NHS Couch to 5k - Fitness Phobes Anonymous

Ah haha might just have to brave the stupid dogs, cause the broads so pretty, especially yesterday

Having finished W6D3 today I'm really pleased with the results so far! I don't have scales so I don't know whether I have lost any weight so far, but I feel much fitter for it when I play volleyball

Has anyone here finished C25K and moved up to longer distances after? I don't think I want to stop at 5K and was wondering how you progressed after this kind of structured training (e.g 10k etc.)!! Thanks!

I never did Couch to 5k so I probably shouldn't be posting here haha, but just thought I'd reassure you that aching the next morning (up to the next week!) is totally normal if you haven't done a particular form of exercise in a while. The good news is that in a couple of weeks, you probably won't hurt at all the morning after running unless you upped the intensity during a particular run (eg. after a race) or just in general did something you don't usually do. The good this with following plans (something I've never had the discipline to stick to ) is that this will normally be avoided since distance and intensity is built up very gradually.

As for shoes, I wear an Asics pair and have never had any problems with them (my last pair were Asics too and lasted for ages) but I agree with the others; if you've been having knee problems, it's probably best to go to a running shop and get your gait analysed then look online. Good running shoes can be expensive but it's worth the money if you think you'll stick at it, and you can get a decent pair for £25-40 if you price around. And it might even be an added incentive to stick at it, if you've paid good money that you don't want to go to waste..

Happy running

Thanks, I'll look into that. Do you know of any chain running shop in particular that is good? I wouldn't know where to start!

Oh, I've had the most unhealthy weekend - I've eaten out 5 times since Friday lunchtime and had a bacon sandwich twice for breakfast.

Still, starting week 2 tomorrow. Will try to do it 4 or 5 times if I can.

How is it going?? Hope the knees have been holding up!

I've been referred to physio for mine, but it doesn't sound too serious so all good. 3 days until my 6 miler!

I hurt my knee doing W2R1 the other day - was running along and it gave way on me and now hurts like hell. I didn't think it would be a good idea to keep pushing it so I'm going to wait until I can see a physio/doctor/whoever and see what they say. No doubt I'll have to start back on W1R1 again when it feels better!

Good luck with your run - tomorrow, I guess?

Oh no! How annoying I hope it isn't too bad and you can get it sorted. And yes, better to be safe than sorry. Try do something with less impact to try and keep your fitness up in the mean time?

I finished my run today. It turned out it was actually 6.6 miles, and in this weather it was so hard. Took me ages to finish, but I did it eventually! Furthest I've run to date

Hey guys (:

Did my 3 miles for sport relief today, but not happy that I had to stop and walk through (and fall over a dog in the first 5 minutes!) it so going to try this, but since my time was around the 40-45 minute mark, I was thinking about starting half way through, since I don't reckon week 1 would be of much benefit...is this sensible or am I just being stupid?

I know this thread is for beginners, but I can't run 3 miles without stopping to walk quite a bit, and I think I just need some sort of structure to help me hit my target and thought this might help!

So basically, do people think this would work and based on my current progress, what week would people recommend...I personally think I'm at about 5 minutes without stopping so far, but should I start a week earlier than that to ease myself into the structure?