C25K

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I'm a complete beginnen, starting tomorrow, anyone want to join me?
The goal is fitness, although weight loss would be an added bonus.
I've a young family so time and motivation are my biggest obstacles but am determined.
Join me!

Well done @whynot93! I agree, running in the rain is surprisingly good!

Excellent @PhannyMcNee! Slow and comfortable is what I'm aiming for!

W8R2 done. I did proper stretching first (Adrienne's per-run 7 min yoga on YouTube) and I think it made a huge difference. No heavy legs this time. And the lovely warm mizzle was just lush! And I did an extra 2 mins after the 28 were up because I was feeling pretty good. Then I checked my HR and found I was red-lining pretty bad and decided I'd better stop before it exploded or something!

So I, a 14.5st+ woman who's never run for a full minute in her entire existence, finished wk6 today. I don't really know how I've managed it I've never stuck to exercise in my life. I don't wake up motivated, I sort of trick myself into going out by putting on my running gear, doing the school run, then not allowing myself to sit down until I run. And once I've started, though I really want to stop and am finding it really hard, I just carry on. Strangely, I've only ached afterwards twice: w1r1, and after the jump to 16 minutes in total at w4r1. It's the fatigue that kills me: I'm really not used to it. But if I can do 25 minutes, I can do 30. So I'm going to finish the program if it kills me.

Amazing, @5SecondsFromWilding! You're doing so well! You should be so proud of yourself! I'm proud of you!

Thank you DomesticAnarchist I'm sure Sarah Millican would be mildly amused to know just how many times I've told her to fuck off

How's it going, runners? Still going?
I'm starting week 9 tonight. I'm a bit sad it's nearly over. (Which is not something I thought I'd ever think!)

Thought I’d posted last night but clearly not!

Domestic I’m with you - I’ll be gone in 3 weeks. How did that happen?!

W6R3 last night. Felt good and found the cool down walk hard

I did have a bit of pain in my left knee when walking (fine running). Are the clam exercises ok to do with that?

Thanks Domestic and congratulations! I accidentally took a week off. I ran W6R1 yesterday and found it very hard going - was very tempted to give up but kept going.

Week 3 R1 done 🙌 shocking weather conditions here by the seaside but I have found I like running in the rain.

W7r1 yesterday. I can’t believe I can now run 25 mins without stopping.
It’s not fast but I don’t stop.
Need to stay motivated for r2 tomorrow. Monday runs are with a group and it’s much harder to get out on my own.

Well done everyone for sticking with it.

I’ve been floored by flu for 2 weeks so probably back to square one :-(

Oh no Petra - flu nailed me last time I tried C25 too. The downside of starting in the autumn I guess.

Hi guys!
I’m about to go out and do week 2 run 1. I started in May but got a chest infection after finishing week 2 and never picked it back up. I worked out that during week 1 run 3 I covered 3km which I’m happy with! My ultimate aim is to run a whole park run at some point.

I’ve loved reading your posts, so motivating!

Hey Runners! How are you?

Good work @WhenCanISleepAgain, extra kudos for continuing when you didn't want to! I hope you're extra proud of your efforts!

Well done, @whynot93. I like running in the rain, but only up to a point!

Great work @BigFatBloomers! Getting through that 25 mins is a total game-changer!

Hey @PetraDelphiki, sorry to hear you were ill. Hope you've managed to get going again. Take it steady - you might want to start right at the beginning again but find you can zip through faster?

How did your run go, @Studentnurse92? Well done for getting back on it!

I did W9R2 earlier in the week (glad I checked the weather - it was heinous last night!) and for the finale my running group have organised a timed 5K 😱. I think I can do it in about 37mins, but I'm not usually a morning runner, so I'm holding on to that for my excuse! 😂

I've just signed up for the December Race At Your Pace (I think I saw it on here or on the proper runners thread). I'm a bit worried that without the program, I'll lose motivation & momentum. So I've committed to doing 25 miles in December. Which should be entirely achievable even if I miss runs over Xmas.

And then I'm signed up to RED January too...! Anyone else?

Well done DomesticAnarchist! There are C25K Plus podcasts, to keep you going in the immediate weeks after graduating.

I'm signed up for RED January, although most weeks I run every day anyway so it doesn't feel too much of a challenge. But it will keep me on my toes.

I finished C25K at the end of April and am thinking of setting myself a year total challenge. Say 1000 miles in 2019, to keep me going all through the year. I am in two minds how far to challenge myself because if I carry on as I am them 1000 miles will be easy in the year. If I pushed myself I could probably aim for 1500-1800 but maybe just having the motivation to continue rather than a high target is better. I'm not really sure yet.

Thank you DomesticAnarchist - I ran W6R3 today which I found very hard going but again I did it so feeling pleased. Well done for reaching W9R3!

Just did my last run! Ran for the whole 5k in 34mins.

I might lurk around here a bit longer though, unless anyone objects. Not sure I'm ready to join the proper runners thread!

So it turns out that running is actually good for you - am a lot fitter skiing this year than I was last year!!!

Evening, w7R1 done today - fastest mile apparently! All sorts going on that mean my routines are screwed but I’m doing what I can when I can

Well done everyone! I just ran W7R1 today too. Great if you stay Domestic to encourage the rest of us and to stay motivated - though I’d say you are a proper runner if you’ve completed this and keep going!

I'm feeling proud of myself this morning. Headed out despite the icy pavements meaning I had to brave the hilly park to run on the grass and managed to complete the C25k + stamina which gets you running for 35 minutes. I wouldn't have believed I could do this 3 months ago. So keep the faith and keep going runners!

Could I join, I’ve just finished week three but really struggled with step up to week 4 so going to redo a three run again and see how it feels. I’m bad at loosing motivation when things defeat me so a thread can hold me accountable

I'm also repeating week three this week! Hopefully the weather doesn't hinder my motivation this week 🙌

I ran 3.4 km non stop (apart from picking up dog poo) this morning!!! Very happy (knackered)

Evening all
I did a damp w9r1 yesterday. Managed a slow 30mins (avoiding the hills). I’ve got a really busy week but I want to fit in a run tomorrow and Friday and then we have a 4K Santa run on Sunday.
I still find the whole thing amazing and can’t believe I’ve got to where I am.
How’s everyone else doing?

Well done @BigFatBloomers!

I've fallen off the wagon. DH has been working away, so haven't been able to run with the club. And then we've been a bit virusy, and it was dark, and rainy, and a bit chilly... you get the idea.

I managed a pathetic 3.5k on Sunday. Went off too fast and ran out of energy at 2.5k. Walked a bit and ran a bit to try to get past 3.

I expected to lose my mojo a bit. But not this much. 😫

Waiting for a rain cover for my new (but ancient) running buggy to be delivered today. So might get out before I need to pick up DS1 later? (But are the aforementioned rain, cold, lack of motivation!)