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Loungers on the run: Couch to 5k to marathon and beyond
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seosamh1980 wrote: »Today I did 10k in 78 mins
Delighted.
Amazing. This time next year I want to be you!
Day 1 of week 3 today. When yer wan on my podcast said it'd be a 3 minute run I nearly sloped off to the shop for cake and gave the whole thing up as a bad job but decided I needed to at least try. So I just paced myself, I have an awful habit of flying through my first run and being winded and pooped for the rest or <shame> speeding up if I'm passing by people who look like they run or <double shame> are hot </double shame> so they don't think "Back to your couch Porpoise Lady, you're embarrassing yourself with your slothsome waddle" </shame>. Keeping at a pace I could manage, even if it didn't make me feel like a gazelle, worked. Got through the whole thing with no stitches and no urges to chuck up.
First time I actually thought I might get to 5km some lovely day 0 -
MissFlitworth wrote: »Amazing. This time next year I want to be you!
Day 1 of week 3 today. When yer wan on my podcast said it'd be a 3 minute run I nearly sloped off to the shop for cake and gave the whole thing up as a bad job but decided I needed to at least try. So I just paced myself, I have an awful habit of flying through my first run and being winded and pooped for the rest or <shame> speeding up if I'm passing by people who look like they run or <double shame> are hot </double shame> so they don't think "Back to your couch Porpoise Lady, you're embarrassing yourself with your slothsome waddle" </shame>. Keeping at a pace I could manage, even if it didn't make me feel like a gazelle, worked. Got through the whole thing with no stitches and no urges to chuck up.
First time I actually thought I might get to 5km some lovely day
Ah now you've made me blush! Tbh I can't believe I did it, I'm not "that" person. I usually do a 4.5-5k route I stick to, for the last while I've been breaking in these insoles so just walking mostly, I have a nice rule for jogging/running that I prefer to follow now. Then last week I'd done about 5k and I was so sick of sitting at home for days on end I thought I'll do another bit to kill time, ending up doing 7k in total, unheard of before. Instead of thinking "right I must run now for 20 whole minutes" I run when I get a burst of wanting to do it, go as long as I can/want, and then go back to walking fast until I fancy running again. At about 6k today my thighs were like eh wtf is this why are we still going, then at about 8.5k I decided to run another bit and omg I was flying, delighted with myself.
If I can do it anyone can Oh yeah and on worrying that "proper" running people will judge your slow pace, I always think that people passing have no idea how long you've been out running for, so they can't judge you for how tired you look, if you look tired it means you've been working hard! I was fit to drop at 8k today, and thought "if anyone looks at me now they'll think I'm dying!", and it'd be a well deserved death at the side of the road too after my first 10k 
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Precious flower, I jog wearing bright pink tracksuit bottoms and I'm sure my face is nearly the same colour, but nobody gives me a second glance (that I've noticed anyway) As someone pointed out in an earlier post, nobody else knows how long you've been running for - you could be near the end of a 10k run for all they know. Don't let it stop you! 0
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I was very paranoid when I first started. This'll give you a laugh/make you feel better Because we live in a small town and I have a quite recognisable dog (as in friends and family recognise the dog before me when out walking) I started off doing c25k in sunglasses and a baseball cap, huge sunglasses :P I was dying with the thoughts of anyone recognising me. Slowly but surely I lost the hat, glasses now are only out when it's sunny. Imagine what it was like when I was spotted by my husband's friends in a fire engine and they all beeped at me, waved, and shouted words of encouragement :P
What really helps me - and this might be sad and superficial to some - is having cute running gear. I bought myself lovely runners as a reward for keeping up c25k, and slowly built up a few lovely tops/vests, a light jacket, winter stuff. Most of it pretty cheap, from Penneys, Dunnes, TK Maxx, wiggle.com, sportsdirect, etc. In my head if I look like I "deserve" these clothes others will think I must run a lot
When I did my 10k a few days ago I had MASSIVE sweat patches when I finally gave in to overheating and took off my little jacket. I was actually delighted with them, I thought anybody looking at me would think "Wow she must be really pushing herself today" 0 -
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seosamh1980 wrote: »I was very paranoid when I first started. This'll give you a laugh/make you feel better Because we live in a small town and I have a quite recognisable dog (as in friends and family recognise the dog before me when out walking) I started off doing c25k in sunglasses and a baseball cap, huge sunglasses :P I was dying with the thoughts of anyone recognising me. Slowly but surely I lost the hat, glasses now are only out when it's sunny. Imagine what it was like when I was spotted by my husband's friends in a fire engine and they all beeped at me, waved, and shouted words of encouragement :P
What really helps me - and this might be sad and superficial to some - is having cute running gear. I bought myself lovely runners as a reward for keeping up c25k, and slowly built up a few lovely tops/vests, a light jacket, winter stuff. Most of it pretty cheap, from Penneys, Dunnes, TK Maxx, wiggle.com, sportsdirect, etc. In my head if I look like I "deserve" these clothes others will think I must run a lot
When I did my 10k a few days ago I had MASSIVE sweat patches when I finally gave in to overheating and took off my little jacket. I was actually delighted with them, I thought anybody looking at me would think "Wow she must be really pushing herself today"
Ah see this is me, live in a small town too, so if I went out running someone would probably recognise me!
Just have to remember that when I see people running I barely even look at them, or pay any attention to them except thinking wow I must really start running! 0 -
Can you run along a quiet stretch? I used to run a very main road when I started, nobody ever actually recognised me with my "disguise" Now I'm happy for them to recognise me!
Would love to get out for another run today but between work and my legs in bits after 10k Monday and 5k walk yesterday in inappropriate boots I better not.0 -
You don't sound crazy. It's a real concern for people, especially for people who have never run before.Precious flower wrote: »I think what stops me trying running/jogging out is how ridiculous I think I'll look, with my tomato red face and that everyone will be looking at me and laughing at how pathetic I am (How ridiculous is that!?) !:p I'm tempted to give it a go though. I skip as it is and I think I prefer that mainly because I don't have to be worried about people looking at me and judging. I think it's mainly that I am quite self conscious (my self esteem is not great tbh), or maybe paranoid is a better word.:o I might try it out though. My brother started running recently, and I kind of want to give it a whirl!
Omg, re-reading that, I sound crazy!!
When I first started I was nervous, not exactly because I was worried about my physical appearance but because I had just never really run for long periods of time before and I was worried I would have a weird running style. I did w1d1 in my back garden!
When I got out running, no-one has ever really said a thing, except occasionally old people with encouraging remarks.
I tend to run in the evenings when it's getting dark because there are fewer people out and it's quieter. Just less people and dogs to weave around.
It's a psychological thing. Sometimes getting out for a run is not appealing at that moment and it's going to help if you look at your shoes and running clothes and think "look at this sad sack of stuff".seosamh1980 wrote: »What really helps me - and this might be sad and superficial to some - is having cute running gear. I bought myself lovely runners as a reward for keeping up c25k, and slowly built up a few lovely tops/vests, a light jacket, winter stuff. Most of it pretty cheap, from Penneys, Dunnes, TK Maxx, wiggle.com, sportsdirect, etc. In my head if I look like I "deserve" these clothes others will think I must run a lot
That is hilarious!My Mum took up running when we were very small kids - she told me that the first time she went out she brought her handbag so that if anyone she knew saw her she could pretend she was running for the bus0 -
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My friend's husband very kindly laughed at me the first time I went to her house to meet her for a walk wearing my walking/running gear
I like to wear leggings, proper exercise t shirt etc because it's comfy, I don't want regular clothes getting dirty should I hit off any walls, hedges, etc. But whenever I meet her to go for a run she's wearing jeggings, cons, a pretty coat 
So they both seem to think I'm the odd one. Very disheartening. I can still see him laughing at me. D1ck! 0 -
Cons for running?seosamh1980 wrote: »My friend's husband very kindly laughed at me the first time I went to her house to meet her for a walk wearing my walking/running gear I like to wear leggings, proper exercise t shirt etc because it's comfy, I don't want regular clothes getting dirty should I hit off any walls, hedges, etc. But whenever I meet her to go for a run she's wearing jeggings, cons, a pretty coat So they both seem to think I'm the odd one. Very disheartening. I can still see him laughing at me. D1ck!
You'll be laughing when she gets injured!0 -
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