shop did a fantastic gait analysis and fitting and sorted me out with new running shoes, and (Fingers crossed) I've been fine since. Once I get out running ( alone, with a podcast, on the fields) I love it and feel on top of the world when I'm done!

Best of luck all I'm determined to increase my fitness this year. I'm 42 and want to do all I can to head into a healthy, active middle age.

I'm hoping to start when the DC are back at school too! Or pop one of them in a buggy and take them with me. DP is too unhelpful to volunteer to have them both

I'd love to do Parkrun (mostly walking at the moment!) but again, no-one will look after the DC. I used to really enjoy going to the gym but now I am fat and stuck at home!

Me! I have the app, I have read what I need to do. I'm waiting for kids to be back at school, then I will start without witnesses.

Thanks @TwinsTrollsAndHunz I’ve downloaded week 1 (I miss Laura). I am going to make a start in the next few days!

I’ve been thinking of something like this as I feel lazy and fat after second baby. Had a brief flirt with running about 5 years ago and enjoyed but have never done any races etc. Is there a c25k website then with all the details? Would be good to have buddies.

Me, although I completed it in September so just going to start again at week 6... supposed to be doing. 10k on Valentine's Day then the great north run in September 🙈🙈🙈 I lost a stone and a half but have put at least half a stone back on do need to get that off ASAP then another stone for a summer wedding as ordered a dress in the sales that I adore but would make look like a stuffed sausage if I were to wear it now