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Couch to 5km - part II (as amazingly our other thread is nearly full!!)

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Furball · 11/03/2008 07:58

Sorry to hi-jack your thread misdee but thought we needed a fresh thread as fan-bloody-tasticly we have nearly reached the limit on the other one.

Thanks to Rawb for his podcasts who deffo for me has made it easy and the huge support of others here.

Here is the link incase anyone new would like to join us.

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electricbarbarella · 12/06/2008 09:55

Oh dear a little too much enthusisiam.

lilibet · 12/06/2008 10:04

I wasn't even going very fast

The hissing ducks could easily have outrun me

electricbarbarella · 12/06/2008 10:10

I am like that, I am sure i run slower than I walk.
Have a few days rest and warm up next time, it becomes fun very quickly I promise.

Itsthawooluff · 12/06/2008 10:40

Welcome Lilibet, I was the same when I'd done my first session, (and my second , and my third.....), but it really does get a lot easier. Your muscles get stronger really amazingly quickly, and you find you recover much faster - don't give up.

Also, proper running trainers are a great help rather than general trainers,but don't feel you have to go and spend £££'s - my £25 Mizuna's (in a sale) are great.

If I have to wait a long time for whatever I've managed to banjax to put itself right, I might be meeting you back on the week three program - for every week off, you are supposed to go back 2 weeks in your training program, and I'd only just reached 30 mins

LadyJogsAlot · 13/06/2008 09:53

oh dear wooluf, i'll be joining you too!
lili, make sure you do keep up walking as it will help to sort out your muscles.

i think if you exercise regularly you don't tend to get too achey which is why it's hard at the beginning.

don't give up though, before you know it you'll be running about all over the place

electricbarbarella · 13/06/2008 12:08

I stuill feel far to pants to run adn rfl is Sun i had better be able to run it, I have not doen all this to end up wlkaing.

bramblebooks · 13/06/2008 12:16

leccy barbie, you will be fine on the day, the adrenalin will see you through xxxx (have some black coffee and dextrosol!)

Theresa · 13/06/2008 20:44

good luck barb, you will be fine on the day, as bramble says the adrenelin will kick in and you'll love it.

bramblebooks · 14/06/2008 11:21

oooooh barb, it's tomorrow - good luck!

I've just done a 5k training run. yeouch! Going to try to keep up the fitness campaign now I've reached the goal - my new goal is to run 35k over the next month. Being a teccie nerd, I've set it up with nike plus so that I can log my progress.

wheelybug · 14/06/2008 16:05

Good luck tomorrow EB ! You'll do just fine. Hope you're feeling better.... Go Barbie... Go Barbie....

twocutedarlings · 14/06/2008 17:16

It's barbie here, borrowing my mates computer as mine has died, so don't worry when I don't update you for ages I haven't died doing the run. I am still feeling a bit crappy but hoping it'll come good on the day. I am so nervous.

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Furball · 14/06/2008 17:20

good luck Barbie! hope you feel abit better in the morning.

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electricbarbarella · 15/06/2008 07:43

OMG I am so nervous, I have been dreaming about starting running and then my legs just giving up and me being frozen to the spot and everybody laughing at me.
Am actually feeling ok for the first time all week.
Can I run with my iPod on or do you just run, I am not very fast without the music.

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Furball · 15/06/2008 07:47

I'm sure it's fine to run with your ipod. Glad you feel better this morning

As I said before

G O O D L U C K!

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bramblebooks · 15/06/2008 11:15

go barbie! go barbie! go barbie!

electricbarbarella · 15/06/2008 12:14

I did it, whooppee, that was so much fun, 34mins but the first 2k was picking my way through people who said they were running and very clearly weren't.
The nivea cheerleaders were yummy.
My running career is not over I will be doing more of these i lvoed it.

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Furball · 15/06/2008 12:49

well done barbie! WOOHOO

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SparklyPrincess · 15/06/2008 16:35

Well done Barbie!

wheelybug · 15/06/2008 18:46

Yeah ! Well done Barbie !!! 10K next .

Theresa · 15/06/2008 19:54

big hug barbie! well done!

bramblebooks · 15/06/2008 22:44

Well done barbie! Fab running! Have a well earned tub of wine. x

LadyJogsAlot · 16/06/2008 08:58

well done barb!

lilibet · 16/06/2008 09:19

Oh well done Barbie - I am so

How long have you been running?

I;m going to try again tonight, it's taken till today for me to not be hobbline down the stairs when I get up.

It's 9 weeks today off my holidays

Flier · 16/06/2008 11:19

hello, I'd like to join you please ladies.
I'm doing the Baxters 10k in Inverness in 16 weeks time, and have done basically no running yet.

Anyone else have a dh who works long hours and children at home during the day with you? How do you manage to fit in your running? (I'm shattered come 8pm)

Itsthawooluff · 16/06/2008 13:06

Welcome Flier - really can't say anything except Go for it. You'll really feel the benefits