Couch to 5k Running

sammy_kaye18

Hi All

i am very unfit but would lvoe to join in please if you are still taking new recruits??

I have the added bonus that i have a small poochy that will feel the benefit too as he is becoming a bit of a couch potato too.

Although I do think I'll be running minutes instead of miles just yet.

x

webitha

hiya sammy all new recruits are welcome, download the podcast and you too will be running 1 minute at a time, ive done week1 for 2 weeks and moving up (hopefully) to week 2 next week,
and boy am i starting to feel the benefits, (i also go to the gym) and im starting to look better too,
so dont worry about what your wearing or what you look like, just get out there and do it

Drea

Hi sammy and topdrawer, I've added you both to the list got 19 people now! Although I don't think everyone on the list is running... will need to be deleting the people who aren't so we can see how many really are doing this. Not sure how to go about finding out though

Supposed to be starting week 3 tomorrow but absolutely no way will I manage it, will do another week of week 2 then try and go up to it I think.

Keeping_Motivated

Hi Drea

I don't think I'm on the list but I don't think I actually 'asked' to be I just sort of mustled in I think

Tomorrow 'should' be my first run of Week 2 but I said I still found week 1 hard so should probably repeat week 1 but today I have been questioning if I should push myself to start week 2 rather than repeating week 1 again Anyone any thoughts on that?

Charlie1986

Well i've ordered the trainers and been to aldi and got a top, just need to get the ipod to work now and awaiting a sports bra then i can finally start!

Penny_Watcher

Keeping_Motivated wrote: »

Tomorrow 'should' be my first run of Week 2 but I said I still found week 1 hard so should probably repeat week 1 but today I have been questioning if I should push myself to start week 2 rather than repeating week 1 again Anyone any thoughts on that?

How about a couple more week 1 runs then give week 2 a go. If it's too hard then drop back to week 1 until you feel more comfortable.

Drea

Keeping_Motivated wrote: »

Hi Drea

I don't think I'm on the list but I don't think I actually 'asked' to be I just sort of mustled in I think

Tomorrow 'should' be my first run of Week 2 but I said I still found week 1 hard so should probably repeat week 1 but today I have been questioning if I should push myself to start week 2 rather than repeating week 1 again Anyone any thoughts on that?

Your on there now

I felt the same after week one, then I started wondering if I should just go onto week two so I did. Turned out it wasn't as bad as I thought (still bleedin hard though ). I know for a fact this time that I'm not ready for week 3 though so will wait a bit for that

webitha

hey KM if i was you and i am lol i would give week 1 another go im on 2nd week of week 1 and its a lot easier so im going up to week 2 on tues, (gonna finish this week first), im gonna aim for 2 weeks on each week iyswim, if i cant manage that that oh well never mind, go at your pace only you can judge if your body is ready to take the next step

juno

If it stops raining, I'm planning to start week 2 tonight. Then if I feel like I can't do it, I can just come back and do week 1 again tomorrow. If I do manage it, I get 2 days off

juno

OMG I DID IT :j

After the worst run ever on Tuesday I just had the best run of my life. I felt like I could run forever! It just all clicked, and I did it It didn't stop raining, but I really wanted to go so I just went anyway. I wore a jumper, a vest top and then a t shirt over the top, and took gloves, so I wasn't cold.

And, ha! You all have to run tomorrow and I don't