Loungers on the run: Couch to 5k to marathon and beyond

Huzzah! · 24-01-2015 06:01PM

Week 3, day 1 complete. I am definitely not a runner! I stiffen up and kind of shuffle along. I know myself I'll loosen out and become more fluid once my body gets used to running again.

SarahBeep! · 26-01-2015 01:27AM

Went out last night for about half an hour. More running than walking but I didn't feel too bad. Think the cold air got to me more than anything!!

rosie16 · 26-01-2015 10:56PM

I'm back on track!

I had the flu for two weeks in december and I found it difficult to get back into running after. I was running but I wasn't making progress. Anyway I finished week 3 earlier. Quite happy, both of my 3 minute runs are up the only two big hills on my route. I bought a stopwatch and it's much easier to be disciplined.

And Huzzah, I know how you feel. I'm not particularly tall but all my limbs sometimes feel awkward. Although my neighbour thinks I'm a natural runner :pac:

Huzzah! · 27-01-2015 09:08PM

W3D2 - still as stiff as an old poke, but sure, got the job done!

Huzzah! · 31-01-2015 05:29PM

Tried W3D3 on Thursday but only got halfway through before the snow made me wimp out. Completed it today and treated myself to some yoga after.

rainbow kirby · 31-01-2015 05:37PM

Be careful when running in snow/icy conditions - no shame in switching to an alternative, better than having a nasty fall. Well done on completing week 3

Ice Storm · 31-01-2015 05:55PM

Yeah, you really don't want to end up like this girl! :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H7IqL5w9Qo

rainbow kirby · 31-01-2015 05:58PM

^ Disturbingly appropriate username

rosie16 · 01-02-2015 06:22PM

Rosie 1, Week 4, 0. Feeling quite awesome right now xD. I was quite sceptical of my ability to run for 5 minutes but I did it. And it felt like I breezed through my last run a while ago. I have it in me, I'm just underconfident.

Really looking forward to week 5 now. Still sceptical of my ability to run for 8 minutes. I'm starting to enjoy challenging myself. And on a random note autocorrect changed my sceptical. I've just realised I've been spelling it the american way (skeptical) for years. Weird.

verywell · 02-02-2015 11:15AM

So here I am once again!

Still trying to run the elusive 5k. I can manage 3 km so need to come up with a plan on how to push on. Seems always to be stuck around 3 - 3.5.

Tonight I am going to try run past the darn shop, even for 1 minute more. fingers crossed!

02-02-2015 11:20AM

I pushed time rather than distance first - add on what you can bit by bit and you'll get there!

02-02-2015 01:21PM

verywell wrote: »

So here I am once again!

Still trying to run the elusive 5k. I can manage 3 km so need to come up with a plan on how to push on. Seems always to be stuck around 3 - 3.5.

Tonight I am going to try run past the darn shop, even for 1 minute more. fingers crossed!

Slow it right down and you will most likely run further!

For now, worry about either time or distance, but not both. i.e. either run for 30 minutes, or run 4km. But don't worry about how far you get in that 30 minutes, or how long it takes to do that 4km

02-02-2015 03:18PM

I did hell & back yesterday, 10km of ice cold water and crawling through muck!!! Such fun though.

I'm currently training for a marathon and I feel like I'm in way over my head. I cannot see how I can be marathon ready in less than four months. I've just sent an email off to a running coach. Panic is beginning to set in.

rainbow kirby · 02-02-2015 03:24PM

Whoopsy, how far is your longest long run at this point, and what's your weekly mileage like? As long as you build to a longest long run of 30-35km and a peak weekly total of around 60-70km you will be absolutely fine. Pick a good basic first marathon plan and you shouldn't have any problems.

Might be worth reading back over the DCM 2014 novices thread too - Ososlo was a very good mentor.

03-02-2015 02:26PM

Thanks RK. I'll definitely read the novices thread. My overall mileage is ok, I had been struggling on my long runs but I've literally just come from meeting my new running coach (yay!) and he thinks I'm just going too fast on my long runs so we're going to slow it riiiiight down and put some speed work in elsewhere and hopefully I'll be all set. Eeeeeeeek. Rather excited right now

Huzzah! · 03-02-2015 09:49PM

W4D1 in the bag.

rainbow kirby · 03-02-2015 11:21PM

Deleted User wrote: »

he thinks I'm just going too fast on my long runs

Everyone does that while training for their first! I slowed right down on the long-long ones, 7 min/km pace or slower. It meant being on my feet for a long time (3 hrs 45 for my longest one) but that brought me closer to what I would finish in for my first.

sullivlo · 04-02-2015 06:50PM

I did a slow 2 km this eve. I've been focussing on cycling recently so was surprised that I lasted 2km. The dream of a triathalon by the end of the summer may be alive!

Huzzah! · 05-02-2015 08:14PM

Ran W4D2; bought cake to celebrate

rainbow kirby · 05-02-2015 11:42PM

sullivlo wrote: »

I did a slow 2 km this eve. I've been focussing on cycling recently so was surprised that I lasted 2km. The dream of a triathalon by the end of the summer may be alive!

You'll be well capable of it by then! The run in a try-a-tri or super-sprint is not much more than that anyway, you're a relatively strong swimmer and you're doing a lot of bike work.

sullivlo · 06-02-2015 05:34AM

rainbow kirby wrote: »

You'll be well capable of it by then! The run in a try-a-tri or super-sprint is not much more than that anyway, you're a relatively strong swimmer and you're doing a lot of bike work.

Don't suppose you want a job as my personal motivator? :pac:

rainbow kirby · 06-02-2015 09:08AM

sullivlo wrote: »

Don't suppose you want a job as my personal motivator? :pac:

*waves pompoms*

06-02-2015 10:14AM

Oh I want to do a tri a tri too! We can push each other Sullivlo! There's one in Greystones that I'm looking towards in August

I just need to learn how to actually swim more than a couple of a lengths in the pool :P

sullivlo · 06-02-2015 10:34AM

Greystones in August you say... Curious! I'm aiming for end-of-summer!

rainbow kirby · 06-02-2015 10:36AM

Dublin City Tri is around that time too.

06-02-2015 10:48AM

Yep I like it because it's only a 200metre swim which would be plenty for my first one!

http://www.kingofgreystones.com/#!the-challenges/c1jxp

rainbow kirby · 06-02-2015 10:52AM

Standard sprint distance apart from that - seems like a good way to start if you're nervous about the swim! A lot of try-a-tri events have all the distances cut to match, the super-sprint at the race I did twice last year is a 400m swim, 10km bike and 2.5km run.

(btw, I think switching to training for something like that after you do the marathon is a great idea, keep it fresh

)

rosie16 · 07-02-2015 05:28PM

Finished week 5

Hard to believe only a few weeks ago I couldn't run for 90 seconds. I constantly surprise myself. Who is this person and what did you do with Rosie!

Huzzah! · 07-02-2015 05:37PM

rosie16 wrote: »

Finished week 5 Hard to believe only a few weeks ago I couldn't run for 90 seconds. I constantly surprise myself. Who is this person and what did you do with Rosie!

Yay, Rosie! I feel the same. Completed week 4 today by running into the bike shop to pick up my bike and cycled home - not very Huzzah-like behaviour!

rosie16 · 07-02-2015 05:56PM

Huzzah! wrote: »

Yay, Rosie! I feel the same. Completed week 4 today by running into the bike shop to pick up my bike and cycled home - not very Huzzah-like behaviour!

I'm convinced that someone is controlling me when I run. I tend to zone out and try not to think about the huge distance I'm covering. 20 minutes later, I'm like, did this just happen.

Loungers on the run: Couch to 5k to marathon and beyond

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