Couch to 5k Running

chocaholic2009

Managed to do week5 d2 today - two 8 minute runs. Second was harder than the first, but kept going anyway, and managed to do it. Day 3 on Wednesday - 20 mins run!! Both excited & scared, hope I can do it!

Good luck all - so nice out there for running at the moment, hopefully we'll have a great week!

webitha

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well im on week 6, and i am being "persuaded" by my mates on the DFW baord to do the race for life in leeds, am seriously considering it

webitha

chocaholic2009 wrote: »

Managed to do week5 d2 today - two 8 minute runs. Second was harder than the first, but kept going anyway, and managed to do it. Day 3 on Wednesday - 20 mins run!! Both excited & scared, hope I can do it!

Good luck all - so nice out there for running at the moment, hopefully we'll have a great week!

thats what i thought but it went very easy
my next one is the 25 mins run

Leothecat

Well, completed the 5k yesterday. Was very disappointed as my time was 31 mins. According to our last training sessions I should have been completing it in about 28 mins. I think it was a combination of nil warm up due to the confusion at the race, very cold day, still a bit weak from last week's illness and very bad organisation at the race. It really was laughable. They allowed everyone (walkers, children, wheelchair users, people with buggies, 5k runners and 10k runners) to go over the start line at once. It was mad - the runners were tripping over buggies and walkers - terrible! It was not too bad for us cos it was our first 5k race and we were not taking it too seriously. Had I been a 10k racer and had trained really hard etc etc, I would have complained.
It took about 3-4 mins to get past all that lot and I ran for about 18 mins before having to walk for 2. Set off again and could only manage 5 mins and 1 min walk then ran the rest. At least I ran over the finish line - my friend ran most of the way and walked the last 2 mins!!
Was peeved off to say the least.
When I originally started the programme, my aim was to train for the Race for Life at the end of May. The race we did yesterday was something that I got talked into by a friend so I'm just going to put it behind me and move on.
Training tonight - 2 x 20mins. Looking forward to it.

fimg

Wow Leo, I think just doing the 5k is an achievement- let alone in 31 mins!! It sounds mazing from where I'm sitting :-)
webitha, it sounds like you are going great guns - how was the 25 min run?
I did W3D2 this morning, and found it quite hard, I realise just how much of this is mental. I was feeling a bit negative before I went out and I'm sure it affected me. Will try to be very positive Friday - after all I will have done it twice already so I know I can get through to the end!

webitha

well today i wwent to the gym, to have a workout review, to up my wieghts extra, anyhoo, it only lasted 15 mins, so i thought i would go for a quick run on the treadmill, anyhoo, on goes my music and off i go

only to find when i finaklly looked, i was in the zone baby,, i had bee running fo 30 mins :eek::eek::eek:, and i had done 4.76km :eek::eek::eek::eek:, omg so i carried on and in 34 ,ins i ran yes ran 5k
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ive done it and boy do i feel good

PetitePeche

Hi fimg

I'm on W3D2 today just like you. I too have found it difficult but I am looking forward to my run tonight after work.

I want my waistline to start showing my effort now!

PP

chocaholic2009

Well done to everybody! And as for those who have actually run 5k - I bow down to you!! Hopefully we'll all get there soon.

I finished week 5 today, with my 20 minute run. It was hard, I felt out of breath a lot, and I got a stitch but I did it! I think that's why they put this run in on week 5, just to make us prove to ourselves that we can do it!!

So week 6 begins on Saturday - can't wait to see what that brings. Have decided not to listen ahead of time, in case I balk at it.

C x

lavandergirl_2

I have been a lurker on this thread and several weeks ago have tried to start my couch to 5k run. I completed my first 5k run yesterday and I would like to say thank you for all the posters because all the posts helped me get through. Another source of inspiration are these videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flRvsO8m_KI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJMbk9dtpdY
Whenever I felt like giving up I just watch them.

I think it was also posted here but I didnt know it was here until today
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=276993&highlight=team+hoyt

To all who are doing the run, I would like to say you can do it!

gravitytolls

On Sunday I ran a mile, last night I ran a mile, and threw in some sit ups and leg extensions in for good measure once I got home.

Now, should I go again this evening? The first run I stopped twice and walked for about 20 feet, the secong, only once, I walked up the subway hill.

I've also walked the dogs for 2 miles each morning ~ the old lady enjoys it, but I'm not sure how much longer she'll be able to manage it.