New Years Resolution couch to 5k thread

Hi everyone, well done on all your progress! I'm a bit behind as I kept on doing Robert's week 1 for about 3 weeks . Have stepped it up to week 2 now though and can feel the benefits as well as being amazed that I could do the extra running without seriously suffering. I didn't quite manage "you should be able to maintain a conversation" but I haven't had the desperate attempts to get air into my lungs either!

I also worked out how far I'd run/walked and managed 1.95miles (3.14km) in 30 mins. Before I started this I had no idea how I would ever manage 5km but it is looking achievable now.

Well done for that long run and the kg!

I've dipped under 64 kgs this morning on the scales, for the first time in 4 years or so. I've lost a bit over 4 kgs since mid-December and that baby tummy is finally showing signs of diminishing.

Oh and also I HAVE LOST ONE KILO!!!!!!!

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Hi all, well done everyone for progress, sorry to hear that your knees are buggered MmeLindt. Take it easy.

I did about 5Ks this morning - Runkeeper lost its GPS reference about 1/2 way round so didn't record my fabulous run . I did R3 W 1m 30sec x 6 (although it felt like a lot more!). Which was pretty knackering to be honest.

Are we on week 4 next week? I've sort of lost track?

Thanks, Claudia. I downloaded it. Now looking forward to my next run & seeing if it actually gets the winding roads of my little town. Can I use Runkeeper when Nike+ is on?

llarregub - Hey My training is slightly different than the BUPA plan. Today, I did 3 min run + 1 min walk, repeated 3 times. On the treadmill. I guess that puts me in W3. It was quite OK, I could have gone on for another set.

Well done everyone.

I had a break last week as I had bad pains in my knees. Started again yesterday and my knees are really sore again today.

I fell on my knees a couple of years ago when using rollerskates and had pain for about 3 months afterwards. Never bothered me since until I started running.

Will give it till Sunday then go out again, see what happens.

I did 3.5km yesterday, week 3 day 1 of bupa plan and it felt good. The weather was great and I saw two buzzards really close. So close that I was a bit worried about my fluffy wee dog.

OK, managed W3R2 today, not as bad as I thought but both my knees are achey this pm. I noticed such a difference when I ran on the grass in the park near us and then moving back onto the pavement. The grass is much more forgiving on the body!!

Wuglet, you are admirably pragmatic! I am just a doom merchant ...

Doing W3R3 tomorrow, in Primrose Hill - will just have to avoid all the steep slopes.

Hi Cote, the app you're talking about is Runkeeper - it's fab, I totally recommend it too.

Cote! Hello, it has been a long time since our ante-natal threads. How are you?

I did my run (week 3) on the treadmill today and ran 3, walked 3 and was thrilled to see that I'd run 3.17km. I can't believe it. I found it easier on the treadmill I think.

Thanks for this thread! I recently started training to run and feeling a bit clueless.

MmeLindt - Which is the iPhone app you mention at the beginning of this thread, which beeps when to walk or run? I've been trying to get the Nike+ app to do that, with no success.

Am scared of Week 4 ...

CJ - Tomorrow it is - hopefully all better by then and I can go out. I have a 2K fun run on sun too so am going to count that as Week 3 Run 3 and start Week 4 on Mon.... I hope!

Am slightly relieved I'm doing Raaaab and not the Bupa one! There's no way I could do that amount, that quickly. Just done week 3, run 2. Not bad, although at one point I thought my legs were going to buckle under me, I kept going and managed the whole thing. Took a different route, which made an enormous difference.

What I love is breaking through the 'I'm so tired and unfit, I can't do this' barrier. I can do it!

Wuglet, I was thrilled to see I'd done 3k!! Honestly, I used to be the picture dictionary definition of a couch potato, so it really is miraculous that I've got this far.

Hairy, hope you manage to get out soon. For your sake, and selfishly for me - I need a running mate!

Wuglet - I use mapmyrun.com to work out how far to run.

Did the timed mile on Sunday and felt half dead afterwards, what on earth will it be like to run 3x that much?

On the positive side, like someone else said, 90 seconds is nothing now!

Well done Claudia, that's amazing! I've had to miss today as both DS's are ill, not quite sure when I can catch up and it's starting to worry me! I think I've been bitten by the running bug!

Nothing, as I can't get headphones to stay in!

Quick question for you all, what do you listen to when running?

I have been listening to podcasts of The Archers , and fascinating as Helen and Annette are, I think I should get some music going.

Wow, well done, that's great!

Hurrah for me, hurrah for meeeeeeeeeee

Just completed day 2 wk 3, run 3 walk 2 x 6 intervals and did 5K in 42mins. I feel fantastic, and exhausted and sweaty but great!

I ran at 6am and saw the most incredible sunrise.

I struggled on the last run but it was uphill. I can definately feel my pace pick up.

I find Runkeeper brilliant, I totally recommend it if you have an iphone.

Hi all, and glad you're up and running again, Wuglet.

I've just done Week 3, day 1. Bloody hell. My legs were actually screaming during the first three-minute run. But thank god for the recovery time! Managed it, but it feels like a big step up from last week. Funny how 90 seconds now feels incredibly reasonable ...

Well done to everyone, I'm on Week 3 now of Robert's podcasts. I'm impressed at some of the times you have been running for, today was 90 sec r, 90sec w, 3 min r, 3 min walk - repeated twice. It was ok, I could do it, but the first 90 secs were torture! I really don't feel like I'm getting fitter but I suppose I must be. I think I thought I'd be flying by now (also hoped to have lost some weight!)
On the other hand the last run of week 2 that I did on Sat rather than Fri due to ill DC's was great - a real high! I think I just need to concentrate on that. I've signed up for a 2K fun run at the DC's school next weekend, no idea how long that will take me but I'm intending to run it all!