The new couch to 5k thread......

That does sound a bit scary tbh! It does sound like it's worthwhile if they check how you run (me: badly!). I didn't realise that there were different shoes for different foot-styles until I looked at the Up and Running site. I had self-diagnosed myself as neutral but I imagine that they probably know more than me!

I might be brave and drag my brother along for moral support (he is a bike junky too, I will tell him about aerodynamic socks ).

It is a treadmill with a camera pointed at your legs from teh back, you have to roll your trousers up and run for a few seconds and then they freeze frame it and show you how you run (or something)
I am a size 22 went in with both dd's (one in buggy) wearing jeans and shoes. They were really cool and didn't smirk or anything! They lent me trainers as well as I had none.

Trust me, my brother is a bit obsessed with all this. Handy when you want advice but not good for random chats unless you want to hear about his latest bike and aerodynamic socks

It's good that you have your brother for info, though, I tuned out during PE lessons, and they were a very long time ago, so I know nothing!

Is the filming thing a bit like the wii fit, where it shouts at you that you are overweight and unfit (am still traumatised from that!)?? Am slightly afraid that may take one look at me and just laugh..!

I think that it says on their site that they don't recommend trainers that cost less than approx £50, as they are not good enough - I am kind of hoping to find a fantastic, hugely expensive, decent pair in the half-price sale! Maybe I'll take my mum with me and see what happens .

I only soudn it as I am repeating what my little bruv (an athlete doing a sports science masters who aslo lectures in nutrition and something else dull and boring that I don't understand)

I went into Up and Running and was really nervous but they were lovely and filmed me on the treadmill to see what sort of shoes I needed (only ankles to knees) I have some with extra support on one side to stop my ankles leaning and for the first time in my life I can run without getting shinsplints....

they were really expensive though. I would have run screaming from the shop had my mum not said she would pay for them

You DO sound knowledgeable Jack . I don't think my existing trainers have any cushioning effect at all so it can only help (am hoping I will then develop gazelle-like running technique .

I have discovered that there is an Up and Running shop about a mile away so I might go and try some on, or I might head to JJB (less scary!).

Even if you don't get expensive ones then just a decent pair from JJB's or something is better than battered ones. it will help with the lead feeling as your feet will have a bit more cushioning so won't be impacting as much.

I am so impressed Rita, I really can't imagine being able to do that. I am only looking at the summary of each podcast (Rawb too!) a week in advance so that I don't scare myself . Maybe one day I'll be on here saying that to someone ...I can dream !

Honestly you will keep going. A few weeks ago I was wondering how on earth I would keep going for 20 min and now I am managing more than 30 and not expiring

Thanks Jack, I'll google Up and Running...I may have to speak to my mum too .

You are all actually giving me confidence that I can keep going! I am really not sporty at all and this is the first 'plan' that I have ever kept to (and I have am only 2 weeks in )!

I am really hoping that some decent trainers will help (am blaming current ones for my legs feeling like lead, it may actually be my legs after all...!).

' how will i run for 20 mins without stopping!!!!'
Very slowly

Superduper - We all started a different times so don't feel like you are 'behind'
I quite liked that others had done the next week and survived, made me feel a bit mroe confident that I wasn't going to keel over.

I got my shoes from a specialist shop called Up and Running. They have them all over the uk but there are other shops too. It has made sucha difference in how well I can run, but they were £85 (my mum bought them as a present)

Hello all

I have been following your progress but I have only just completed w2r3 today, so I am a bit behind (can't imagine running more than 90 secs at the moment, am in awe!).

I am running/jogging using my old battered tennis shoes...this is bad, isn't it??! I have be looking into buying some decent-ish running shoes but there are so many, what do you all wear/recommend? I am hoping to keep this up so it would be an investment but I am also quite poor so am probably looking at the cheaper end of the scale .

Thanks!

glad you feel better jack - was worried about you!! but i'm better with hearts than joints and bones etc!! i worked with people after heart attacks and heart surgery before we moved from the UK so you can trust me with advice about chest pain etc! but glad it feels better!

been out for w4r3 this morning - thats the first time i've done runs on sucessive days - legs felt heavy this morn!

but bring on w5 next week - dreading w5r3 already - how will i run for 20 mins without stopping!!!!

Shoulder a bit better today, just feel slike I pulled a muscle in it. My sister apparently get shte same thing, it is from your diaphragm being weird or soemthing, adn I was havig trouble catching my breath so that might have contributed.
Bloody scary though!

jack - how's your shoulder now? is it sore when you move or when you touch it? if it was from your heart it wouldnt change with moving your shoulder?

oh nappy the pressure is on me to say go on run!! but i think with my professional head on that you could go for brisk walks until you next see the physio on weds! sorry!!

but i doubt any physio would have let me run today after my toe had been dislocated for 2 days - its a hard un!!!

sorry i didnt say what you wanted to hear but if you go running i'll not flounce off the thread !haha!!!!!

It was 5km (maybe a tiny bit more!)

Won't be able to run much in the next week as have LOTS of marking to do.

You did run the r4l didn't you?

I would say (and bear in mind I am not a professional and am not taking responsibility should you legs fall off or something) that you know your body better than a physio you have met once/twice.
Maybe just go for a short 5min jog and see how that goes?

Well done all! Just went running in the rain, got all confused and should have done wk6r2, but ended up doing 5 mins, 11 mins and 5 mins.

Bit concerned though as after my last run I was walking and I started getting a stabbing pain under my left collarbone that spread up my neck and along to my shoulder.
Am home now and DH is here, my pulse is ok, but my neck and colarbone still ache, like I have pulled a muscle. Weird (and a bit scary!)
Any thoughts?

well done rita.
funny you say that about the heat, vulgar, i ran fine today 15run/3walk/17run and it was cooler with a nice wee bit of rain. i hope you're feeling more chipper soon.

Did my R4L on Sunday. Unfortunately my friend got really bad cramp in her feet so we had to walk a lot of it but still did it in about 42mins. Not too bad.We are already aiming for 35 mins next year!

Been running this morning - did 2.4mi in 27 minutes. Had to walk 3 times for a total of about 400yards altogether. Great really considering that the 1st time I ran was about 6wks ago and I did about 1mi and walked loads.

well done rita!!! i cant imagine doing that yet!!!

did w4r2 this morning - had to make sure i didnt run out of route so did the walk bits a bit slower!!! not sure what i'm going to do when it comes to running for 20 + mins!! will habe to find a new route!