C25K to Christmas

Welcome @InsiderBetty
Well done to those managing 20 and 25 minutes of running.
Life has got in the way but I'll be doing week 5 run 1 on Thursday

Hi all! Can I join please? I need to do my second run of week 5 tomorrow! I completed c25k in Covid then never ran again so have started afresh!

I was worried about snow too, we've none today but there's some forecast for tomorrow. I'm hoping it's just a little bit and it melts fast 🙈

It's great you're getting back to your old ways of running, I bet it feels good!

Well done @Borris @Giraff3 & @scoopoftheday 👊

Wk 7 run 1 done and also feeling very chuffed with 25 mins. I did used to be proper runner after doing Couch 25km about 8 years ago (in that I ran regularly - was never fast or much good but did enjoy it & kept me fit!) so knew I could do it but it did feel like I'd never get back here at the beginning so definitely don't give up those of you in the early stages. trust the process and repeat days if you need to. I used to get shin splints if I was progressing too fast so might be worth slowing it down a bit if you're suffering.

Any of you got snow & how will you manage runs? I can't run in snow so might try & get to my local gym if it's more than a couple of days as I really don't want to lose momentum now.

Week 7 run one ✔️
25 solid minutes and apart from the first 40 or so seconds I'd say I enjoyed that 😊

I think I prefer not stopping and starting.

I genuinely cannot believe I have ran twice now for 25 mins. If anyone had told me this week's ago I'd have laughed at them!

Those of you who are in early weeks, I am so excited to hear how you get on and what you think of it.

I am not a runner and never ever would have thought I'd be doing this!

Well done @Borris and @Giraff3

I'd say it wasn't easy doing that in the dark Borris but you still did it!

Giraff3 the bike after a run sounds tough! Good on you 😊

Finished week 2, run 3 today. A day late due to my partner borrowing my car yesturday. Had a good session today. Just tried not to focus on breathing and it seemed better. So will do that until i need to reassess lol. Then did 40 mins on a stationary bike and stretches and my legs are feeling good.

Will start week 3, run 1 on Tuesday

Hope everyone had a good weekend xx

I can't do the breathing thing either. I feel best when I just don't think about my breathing.

Last run 🏃‍♀️ of week 4 finished tonight. In the dark and the drizzle and I still did it so rather proud!

@Giraff3 breathing baffles me too.

When they mentioned breathing on the app I wad too busy concentrating on putting one foot in front of the other 🤣

I am a slow runner and sort of try to keep my head up high when running to be able to breath easier (it makes sense in my head...) my natural reaction would be to look at my feet incase someone looks at me which make breathing harder.

@scoopoftheday aww thankyou! Yeah im enjoying it. Back to the gym tomoz to do my 3rd run. Im sure il feel it more as the weeks go on...

Yeah, shin splints have plagued me before, so it put me off. But here i am, having another go at it, minus the pain. I think its helped that ive been doing leg day, twice a week. So my legs might be stronger this time around. Ive also started really stretching and found a few shin stretches on google. But im sure the next few weeks will tell.

Im still battling with how i should breath when running. The app says.....breath in a few steps ......breath out in a few steps.......but i struggle to settle into a good pattern. Anyone got any tips? Xx

@Giraff3 do you be bothered with shin splints?

I get them too but I've been stretching more before a run and putting a wee bit of ice of them afterwards and they're bearable now

Delighted @lechatnoir it's such a good feeling isn't it?

Now, when I look at my stats I'm S L O W and there's no way I'm running a 5k in 30 mins but it's 30 mins more than I could run for 7 weeks ago so I'm not going to knock it!

Good on you @Giraff3 you're doing so well.

I love hearing how everyone is getting on. I am definitely not a natural runner so I'm always amazed at how people get into it 😁

@lechatnoir hey 😃

I am, i did week 2, run 2 yesturday and i have my run 3 tomorrow. Currently run 90s and walk 2 minutes. Finding it all ok. I do plenty i stretching to make sure shin splints dont appear lol xx

Well done @scoopoftheday also did mine this morning and feeling really positive about it as I reckon I could have done more (glad I didn't have to though!). Who's still with us?

@BulldogMumma & @Giraff3 Are you both on week 2 now?
@kirinm week 3 ?
@Skinnydecafflatte Week 5
@scoopoftheday & @lechatnoir Week 6 done

All at different stages so not too late for anyone new to jump on board.

That's the third run of week 6 done.

25 whole minutes without stopping.

Brutal. I'm buzzing 😁🤣

I can't believe on the first week I was huffing and puffing after one minute run and one minute walk and today I ran for 25 mins.

And, according to Sarah Millican, I'm an official runner now 😉

How's everyone else getting on?

Not hating it sounds like progress to me!

I'm just back.

I did not enjoy that, I'm glad it's over.

I iced my legs as soon as I got home as instructed by my sister and I think (hope) it has helped!

It rained and drizzled all the way through and I'm so chuffed we didn't postpone to another day 🙃 I think we've finally got this 😬😬

So: I'm not loving it (yet) but I don't hate it...

Well done @Borris

@lechatnoir I'm planning a lunch time run. It's damp here but I don't mind that, will enjoy a hot shower afterwards.

Chatted to my PR at the gym this morning, he showed me.somw stretches as I do think that's where I went wrong on Friday. I wouldn't do a workout at the gym without warming up so I should do same before a run (I do do the walks in the app but I mean proper stretches beforehand)

I'm glad you found the two seats of 10 OK today- that will keep me going later 😀

eta @scoopoftheday wk6 run 2 was better although the first 10 minute run felt sluggish I'd found my groove by the mid way point. I think maybe this is a reset/rest week before we ramp up to 25+minutes!

Well done everyone & keep going and by Christmas we will all be runners 😁.

@scoopoftheday I'd see how you go for another run or 2 first as I found Monday's run really tough too - legs of lead and the whole thing felt dreadful which I was surprised about having completed a 20 minute run last week.

Week 4 run 1 done! Found the 5 minutes went by fairly quickly but I hadn’t realised that there were 2 x 5 minute runs so the second one nearly got me!

Just in a sports shop.

Maybe need to go and get fitted.

Well done @scoopoftheday it seems a bit backward that after the 20 mins you go back to smaller runs but I guess they know what works.

Can’t help at all with the trainers, did you buy them off the shelf or get ‘fitted’ for them at a running shop?

Well done @Skinnydecafflatte that was brilliant 👏

Today it was week six run one for me
Which was 5, 8, 5 running with 3 min walks in between.

After the 20 mins on Friday I thought it would be easy enough- oh boy it wasn't!

I feel like there's sticks in my legs! Like I am running flat footed for comfort if that makes sense.

I'm wearing new runner too, they're Asics gel pulse 14 but I wonder if I could benefit from a spongier sole?

Because stamina wise I'm OK, but the pains in my legs today hurt like hell.

Moan over 😁😁

I did it! 2 x 8 mins.

now for the 20 mins… probably have to wait until Friday or Saturday.

good luck everyone, we’ll all be running 5k by Christmas 🎄