Couch to 5k

Yay! Well done! All trail
runners walk up the hills even the super long distance ones.

Hi to all the new starters,
Just done week 6 run 3 which is 25 mins of running, I thought id try and see if I could carry on and do 5k, did it in 33 minutes! I genuinely cant believe it,
I did walk twice when it got to massive hills though

Me! Did my first run this morning for about the 4th time, never got further than week 4….
I run on a treadmill as I find running outdoors is too uneven.

I'm hoping to start C25K imminently... hope you don't mind new starters! I have checked my kit fits and tested the treadmill/music setup today. I tried C25K once before but did it outside and I found I felt too self conscious. So maybe indoors will help. I had a baby last year and this is my first bit of "proper" fitness beyond baby yoga classes. I'm hoping my previous fitness is still in there somewhere... Looking forward to getting to know you all and have a bit of support

I did week 6 run 2 yesterday after 2 weeks off. Wasn't as bad as I thought. I should've nearly been finishing couch to 5k now but illness and school holidays put me behind x

I tried week 5 run 1 again outside not on a treadmill and I did not enjoy this, found it hard! My vo2 max is decreasing so something. Is going on… ? My cardio vascular fitness is not keeping up with c2k5 so I will need to keep repeating this run until I feel more comfortable with it

Whoop! Week 5 completed on the first attempt despite having a week off running between runs 2+3, so proud of myself!!
I run by a lake and was rewarded with a beautiful sunset as I finished my run 😍

I find time around eating crucial-too close to food and I get a real sugar drop and get shaky. I normally go two hours after eating.

Speed doesn’t matter! Just keep going. I use jeffing now, which is a system where you walk and run in timed sections. So I run for four minutes, walk for one.

Week 5 run 2 did not go as well and I was really disappointed.

I am not sure if I was just hungry, but from the off I was struggling and really hot even though I ran in just a sports bra. I didn’t make it through either of the 8 mins runs in full but partly once because I messed up the treadmill and had a forced stop at around 6 mins into the 8 min run.

I will not move on until I have got this one right so will repeat it.

Sometimes I am not sure I have the cardio fitness to do this! I’m so slow

First run in 10 days after my holiday. I’ve done nothing but laze around and eat for a week so was expecting this to be hard work. I went back to w4 run 1 - 3min and 5min runs. I made it and not too exhausted. I am continuing to move at my glacial pace in order to keep going. I am going to have to build up to week 5 again but it’s not the complete write off I expected.
Enjoyed my cuppa when I got home.

So I did week 5 run 1 and it was fine, I can do it. The slow technique is certainly helping

Just keep going !! I was so slow to crack the twenty minute run. Literally took me three months. Trust the process and any running is better than no running.

Slow is still moving!
A week ive not been able to run for, i cannot wait for Monday to get out again! Never thought id say that

Ugh, I did runs 1 + 2 of week 5 and they went well, then life got in the way and I haven't run for a week!!
Hoping to get run 3 done over the weekend but if it's too hard I'll repeat week 5 in full.

Well done everyone who's keeping going as the weather's changed!

I have repeated week 4 again as it’s such a big jump from week 3 and I did not want to rush it.

I didn’t actually manage to keep running through the second run of week 4, twice I had to walk so I have done week 4 runs x 6.

on the 3rd attempt I didn’t need to stop anymore

I might be ready for week 5 now

I’m so slow 😂

I did week 6 run 1 and then got a sickness bug, its now half term so im not going to get out until next weekend, so im going to restart week 6 run 1 then,
Hopefully after a week off I wont struggle, but we will see

Week5, run2
Aware I have been rather negative so far, so here is another view -
Today I may not have enjoyed running, but I enjoyed the experience.
A beautiful, crisp, sunny morning with dry paths. The autumn trees looked amazing.
It’s nice to have the chance to listen to my favourite music. Playlist landed on some great songs today.
Being outdoors with nature is always a pleasure. Wildlife seems to be a bit puzzled at my slow pace. A robin landed on path in front of me and a little squirrel stopped at the side of the path to let me pass😁
I was able to continue running a bit more after the second official 8mins. Approximately another minute or 2. Still alive!
I felt a fantastic sense of relief and joy at the end. It was over! - next week is family holiday so I will be taking a break, yippee 🥳 and starting back with week4, I think.
Really enjoyed the cup of tea I made whilst doing post-stretching. I have that down to a fine art.
Not sure I will make it to 5k but 2k is a possibility!

Thank you!
In the school holidays I won't get out for 3 runs so it might take me a week longer to complete but im hoping to have finished this programme by the end of November, 5 weeks down 4 to go

Well done everyone!! I find running outside far easier than a treadmill as I have to concentrate more on the terrain. It took me nine months to complete the six week programme and I am still astonished I can run for forty minutes without stopping!