I’m starting couch to 5k tonight, anyone else?

Just done my Sat morning run - 5k in 32 mins with 90m of hill, which is the fastest I've done that particular run.

3 more 5k runs, then it's my half marathon!

Keep going, everyone!

Good luck @EdinaTheConfessor . I had to take a second day off which may have been swung by it pouring with rain this morning.

Thanks @HollywentLightlyit was fine and actually beat my 28min record - 4.5km.

Tomorrow is the big w9r1 😬 wish me luck.

@MyAgileHedgehog , I've done c25k so many times I know I get there eventually 😂but I conquered the 5/6/5 this evening and actually enjoyed it! Well done on getting to 30m yourself. I hope today was less twingy if you went out @EdinaTheConfessor .

I've signed up for a 10k at the end of May so hopefully I'll be at least able to run/walk towards the end. My aim is to be able to get to 7k by then and I'll wing the end. I know from when I used to run a good bit that 7k is my sweet spot as a manageable couple of times a week distance and I'd be delighted to be back there.

I did w8r3 yesterday but didn’t finish, I think I was about 7 mins short of 28 mins as had a pain in my side. Really odd, not a stitch, it felt like a period pain in my side and down my hip. Stopped a few mins free I stopped running.

I’m going to try again tomorrow and hope it was a one off. Then move on to week 9 at the weekend 😬

I did a 30 minute run! Not quite 5k but the route is trail and not flat. I will put more effort into the way out next time.

Well done everyone!

I did a half marathon last week, and am now in the tapering 2 weeks before my big fundraising half marathon.

3 years ago, I never dreamt C25K would get me here!

Fantastic OP. I did my first couch to 5k run 12 years ago and I’ve been running ever since, never looked back. I’ve never been fast and never will be but I enjoy it. I went out with the running club I belong to tonight. I hope you enjoyed it, the couch to 5k is brilliant it really works.

@HollywentLightly I am finding that they are really well graded. If you have done one you are ready for the next one. They can be hard but you are ready.

Good going! What have you got planned for your next goal?

I completed it tonight!!!

Keep going everyone!

Well done on getting to week 8! I was out in the bad weather last night too, just to get another one in. I reran the same as Wednesday night as I couldn't face 5/6/5 but I don't know why I thought 3/5/5/3 was any better!

How are you all doing. Can I thank you all for the inspiration and motivation. I felt if I didn't get out I was letting you all down. You are all complicit in getting me to the end of week 8. Today was not pretty... The wind felt in my face every which way I was running.

I am now having to look for my next running schedule.... Any suggestions would be welcome.

I wouldn't usually do two nights in a row, but I'm going away tomorrow and won't be able to run again til Sunday evening so I did w4d3 this evening. I wasn't sure if manage the second 5 min block but luckily I took the route that it was downhill! B

@AlphabetBird you sound like where I am. Trying to get back into running but keep getting injured. My head says I can run and my body is less willing.

I am liking the pace of c25k. Repeating runs makes sense when life gets in the way.

I did w7r3 today. I didn't feel too bad but I need a better playlist for w8. I find myself slowing down when I zone out.

I agree about the consistency of the programme, @AlphabetBird , it really helps me to be told what to do even if I'll never be fast either.

W4r2 today and despite what I expected heading out, I survived both 5 min runs!

Week 7 run 1 ticked off yesterday!

I did the great north run and a 10K last year, but had a bad achilles tendon and more or less did not run at all from September to December. I'm doing this to rebuild fitness slowly and sustainably. I was so shocked at how hard I found the early weeks - my body had completely forgotten how to run.

I'm never, ever going to be a fast runner, but this is helping a lot to make me a consistent one, and hopefully, and uninjured one. I'm going to be very strict to only add 10% a week until I'm back up to long distances - I think this is what caused me problems last year.

I started couch to 5k a few weeks ago, just did w3r1 today. I was worried about running for 3 minutes straight but strangely it felt a bit easier than w2r3. My next run will be Thursday. Have never been a runner in my life, really hoping I can stick to it.

Just done w7r2. 4k exactly in 25 mins. There is a fair amount of down hill on my route though to be fair 🤣

I did w4r1 and it was less painful than feared.

Between weather and work I've only got out again, w3r3. The second 3mins was hard and my next is 4 so I might end up repeating!

I had this all planned that i was starting in Feb so hopefully the weather would have improved, then fell in January and broke my pelvis, dislocated my hip and broke my hip in 3 places, recovery time is up to 12 weeks ( ended up with total hip replacement) so now my plans are on hold until at least May 👎

Thank you! I have been putting it off, worry about what I would look like, could I do it and so on. Glad I done it, looking forward to Saturday!

Well done @Sortmylife . The hardest step is the one to get out the door.

I’ve finally started today. Had the app downloaded for weeks but decided to get out there. Really enjoyed it, need to keep going now.