Couch to 5k

I started the zombies run one today... We'll see how it goes

I’ve just downloaded the app and I’m going to start this weekend I can walk fast but as soon as I start jogging I struggle, so I’m hoping couch to 5k will help. I really want to do a half marathon next year!

There is a couch to 5k group in the message boards here too. I don’t know how to share that link but there is a lot of helpful info pinned there and a thread devoted to those who are currently doing c25k

I am on week 1. It is the 3rd time I have started but doing a 5k in June so sticking to it this time. I also hate running and feel like I will never be that person that loves it but I hope to not hate it some day

I have done it 3 times. Twice successfully! One of the things I loved was Chubby Jones podcasts. You have to scroll through- she has all the weeks in different years, but we'll worth the few minutes. She plays some funky music and calls you a sexy *kitten*- very motivating!

So if you don't like running don't run. I am a firm believer with exercise, if you don't like it, you are not going to do it.
Find something you like to do.

I do not like running but love sprinting. I am not a fan of running. I don't want the "runners" body either and most runners I know they complain of knee pain, hip pain, etc. and I find running to be boring. I love sprinting though. HIIT training is what I love. I do this 2 days a week. Friday I do 3 miles, Sundays 4 miles. I do walk, jog and sprint intervals. I go with the music. Fast song, I sprint for 30 sec and recover for 30 secs repeat. Slow song hill climbs, etc. or walk for 5min , jog for 5 min, sprints for 5 mins (30 sec on 30 sec off) and then repeat until I do it for 45 in or an hour. I burn a lot of calories. (600)

On the other days I lift heavy 3 days a week, spin another day, and tabata train (HIIT training) and lighter weights 2 days a week. I mix it up and train everyday. So Im not bored and look forward to working out.

I completed C25K a couple years ago and then went into C210K and then got married and my exercise kinda fell off and everntuslly picked C25K back up around week 4/5 because I knew I was still “fit” enough to be beyond having to start over from scratch. It’s a great program. I’m still running up to 3x a week for 3 miles during the week and 5+ miles on Saturdays if I have the time. I recently completed my first 10K race. I was always a swimmer and never a runner before this and at my most recent swim session two weekends ago I was thinking to myself “I’d kind of rather be running right now.” Weird. Might be because I can listen to my podcasts while I run and don’t listen to anything while I swim

liz0269 wrote: »

I am getting back into running after 30 years. I am training on the treadmill. Everyone keeps saying to run really slow. Is 4.5mph too fast? I alternate with walking. I am a really slow walker too so each time I increase my walking speed by 0.1mph. I'm up to 3.5mph walking. I hope that, theoretically, sometime in the future, my walking speed will match my running speed. Should my running time be slower?

Can you speak a sentence while running? If you have to pant the sentence out with effort, you're running too fast.
It's such an individual thing . You'll have to determine how hard it takes to say the sentence and whether that is "too hard". If your lungs feel like they are exploding, slow down.
If in doubt, slow down.
You'll feel when you're ready to speed the treadmill up. I found that after a time, I started to slightly trip on the treadmill. That was my cue to adjust it faster until I stopped tripping. You'll speed up naturally with time.
When you run outdoors, you naturally speed up, too, but you may not notice it at first unless you have a fitness watch with timer.

PaytraB wrote: »

liz0269 wrote: »

I am getting back into running after 30 years. I am training on the treadmill. Everyone keeps saying to run really slow. Is 4.5mph too fast? I alternate with walking. I am a really slow walker too so each time I increase my walking speed by 0.1mph. I'm up to 3.5mph walking. I hope that, theoretically, sometime in the future, my walking speed will match my running speed. Should my running time be slower?

Can you speak a sentence while running? If you have to pant the sentence out with effort, you're running too fast.
It's such an individual thing . You'll have to determine how hard it takes to say the sentence and whether that is "too hard". If your lungs feel like they are exploding, slow down.
If in doubt, slow down.
You'll feel when you're ready to speed the treadmill up. I found that after a time, I started to slightly trip on the treadmill. That was my cue to adjust it faster until I stopped tripping. You'll speed up naturally with time.
When you run outdoors, you naturally speed up, too, but you may not notice it at first unless you have a fitness watch with timer.

Thank you! I think I need to slow down.

I did not use an app. I downloaded the free NHS podcasts and listened to the British girl tell me when to walk and when to run.
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Yes! You can get it through podcast
She was great.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nhs-couch-to-5k/id394384987?mt=2

jennamburchette2014 wrote: »

I'm starting week 4 tomorrow. I should be farther along but I have had to repeat weeks a few times to get my endurance up as I have awful shin splints and have a hard time breathing while running.

Take your time and repeat as needed. If you haven’t already, get fitted at a running store for shoes. It makes a big difference on the shin splints. Also run slowly. Very slowly. Give your body time to adjust.

I graduated about 3 years ago then because of injuries/like stopped. I have just started again. Get a good playlist and just keep going but if you really hate it find something new

I did my week 2 run 1 this morning. I am NOT a natural runner at all, and I currently hate it. But I hate my reflection even more!

Hey you and anyone else here is free to add me. Im on week 4, UK based and hoping to lose another 2 stone by next year.