[TillyGirl]

Downloaded this app at the weekend from iTunes so starting it tomorrow. I have decided to do the mini marathon in June so need to get my ass is gear.

I have bad joints though so dont know if I'll be able to do it but gonna try

[bluewolf]

Ok, I discovered the distance I usually cover is about 4 km in total including the warm up and warm downs. If I can manage to run that whole thing, I'll be set!
Not today though, today is w6d1

[Ramette]

Rainbow Kirby - I did the 5K OT Run on Sat and yesterday i was like a weasel!! is that normal!! or am i just a grumpy old woman???!!!

[rainbow kirby]

Could be any number of reasons for it really - if you enjoyed the day on Saturday I wouldn't necessarily put it down to that.

[FouxDaFaFa]

Wasn't feeling well earlier but decided to go for my run anyway and see how far I got. Managed it fairly easily and I feel SO much better now!

[bluewolf]

ohhh god my poor calves i cant walk lol
I'm going to do those calf step-exercises


Well, I pushed it this evening. I ran at a much more respectable speed!
I did have to take a few 10-20second pauses But I'm pleased at how I did, it nearly KILLED me but I did it
I covered a good bit more distance than even my 20 min runs, and this was a total of 18 mins running tonight so it's a big improvement.

I think the fact I did 20 min runs on saturday AND sunday without a rest didn't help.

I finished off with an all-out sprint for a minute at the end as usual, it feels so good to really stretch out my legs

Oh man, that's awesome

[Busi_Girl08]

Right. So I was *meant* to go to yoga tonight. But as I was walking home all I could see was bright blue, clear skies. And I thought to myself "Fcuk it. I'm not going to spend an evening like this in a stuffy, incensey room lying down and falling over."

So a good 40 minutes, and 3/4 successful runs, I feel like I made the right choice.

After 3 weeks of running training I am up to a comfortable 5 minutes. (Which says a lot because when I first started out 2 minutes nearly killed me )

But, yeah...I'm going to be feeling it in the morning

EDIT - Sod "in the morning", I'm feeling it NOW!! :O

[FouxDaFaFa]

Originally Posted by Busi_Girl08

"Fcuk it. I'm not going to spend an evening like this in a stuffy, incensey room lying down and falling over.

That made me laugh so much.

[Mollikins]

Yayy! tLL has a running thread now!

I’m starting C25K tomorrow!
All the talk about it in the emotions thread has gotten to me. (I'm looking at you bluewolf! )

I downloaded the podcasts onto my I-pod one day last week. I was still dithering about it but I mentioned the programme to my Mam and she said she would try it with me so we are gonna do it together! Having company means I'm much more likely to stick with it.

I’m really looking forward to it but at the same time I’m not because I’m not sure my legs even know how to run and I’m pretty sure I’m gonna be a panting mess after it.

I'll let ye know how it goes anyway.

[squeakyduck]

My legs are aching today!! Worse still i have stairs to walk up and down all day...its a killer!! I dunno how ill feel after my run tomorrow...it will be my first night run!! Im excited!!!

[WesternNight]

W2D1 complete this evening. It was tough, but I did the full length of all the runs. Even the recovery walks are getting slightly more brisk-like.

After the third run I was thinking "god, I'm getting tired now" and she goes "you might be getting tired now". She's a mind-reader now as well, apparently

[boneyarsebogman]

W4D1 done. It was actually a lot easier than I had thought - I'm certainly gaining back my fitness and stamina, that I lost! It feels good. Now to do some more exercising.

[Kaffy]

Hey not trying to plug elverys or anything but this might be helpful to people starting off
http://www.elverys.ie/aspx/Content.aspx?id=489

[mariebeth]

I've started going to the gym in the last couple weeks & thinking of trying the c25k on the treadmill. Would love to be able to run! What kind of pace do you start off at, as in will jogging do?

[WesternNight]

Originally Posted by mariebeth

I've started going to the gym in the last couple weeks & thinking of trying the c25k on the treadmill. Would love to be able to run! What kind of pace do you start off at, as in will jogging do?

Will jogging do? If not then I've been doing it all wrong!

I've never jogged/run before in my life before starting this. So my "run" is the slowest jog that ever existed in the history of the world (might be a slight exaggeration, but not by much!). But it's faster than my walking speed, and it's challenging, so it counts.