Couch to 5km.
Anyone done it? http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k.aspx
Decided I need to try and get fit. I've tried running in the past and it's not really agreed with me but I'm wondering if it was to do with my approach (i.e. just go out and run until knackered). Always put it down to my build not being ideally suited, 6ft3 and 16st, and I prefer cycling. Problem is it's a struggle to fit stuff in with two young kids to deal with. With the running I could probably make time for an hour three times a week and it minimal faf to get out there exercising i.e. get dressed, put on trainers, go running. The couch to 5k program sounds pretty good as it breaks you into running a decent distance over 9 weeks. I'm probably going to give it a go anyway :) |
any normal person wont need 9 weeks to do 5k. I reckon even if you were horrendously unfit, you could do it half that time, even less if you stick to your hour 3 times a week
If you walked 5k it would take an hour, and if you managed to jog for an hour you would do 10k! BTW i'm 6'4, 15 stone and 38 years old. Not the greatest athelete in the world, but certainly no couch potato. On Tuesday I walked 8k to and from work, then done 5k jog on a treadmill down the gym in the evening Good luck anyway, I'm sure you'll reach your target with ease |
I started with the couch to 5k and I'd recommend it as a starting point. I found myself setting my own targets after about week 2 and progressing much faster though :D
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I got my unfit 13yr old daughter to follow this : http://www.clearskyapps.com/portfolio/couch-to-5k
Looks to be the same programme but it certainly worked... :thumb: You can then move on to 10k etc. : http://www.clearskyapps.com/#ourapps |
Definitely a good start; 5k is quite daunting if you don't run at all.
I do it in about 18 minutes but I'm then broken for a couple of days. |
As has already been said above, that's quite a generous timescale.
I did couch to 10k in that time. |
first things first get proper running shoes - not trainers, but running shoes
from a running shoe shop - not a sports shop, a running shoe shop - also forget any notion of "brands" get running shoes that are designed for the way you run apologies if you have running shoes ps I do 5k in 27 odd mins - and am shattered at the end, but when I started running (I always hated it at school etc) in my late 30's I could barely run for more that 400 yards )and I was reasonably fit (swimming/surfing ect) just not "running" fit also you are absolutely correct the simple beauty of running is it is time efficient, and you only need a pair of shorts and some running shoes, so really no excuses |
500 yards could ld kill you if you've never run and are 17 stone and have medical problems, need some perspective and get health check as well.
Did 5k in 23,.....since early everybody else is bragging |
Don't worry, it's unlikely I'll keel over and die after 500 yards. I'm not that unfit :D
I've also read that a decent pair of "running" shoes is a good idea. So sounds like I shouldn't have too much problem, I guess the program is aimed towards true couch potatoes, which I'm not, but I'm also not a runner so it seems like a good way to get into it without being too much of a shock to the system. Will happily aim for 10k or more in the long run (ha ha) if it works for me :) |
I did it a few years ago, the first few weeks were boring to be honest but around week five it got a bit more interesting. I do think it's a good way to get into running if you haven't done it before, especially for us mere mortals (obv. the S'Net hardmen don't need to do it, they run marathons every day while carrying a small child on each shoulder).
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Going out for a run is a waste of a good drive :)
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Originally Posted by Lydia72
(Post 11461790)
I did it a few years ago, the first few weeks were boring to be honest but around week five it got a bit more interesting. I do think it's a good way to get into running if you haven't done it before, especially for us mere mortals (obv. the S'Net hardmen don't need to do it, they run marathons every day while carrying a small child on each shoulder).
As Hodgy says, get shoes by fit not brand; Salomon suit me off road, Asics on road but it still varies according to each "model." If you want to improve quickly, it has to be at least a bit unpleasant. I still grimace towards the end of most runs and even feel sick occasionally. If it don't hurt, it don't work. Zip; could be tricky on 1 ft wide coast paths with loads of stiles ;-) |
I'd turn me ankle on those sort of paths - treacherous. :lol1:
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Originally Posted by Matteeboy
(Post 11461831)
If you want to improve quickly, it has to be at least a bit unpleasant. I still grimace towards the end of most runs and even feel sick occasionally. The fell-runners I see when I've been in the Lakes are hard-core, I'm in awe of them at the same time thinking they are proper nutters. What takes me all day, with a rucksack full of water/ food etc, they do in ninety minutes with no supplies, crazy people :thumb: |
Originally Posted by zip106
(Post 11461858)
I'd turn me ankle on those sort of paths - treacherous. :lol1:
You do need to be very careful. |
You call that running, :nono: I can walk 5k in about 35/40mins and it's up hill and down dale.:lol1:
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Originally Posted by Lydia72
(Post 11461859)
I vomited in a lay-by once after a particularly unpleasant descent of a fell :D
The fell-runners I see when I've been in the Lakes are hard-core, I'm in awe of them at the same time thinking they are proper nutters. What takes me all day, with a rucksack full of water/ food etc, they do in ninety minutes with no supplies, crazy people :thumb: |
I've run up and down a fair few mountains all over Europe; it's stunning but obviously quite tiring.
My usual coast runs have at least 1000ft of climbing. Hill runners often have a little more bulk than road whippets; I've been told by a few people that I look like a fell runner. If that means 90 and stick thin, I might cry a little. |
Originally Posted by Graz
(Post 11461767)
Don't worry, it's unlikely I'll keel over and die after 500 yards. I'm not that unfit :D
I've also read that a decent pair of "running" shoes is a good idea. So sounds like I shouldn't have too much problem, I guess the program is aimed towards true couch potatoes, which I'm not, but I'm also not a runner so it seems like a good way to get into it without being too much of a shock to the system. Will happily aim for 10k or more in the long run (ha ha) if it works for me :) hopefully there will be one near you - they are a free 5k timed run every Saturday morning (staffed and marshalled by volunteers) you can register on the website to get a timing barcode or simply turn up and run all abilities take part - and a very friendly crowd |
Do you really have to lump your iphone around with you to benefit from those apps?
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Originally Posted by dpb
(Post 11462416)
Do you really have to lump your iphone around with you to benefit from those apps?
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Originally Posted by hodgy0_2
(Post 11462403)
I am not sure where you are - but look up http://www.parkrun.org.uk/
hopefully there will be one near you - they are a free 5k timed run every Saturday morning (staffed and marshalled by volunteers) you can register on the website to get a timing barcode or simply turn up and run all abilities take part - and a very friendly crowd |
Originally Posted by ChrisB
(Post 11462383)
There's nothing quite like being put in your place by a fell runner. The best ones look to be about 90, stick thin and go flying past you (uphill) in torrential rain in just shorts and a vest top :cool:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joss_Naylor |
Quite an encounter :thumb:
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Originally Posted by dpb
(Post 11462416)
Do you really have to lump your iphone around with you to benefit from those apps?
Lydia; where do you run? Sounds like you know your stuff. |
Originally Posted by Matteeboy
(Post 11462638)
Lydia; where do you run? Sounds like you know your stuff. I don't run at all, I just did the C25K because I wanted to know that I could do it in case of a zombie attack or something, but I am not built for running ;) I walk; in the Lakes, Peaks, Brecons, Scotland...just anywhere that's not flat really (where I live is like a snooker table). All holidays are booked around walking, the Lakes is favourite as I'm trying to do all the Wainwright fells. With walking you don't have to worry about beating speeds, you can enjoy the scenery and have frequent stops for photos and snacks. I'm not good with heights so that makes it more interesting :Suspiciou ridges and edges when 2/3000ft up absolutely terrify me, hence me throwing up once after I'd got down, the adrenaline had gone bonkers. |
Originally Posted by dpb
(Post 11462632)
Quite an encounter :thumb:
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Originally Posted by Graz
(Post 11461613)
Anyone done it? http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k.aspx
Decided I need to try and get fit. I've tried running in the past and it's not really agreed with me but I'm wondering if it was to do with my approach (i.e. just go out and run until knackered). Always put it down to my build not being ideally suited, 6ft3 and 16st, and I prefer cycling. Problem is it's a struggle to fit stuff in with two young kids to deal with. With the running I could probably make time for an hour three times a week and it minimal faf to get out there exercising i.e. get dressed, put on trainers, go running. The couch to 5k program sounds pretty good as it breaks you into running a decent distance over 9 weeks. I'm probably going to give it a go anyway :) |
Originally Posted by Lydia72
(Post 11462703)
No, I am clueless.
I don't run at all, I just did the C25K because I wanted to know that I could do it in case of a zombie attack or something, but I am not built for running ;) I walk; in the Lakes, Peaks, Brecons, Scotland...just anywhere that's not flat really (where I live is like a snooker table). All holidays are booked around walking, the Lakes is favourite as I'm trying to do all the Wainwright fells. With walking you don't have to worry about beating speeds, you can enjoy the scenery and have frequent stops for photos and snacks. I'm not good with heights so that makes it more interesting :Suspiciou ridges and edges when 2/3000ft up absolutely terrify me, hence me throwing up once after I'd got down, the adrenaline had gone bonkers. I always head for hills and mountains when away; the feeling of freedom when mountain/fell running is amazing. Plus the views are always stunning. Not good for speed though; damn hills ruin your average mile pace! |
Originally Posted by Matteeboy
(Post 11462790)
An interesting approach!
I love/ hate the buzz and yes, the views are incredible, Ranulph Fiennes thought if he climbed the north face of the Eiger it would cure his vertigo, he did and it didn't, so no hope for me but I'll keep plodding on. (sorry for hijacking thread Graz) |
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