Couch to 5K - Run 1 done...

Great minds, eh?

I’ve just completed W2. I didn’t really feel like doing it but got about half way through and was glad I’d started, so hey-ho. I forgot to stretch beforehand but I’d been on the move all day, including a cross country dog walk. So hopefully that went some way to warming me up. I did try to focus a bit on my breathing though and found my calves were less achy, so that’s something.

Week 3 here I come...

Lol that was my only explanation as I'm right handed I thought it could be? I am double knotting them as they were coming undone

Stupid question but are you tying your shoelaces too tight on your right foot?

Just completed week 4 run 2, my right foot has gone completely numb. It did it last run too, that can't be normal. Breathing was fine, legs were burning, that was tough

@happylemonsadlemon sorry to hear about your mum. Take care but keep up the running if it helps your mental health

@HappyLemonSadLemon, I’m so sorry to hear about your mum. .

Finished W6R2. That felt tough, but I'll still crack on to R3 on Saturday. From here on, it's all running no walking.

SadLemon. I'm so sorry.

First run with knee brace on. Just did a run from Week 2 to get started again. Boy was it hard!!!

Not been yet. Evening is my preference.

Sorry to read about the loss of your mum SadLemon.

HappyLemonSadLemon So sorry about your mum. No matter how old we are, the loss of our mum's cuts deep. If you need some time to wallow, don't deny yourself x

And thank you for the playlist suggestions. My top offers are
Calvin Harris Promises
Another day of sun Lah lah film
She's so High Tal Bachman
And for the very last few minutes when you really don't think you'll make it William Tell Overture

@HappyLemonSadLemon so sorry about your mum. Even when it's expected it's still horrible. Give yourself a break for a few days, you won't lose what you've achieved in C25 in the short term

@chanklybore how did you get on? I put on INXS and ran away this morning, was good!

@HappyLemonSadLemon so so sorry to hear about your mum, hard antime but particularly now when you can't get out and about, big hugs to you xxx
I ordered the treadmill early as I knew I'd be stuck in, think that was why I was lucky!

@ChanklyBore your post about routing the 5km did raise a smile for me. I think it must be really beautiful where you live with hills, styles, and rocky bridleways.

Welcome to @HGC2 - I'm impressed you managed to buy a treadmill. DH was saying that they are really hard to get hold of at the moment.

I'm having a difficult week; definitely a sad lemon right now. My mum died yesterday - she was 86 and frail so it wasn't unexpected but still very sad. I know I need to keep running to keep my spirits up but I really just want to wallow a bit. So I shall see how it goes but will try and get out later today.

Amazing resipsa, how did you find it?

Of course HGC2. I am also doing w3r2 tomorrow so you are exactly the same as me!

Course you can, @HGC2 , these threads often have people joining and leaving throughout, so we’re all at different stages I’m doing it on a treadmill too (better for an old knee injury), you’re a week or so ahead of me. Take care balancing this with your medical needs.

Can I still join in? I'm shielding due to medication for chrons but I do also have asthma so although I did go to the gym, I have no stamina or ability to control my breathing it would seem. I bought a treadmill and am determined to see this to the 5k end!

Got Week 3 run 2 tomorrow and am actually looking forward to it, I was amazed to manage 3 minutes as my first 1 minute nearly killed me!

I’ve just done w3r3. When I do it I then walk the rest of the route so I have done 5km in total. The steady progress with how much you run each time is really helping me. So impressed by all of you who have been doing it for a while and can now run 20 plus mins. I can’t imagine that yet!

Yes, I’m ridiculous. I know! I have a long-distance walking habit and I’ve trained for a few long-distance, walking marathons and hill walking events and I get a bit into my average times and speeds so I don’t embarrass myself. Amusingly my decent walking speed when I’m in shape for these is faster than my slow running now. I’m not in shape for anything at the moment, running is new to me and I need to remember that!

So to anyone tempted to blast their way out of the programme - just don’t

Exactly. The programme is about establishing a very basic level of running fitness, from scratch. Speed and distance and additional sessions can come in time. But for now the aim is to get to 5k, steadily, without being injured.