Starting Couch to 5k next week ( 17th May) and looking for company :)

Did w3r1 this morning - amazed myself by running for 3 minutes! Slow as anything mind you, but to think I was struggling to get to 30s just last month! It really works doesn't it? And I think maybe I could talk during a run, early on, maybe a little

Hiya all.

I am on week 8 at the moment. I am amazed how well the programme works. I couldn't run at all 2 months ago. I use mapmyrun.com as well which is fab for getting an accurate distance for your run. I'm currently at 2.5miles which was something I could only dream about. Found that once I cracked the 20mins that the rest was ok. Been out 4 times this week and feeling great for it!

I used Ullrey up to week 7 (after that I felt it got a bit monotonous) and have been using kissmyblack ass but am not enjoying the music - too much sex! want something more upbeat and neutral! Can anyone suggest anything else that is a bit more dancey?

For those like me moving on from the c25k programme I have been recommended interval training (Serena Williams does a good one apparently) so you are not increasing your distance but you are increasing your fitness and speed. Worth a look up..

thanks all, well done to you all!

wohmum yay well done! ikwym about somehow making it through :-) i'm planning to start wk 6 on monday.

Congrats Fi!

I did week 5 run 3 this morning, same as you, Didn't think I'd manage it, but somehow got through. I nearly didn't go 'cos it was raining, but it probably made it easier.

Legs feeling definitely wobbly atm, but so chuffed to have made it.

nextmrsdepp thankfully my legs aren't nearly as bad as i'd expected this morning.. amazingly just a tiny bit stiff. they were very wobbly last night though! I don't think i could run through your pain though.. you're made of strong stuff!

Well done Fi, that's the big one ticked off! How are you feeling now?

I've had to ease off a little because of my chuffing knee ; I've managed a couple of 20 minute runs this week, I know I should be resting the knee more, but I'm ADDICTED!! It starts to hurt after I've been running for a while, but I'm icing it as soon as I get home and taking a Nurofen and the pain goes away pretty quickly. But it's just so FRUSTRATING as I'm having to stop before I really want to!

Anyway, I'm off on holiday next Friday so it will get plenty of rest (on a sunlounger, hopefully).

Well done all of you.

well done sybilfaulty wk1 finished i'm finding time flying by every wk!

MABS to hear about your DS will keep everything crossed for the op. I think 25mins on the treadmill is great!

Oh MABS, I am sorry to hear about your son. Hope he (and you of course) are bearing up. I think 25 mins of any sort of running is fabulous. Well done you. Hope you find it therapeutic. I find swimming a good release for tension etc - is running the same for you?

I did wk 1 r3 today at 7am and am now feeling much better about it. Way to go, as Robert said. Just 8 more weeks to go. I wonder if I'll ever be able to run for a reasonable amount of time.

Have a nice weekend everyone.

ran 25 mins today but only on a treadmill, that not so good is it?

(sadly it is pretty serious with ds, thanks for your kind words, he has a majot op in Sept)

I'm hoping to run tomorrow as long as i'm not too tired after a day with the kids. I'm on wk4 day2 of 10k i'm have 3 x 18 min runs with a 1 min walk inbetween still amazed after each run that i can do it

each of us will be out tomorrow! The skies will be colourful with all our radience .

nobiggy... make sure you get out tomorrow - even if you don't feel like it. It may be difficult but you know how amazing you feel afterwards.

I have trouble making time without kids and missed Saturday till Weds. It was so hard to start again... and took until the fifth run to feel comfortable and then it took everything to achieve the sixth!!! I'm inspired to go early tomorrow - once hubs has headed off to work and hopefully before youngest wakes. Fingers crossed .

MABS... hope all is ok?

MABS - I hope he is ok. how rubbish.

Oh MABS, nothing too serious I hope?

had a fun day with ds at hospital today, so no exercise at all

Come on ladies, no slacking now!!!!

I decided to go tomorrow instead too. No point in breaking myself in week 1!

Should have gone out early but stayed in bed. Busy week, and aches and pains. I may make it out this evening, or tomorrow morning.

I worry that I'll skip one and it'll all just slide!

good for you MABS. Are you feeling better today?
unsure if I should run today? still quite stiff - esp round knee and ironically I've got a physio appt I need to cycle to this afternoon!

hope you feel better kitten, i going to try to run tmro

MABS - don't feel guilty - thats a very good reason not to run.

Am hobbling a bit this evening hopefully will feel better in the am. cycled with dd to swimming today and I feel utterly ravenous this evening.

had tummy bug, done nothing since mon, feel v guilty

Am impressed by the people on Wk 5! I wonder if I'll ever get there. Bad luck though Fi on the no sleep - it is a killer isn't it? Hope the kids get better and you get your head down soon.

Totally agree about the different muscle groups, OYBBK. I am fit as I swim a lot, and naively thought this would be a breeze. Could not be more wrong. Legs ache in all manner of ways. If they tone up everywhere they ache, it would be wonderful!!

I managed wk1 r2 this am and it was easier than Monday. Possibly because it's not 75 F and full on sunshine. Am feeling very virtuous. I'd love to lose a bit of weight though as well as being fitter and more toned. Fingers crossed.

Might make you feel a bit better FiBy?

I discovered muscles I forgot I had when I got up this am. Funny how running (even a bit) uses different muscles from walking and cycling. If that means they are going to tone up it would be ace!