C25K to Christmas

Hi all,

@kirinm a Christmas target is great just keep at it you’ll get there. And @scoopoftheday definitely agree it sounds waaay worse than it is - take it slow and just keep going!

week 6 is back to shorter runs presumably building the base so quite happy about this week and got a yoga class & strength training session booked in so feeling like I’ve got it this week 🧘‍♀️ (if only I could also stop snacking I’d probably be starting to look more toned by now!)

Good on you!

Don't think about the 20 min one until you do the two 8 min ones.

That's 16 mins and sure the 20 min one is just 4 more 😊

It sounds worse when you think too much about it.

You've got this!

I did 2 x week 3 yesterday, I will finish it off today. I should just about be able to get to the end by Christmas.

Hello!
just found this thread. I’m also on week 5 and will be doing my second run tomorrow (2 x 8 mins) also with Sarah Millican! I’m not looking forward to it, sounds long! I’m doing it on the treadmill at the gym. I plan to try and do a parkrun at the end but all on the treadmill before that.

i normally do Mon, Wed and Fri before work but this week is a bit messed up as it’s my sons birthday Wednesday so I won’t be able to go before work and I may not be able to do the 20 min one til Saturday. That one seems very daunting!! I’ve only run 5 mins so far so to do 20 on the next but one run seems crazy!!

send help!

Believe me it did for us too! But the earlier weeks definitely give you the base for that.

How'd your 3rd run go?

Well done fellow runners! 20 minutes sounds like a looong time. Wk3 run 3 for me tomorrow morning!

Yes, when Sarah Millican said "you've ran for 8 minutes just two minutes left" I wanted to cry 😬

My lace had opened and was covered in muck.

My two previous runs this week were solos runs but I ran with my friend today (she's doing the programme too) and I felt very slow.

Well done @BulldogMumma that's another one ticked off! 🏃‍♀️

Week 1 run 2 done 😄

Snap ! well done @scoopoftheday.I actually thought it was 15 mins and was apprehensive so glad I didn't know it was 20 minutes beforehand! First 5 minutes we tough but then found my groove and felt pretty good until the last 30 seconds.

Week 5 run 3 done!

Bloody hell. I can run for 20 whole minutes 🤣🤣

When I used to run regularly I always just did a 5+minutes walk to warm up and then start slowly. The exception was the very rare occasion I did a training run with hills or sprints and I would then make my warm up walk a bit longer and add a few dynamic stretches towards the end such as walking lunges, alternate high knees, tip toes, side steps etc
Part of the appeal of running for me is that it's quick and convenient and I know if I start adding too much on I just end up not doing any of it so I just focus on doing a brisk walk first (I live at the bottom of a steep hill so the walk gets me to the top which is handy & means I'm never tempted to miss it) then proper post-run stretch and a deep stretch in a weekly yoga class plus some other sort of cross/strength training once a week.

Hi to the new runners (I'm new too 😁😁)

Do some of you do extra stretches before the runs? I have literally only been doing the warm up walk.

Should I do stretches too?

My sisters are great runners (as in marathon runners) and one of them sent me stretches today.

I might have to try and build them in.

Heyyyy

Can i join? I started couch to 5k yesturday.
Got my 2nd run tomorrow. I should complete it by jan 5th.

Absolutely @BulldogMumma come on board. Stick with it, take it slow and remember to stretch afterwards and you’ll soon be where we are over the mid-way point and actually running for 8 minutes without dying 😁. I’d strongly recommend having set days & times to run and make them non-negotiable and if they’re first thing, get your running kit out ready so there’s no excuses!

Can I join!
I started today just finished day 1 run 1.
My legs are feeling it though 😂

Great!
Isn't it surprising how long you can run for when you think about it?
I'd never have thought I could run for 8 minutes.
Well done to us 💪

How is everyone else getting on?

Am glad I found this thread, dh is sick listening to me talking about it all 😁😁 (not really, he's very tolerant lol)

Hi @scoopoftheday yes managed it this morning and actually surprised myself by finding it ok. My runs were very slow but I didn’t have to stop. I do have to carefully plan so I avoid hills as there’s no way I’d run up a hill for that long but feeling pretty good. And yes, also dreading Friday’s run!

I’ve had to rejig so I have a rest day after strength training as I can barely walk let alone run after a leg day 🤪 I do my workout Saturday morning, rest Sunday and run Monday, Wednesday & Friday morning with yoga Tuesday or Thursday.

I’d really like to add another strength session so thinking just upper body & core (both of which are rubbish and need work!) then could do it before a run.

@lechatnoir did you get your second run done?

I am just in from mine.

The first 2 or 3 mins of the first walk was brutal. I had been doing lunges in the gym this morning and my poor legs don't know what's hit them.

The second 8 min run was OKish.

I have an 80s music running playlist I found on Spotify and it helps the time pass.

I am not looking forward to Fridays run..

I've got a really irritating start of a cold type feeling and am quite wheezy (asthmatic) but I've been like this for a few days so don't think it's going to develop into anything worse. It's just annoying that I'm struggling with my breathing. I'll be trying to run today - last run of week 2.

I had a week off for half term trip but have got out for week 3 run 1 today. Will go again on Wednesday when I have a day off so no excuses not to to go then!

I'm just back in from mine and I have to agree.

The first one was sort of getting used to moving again and finding my pace, second one I was in my stride, third one I could feel my calf muscles burning and then when we were meant to be doing the 5 minute cool down walk I some banging tunes come on, went hyper and continued running 🙈🙈

It's great you're back in routine again!

I go to the gym a few mornings a week, I WFH so I try to fit the run in three lunchtimes a week.

Thanks for the welcome @lechatnoir

I'm in the office today so no run but I'll aim to run tomorrow.

Well done for getting up and out!

@scoopoftheday day 1 wasn't as bad as I thought and the 3 x 5 min runs went surprisingly quickly & didn't feel too much of a step up. How did yours go?

Hope you managed to get another run in @kirinm - I'm so pleased I started up again and now I'm a month in, definitely back in that old routine where Monday, Wednesday & Friday morning I run without even thinking about it. Running clothes left out the night before, wake up, dress & clean teeth then out of the door in less than 10 minutes.

Waves and welcome @kirinm and hope to see you back injury free @Borris

Yes, seems a big jump.

I run with my friend so will see what she thinks too but repeating the runs seem like a good idea!