literally coming straight from the couch
donnamillie
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im a total newbie to running and will be running a marathon in may as part of a relay team. started the programme yesterday so any friends, tips or advice welcome.
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I am in week 7. My advise is to relax and enjoy it. I too, went straight from couch to the road. Never thought I would enjoy running and now I look forward to it . Dont be discouraged if you need to repeat a week . I've done this for several of the weeks, if I havent completed the week I'm doing satisfactory to my liking, I will repeat it and theres nothing wrong with doing that . Have fun and feel free to add me as a friend
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I too am on Week 7, and I too came straight from the couch.....This morning, I ran for 3 miles straight (in 45 minutes). When I started in early September the 60 second runs were almost un-achievable. I was 50lbs overweight. Now, I'm only 35lbs overweight.....
As Tinkerbell said above, relax, and enjoy it. It's addicting and you'll come to love hitting the pavement.
Feel free to add me as a friend too if you'd like.
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also as silly as it sounds, sign up for a 5k . I signed up in my early weeks for my first 5k that will be Dec 8th. It will help keep you motivated to train 0
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also as silly as it sounds, sign up for a 5k . I signed up in my early weeks for my first 5k that will be Dec 8th. It will help keep you motivated to train
Yes!! Great advice! My first 5K is November 17th! Scared to death, but also super-excited! 0 -
thanks girls really should be starting week 2 tomorrow but think i may do another day of week 1 just not 100% happy yet0
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I started from the couch, and have just completed W1 of 5K to 10K, so it really does work, I repeated a few weeks here and there on C25K, but by taking it easy I came out the other end running the 5K without any injuries, and I love running now :-0
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I started from the couch, and have just completed W1 of 5K to 10K, so it really does work, I repeated a few weeks here and there on C25K, but by taking it easy I came out the other end running the 5K without any injuries, and I love running now :-
That's awesome! Congrats!! 0 -
I am W3D3... it is amazing how fast it happens! Like the others say, repeat the week if you are not happy. I could not run the full minute when I started, last night I ran 3 minutes twice... ok, I was dying at the end of it but it felt amazing!
I think I will repeat W3D3 until I feel like I can go further. I don't see myself running 5 minutes straight just yet
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I know how you feel - I was a complete novice too and I think we're all proof that the program works. I'm on week 7 and I ran 3 miles last night! It's amazing that 8 weeks ago I couldnt even run 100yards for the bus!!
I agree, dont be scared to repeat a week and sign up for a 5K - my first is on Saturday and I'm excited and terrified! xx0 -
deffo think I will repeat a week really struggled on my last run with sore calves but its great to see that the plan really seems to work i just can't imagine running my whole route by this time next year lol0
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Week 5, but reset it due to a month hiatus.
Invest in your shoes. Seriously. It's all I can really say that I regretted at the beginning.
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PLANKS. If your body isn't used to the run, plank it up to strengthen your core, back muscles and legs. They'll thank you.0 -
Week 5, but reset it due to a month hiatus.
Invest in your shoes. Seriously. It's all I can really say that I regretted at the beginning.
As well.
PLANKS. If your body isn't used to the run, plank it up to strengthen your core, back muscles and legs. They'll thank you.
im so new to exercise im gonna have to google planks lol0
