More Couch to 5k encouragement!

Did week 6 run 2 today - was lovely and sunny at about 6:30

Am a little daunted to know there’s no more intervals but hopefully I’ll keep going

I was on one of the other threads back in April/May and got to W6R2. I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer in the middle of May and had to stop because I needed a total laparoscopic hysterectomy. Luckily the cancer was the lowest grade and stage and has gone.

I'm now back in the C25K game again 8 weeks after the operation. I didn't want to start right at the beginning and I managed W3R1 today reasonably easily so I haven't lost all my fitness thankfully. Over the last two weeks I've been trying to walk at least 5k each day so I think that has helped too.

I'm going to get to the end this time!

Planning W8R2 later, was meant to do it yesterday but the weather was absolutely atrocious. I’m definitely a fair weather runner😂

I need to do W6R2 this morning, but really not feeling it! Hoping that by the time I get out, something miraculous will happen

Ds and I repeated week 7 run 3 today because he wasn’t up for week 8 run 1.

It was pouring with rain and we tweaked our route a bit but we both did fine.

We should run in Wednesday now but he’s going mountain biking for the day so I’ll probably do it by myself and we’ll have to do an extra week 8 run.

Hi all. Can I join you please? Have been doing C25K very slowly during lockdown. I injured myself last time I tried the programme by pushing myself too much and it kyboshed me for a couple of months. So I've been super careful - repeating weeks (doing the first of each week on a treadmill and the repeating the runs the following week outside) and listening to my body etc. Anyway - just did W5W6 outside today for the first time ever!! Very proud of myself. Furthest I've ever run. 😅

You did the right thing @Stopthehop you'll do it another time :-)

Well done @bengalcat 🎉🍾🥂

I completed week two on the weekend.

Today I ran home from the allotment - for 6.5 minutes, 0.7 miles uphill (after a 2hr allotment clearing).

Thanks for the congrats ladies and best wishes and encouragement for all .

Well done @bengalcat great achievement.

I've just completed w9r2 so just one more to go. Still can't believe it.

At the beginning of the month I signed up to one of those virtual races and set myself a goal of 50 miles. So I have been including my warm up and cool down walks. Currently on 44 miles so almost done.

Might sign up to another one for august but only count my running distances. Because you have to submit your evidence at the end of the month it kept me motivated and stopped me for taking extra rest days as I needed to achieve my goal.

Should have done w3r3 this week but my knees were aching. Off to blue water this morning, will get some new trainers and hopefully that will help

W5R2 done in the rain this morning. Friday is due to be 30 degrees so both extremes of weather in a week, which I am not looking forward to - I think I may need to go out super early that day.

I'm surprised that I managed two 8m runs relatively ok, but I think I full on 20m is going to be something different all together.

Well done @bengalcat! Fantastic.

@Stopthehop don't call it failure, it's just a bad run. Look after yourself. Hope your hip is feeling better.

I should have done W8R3 today but was too tired and had a long nap instead. Oops.

Well done @bengalcat.

Will carry on running - prob aim for twice a week .

Well done Bengal! What's next?

Done it

Wk5 r1 done ! Was actually ok (ish) Very warm here today which doesnt help but happy to tick another one of the list. Nearly half way there now which is a good feeling.

Just did week 6 run 1. Felt a bit odd doing intervals again but good to be out there doing it

It's frustrating when things don't go to plan but please don't think of it as failure or that you should have "pushed through". It's never easy to tell what can be safely run through and when keeping going would mean doing more damage, and it's always better to err on the safe side.

I attempted my first 5k run just now and failed. I had to walk the last third of the way home because my hip was hurting so badly, I tried to push through it but I couldn't. I'm so annoyed with myself.

Muscles sore this morning after W7R1 last night, think this might be the point to take an extra rest day rather than just doing alternate days. But another 25 min running under my belt :) Running in the rain was surprisingly pleasant though having a longish walk to get back to my start point (trying a new route) wasn't ideal as I started to get a bit chilly. A nice hot bath afterwards was bliss though!

I feel heartened that the trick to getting through W5 is ice cream!

You can do it @notaflyingmonkey!

One thing I felt with W5R2 was the five minute walk between the two 8 minute time felt too long. I almost wanted to get running again. That made me feel slightly more ready for R3.

Get yourself some Snickers ice creams though...

Did W8R1 at lunchtime, it was haaaaard. Gnarly headwind and I was feeling a bit rubbish but got through it.