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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 10, 2020 9:08:48 GMT
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Post by Mark on Apr 10, 2020 9:26:15 GMT
My standard walk is around 8-9k a day, although doing more than that some days. Running isn’t really for me, prefer a brisk walk.
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Post by Forrest on Apr 10, 2020 10:55:52 GMT
I'm not doing the actual 'couch to 5km' program, but am hoping to take up running again as a habit, so hopefully you won't mind me joining the thread? :) I find it so much easier to keep up with something (anything!) if there's someone to be 'accountable' to! Mark, lucky you! :) I live in the city centre (sort of, although London doesn't really have a 'real' centre, does it?!) and 'accumulating' enough kilometers to substitute for my usual walk to work and back is hard, because finding places to go to where there are not many people, and where I do not feel like I should not really be there (under the strict, warning gaze of police officers), is hard. I never thought I'd have that 'issue' in a million years. :) |
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Post by trapdoor on Apr 10, 2020 11:10:00 GMT
I’m in! As of Easter Sunday (I need a specific day) I’m starting it!
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Post by theatreian on Apr 10, 2020 11:22:13 GMT
I started it last Monday and have completed week 1. I am not sure if running is for us as I prefer walking. We have been doing it about 9am each of the 3 days. We will continue for now but may go to doing brisk walks instead.
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Post by londonpostie on Apr 10, 2020 11:50:45 GMT
Yep, fast walking is definitely a good option - if you Google 'power walking' there might be something there for you  Really glad others are finding Ct5K helpful. To add to that, something I've found for the rest days on the Ct5k programme is the lovely Adriene - it's a gentle starter for stretching and very basic yogic stuff. Have a look and see what you think, Adriene has a lovely manner - and it's FREE:
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Post by NeilVHughes on Apr 10, 2020 12:19:22 GMT
theatreian same as you tried couch to 5k twice now and ended up going back to brisk walks, just cannot get into running no matter how often I try. Fortunately love cycling and have been getting out most days, an hour during the week and a couple of hours at the weekend, a sort of couch to 50K. Good luck to all of you on the journey to 5K and hope to one day to break through the 3K barrier, the point where I give up and get back on my bike. As with most things exercise is difficult to begin with, the human body is amazing and adapts quickly and what was once a chore becomes a joy and now do free weights most days and love my bike rides.
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Post by Forrest on Apr 10, 2020 13:27:20 GMT
londonpostie, I'm also doing yoga with Adriene! :) I'm a bit over halfway through her HOME programme. The options for exercise in my tiny room were limited, so the choice fell on yoga because a yoga mat could (barely) fit and it won't make the neighbours hate me. Actually enjoying it much more than I thought I would.
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Post by londonpostie on Apr 10, 2020 13:54:19 GMT
Actually enjoying it much more than I thought I would. So am I! Started to feel the rewards surprisingly quickly. |
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Post by partytentdown on Apr 10, 2020 15:50:05 GMT
I did the Couch to 5k a couple of years ago, completed it triumphantly, then promptly gave up and now can't run for a bus (theoretically, not catching any buses). So my advice to you is go for it but keep it up at the end of the programme.
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Post by londonpostie on Apr 10, 2020 16:33:16 GMT
I did the Couch to 5k a couple of years ago, completed it triumphantly, then promptly gave up and now can't run for a bus (theoretically, not catching any buses). So my advice to you is go for it but keep it up at the end of the programme.
In fact, Ct5k was designed to take advantage of the parkrun network, which is now effectively an unofficial limb of the NHS (funding effectively state-guaranteed). I have been heavily involved with parkrun (setting two up), albeit a few years ago. The engagement of parkrun with community demographics no other policy has ever achieved is genuinely astonishing. And, absent, a pandemic, it's always there, like a pop up event every week, run by the local community and where local people take turns to volunteer (ten runs to one volunteer is encouraged).
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Post by partytentdown on Apr 10, 2020 18:36:52 GMT
I did the Couch to 5k a couple of years ago, completed it triumphantly, then promptly gave up and now can't run for a bus (theoretically, not catching any buses). So my advice to you is go for it but keep it up at the end of the programme.
In fact, Ct5k was designed to take advantage of the parkrun network, which is now effectively an unofficial limb of the NHS (funding effectively state-guaranteed). I have been heavily involved with parkrun (setting two up), albeit a few years ago. The engagement of parkrun with community demographics no other policy has ever achieved is genuinely astonishing. And, absent, a pandemic, it's always there, like a pop up event every week, run by the local community and where local people take turns to volunteer (ten runs to one volunteer is encouraged).
Thanks for the tip - I did mean to try and do Parkrun but I finished C25K just as the weather got nasty and sadly lost inspiration, maybe I will try and get back in the swing of things so I'm ready for a Parkrun once it's back... |
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Post by jojo on Apr 11, 2020 13:27:11 GMT
I did think about doing it when I saw a few people mention it a couple of weeks ago, but it's really too busy near me in the places suitable for running that I don't need to drive to. It's annoying, because as a flat dweller, I'm limited in what I can do at home without upsetting downstairs, but I've found some low impact classes online, and I too have been doing some yoga with Adriene on the recommendation of my regular yoga instructor. I admit I'm not actually that keen on yoga - I only do it because it's good for me! But the dog is a welcome bonus.
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Post by Forrest on Apr 11, 2020 19:32:25 GMT
I admit I'm not actually that keen on yoga - I only do it because it's good for me! But the dog is a welcome bonus. I fully agree on the first thing. And yes, Benji is a total joy! :) Second run - done, followed by a 30 minute session with Adriene. Admittedly, I was my own worst enemy: I intuitively wanted to run faster, so I kept 'fighting' with myself aware that if I did I would probably be done at 2,5km. I've always been the same, while I actually ran: my legs always want to go faster, my brain always wants to tell me to stop (I'm always terrified I'll overdo it, which is why I never enjoyed short races and the pressure of having to 'prove' yourself by going at a 'good' pace) and my lungs end up mediating between the two. It was fantastic fun, though! Can't wait for Monday! |
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Post by londonpostie on Apr 11, 2020 19:50:08 GMT
The weather really, reeeeally helps! |
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Post by hannechalk on Apr 12, 2020 20:16:46 GMT
If you are a bit wary of 'full on' yoga, look up 'chairyoga' instead - it's awesome!
You still get a great stretch!
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Post by Forrest on Apr 15, 2020 20:34:05 GMT
I came to report that I've opened the '5km week': and it was wonderful!
The gorgeous weather, the peace and quiet around the normally busy St. Pancras station, the people smiling at me as I was passing by... I so enjoyed all of it! It also felt much easier than last week (plus, that feeling of chasing the rhythm of the music I was listening to helped!).
Of course, Adriene decided it was time for 'balance' today, so instead of a peaceful stretch session I ended up trying to balance on my hands and knees, to a pretty comic effect, but that was kind of fun, too.
How are everyone else's trainings going? :)
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