NHS Couch to 5k - Fitness Phobes Anonymous

I cant stand running , it really is my bane within fitness but I think I'm going to give this a good go , lift weights for a good few years now on a constant basis but have not touched cardio in a very long time so its time to break out the old running P.E Shoes , should they fit ;D.

I cant stand running , it really is my bane within fitness but I think I'm going to give this a good go , lift weights for a good few years now on a constant basis but have not touched cardio in a very long time so its time to break out the old running P.E Shoes , should they fit ;D.

When outside, how do you know how fast you're going/what distance you've covered?

When I started running I used the path tool In Google Earth, draw your running route in and it gives you a fairly accurate distance.

Average speed for the run can be worked out by time and distance.

Knowing how fast you are actually running at a given time won't be exact unless you have GPS, but after a while you get a pretty good idea of the speed you are going based on previous experience.

I want to start running outside, but it's wet and windy today and I've never run outside before.

I could just run on a treadmill but our gym is always mobbed and it's pretty intimidating. Glasgow is pretty much all flat so I could just go jogging every day - better than nothing.

When outside, how do you know how fast you're going/what distance you've covered? What do you eat?

Or you can use mapmyrun.com which is pretty much the same as the person above me said but a bit easier. It uses google so you can plot your routes on and tell it the time and it will give you all the stats in a much easier than working it all out yourself kind of way. You can also look back over your progress etc. which I think is good. You can also find lots of new routes etc from what other people have shared.

I meant to start today but I couldn't find my iPod and the podcast wouldn't download onto my phone Just went for a jog but barely covered any distance before coming home. Does anyone know if you can get podcasts onto a Nokia? Would really like to do this!

You should be able to find ones which are mp3 files and then you'll be able to put them on any mp3 compliant device (eg. your nokia phone!). If you're looking at the NHS ones then I'm not sure if they have that but I use the podrunner ones and they've got mp3 versions on there. It's exactly the same intervals just dance music if you wanted to give it a try!