Couch to 5K - Run 1 done...

The first 5 minutes of any run is the hardest, definitely @imaflutteringkite.

Weirdly even though the runs are far longer in week 5 I'm finding them easier than week 3 🤷‍♀️

I've also discovered my old hockey shorts have epic pockets and I've sewn some velcro along the outer edge. Now my phone stays put and I can wear shorts cos it's getting toasty this week. Going to need to be up early!!!

My husband has upped his exercise a lot in lockdown. Runs every day between 5 and 10km and does Joe Wicks.

He's only lost 4lb according not the scales but he's definitely noticeably toned up.

I'm feeling less wobbly I think. Am back onto the intermittent fasting I think. It's easy to do, it's been a mindset issue recently for me but now I don't want to undermine my hard work relearning how to run.

Well done all the week 5-ers. It really is magic, this.

Interested looking at those leggings. I’m not sure I’ll lose any weight from running because I’m working from home and losing out on the general movement of everyday life, and drinking too much in the evenings. But having said that - yesterday I was running along and had to keep pulling up my leggings (generic black cotton size 12) because they were falling down .... that hasn’t happened before....

I'm doing week 2 day 2 tonight and I've surprised myself. I thought I hated running but I'm actually really enjoying it, I look forward to going out each time. I find though that I hate the first interval of each run and always think about packing it in but then it gets better after that, even though the first interval is still on 90 seconds long. Do other people find that too?

Week 3 done here

Yes definitely a good thing guyfawkes I try and give myself something to think about, to take my mind off the run itself.

I have a running belt (cheap, from eBay) and like it. It has plenty of room for keys and phone and I use cheap bluetooth headphones for my music etc so no wires to get tangled up with.

I think so, I think it means it means you've moved beyond thinking 'when is this part of the run over'

Ooh you're giving me hope!! Done W5R2 this morning and really enjoyed it.

Actually had that mental headspace thing o. Second run, I just forgot I was running and started thinking about all sorts of unrelated things.

I think this is a good thing?!!

I’ve completed Week 5 Run 3 this morning. I cannot believe I ran for a whole 20 minutes! Am feeling very pleased with myself! Well done everyone!! This training programme works. If I can get this far then anyone can.

You can do it @DivisionBelles

I've just completed week 5 run 3, managed to do the 20 minutes. I am a total quitter when it comes to exercise so feeling pleased that I managed it today.

W4R3 done today. Onto the dreaded W5 on Monday. Eeeek! I've got leggings with pockets too. They're brilliant - phone on one side, keys on the other. Nothing falls out. These are the ones I bought - SugarPocket Womens Athletic Yoga Pants Workout Yoga Leggings Fitness Tights https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07PP58MM3/ref=cmswwrcpptai_0I5VEbHMN9MD6

Mine hold the phone brilliantly also from Amazon.

No, mine are very secure

How tight are the pockets on running leggings? Will my phone slip out?

I bought running leggings with pockets from amazon, would recommend.

Have you looked on the run4it website for trainers?

@RonBurgundyspanpipe
I'm the same. Everytime I finish I'm just like.. how. But then I remember week one. I remember week 2. And then think.. hold on.. I ran for 20 minutes! (I still can't believe it!)

I bought running leggings with pockets

I will now refuse to wear anything else 😆

@TryingToBeBold good idea, this is the first time in a whole I've felt like I need to, I have to remember my basic fitness level at the start was low and is only just developing.

@ChanklyBore go you, being British is complicated. I constantly put myself down irl, like I've reached week 8 but I'm really slow, I'm on strava but my pbs are rubbish. Always a negative attached to every achievement.

The running belt if off Amazon, it only cost £7.99 so it may be annoying and spin around or bunch up. It's big enough for an iPhone and a key and bank card and has a hole for earphone wires. I've been using an arm band but it's a faff is my music goes wrong.

@RonBurgundyspanpipe I always take a rest day between run 1 and 2 but then I take 2 days between run 2 and 3.. and then 1 day between run 3 and 1 of the next week.

@missorms I'll be honest.. week 4 I tried all 3 runs and one extra and managed it a grand total of once...
I failed so bad. And I just didnt want to cry over it anymore so I went to week 5..and am glad I did! Because I smashed week 5.

My current 1k time is 7:16. Just looking at investing in a sports watch so I can start timer after warm up and stop before cool down so it's more accurate to the running.

I might have this weekend off too. It’s been a bastard week all round. Hope your legs perk up a bit and you’ll be raring to go after.

What running belt did you get? I still haven’t bought any gear. I like to go to real shops and online isn’t the same, especially for shoes. My trainers are knackered though. Now I’m running for longer I could do with something to hold my phone (I just hold it in my hand....)

Welcome Okki! Well done on w1r1, you will look back on it with nostalgia one day!

Thanks Ron. I spoke too soon because Fitbit tells me just did a 6.36s followed by a 6.44s, so I beat it twice

Possibly because I saw other runners who I slightly know and they were out running with their children who are about 10 and I was way too embarrassed to let them be faster than me, then had to keep up the pace until I was way ahead, in case they saw me slow down. Being British is complicated. But my face is a swollen beetroot and my left knee hurts. So probably, not wise

What a lovely thread to find. Well done all of you. I've just done the first run of Week 1 and reading this has really made me feel positive. Thank you.