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January couch to 5k - who's with me?

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Santageekmum · 26/12/2011 11:59

I am massively overweight and have never run before but am planning on starting the nhs couch to 5k plan in January (first Thursday in fact).

Who would like to don their trainers and join me?

Also if anyone has a good sports bra to recommend, I'm bf and a 40dd at the moment and need a new one for running.

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RebeccaMumsnet · 28/12/2011 15:00

Can I join too? I have the podcast, trainers, sports bra and motivation.

Day 1 for me is going to be the 1st.
How many times a week do you need to run? Is it 3?
If so, do you listen to week one three times?

Sorry, I am probably being really dense.

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RebeccaMumsnet · 01/01/2012 14:08

Just popping in to say hi , haven't caught up with the thread yet but will have a read tonight. Just wanted to commit myself to this by saying I've just done my first run, I'm so pleased.

It wasn't half as bad as I thought it would be. Do I get extra brownie points because it was pissing it down? Grin

Good luck to those who are going to start this week and well done to everyone who has already started, will pop back tonight when the DC are in bed.

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RebeccaMumsnet · 02/01/2012 09:18

VelmaKelly Of course the more the merrier Grin and Envy at running in Oz.

I made a huge mistake last night, i sat down for an hour and when I got up someone had swooped my knees for those of a 97 year old with arthritis , DH pretty much dragged me up the stairs carried me to bed.

I am pleased to report that i have my old knees back today, any ideas why that would happen? very strange indeed.

Anyway, rest day today. Is anyone else planning on doing sit-ups etc on rest days?

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RebeccaMumsnet · 02/01/2012 14:23

Mrs DV, totally agree with thestringcheesemassacre

Grin
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RebeccaMumsnet · 02/01/2012 17:32

Whoop!

Well done Mrs DV

Xmas Wink Xmas Grin

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RebeccaMumsnet · 03/01/2012 09:18

Hope DS is ok Pan?

Have just got back from wk1 run2. My face is red raw, it's soooo winding and wet. I may have to get DH to take a pic of me for my profile, I truly look ridiculous.

BUT I am very pleased with myself and can't wait for run 3...

Good luck all and keep going, as Laura would say "you're doing great'

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RebeccaMumsnet · 03/01/2012 09:27

Yes MABS, you may. Grin

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RebeccaMumsnet · 03/01/2012 10:02

I am a little insane, it is blowing a gale here.

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RebeccaMumsnet · 04/01/2012 22:41

Oh no AbbyLou, hope you recover quickly but important not to push to hard. Get to the doctors if it still hurts in a couple of days?

Thinking of your DS Pan, hope you get some answers soon and MABS shhh, I won't tell if you don't Wink

I am due W1R3 tomorrow and i can't wait, struggling to fit it into my hectic day but think it will be 5.30ish after work and when DH gets home.

Back to London next week where I plan to run in my lunch break, need to find a nice route around the Towers.

Well done everyone, this is a fab thread. How many Jan C25K runners (we can call ourselves runners now, can't we?) are there now?

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RebeccaMumsnet · 04/01/2012 22:43

Oh Wink seems to be broken? "Tech?"

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RebeccaMumsnet · 05/01/2012 08:03

@ScienceGeekMum

Rebecca I have just written down the names of everyone that's contributed to this thread and the results are in:

There are 91 different contributors from the beginning
Three are wellwishers not taking part
Of the remaining 88, 56 have posted on the thread since Monday

When I get some time I may even open a spreadsheet on this to do some proper analysis... (anyone thinking 'what a geek!'? Well, geek by nn...)

Wow, thanks ScienceGeekMum, not bad going at all.

Thanks for that!

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RebeccaMumsnet · 05/01/2012 17:37

I have just finished work, off to get changed and then out for W1R3.
it's cold and dark and i don't wanna

If I don't post again tonight - let Justine know where I was Wink

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RebeccaMumsnet · 05/01/2012 18:42

Back, done.
My calf is aching. I am stretching after each run, is everyone or do you just do the warm down?

What's week 2 like?
Next run will be Sunday, W2R1!

Good luck everyone

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RebeccaMumsnet · 06/01/2012 20:57

1/2 a stone debka Shock bloody well done! Have you done anything other than the C25K?

well done Kew and fingers crossed abbylou.

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