Couch to 5k...it's not about speed (thread no 2)

[spookyskeleton]

Thought I would start a new thread for us to continue our chat

Fair enough. Your Strava buddies should be giving you kudos though - and you them.

Thanks Chameleon .

Edwinias, I found it okay overall - some of the 1min runs seemed okay, and others seemed harder somewhat randomly though. I ran a loop this time, which was better than an out and back.

I know it's crazy, but I'm looking forward to trying to run for longer than a minute .

Hello All, please can I join? My weight has been creeping up ever since I quit smoking in December. I did the 30 Day Shred regularly from mid-April to mid-July, but after 45 Shred days in that time (roughly every other day) I'd put half a stone on and went up a trouser size. C25K is my last hope! before having to give up biscuits

I have my clothes out all ready for 6am tomorrow, I have to leave for work at 7.10 so need to go that early. I bought myself an arm strap thing to hold my phone and I have some comfortable trainers. I worry that people will laugh at me stumbling along, or that i'll fall, but I need to do this. I want to be healthy and I know i'll love running once I get over the first, unfit part.

I will come back tomorrow once I've done it. Please harangue me across the boards if I don't!

Welcome PrivateBenjamin. Do we have to name change to CaptDoreenLewis and yell at you in a military fashion?

Thanks chameleon and yes, please scream at me 'til I discover a plucky, can-do attitude!

Welcome private hope the run went well this morning. Keep posting on here and we will help you

crucru glad you are back running again.

Well, another achievement for me last night. There is a 1km hill by my house - it is not overly steep but it goes on and upwards forever!! Last time I tried running up it, I got about a third of the wsy up....last night, I got all the way to the top without stopping and it felt good

Crikey Spooky!! I'm impressed! Go, you.

I did it! It wasn't as hard as I thought (though I was red faced and sweating when I got home) and I managed to run all the run parts. I did 3.53km according to mapmyrun. I also discovered that a road I have been driving on for over a year is actually uphill and not flat like I supposed, who'da thunk?

One of the main things that encouraged me to get out of bed was the thought of having to come back here and explain myself, so that was great motivation. I will definitely keep coming back and boring you all to death logging my runs. It's so motivational to read everybody's stories.

Does anybody do stretching after the run? Should I do it, or is the 5 minute cool down walk enough?

Thanks Chameleon and Spooky! Yes it was the 3 minute run.

That's awesome, running up hills is hard work.

Hi PrivateBenjamin! Come and tell us how it went.

Well done PrivateBenjamin! Now you've done one run, there's no excuse for not doing another!

Well done private

I'll be here with my boring run logs too. I find it motivational to keep a log of how far/long I was running.

I'll be doing W1R2 later today when it cools down. I did W1R1 a couple of days ago and covered 2.9km so trying to beat that today :).

I did a w3 run today while dd was at gymnastics, it felt fab to be back just wished I hadn't bottled it and did w5 like I should be on

Well done to all those who have been putting on trainers for the first time - you've done the hardest run!

Yes, I need to stretch afterwards, or I really know about it the following day. I found some ideas on the NHS website, but needed to add in standing on one leg with the other leg curled up as far as possible iyswim? I don't do any of the sitting / lying down stretches the NHS show tho.

Can someone please link to some useful stretches? Thank you !

I do the stretches for runners on the NHS website and they work for me. I know about it the next day if I skip them.

except I don't do ITB and hamstring as I can't actually work out what I'm supposed to be doing.

W1R2 done

3.3km covered.

I feel I could do a longer session but I'm ready to stop running at the end of the 60secs tho.

Thanks Edwinias, I'll check them out later.

Feeling proud of myself and I know you'll be pleased for me... I've just done week 5 run 3 ( 20mins no walk) whoop whoop! Didn't think I'd do it but you know what? It wasn't that bad!

these are the ones I was on about. I don't do the lying down ones, or the IBT.

Edwinias I would do the hamstrings straight from the hip flexor. After the first stretch, shift your weight onto your back leg, and straighten your front knee. Lean forwards slightly if you need to to get the stretch. Then I switch front leg, and do hip and hamstrings on the other side. Does that help at all?

Forgive me C25K-ers for I have sinned (and will continue to sin until Saturday...). Am camping in Glasgow at the moment and have reverted to eating crap and drinking red wine in the evenings just to get through it all...

Feeling suddenly very unfit and crap - have stopped drinking water due to not wanting to wee every 5 minutes in the portaloos...!

Sigh. Tell me it will all be OK when I get back. Am struggling with not being in my new and improved routine!

You'll be fine when you get back Dotty I think it actually helps when you realise how rubbish you feel when you go back to eating crap, that you want to avoid it. I also think a week off running sometimes helps as it gives your joints and muscles time to repair and I bet your first run back on it will be great.

Dotty, you've come such a long way I'm sure you'll slot right back into it when you get back home. So in the mean time, enjoy the camping and the wine!!

Molejay, well done!! Such a big hurdle to overcome. Good work to everyone else who has been running today.

I feel a little bit silly. I went running with a marathon-running friend earlier and just couldn't get into a rhythm and kept having to take walking breaks, way more often than I have done for ages in my running. I'm cross with myself because I knew we were going much faster than I normally do and that's why I couldn't pace myself properly, but I feel a bit embarrassed about how hard I was finding it in comparison to my friend .

Yay, well done Moleyjay. I'm stressing about that - due to do it on Sunday.

Woohoo! w3R2 completed. I am bright red and sweaty but I feel amazing.