Couch to 5K ?

[Hope39]

It's ok!!


I've done it! I'm pleased I did although the dog wasn't much help!!

Struggled with the last 3 runs but forced myself to complete them and am now worn out!! Roll on weds!!

Well done hun, i will only take our dogs when i do the runs in the woods as i can let them off the leads then. They would be a nightmare if i had to keep them on a lead.

Think i will stick to the treadmill for a bit, i am wanting the OH to do it with me but he doesn't have appropriate footwear as yet

Big well done for venturing out, i know how easy it is to say, "oh i'll start tomorrow"

xx

 

[sammiwry]

Yup! I only up and down outside the row of houses so had rox off her lead but she kept jumping up at me lol

 

[NatalieW]

Fantastic! Well done.

I will be honest I am only doing it on a treadmill! But set a gradient like it is outside, so hopefully will be able to switch!

 

[JFS]

Oh great! I'm so glad to see other people joining. If you stick with it and trust the program, you're going to be really surprised at how well it goes.

I'm finishing week 6 tomorrow. It's all long runs from here on out for me, which is fine. It's the first 4 minutes of any run that always seem the hardest anyway. If I can cut through the chatter in my head happening during those first 4 minutes--"This is stupid. I don't want to run today. Who cares if I walk? I just had a baby for crying out loud! Don't I deserve a break? I shouldn't be out in the cold at 7:30 in the morning. I want to go home."--I find that I get into a zone and the rest of the run flows along pretty smoothly.

I'm still slow, so my goal after I finish week 9 is to build speed. I think I'm going to sign up for a 5k just to keep myself motivated.

 

[NatalieW]

The first block is also hard I find. It's when my body is warming up. DH has same issue but he warms up after 10miles!!

I got 8minute reps tonight... Not sure if I can do that. But in 5 days I've lost 2lb... Did it a bit early than I should have

 

[sammiwry]

I found the first block easy but then I'm only week one lol!! I have to be able to run 5k easily before I can even think about going back to oh as he doesn't think I can or will do it. If that isn't motivation then I don't know what is!!

 

[NatalieW]

Well went to the gym ... Ended up doing week 5 day 3... 20min run! Hurt now...

How is everyone else?

 

[Hope39]

Yeah i did my next session of week 1. i wasn't quite sure how i would cope as i decided to do a brisk walk on the treadmill lastnight whilst watching emmerdale. it turned out i walked 1.5 miles and could hardly walk this morning, lol

my brisk walk hurt more than my first session

Just need to make sure i do it friday and thats week 1 out the way

 

[JFS]

Well done, all.

Nat, that's so great you were able to jump right into week 5 and then complete the 20 minute run! It's such a mental game, isn't it?

I finished week 6 yesterday. It wasn't my best run--was kind of pissy about being out in the cold--but I finished it.

 

[NatalieW]

Well done, all.

Nat, that's so great you were able to jump right into week 5 and then complete the 20 minute run! It's such a mental game, isn't it?

I finished week 6 yesterday. It wasn't my best run--was kind of pissy about being out in the cold--but I finished it.

I had been running on treadmill since September, which I was only able to do run 1min and walk 1 min. Last week in was up to 4mins...and walk 1 min for about 30mins. So was around the week 4/5 Mark...

But yes it is such a mind game, but I do still hurt either side of my shins.

 

[Hope39]

I'm gonna have to give tonights session a miss, i just got in from worked and really can't be bothered

I will complete session 3 of week 1 tmoz

Sammiwry - how are you getting on?

xx

 

[sammiwry]

I'm not doing too bad, I've missed one because I was too mentally and physically tired so going to try and do week 2 properly next week if I struggle might drop back to week 1 and start again

 

[Hope39]

Well I really couldn't b bothered today but I pushed myself n did the last session of week 1.

Week 2 then starts Tuesday

 

[NatalieW]

I hate those sessions that are sooo hard work..then the times I don't want to go, they seem the easiest

 

[Hope39]

Just to update you all, i haven't given in as yet

I did session 1 Week 2 on the treadmill and it wasn't too bad, my sis kept nagging me to do it on the road as its harder thou. Its alright for her she lives in a village in Norfolk with no hills!

I decided to do session 2 week 2 on the roads and it wasn't a very successful experience. My earphones kept falling out and the podcast wasn't playing properly, i was running when i should of been walking etc etc. Then i was meant to run and had a big frikkin hill to go up so i walked

My ankles were killing me too so i decided i going back to the treadmill for the next session, sod the road

 

[NatalieW]

Oh no, that's not good.

Ive been ill so had a week off. I run on treadmill and always have the gradient at 1% so simulate being outside to a degree.

 

[sammiwry]

I'm going to start again next week, been preparing to launch and launched Christmas as work over the last week and a bit so not had the time or energy to do it.

Hope, when you run on the treadmill do you set the incline to 1% as that's meant to replicate running on a surface

 

[Hope39]

I'm going to start again next week, been preparing to launch and launched Christmas as work over the last week and a bit so not had the time or energy to do it.

Hope, when you run on the treadmill do you set the incline to 1% as that's meant to replicate running on a surface

It doesn't have an incline as a %, its the reebok irun treadmill that i have got. You either put the back wheels down so that the treadmill lays straight or fold the feet up and you are then on an incline. I tried the wheels up once and it kills my ankles more than you can imagine. Its on quite a slope when the wheels are out the way, imo anyway

x

 

[Hope39]

How is everyone getting on?

Sammiwry are you still trying?

I am now on week 5, lesson 2!

 

[littleblonde]

Is there anyone that wants to start this next week and be my buddy? is it ok to do even though i am very unfit? Well done to all x