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

Good one aitch, and canella.
I feel your pain though aitch, I live in Wales, which is just one big fecking hill. And I live on the side of one, so whichever direction I run off in I have to go uphill at some point, and then it just changes gradient with no prior warning, which is just rude

well done nappy and debbie on your RFL!!! but nappy you do know i've got my physio head on and i'm going to tell mr hunky physio that you ran when we said not to!!!!! but as long as it doesnt feel worse it was maybe worth it for you as you'd really wanted to run it!!!

and well done jack - so proud of you for running all that time!!!! it must be great to see the changes in your body - i'm patiently waiting for mine!!! i've only lost 1 pound in 3 weeks and i'm eating well!!! and as well as the running i've been walking on other days and going to step aerobics!!but my clothes are fitting better!! i only want to lose 10lbs and i remember the last time it took me ages to lose this weight - i'd lost the first 10lbs much easier!!

well i've been out and done w4r1 this morning and managed all the runs!! even the 5 min ones!! but i ran out of route this time - had to turn round and do a little bit of it again!!! must be running too fast !

Well done Nappy.
It's a fantastic feeling isn't it. I did mine at Loughborough, yes it was boiling hot, did it in 33 minutes too. Which was a bit better than last year, with a lot less preparation, so I'm really chuffed. I did a couple of little walks - mainly up the hilly bits. Will be doing it again next year .
Good Luck everyone.

Well done nappy

My RFL is on 19th July

well done nappy! and thank god the ankle held up, you reckless fool.

debbie, hope yours went well too.

i did my crappy 2 mile thing, managed it okay, unfortunately where i live, jack, it's pretty hilly so impossible to avoid an incline. my pal was with me, i think i'd have wimped if she hadn't been there. don't know how long it took, unfortunately, as i didn't take my watch cos i knew i'd just keep looking at it. i think it was probably about 25 or so mins, possibly a wee bit more given my striking speed.

Naughty nappy!
Am very impressed by 33 mins 33, I am not sure what time to set, but was hoping it would be under 40, so that is very impressive to me!

Aitch, I'm not going to lie and say it's nto that bad, as it is, but if you plan your route beforehand for the 2 miles rather thna a pedometer it might be easier as I knew there were 2 more streets to go and so on.
Plus I would slow right down every 5 or so minutes for a couple of minutes so I was barely above a walk, but still jogging, to use that as my recovery/brisk walk time, I coujlnd't have kept going at that speed the whole way.
And if you can, have the last half mile downhill

Good luck, you can do it, just make sure there is enough on your mp3 so you don't get repeats, that's depressing when it cycles bzck round!

I'm new to this post but was a keen poster last year when mumsnet's couch to 5k thread got me running for the first time ever at the age of 38. It was really hard work but I learnt to love it and did my race for life in 34 minutes. I promised myself I'd keep running but I didn't unfortunately but I've been secretly reading this thread over the last few weeks and its inspired me again. This morning I'm off for my race for life - I'm a bit nervous again and wish I'd done more training but being able to do any jogging is such a big acheivement for me I'm sure I'll feel proud whatever my finish time and I'd like to say good luck and feel proud to all the new 'runners' out there. Go Girls x x

good luck, nappy. don't push too hard, you'll regret it later.

and bloody well done jack and huff.

i'm supposed to run 2 miles tomorrow but i run so slowly i think it'll be my longest run ever, iykwim? like, i've run for 14 mins before and 12 mins with a two min break, but nothing continuous. i'm not really looking forward to it, i don't think i can do it tbh.

OOh nappy, good luck! Have fun!

And well done Huff, you are on wk5 as well, aren't you? It is such a massive change this week I am really starting to realise what I am managing to achieve IYSWIM!

I have been a bit slack recently and ran a bloody hard 20 minutes tonight. It was brilliant. Very proud of myself.

I do feel a bit like I am monopolising the thread...but...
I ran 2 miels today!

TOok about 23-24 minutes, not sure how long as I was so wrecked by the end I forgot to check. I planned it out on Google earth, and unfortunately it didn't show me a massive fecking hill halfway, which i only got up by panting 'It's downhill on the way back...it's downhill on the way home'!

But I did it!
5 weeks into coach potato, I was a size 22 and am now a 20. I got out of breath walking to DD1 school (3 minutes uphill) and can do it easy while chatting to her, and I can run for 2 miles!

So anyone lurking thinking 'I can't do this', trust me, you can!

Well done canella, I found by wk4 that I was actualyl starting to look forward to it. Very weird!

evening everyone!! did w3r3 this eve on a bit of a different route that must have been a wee bit uphill for the whole of the first 3 mins run - i was f**ked at the end of it - nearly didnt make it!! i'm so shit with hills!!

but turned round halfway and it was way better the other way!!

bring on w4!! (after 2 lovely days of rest!!!)

oh i'm in sympathy with all of you and your poorly norks - mine are bad too!!! but i realised if i wore a supportive normal bra and then the sports bra over the top that i could stop the jiggling!!! feels a bit tight but thats good if it stops my norks moving!!!

and well done jack - i'll be on 8 mins soon!!! well once i get past 5 mins next week!!

glad your sitting down nappy!!

im off tonight for my last w3 run - who'd have thought it!!! i'd have given up long before now!!

I physically cannot run without a sports bra, they just bounce everywhere, small children run screaming, builders fall off scaffolding etc etc
not at all. Honest.

(and stay sitting nappy)

I did 2.0399 miles today

It was in 22 minutes.

I also have small breasts (B/C cup). Have been running in normal bra. Have wondered about a sports one

Well I managed .61 and .73 miles in each 8 minutes. So not exactly speedy today!

It really is such a big jump it is a big step, but am so chuffed!

well done jackbauer, i really think that eight minutes is SUCH a breakthrough time. i'm up to 12/14 minutes now, but i still cannot picture how i'm goinig to keep goiing for 30 mins and run 3m. i'm doing less than two miles in about 26 mins...

oh, and SIT DOWN nappy.