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Loungers on the run: Couch to 5k to marathon and beyond
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Big Bag of Chips wrote: »Scarinae - how're the blisters?!I too was about to ask about the blisters
The blisters themselves have gone - incidentally, I discovered that taping cotton pads to your feet is almost as good as plasters until you can buy some - but now I have hard skin there instead. Yuck! Thankfully nobody except me will see it, as it's currently boot weather and I won't see my boyfriend until March.
I signed up for my first run today, and I've paid for it and all so no backing down! It's only a 5k and it's not timed, so it's more of a fun run, but it gives me something to focus on!
I've also been using a pedometer for a few days now, thought I'd aim for 10,000 steps a day initially to see how it goes and was surprised to see I hit that anyway in a normal day where I don't go jogging.0 -
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I was lying in bed feeling lazy and decided I didn't want to feel lazy any more. So I went out and re-started c25k. I haven't run in about a year, very little exercise other than the odd cycle/walk. I have a lot of weight to lose but determined to become healthier. I managed about half the running of w1d1, brisk walked for the rest. I knowi that sounds fairly pathetic but Im taking the glass half full approach! Going to repeat it until I can manage the full run, move on and continue that way. Going to aim for a 5k run by September. 0
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I was lying in bed feeling lazy and decided I didn't want to feel lazy any more. So I went out and re-started c25k. I haven't run in about a year, very little exercise other than the odd cycle/walk. I have a lot of weight to lose but determined to become healthier. I managed about half the running of w1d1, brisk walked for the rest. I knowi that sounds fairly pathetic but Im taking the glass half full approach! Going to repeat it until I can manage the full run, move on and continue that way. Going to aim for a 5k run by September.
I went out Wednesday for 20 mins, meant to g out Friday but went out instead. Yesterday was match day so that was a write off! Went out tonight, managed just under 13 mins (1.2km, combination of walking and running) when I succumbed to my latent hangover. a combination of Friday and Saturday! I'd say the kebab last night didn't help. Nor did the cheesecake today. But onwards and upwards
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SarahBeep! wrote: »I went out Wednesday for 20 mins, meant to g out Friday but went out instead. Yesterday was match day so that was a write off! Went out tonight, managed just under 13 mins (1.2km, combination of walking and running) when I succumbed to my latent hangover. a combination of Friday and Saturday! I'd say the kebab last night didn't help. Nor did the cheesecake today. But onwards and upwards
Carvery here for dinner at lunch time followed by BLTs and chocolate fingers for tea! I've tomorrows lunch and snacks all made up and In the fridge and an alarm on to get up in time for a proper breakfast instead of the usual mandarin in the car followed by crazy 10am sugar craving!! My usual downfall is failure to prepare and grabbing the nearest sugary processed crap on a detour to the vending machine between lectures. It won't get me this time!0 -
I was lying in bed feeling lazy and decided I didn't want to feel lazy any more. So I went out and re-started c25k. I haven't run in about a year, very little exercise other than the odd cycle/walk. I have a lot of weight to lose but determined to become healthier. I managed about half the running of w1d1, brisk walked for the rest. I knowi that sounds fairly pathetic but Im taking the glass half full approach! Going to repeat it until I can manage the full run, move on and continue that way. Going to aim for a 5k run by September.
Good stuff outta you Everyone has to start somewhere, build up over a couple of weeks to the full W1D1 if you need to. Slow buildup and you'll be fine, you should be well able to do the 5km by September and probably before then.
Have been zonked myself over the last week or so with a nasty viral throat infection, tried to get back out yesterday with a 2 mile run, and nearly ended up fainting at the end! Decided to rest again today, and I'll probably chance a short slow swim (1km-ish) tomorrow - hopefully it won't absolutely pancake me! It's especially frustrating because I was supposed to be doing a 10k in March, which would have been my first one in over 9 months.0 -
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I'm starting back at Couch to 5k tomorrow, after having had my gorgeous little baby boy just over six weeks ago.
I had been running a wee bit the last couple of years, up until getting pregnant, but not much. I did pretty much no exercise during pregnancy
- however I lost a good bit of weight thanks to morning sickness. And I did notice that, the odd time I had to sprint to the bus or whatever (even at 8+ months pregnant) I felt fitter than before and was running faster than before! So I'm hoping I'm starting from a good place ... I was back to my pre-pregnancy weight within a few days, and weigh maybe half a stone less now than I did before ... I still feel very flabby though!
Looking forward to getting back into some sort of an exercise routine. 0 -
Did you get the ok from your gynae?Chattastrophe! wrote: »I'm starting back at Couch to 5k tomorrow, after having had my gorgeous little baby boy just over six weeks ago.
I had been running a wee bit the last couple of years, up until getting pregnant, but not much. I did pretty much no exercise during pregnancy - however I lost a good bit of weight thanks to morning sickness. And I did notice that, the odd time I had to sprint to the bus or whatever (even at 8+ months pregnant) I felt fitter than before and was running faster than before! So I'm hoping I'm starting from a good place ... I was back to my pre-pregnancy weight within a few days, and weigh maybe half a stone less now than I did before ... I still feel very flabby though!
Looking forward to getting back into some sort of an exercise routine.
Make sure you're doing your Kegels, as well!0 -
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IvyTheTerrible wrote: »Did you get the ok from your gynae?
Make sure you're doing your Kegels, as well!
Well I've had my six-week check and everything was fine, I didn't actually specifically ask her about exercising but that's the last appointment so I assume it's fine!
And yes, I'm doing them religiously! 0 -
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This time last year I was halfway through C25k. I stopped in May because I hurt my knees. Elverys insoles seem to have sort it mostly, so I've been doing a bit again recently. I've been jogging/walking in intervals while I get used to the insoles, not running. But to be honest I like that, I prefer it to constant jogging/running.
Today I did 10k in 78 mins Delighted. 0
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