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

Well done superduper, that was my next step until the leg problen cropped up. I have my ultrasound scan this morning, so we will see what it is. I suspect it is overuse and the advice will be to stop running for a while . Gutted ! Anyway, will let you all know.

Nappyzone, once you go past that 25mins, it does get easier. The next is only 3 mins more, which I know is masssive, but after doing 25 mins its fine, just push it.

awwwwwwwww well done - i feel encouraged . I will leave week 6 i will i will i will!

Thanks nappyzone . I never thought I'd make it either! I really strugged to get to 25 mins then managed the rest through sheer bloody-mindedness! Also, I have been so worried about missing any runs and having to start the whole thing again (I would go back to wk1 not wk6!) that I have made myself keep going - I have surprised myself!! I do feel a bit lost without a wk10 though!

wow congratulations on getting to week 9! , i dont think i will ever leave week 6 lol

I have finished wk9, hooray! I found that changing from Rawb to my own music at wk7 made all the difference.

Having said that, I am very very slow! I took a sat nav thingy out today to check that I actually am running nearly 5k and am not just doing 1/2k in 30 mins .

It all went horribly wrong, my ds has been coming with me on his bike and today he fell off so I only did 2.5m in 27mins...I was so frustrated that I tried to persuade him that his arm wasn't hanging off and to hop back onto his bike (mean mummy!) but he refused...

Am still really enjoying it though, and never thought I'd get to this point so am really chuffed. What have those of you that have got to wk9 done then? I have just added another 3min song to playlist but am thinking that I should maybe try to up my speed beyone brisk walk first?!

lol zen you made me laugh - awww never mind - small steps and all that.....

zen - not sure what the punishment is when the sin feels like punishment most of the time anyway!!

forgive me Rawb (and nappy and zen) for i have really sinned - its been nearly 4 weeks since my last run and i'm extremely worried that when i try again tomorrow i'll be really rubbish!!

but i wore a bikini on holiday and the sight of my roll of fat at the side hanging over my bikini bottoms has made me more determined to get back in my trainers!!

so tomorrow eve it is - cant do morning since we only got back from holiday at 5pm and i am really old mother hubbard! so its shopping for healthy food in the morning and running with dd as personal trainer in the eve!!

I AM BACK!!!

Failed to do 25 min run

Failed to even attempt it

Just so so so knackered

So ate a curry and drank half a bottle of wine

Do I have to do Hail Mary's now??

Inthezengarden is this the confession box?

If so....

Forgive me Rawb for i have sinned - it has been a whopping 22 days since my last run (hoidays and lame excuses) - anyhows today i took myself right back to week 6 where i seem to permanently be - i did day 1 of week 6 and am now sat here in my sweaty state to confess....... seems the break has ermmm turned me red again but im back and vow to never have such a break again. Where is everyone else???? Norky? Canella, Jackbaur, lovely rita and more??????

I covered 2 miles not including the warm up and down and had a pace of 12:10 which is not v comparable to my 10:00 of weeks back!

Forgive me Rawb, for I have lapsed

Had a week off as I went to visit my parents and running never quite happened.

Should have done w6r3 (25 mins) on Sunday, but seeing as I had so long off, I repeated w6r2 (2 x 10mins) last night, will attempt 25 mins tomorrow

Well done skimummy on doing the 25 mins

And lula, so sorry to hear about your leg I know it's really tough, but I really would suggest following docs advice and not running til you're fully better. DH bust his knees a few years ago when training for a half marathon - he ignored the early signs and kept going, in the end he had to pull out of the race as he'd done too much damage Managed it the next year though

I don't get knee pain, but my knees are kind of "crackly" now, esp after running. Hard to describe, but it sounds like very quiet velcro when I bend my knees, walk up/down stairs etc. Not sure if I should be worried? It doesn't hurt, so I'm guessing it is OK....... I have a friend who does triathlons (crazy), I'll ask him when I next see him

Sorry about your leg lulalullabye but best to do what the doc says. You'll be back at it in no time at all.

25 minute run done - woo!

Admittedly it was pretty slow and some people ran past me like I was standing still .

However! On to week 7 which I am feeling much more optimistic about. I think I may be ready to ditch Raaaaawb and run to my own tunes - as soon as my Nike+ shoes arrive!! Never thought I would be excited about running shoes...

Sorry to hear about your leg lulalullabye, hope it is alright.

I am sad ! I have had a slightly sore lower leg for a couple of weeks and have now developed a lump on the inside of my shin. Been to the quacks and she told me that I need an ultrasound and that I can't run for a couple of weeks . So it doesn't matter how fast you can run .

Anyway, will keep checking and let you know what the results are

I was supposed to do my second session last night but couldn't face it. . am going to do it tomorrow though - am determined.

I too will investigate patella bands. Vulgar if you find a link, would you post it?

Ta.

Ooo I will investigate patella bands.

Thanks for that Lula I am now envious of your beach track too!

I find if I'm running at my normal speed and are coming up behind to a man they will suddenly speed away from me . . .

Either I stink or they can't bear to be overtaken by an old bird like me!

By the way vulgar, my knees when I started were very crap, and had to stop for a month. Have since discovered patella bands, which you strap around the bottom of your knee just under your knee cap. Thay have worked wonders. Also building up my quads has helped

Might I just add that where I run ( beach track) has the wind behind it when windy, not so good on the way back though . Can't tell you how I run that speed but I don't seem to run anywhere near as fast as some of the people that pass me

Idris - we sound like we run at the same pace! I can't tell you how pleased that makes me. I was feeling a bit of a slowcoach.

I'm somewhat envious of Lula's speed

Am impressed ar your pace lula not sure what my pace per km is but the fastest I've averaged for a 30 minutes or so run is a bit over 10 min per mile which is slower than 30 min for 5k.

It does get so much better. I seem to be running at 6 min a k now, so on target to do 5k in 30mins. I did 4.5k last night in the 28 min run, so next week the big 5

Just introducing myself, did W1D1 yesterday, little sore today, and am very very to say after the third 60 second run I wanted to stop. Lame I know. Hoping it gets better, I have signed up to a 5k in Oct..

Hello everyone!

i have been plodding along doing around 3k 3 times a week but today I pushed myself to do 5k which I did in 38 minutes.
If I didn't have to stop for calf stretches, i would have been a couple of minutes faster.

Not very fast but I'm sooo pleased with myself. Still got a few aches and pains but they eased off when i got into it.

welcome Crunchies - the plan definately works. It has taken me a good few months to get to 5k.

I love running now. i can't imagine not doing it. but I worry that my knees may not hold out as I have been blessed with crap ones.

well done monifer

Does anybody else find that running helps with the bowels??????

I'm not doing very well at the moment - and for some reason have to keep stopping still, just for 10-20 seconds and then I'm on my way again.

I've dropped Rawb and am now just trying to do 3 miles, but when the wrong way this morning and when I got home, I checked on mapmyrun and had only done 2.

Well done montifer. I think that once you get past 'your' sticking point, it seems easier. Mine now is about 2 mins and I feel like I am dying, then I can carry on for 30 mins. After that it changes from my lungs feel like they are going to explode, to my legs feeling like they are going to drop off !

Idris, I to am going to do a 5k in Oct, on the 15th, so we will have to cyber run. I just have to work on going faster now