Couch to 5k thread

Mrs Docjewel

Thanks for the advice folks, I was out early this morning so if I do go tomorrow I'll leave it until tomorrow evening. I know what I'm like if I leave it too long though ye are probably right, I'll see how I am tomorrow evening.

LumpyOtoole

Finished Week 4 today, half thinking about doing a repeat of it because it was so tough. I find I am very slow, I am running but at a snail's pace. My whole body feels so heavy at times. At this rate I don't think I will be running anything near 5k by the end.

AK333

LumpyOtoole wrote: »

Finished Week 4 today, half thinking about doing a repeat of it because it was so tough. I find I am very slow, I am running but at a snail's pace. My whole body feels so heavy at times. At this rate I don't think I will be running anything near 5k by the end.

Don't syke yourself out from doing it but there is nothing wrong with repeating a week if you want. Its a goal not a race.

You don't think we were all like you when we started? I so was. I'm still slow, last at every club training run, last at most 10ks (but not tomorrow I hope), but truly, though I know it can be so demoralising, you are improving your times/speed/distance, it makes no difference what someone else is doing, just you.

Keep going, I know you won't believe it, but it does get easier.

Ososlo

AK333 wrote: »

Don't syke yourself out from doing it but there is nothing wrong with repeating a week if you want. Its a goal not a race.

You don't think we were all like you when we started? I so was. I'm still slow, last at every club training run, last at most 10ks (but not tomorrow I hope), but truly, though I know it can be so demoralising, you are improving your times/speed/distance, it makes no difference what someone else is doing, just you.

Keep going, I know you won't believe it, but it does get easier.

absolutely. Couldn't put it better myself:D You're doing great Lumpy. I was ultra-slow too. I repeated one of the weeks as I felt I wasn't ready to move on. No harm in doing that at all. Just stick with the plan, repeating whenever you need to and you'll be fine:)

LumpyOtoole

Thanks for the advice guys, good to know its normal. I need to stop comparing myself to all the other runners out there and learn to be patient.

Ososlo

LumpyOtoole wrote: »

Thanks for the advice guys, good to know its normal. I need to stop comparing myself to all the other runners out there and learn to be patient.

yeah, nail on head. There's always gonna be someone faster, no matter how fast you get

vitani

LumpyOtoole wrote: »

Thanks for the advice guys, good to know its normal. I need to stop comparing myself to all the other runners out there and learn to be patient.

You can still compare yourself to other runners - just pick the slower ones

Or even better, compare yourself to how you were a few weeks ago. I only started running 5 months ago, and I'm still seeing myself improve every single week.

Bigdeadlydave

How long should I wait after a meal before going for a run?

Ososlo

Bigdeadlydave wrote: »

How long should I wait after a meal before going for a run?

really, it's different for everyone. Personally I'd have to let a biggish meal settle for at least 2 hours as I'd get a stitch but others seem to get away with eating an hour beforehand. Trial and error I'm afraid Bigdeadlydave!

Penfailed

I'm just popping back onto this thread to let everyone know that I started the Couch to 5k thing in November last year...and I completed my first (and last!) marathon yesterday!

Bigdeadlydave

Ososlo wrote: »

really, it's different for everyone. Personally I'd have to let a biggish meal settle for at least 2 hours as I'd get a stitch but others seem to get away with eating an hour beforehand. Trial and error I'm afraid Bigdeadlydave!

Left it for an hour and a half after dinner - got a stitch and altogether felt a bit ill, got it done though but I'll keep to doing the run before dinner in future, Week 2 day 1 done

AK333

Penfailed wrote: »

I'm just popping back onto this thread to let everyone know that I started the Couch to 5k thing in November last year...and I completed my first (and last!) marathon yesterday!

Well done you. How on earth did you do that in 7 months? Thats impressive. I'd be happy to finish a 10k at this stage :mad:

LumpyOtoole

Penfailed wrote: »

I'm just popping back onto this thread to let everyone know that I started the Couch to 5k thing in November last year...and I completed my first (and last!) marathon yesterday!

Wow well done!!

LumpyOtoole

Finished Week 5 ( Day 1 ) I did the Mini Marathon, a very last minute thing that I normally would never have considered but I'm very glad I did it now. I walked it but did the C25K during it and it was great, much easier doing it in a crowd with other people to spur you on. The atmosphere was great and I didn't feel it as much as with last week. Day 2 tomorrow will probably feel like torture but I'm really looking forward to it now.

Mrs Docjewel

Took all your advice and didn't start week 2 until this morning. Headed out just after 7am to a wood a couple of miles from home. Didn't find it too bad, again it takes my breathing/lungs awhile to get in to a rhythm but after a few runs its fine. Of course when I came home we dropped the kids to school and I headed out for a 5 mile walk with docjewel (a little recovery stretch after his marathon in Cork yesterday....v proud of him by the way!). Probably not the best idea straight after this mornings session as I was a bit stiff but I'm fine now, roll on day2!

Pacing Mule

Penfailed wrote: »

I'm just popping back onto this thread to let everyone know that I started the Couch to 5k thing in November last year...and I completed my first (and last!) marathon yesterday!

Hi Penfailed.

You say that now but you will be back.

Sala

I barely managed to get to 5k last year and then stopped so I'm back starting again though maybe a bit less unfit. I signed up for a 5k ages ago - now its in exactly a month!! Has anyone got a good idea of what I should be aiming for, or should I follow / slightly amend the c25k? I went out tonight jogged 10 mins, walked 3, jogged 10, fairly tired and unfit. I am not a natural and never got the running bug but I know if I am consistent for the next 4 weeks I can do it. I am not looking for miracles, I don't care how slow once I can maintain a jog. Any tips much appreciated

The Muppet

Penfailed wrote: »

I'm just popping back onto this thread to let everyone know that I started the Couch to 5k thing in November last year...and I completed my first (and last!) marathon yesterday!

WOW, well done. Did you follow a plan to get from the 5k to Marathon that quickly?

Bigdeadlydave

Hope everyone is still plugging away Is amazing really not even finished week 2 yet but I can see that I have made big progress already, I feel that I could jog for longer than the time it tells me, week 1 it was a massive struggle to do the 60 seconds.

Have hit a bit of a problem though The lads might be ale to help me here, the inside of my thighs are getting rubbed raw, they are not rubbing off each other exactly, but rather my boxers seem to get wet with sweat(yuck), kinda bunch up and thats when the damage seems to gets done. How can I avoid this? I generally wear tracksuit bottoms, what should I do? Should I go commando, fire some Vaseline down there before running, or get those shorts with that inner supporting lining? Friend suggested getting the razor out and making sure that there is no hair in the area will help. Any ideas?

Mrs Docjewel

Bigdeadlydave wrote: »

Hope everyone is still plugging away Is amazing really not even finished week 2 yet but I can see that I have made big progress already, I feel that I could jog for longer than the time it tells me, week 1 it was a massive struggle to do the 60 seconds.

Have hit a bit of a problem though The lads might be ale to help me here, the inside of my thighs are getting rubbed raw, they are not rubbing off each other exactly, but rather my boxers seem to get wet with sweat(yuck), kinda bunch up and thats when the damage seems to gets done. How can I avoid this? I generally wear tracksuit bottoms, what should I do? Should I go commando, fire some Vaseline down there before running, or get those shorts with that inner supporting lining? Friend suggested getting the razor out and making sure that there is no hair in the area will help. Any ideas?

Hi Dave, asked my marathon running husband and he said go for the shorts with the inner support or get seamless jocks??. Also said the track suit bottoms are a no no and are making you sweat more, so off you go to a sports shop!!! I notice he wears a lot of Nike ones, he says they're 2 in 1 shorts???
Anyway well done on week 2, I'm not far behind you, doing week 2 day2 in the morning, can't wait!!! Love heading out before everyone else gets up.

Mrs Docjewel

Week 2 Day 2.
Off out again at 7am, the first jog was agony, the backs of my legs and my back were screaming at me to stop (something I would have gladly done before). Kept going though and again it did get easier though I did feel sluggish for most of the session. Something like this would have put me off before so delighted I kept going and looking forward to day 3. the problem is I'm off to London for the weekend, should I take my runners???:cool: .......I think not, I'm not that enthusiastic....yet!:D

Bigdeadlydave

Mrs Docjewel wrote: »

Hi Dave, asked my marathon running husband and he said go for the shorts with the inner support or get seamless jocks??. Also said the track suit bottoms are a no no and are making you sweat more, so off you go to a sports shop!!! I notice he wears a lot of Nike ones, he says they're 2 in 1 shorts???
Anyway well done on week 2, I'm not far behind you, doing week 2 day2 in the morning, can't wait!!! Love heading out before everyone else gets up.

Thanks!

Some shopping to do I guess!

LumpyOtoole

I've made it to Week 5 Day 3. Doing the full 20 min run tomorrow :eek: I didn't think it came around this quick, for some reason I had it in my head it was somewhere around the Week 7 or 8 mark but I don't feel that nervous. I find now with the longer runs I still have those "please let it end" moments but they are no worse than they were in Week 2 or 3. In fact I'm not in as much pain in my legs as I was in the early weeks. I think its just a mental thing more than a physical thing.

Everyone is doing great, running in this heat is not easy at all.

Mrs Docjewel

LumpyOtoole wrote: »

I've made it to Week 5 Day 3. Doing the full 20 min run tomorrow :eek: I didn't think it came around this quick, for some reason I had it in my head it was somewhere around the Week 7 or 8 mark but I don't feel that nervous. I find now with the longer runs I still have those "please let it end" moments but they are no worse than they were in Week 2 or 3. In fact I'm not in as much pain in my legs as I was in the early weeks. I think its just a mental thing more than a physical thing.

Everyone is doing great, running in this heat is not easy at all.

Jeez didn't realise the 20 min run came that quick, will have to start psyching myself up for that very soon

Rfrip

On week two n enjoying it. I'm the laziest person known to man and four stone overweight so I'm really glad to b enjoying it.
I'm finding the 1.30 tough n can't imagine being able to jog the full 5k but I'm sticking to it!

Mrs Docjewel

Haven't been out all week due to gastro bug in the house, I'm completely wasted but hoping to get out at some stage at the weekend. I think I'll have to repeat week 2 though as I don't think I'd be up to starting in to week 3 just yet. I was lying in bed earlier listening to the rain and wishing I was outside doing a session in it, I think I must be mad!

Bigdeadlydave

Finished week 3 today


Ran in the rain which was actually quite nice, much better than the massive heat we've had recently.

Some 5 min runs next week :O

Mrs Docjewel

Haven't been out in TWELVE days, was away for a couple of days and arrived back to a gastro bug in the house which I succumbed to. Today was my first chance to get out and I was dreading it because I had woeful pains in my legs the last few days.
But I have to say that it was my best run yet, loved being out again and had no problems after the long lay off so I might start week 3 afterall on Thursday!

Rfrip

Mrs Docjewel wrote: »

Haven't been out in TWELVE days, was away for a couple of days and arrived back to a gastro bug in the house which I succumbed to. Today was my first chance to get out and I was dreading it because I had woeful pains in my legs the last few days.
But I have to say that it was my best run yet, loved being out again and had no problems after the long lay off so I might start week 3 afterall on Thursday!

I'm on day two of week three...finding three mins tough but feel amazing after it

leahyl

My friend has been trying to convince me to do this with her and then run the cork women's mini marathon in September but I have been adamant up to now that "I don't run"! I'm thinking now though that I might give it a go, obviously for the sense of achievement after it would be great but I want to lose a bit of weight too - is it good for that purpose or do you really have to be regimental with your diet also?

I'm a really fast walker but when it comes to running i just fall apart after about 60 seconds!