More Couch to 5k encouragement!

Week 2 done. Was hard going today. When I was doing stretches after, DD2 said "You look like one of those really athletic mums."
Followed up with..."It's like some people look really pretty and you think they will be nice but they are mean." 🤦‍♀️

Well done you @notheragain4 that is amazing !!!

I think couch to 5k is a lie for most of us but running for 30 mins is brilliant.

I did it! It actually took about 15 weeks haha as I wasn't very committed in the beginning and re-did a few weeks in the middle, but after W6 I really got into it and have stuck to it since. I'm a stupidly slow runner, only getting to about 3.4km in 30 mins. But I did it, I kept running for 30 mins! So I'm going to start working on distance now to see if I can stretch to 5k gradually, and once I can achieve that will start trying to reduce the time.

Couch to 5k is a bit of a misnomer for me ha!

I've got out and done week 8 before it was too hot!

About to do W9R3!

Morning all!

Congrats on graduating @mumto2unicorns and yay on the pregnancy @Sexnotgender and double yay for not vomming

I have been and gone and done the dreaded wk5 r3 run. I can't believe how disappointed I was not to get out yesterday on schedule. It really gets under your skin doesn't it ?

I am only covering just over 2 miles at the minute but I guess 10 mins of that is walking and the pace will improve over time.

Good luck to everyone going out today, it is going to be a hot one here.

Completed W3R2 today, it was hot and quite hard and I smashed my phone screen right near home :-(

Have ordered a new phone and will use the smashed one for future runs 😂

I did week 6 run 3 today - wasn’t the most fun thing of my life but I stuck with it

Ahh well done everyone!

Graduations, pregnancies it’s all lovely to read.

DS and I are slipping a bit. My phone has broken so I have got the app and DS spent all day mountain biking yesterday so is too tired to run today (and won’t let me use his phone!). I’m hoping to get him out tomorrow before it gets too hot!

Thanks everyone! Managed W8R3 without vomming!!

@PrincessWatermelon I have 2 children already, 16 years and 18 months 😂 bit of an age gap!!

For people struggling with the idea of longer runs - I couldn’t do the first 20 minute run without stopping halfway. I hate getting red and sweaty and used to give up at the first sign of a stitch but now I can run for 25 minutes. I am genuinely surprised !! So you never know.

I have my last run of week 7 tonight, funny how I feel used to nonstop running already. I think that extra day of rest before W7R2 did me good, had enough energy to pick up the pace in the last 5 mins.

Congratulations sexnotgender, lovely news. Hope you're not too ill with the sickness.

Paintedpanda everything I've read about C25k says not to worry about speed, just keep building up the time. Apparently lots of athletes train at a pace where you can talk for most of their training time, because it's the most efficient at building up your stamina and eventually your speed. Once you've finished I've heard people suggest going back to W1R1 but jog the "walk" intervals and do a faster run for the run intervals, which I might try.

Witchofthenorth and notaflyingmonkey I'm sorry you're not getting support at home, it's depressing that some people seem to be threatened about others doing something like running.

@Sexnotgender Massive congratulations!

I finished week 6 this morning. It feels quite terrifying, the idea of no longer getting little breaks. But on the other hand, it feels like I'm getting closer to the end

New to this thread but hoping it'll give me some motivation!
DD (9yo) and I have just finished w5r3 this morning, our first 20 minute run. She gets up at 5am on some days to come running with me!
I feel like I'm going so slowly sometimes though. Is there any way of speeding up or should I just finish the program first?

@Sexnotgender congratulations that's amazing news

Meant to do W8R3 today but just found out I’m pregnant and feeling a bit 🤮 will give it a go and see how I do!

I've lost all motivation repeated week 7 but got a horrible blister and trying to sum up the motivation to get out today. It's been 5 days since the last run though.

Just finished week 6 day 2 10 run 3 walk 10 run. It IS hot out there. Managed it but found the last few minutes tough, I can't imagine doing it without that break in the middle.

Doing that with a hangover twilbury not sure you should.

Bumped into my next door neighbour coming out in her car, you haven't seen me, I said

Hi all. I am week 2 run 3 today but have weight training and work later too.

I have a day off and have not got out of bed yet .

This will not get week 6 run 3 done.

I did do a lot of walking yesterday so hoping my legs don’t moan at me too much .

Is currently raining which isn’t my favourite running weather - maybe by the time I get up it will have stopped...

I am supposed to be doing wk5 r3 but I have a hangover and I think a run might actually kill me!

Or does anyone think it will make the pain go away ? Was a fun night but bloody hell I am too old to feel like this!!