Couch to 5K - Run 1 done...

Should have said that I used my Fitbit to check distance

@choc27 before I started c25k I walked a few routes to get a 5k one, could you do that?

@Baseline2815 congratulations, and everyone else who's still going! I did w8r2 today so final week starts on Saturday! I think I will do what has been mentioned in a previous post next and plot out a 5k (can anyone tell me how to do that?!) and keep running til I complete it.
I too don't know if I want to run for much more than 30 mins so I'll see how I go with actually getting used to doing a 5k before I decide the next step!

Hi everyone, can I join? I have just completed the 25 minute run on week 6 run 3. I was slow, 3.29 K, but I did it and I’m so ridiculously proud of myself!

For my next run, I've plotted out 5km on Google Maps and I'm going to run that and just see how long it takes me to finish. Or until someone has to come and haul my body away.

I'm really happy to keep up with what I've been doing - running from home to a park and back for 30 minutes. I imagine that in a couple of weeks, it will get easier/faster and I can start adding in some intervals of faster and slower running.

I'm not really looking to do a 10k; I find that about 30 minutes of running every other day is enough for me. Once the pools reopen, I can add swimming back into the mix. I already go for a long bike ride once a week, plus long walks with the kids and dog.

Well done @Baseline2815. That's brilliant. What's next?

Well done to you, @Baseline2815 👏👏👏👏

Amazing, well done @Baseline2815

W9R3 done! Whoa. I finished the programme.

Thought I might die on this run, but anyway I finished damn thing.

This thread has been amazing support.

tibradden well done! I’m due for Wk 5 Run 2 tomorrow and am feeling apprehensive. I do run/jog slowly but am amazed I can do it at all!

Everywhere is hilly here but some bits are hillier than others. It’s OK to know which are easier routes and which are harder and run accordingly, I think. I’ve finally devised a nice-enough 5k circle and it varies the terrain - there are paths, fields, public parks and not too many stiles, slightly more roads than I’d like, but finishes on a nice downhill. I chose that one today. But I have much harder loops, where the paths are very rocky, bridleways which are muddy, a lot more stiles, a lot more hills, scary cows, far too interested horses, and getting stuck at the level crossing is a hazard of one, too!

Hi. I didn’t want to join in the conversation before. I’ve just finished Week 5 Run 3. Delighted with myself. Never thought I’d be able to run (jog) for 20 minutes. However my distance was 3.28km. I must be jogging very slowly. I guess I’ll just have to build up to 5k

If it helps anyone I run 3 times a week. And start the week again on the Monday.

@ChanklyBore I feel like I'm cheating.. unless I run up hill I always run away from home. And the last few minutes so far is down a lovely hill (I have to walk up it to go back home).
I have read that even downhill can be difficult to maintain pace but I feel like I'm cheating?

I hadn't really thought about what I will want to do next! Once I've got a decent timed 5k maybe 10k?! I don't really know!

So many awesome runs! I had a terrible run on week6 run 1 too Tryingtobebold - last Saturday, it was a hilly route and I had to stop during the last run. I came here to complain and got some sympathy and advice! Glad you made it through unscathed JonHamm.

Welcome GemmeFatale. Pram and dog sounds tough! We can all sympathise with week one, it’s hard to get going, but if you have chance to skim the thread, it’s very encouraging! I did my first run on 8th April.

I went out for week 6 run 3 today, and I ran for thirty minutes without stopping That’s my first objective completed! I came into this programme wanting to run 30 mins without stopping, then to run 5k, then to run 5k in 30 mins. First tick.

Today’s run said to do 25, but when I got to 25 I was so close to my 30 min objective, I thought I’d keep going. I did 4.37km. I can’t actually believe it, I’m buzzing. Is it wrong to open a bottle of wine to celebrate?

To be honest, @titsbumfannythelot, it was a combination of being in the mood and guilt from a mid-afternoon snack attack . I’ll probably take tomorrow off, if I do 3 in a row I’ll be tempting injury.

That is commitment to the cause @JonHammIsMyJamm! Well done on going out, you can always take ax extra few rest days if you need it tomorrow and Friday.

Just snuck 6/1 in. I usually do every other day but really fancied a run today. I wouldn’t usually run every day, I prefer to have recovery days between. My app is two 10 min runs split by 5 min walk break. The first 10 mins were harder than the second.

@choc27 I’ve kind of moved onto a 10K programme. I’m currently running 6.25km in 40 mins. I was following the c210k plan but found the stopping and starting hard on my knees. Instead I’m now using the Nike Run Club app on my watch and it has set a mass of activities for me to improve with. I’m loving that. I’ve synced it to Headspace so am doing some meditative runs.

Can I join? I did week 2 run 2 this morning. I’m running with the pram so it’s incredibly slow going but the dog runs with me and tries to encourage things along.

I don’t remember running feeling so slow or tough. Must be age catching up with me

@TryingToBeBold I went in too fast thinking 5 minutes was a piece of cake but paid for it later on. It teaches you to pace yourself.

@RonBurgundyspanpipe

Totally get that. I felt so cocky going into it. The last 60 seconds of the 8 minutes and the last 5 minutes were difficult in so many ways.

@TryingToBeBold week 6 is the wall, lots of people find that the hardest after the confidence of W5r3.

@mama4321 well done, another 100m is a great achievement.

@choc27 my plan is to consolidate the 5k first, I'm nowhere near that distance at 25 minutes so can't see me reaching it at 30 minutes. I think I will keep upping the time every few weeks till I reach 5k. There's a great community on healthunlocked.com of current c25kers and graduates with loads of advice on consolidating.

It depends what you want to do, @choc27? Do you just want to log your runs? If so, runkeeper, strava or just apps that come with fitness watches are fine if you aren’t interested in split times etc.

If you want to move on or improve 5k then there are loads of other apps, either increasing distance (I’ve got the c210k app but the first half is just the c25k programme) or decreasing your 5k time/increasing your speed via more interval training.